Kristen Chase

I've been a big Spotify fan ever since this awesome music service finally hit the United States. Since then, I use it pretty much daily to listen to music myself, but also to help me parent my kids. Check out these 10 ways parents can us…

Now that I've discovered this amazing new journaling app, I know plenty of parents can make up for lost time without going out of their way. In fact, it might be the very best baby book app I've found. I pretty much ditched the baby book…

Now that I've started posting photos of my family on the Internet, I've been thinking much more about how to watermark my photos. Thankfully, it's not nearly as complicated as I thought, especially with the help of my go-to photo editing…

If you're like me, you've got tons of family videos on your smartphone and lots of aspirations to do something with them all. But then "one of these days" turns into months and years, because who really has time to sit down and edit toge…

[This post has been updated as of January 2014 to include new information] I'm pretty sure almost every one of my oldest daughter's friends got an iPod Touch for Christmas this year. We're talking third-graders. And while even we here at…

While I was cleaning out my mom's house this summer, I found a boatload of old 35mm film negatives and other than send them to a service that develops old photos , I had absolutely no idea what to do with them. Well, with this campaign o…

I was a big fan of the FitBit back when it came out, a handy little gadget that's sort of a pedometer on steroids. It's great for those of us who aren't super hard core fitness buffs but just want to have something that keeps track of ou…

With everyone wondering where to print Instagram photos, it's nice there are helpful apps like Keepsy and cool services such as CanvasPop to turn them all into great artwork and gifts. In fact, I think I'm already done with most of my ho…

Considering I never leave home without my Moleskine and am completely addicted to Evernote , you can imagine how excited I was to hear about their brand new collaboration that's nothing short of amazing. And if you're not yet using Evern…

I've been eyeing up the adorable photo collages on my Instagram feed, wondering how my fellow iPhoneographers were making them. Well, it definitely can't hurt to ask, because I got the scoop on the coolest collage app that's super easy t…

It's been a long time since I've carried around my SLR, but one thing was certain when I did that I learned from my shutterbug friends: Never use it without a camera strap. With that in mind, just look at these gorgeous camera straps I f…

Even though geometry might have been my worst subject in school, that doesn't mean I can't get a kick out of this hilarious onesie that might just be the ultimate gift for your favorite expecting math geek. The I'm Acute Baby onesie from…

As a military wife, I've experienced the benefits of military charities firsthand. And thanks to technology, all it takes is a simple click to get involved. So in honor of Memorial Day, here are 3 worthy military-related charities that h…

I know I'm not the only one who has wasted way too much time playing my hand at the uber popular Plants vs. Zombies app, so I shouldn't be surprised that they are now super cool wall decals, available on sale now at Fab.com. I can't thin…

As a frequent social media user (who isn't these days?), I've often wondered about what all my tweets, posts, and status updates say about me. Personally, I'm hoping mine would be summed up with "fun, smart, and obsessed with Ryan Reynol…

I still remember my Polaroid camera and how cool I thought I was, able to snap pictures and have them print out instantly. So talk about blast from the past when I saw these cool iPhone skins. The Deluxe Polaroid Camera iPhone 4 skins tu…

As a music buff, I was an early adopter of the Shazam app , which allows you to easily identify song titles and artists just by holding up your phone to the music. But for tonight's Super Bowl, you can actually use the Shazam app to do a…

As much as I love my iPad, I still use good old paper and pen to jot down notes to myself and make to-do lists, because it's just way faster than me clicking away on a tablet keyboard. But all that has changed since I started using Penul…

As part of our fitness resolutions , Julie Marsh (our awesome VP of Operations) and I have been training for a series of races this year. So imagine how excited we were when Disney Sports invited us to participate in the newest race: The…

If you've done any sort of traveling, then you know how tough it can be to find enough outlets to charge all your gadgets in the airport and in your hotel room. I'll have my laptop plugged in at the desk, then my phone and tablet in the …

In my experience with iPad apps over the last couple of years, I've learned that sometimes the simplest apps are the most entertaining and educational. And that's exactly how I'd describe this adorable new parent-created app for preschoo…

I'm not afraid to admit how excited I get when I find a cool little gadget that makes life better without blowing my budget. And that's just what this teeny speaker (yes, that's a speaker!) did. The X-Mini capsule speaker packs a huge pu…

When you've got kids, a headphone splitter is your best friend, particularly when you're traveling and you're using your smart phone or tablet to entertain them. But sometimes two isn't enough, and that's when the Belkin Rockstar multi h…

Even though I'm the one with a few music degrees, it just so happens that my husband is the bedtime songbird around our house. Only problem is that he travels much of the month, leaving me to try to recreate his original lullabies for ea…