For the mom that could use a little break (or the dad that could use his wife back for an evening), I’m happy to report that UrbanSitter is offering a $100 gift certificate for their service as a giveaway on our site! Urban Sitter is like OpenTable for babysitters— I talked about them here a →
With two kids, a husband, a springer spaniel, and a little video show, managing it all can get a bit overwhelming. Thankfully, Google Calendar has stepped in and become command central for my life. I’ve talked about GCal in the past, but today I want to dig a little deeper and highlight some of the special features of →
Motherhood and technology go hand in hand these days. If you tap and swipe right, you can use your smartphone to tame your schedule and gadgets to keep an eye on the kids at all times. I’ve got TONS of time-saving apps and gadgets that help moms simplify and streamline their busy lives, so I went →
It’s viewer mail time! Hi there- I’m a working mom and rely completely on gadgets and tech to make life a bit easier! I’m wondering if there’s an iPhone app that you can recommend that will help organize my Groupon/Living social vouchers so that I don’t end up wasting them because I can’t seem to →
It’s okay, you can admit it. Sometimes you watch Digitwirl and think, “Great. Another app I have to learn how to use?” Trust me, even I suffer from tech fatigue sometimes— there are so many new websites, gadgets and apps that emerge every day, promising to save us all kinds of time. Of course, I test them all (a small →
The term “surfing the web” is totally outdated, dude. But the way most of us get our information off the Internet hasn’t really changed much since we all jumped on the information superhighway. We still “surf” from one website to another to find the things we want to watch and read, checking back again and →
In the age of Facebook and Twitter, is the good ol’ flyer a thing of the past? If you need to get the word out about an event, you may feel inclined to type up something in Helvetica and head to the photocopier, but we have a better idea. Meet your new event coordinator— Smore. →
Back on the Today Show talking tech with Kathie Lee and Hoda! This time we were using tech to keep track of all the moving parts of life, from the house to pets to kids and bills. GreenGoose “Who fed the dog?” is a refrain often heard in my house. Between the babysitter, the kids, my →
Empty fridge. Piles of laundry. Unassembled Ikea furniture and a leaky bathroom faucet. When the odd jobs and errands pile up around Casa Knobloch, I dream of a legion of personal assistants who can take care of it all for me. We’ve talked about apps that help you delegate to friends, and services that deliver →
My sister and I are planning a birthday gift for mom. I’ve got a bunch of notes for my editor about next week’s Twirl, and the dog needs flea medicine from the vet, which is right near my husband’s office. I can put all these tasks in one of the many task management apps I’ve →