Book your Plumber or Housecleaner through Amazon
What started out as an online bookstore has since expanded into selling almost any physical good you can imagine. And now, Amazon is saying a lot of the stuff people buy on the site are things they need help assembling, installing, or learning to enjoy. That's why the company just launched a new section in [Read More]
Radio Show Recap: New Tech Trends
Yesterday's Dot Complicated with Randi Zuckerberg hosted three innovators in different tech industries. From nonverbal communication to the youth nation to online learning, these tech trendsetters are ones to watch: Andreas Forsland CEO and Founder of Smartstones — nonverbal communication devices that fit in the palm of your hand. *"I like knowing people more than [Read More]
Apps to Make Learning Fun Outside of the Classroom
As parents it’s easy to plant our kids in front of the television for back-to-back episodes of Caillou, or let them play games on the iPad to pass time and keep them entertained. I’m guilty of this myself. There’s only so many times I can read the same book, or let my kids finger paint [Read More]
Radio Show Recap: Gaming, Toys, & Health
From MMORPGs to toys which are immersive, interactive, and brain building (and also printer building), game- and toy-playing is considered to be one of the best tools to help increase knowledge, change behaviors, improve self confidence, boost skills, and keep healthy. Yesterday’s Dot Complicated with Randi Zuckerberg guests discussed the impact of toys and games [Read More]
Safeguard Your Smartphone Photos with Bevy
Families today often have more photo-taking devices than family members, which has led to the problem of people having massive numbers of photos and videos, none of which are properly organized and shared. It’s time for spring cleaning, tech version. And that’s where Bevy comes in. It's a tiny, network-connected hard drive dedicated to nothing else but storing and [Read More]
Put the Smartphone Away and Embrace OSOM
By Amy Heinz One night last week I caught myself cooking up taco meat, declining the fifth pitch of the week I’d received from a company who desperately thinks I need to diet and share my experience with the world, and getting a ballet demonstration from my 3-year-old daughter…all at the same time. That’s right [Read More]
Having More Isn’t Always Better
By Joree Rosenblatt We all want more of the good things in life. Who wouldn’t? As soon as we have a taste of something delicious we are reaching for the next bite. When visiting a beautiful vacation destination, we say, “I can’t wait to come back,” often forgetting that you are actually still there. There [Read More]
How to Turn Your Child’s Digital Photos into Lasting Memories
By Holly Rust As a child who grew up in the 70’s and 80’s, my parents didn’t have too many inexpensive options to capture all of our first milestones, family vacations, and everyday life moments. We were, however, able to take our obligatory Olan Mills holiday family portraits, and our yearly Life Touch school photos. [Read More]