Hot App Alert: QuizUp
QuizUp is a simple trivia game that's quickly becoming one of the most-downloaded apps available. With over 1 million downloads in the first week after launch, the app shot up the charts to claim the coveted #1 spot in the iTunes App Store. Business Insider reports that the average user spends 40 minutes a day [Read More]
Presents For Techsters
We're loving this tongue-in-cheek list of what to get (and what to avoid) for all your favorite techsters out there. From one of our guest writers, Ali. Hanukkah is almost upon us - can you believe it? That means Christmas is just weeks or possibly days away - it's different every year! What fun! However it [Read More]
Treat Map Helps Parents Plan Their Halloween Route
Determining exactly where to take your little ghost or goblin trick-or-treating on Halloween is that last item on the “To Do” list after finally finishing that homemade costume or making sure the candy bowl is impressively stocked. This year, Next Door (the social network for neighborhoods– We've written about it before here) is attempting to [Read More]
You’re Not Pregnant Until You’re Facebook-Pregnant
I’m sure we’ve all seen it on Facebook. The photo of the grinning husband and wife bent over the toilet in the background with the caption, “We’re pregnant!” Or the clever play on words: “We’re Prego!” with a Prego spaghetti jar. From proud over-sharers, the close-up of a positive pee stick. Or, the fuzzy photo [Read More]
Understanding iOS 7
iOS 7, Apple's newest operating system, launched yesterday. This update is the biggest one they've had in a few years, and the main difference is the complete overhaul of the user interface. It all looks...really different. It feels like having a new phone. How to get it: You must have an iPhone 4 and Later, [Read More]
Anything But A Taxi…Comparing Lyft, Sidecar and Uber
Ride sharing is all the rage these days. Normal people giving other normal people a lift in their spare time= fewer cars on the road and an easy way to make some extra cash. But which service to choose? Follow the story and choose your car service: After selling your software application to Yahoo at [Read More]
40 Days Of Dating: Q+A
It’s the dating project that everyone’s buzzing about online. Two good friends, Jessica Walsh and Timothy Goodman, found themselves single at the same time in New York City. Having both struggled with opposite relationship problems in the past, they decided to date each other for 40 days as a social experiment last spring. Every day, [Read More]
Randi’s Favorite Way To Get To Know Neighbors: Nextdoor
Ever wish you could easily contact all your neighbors at once and let them know that you’re having a party, and might be just a little bit louder than usual this weekend, rather than go door-to-door? Ever wish you could ask your neighbor to stop parking in your parking spot, without leaving a passive aggressive note? Ever [Read More]