Wondering which tablet apps are at the top of the heap as far as your kids go? There are so many to choose from that it can be seriously hard to pick. Girls, boys, toddlers, older kids – there’s a wide variety of iOS and Android app for pretty much any tablet. Recently, I wrote up my newest list …
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Review – Epson printers Before you become a parent, no one really shares with you how small, seemingly trivial things can become urgent in ways you never would have expected. An example? Your toddler is in full scale riot mode and he’s completely finished with the firetruck you just bribed him with so he’d sit still at the store. Your …
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Oh Canadian winter, how you deceived me one again. Right when I had just become comfortable with the level of chill and rain (I even pulled out my lined hoodie, just to stay a little warmer) you flipped the switch on me and covered me in snow. And not just any snow. Instead of the light, fluffy, isn’t it pretty, …
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I signed up with Netflix pretty much the day it launched in Canada. Having fiddled around with it in the US a few times, I knew what type of movies/shows/ etc. it offered, and you didn’t have to ask me twice if I wanted access to unlimited episodes of Hoarders (when you trip over toys and laundry all day, programs …
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Whenever I hear the words, “TocaBoca” I think of George Costanza’s parents trying to move in with Jerry Seinfelds’ parents at Del Boca Vista. I can’t help it, it just pops in my head. And to make it even more confusing, I only hear the phrase coming from my kids, and it only happens when they are asking me to …
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Very occasionally, I’ll stumble across an app that will keep my kids entertained for longer than 10 minutes. When I find it, I covet that app, because it gets me through crazy moments when all four of them want something at one time, everyone is talking at once, and I feel as though my head has the ability to pop …
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RIP Steve Jobs. The world lost a true genius today. It doesn’t matter if you are an Apple person or not, you really had to admire Steve Jobs. All of his gadgets and gizmos are the reason that I become a tech writer. He helped me survive endless, sleepless nights with my babies, entertained them with with magic books, and …
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Although you may have been disappointed that they didn’t announce the iPhone 5 today, Apple isn’t going to leave you hanging. Coming to Canada and the USA on October 14th, 2011, the new iPhone 4S has features that will have me trading in my practically new iPhone 4 just to get my hands on some of these fun new techy …
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I’ve never been shy about professing my love for technology, but I had no idea that an iPad would be so helpful for every day life. The things that you think you’d use it or, like reading, listening to music, or playing games, are the things that I actually don’t do all that much (but try to get it away …
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For anyone working at home, the lack of ‘connecting’ with others in a similar profession can be a big issue. Within the walls of your house, it can seem like you are the only person on the planet who is doing what you are doing. This is why so many people turn to social networking to connect with other like …
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