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How (And Why) You Should Exercise Your Brain

Posted on 6/2/2013

Written by Karen Comas

Thanks to all the health and fitness apps, gadgets, and resources out there, there’s a lot of public awareness these days about the importance of maintaining a healthy lifestyle. On Pinterest, many are exploring healthy recipes and new workout routines. Even if we don’t actually do more than just [Read More]

June 1st, 2013|Help, Stuff|

Tips For Locating A Babysitter Online

Posted on 5/29/2013

Written by Liz Wassmann

As the end of the school year approaches, parents everywhere are scrambling to figure out who is going to watch their children all summer. Traditionally, parents find sitters through word-of-mouth recommendations. While it’s great to know that friends have used and trusted sitters, it can be hard to find [Read More]

May 28th, 2013|Fam, Help|

The Dot Complicated Team’s Most-Used Apps

Posted on 5/19/2013

Recently, a lot of people have been asking us about our favorite apps and how we use them to simplify our lives. We wanted to share what apps we use the most and how we organize our phones by sharing homescreen shots. It feels a little personal to share our homescreens with [Read More]

May 18th, 2013|Stuff|

Find My Friends App For Location Tracking

Posted on 5/19/2013

Written By Liz Wassmann

My mother let my younger brother have an iPhone on one condition; that he lets her follow him on Find My Friends, a location-tracking app from Apple (free, iOS, Android). Find My Friends is similar to other location-tracking apps like Google Satellite, but has some [Read More]

May 18th, 2013|Stuff|

7 Best Commuting Apps

Posted on 5/15/2013

Written By Liz Wassmann

The average American worker has a one-way daily commute of about 25.5 minutes. That’s 5 hours a week just spent traveling to and from work. We’ve compiled a list of apps to help make that transport time a little shorter (or at least a little less draining).

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May 14th, 2013|Job|

6 Photo Apps For On-The-Go Makeovers

Posted on May 12, 2013

We’re all about natural beauty here at Dot Complicated. But if you woke up with a bad hair day or extra baggy eyes, here’s how tech can give you a makeover on-the-go. Prepare to look stunning, at least on social media!

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May 11th, 2013|Stuff|

7 Ways To Call Internationally For Free

Posted on 5/5/2013

International travel is becoming more commonplace, with more college students studying abroad and miles easily converting into airline tickets. Yet when traveling overseas, it can be difficult to stay in touch with loved ones or work colleagues back in the states without paying an arm and a leg for an international data [Read More]

May 2nd, 2013|Stuff|

The Self Tracking Movement: Quantifying Sleep

Posted on 5/5/2013

Written by Ashmi Pathela

This is an example of what I first look at when I wake up, every single day:


It’s a habit that puts me smack dab in the middle of the rising health self-tracking movement. Today, more and more people are using [Read More]

May 2nd, 2013|Stuff|