For major software releases, it’s often best to avoid being an early adopter and let others work the bugs and kinks out first. See how I got a nasty bite from the new Mac OS X Lion....
Running in Circles with Google+
I love a good duel, don't you? With the addition of the newly launched Google+ to Google's vast portfolio, we can now enjoy watching their "social extension" site go head-to-head with the social networking Goliath, Facebook....
Trust Your Passwords to the Cloud? Not Without an Umbrella.
Password overload! Web-based tool LastPass promises that once you give them all your passwords, one master password is the last one you ever have to remember. "The Cloud" is hot, so why not store all your passwords in the blue Internet skies? Here's my advice....
Make Your Grocery List in Under Ten Minutes
Ask any trained chef and they'll tell you - the hardest part of getting good food on the table is the planning and the shopping. To make these chores easier - and therefore more likely that good food makes a regular appearance in our house - I use the online service Plan to Eat....
Digital Don’t: ThredUp Online Kids Clothing
Plenty of people seem to love this service, but honestly, I'm baffled. Without significant time or money savings for their members, ThredUp just looks like someone figured out a way to make money from a time-honored tradition that moms have been doing amongst themselves for free....
Your Photos from Camera to Computer – Effortlessly
I'm not much of a gadget person, but I really love this new trick - the Eye-Fi wireless photo memory card. All I need to do to transfer photos from my camera to my computer is... well, nothing! See why I love this so much and how it saves me oodles of time....
Save on Printer Ink
If sold by the gallon, printer ink would cost $10,000 or more! And those "ink supply low" warnings? Some studies have shown that you could be tossing out 20% of your ink each time you listen to these helpful hints. What a racket! Here's what I do to save money on printer ink....
Going Beyond Groupon with Zulily and Steals.com
Groupon's been in the news lately, and I've picked up a few Groupons myself. Now I want to share two tasty little discount sites, primarily for baby and young children's clothes and products, that I use as well: Zulily and Baby Steals....
Maximize Your Amazon.com Membership
Both Amazon Mom and Amazon Subscribe & Save are worthwhile membership programs to maximize your Amazon purchasing power and take advantage of home delivery of household essentials, without the shipping expense. I get everything except haircuts from Amazon these days… just ask our local UPS driver!...
Enter At Your Own Risk
Run, don't walk from this website! Tips for practicing safe online shopping methods....
