Best Apps

Back to school sales are in full swing which means I can stock up on winter sweaters, coats and boots, even if we won't need them for a few more months. Even better is a great Back-to-School sale on some of our favorite apps for kids tha…

Having just returned from two weeks in Spain with my family, I can assure you traveling internationally with a couple of kids can truly be a joy. (Fear not the plane ride!) But then, there are times it was also a little stressful, what w…

With Hurricane Irene in full swing right now, we thought for those of you worried about your A Zone status, you might want to grab some of the best extreme weather mobile apps. Here are a few we found that cover topics such as finding sh…

You know that you've truly made it to A-list status in the tech world, when your company becomes its own verb. Think Google, Facebook and Skype. We all know by now that Skype is an amazing tool that anyone can quickly pick up. Even my le…

Welcome Dads Dig This guest blogger Andy Hinds, a stay-at-home dad to twin girls and author of Beta Dad . I used to think I could have been a great filmmaker, the only things standing between me and a brilliant directing career being my …

Though I was raised on the original Brothers Grimm stories, which are pretty dark, I was always a little more scared of the story of Jack and the Beanstalk . The whole I smell the blood of an Englishman boomed by a big hairy giant? Yeesh…

There are many instances when I find myself in the car waiting for something -- for a practice to end, for a napping kid to wake up -- and have idle time. It's in these moments that I forgo checking email on my iPhone and opt instead for…

Every time I get my AT&T bill, I brace myself for the additional charges I may have accrued from my month-long thumb frenzy with friends. Sure, I have a number of free texts built into my plan, but I do text a lot and even the short text…

The inconvenience of having my wallet stolen a couple of weeks ago was tripled when I had to call all my credit card companies and waste way too much time sitting on hold waiting to talk to a real person. Too bad I didn't have this fanta…

It's every parent's worst nightmare to think of a child going missing, but the reality is, it's not a bad idea to be prepared for worst case scenarios. The FBI just recently launched a free app called Child ID that lets you do just that.…

I get excited about great apps for my kids -- and ticked off by the ones that stink -- but I don't usually think too much about the apps' developers. However, as my kids have started to amass an arsenal of apps on my iPad, I keep running…

Jeremy Bernstein is a digital creative director at Deutsch Advertising in New York, so he's always up on the latest and coolest. He's also the father of two ridiculously cute kids. It's a common refrain in our home since we got an iPad a…

These days, any videos I catch of the kids is with my iPhone 4, which thankfully means I'm catching way more than I ever did before. But if you've filmed kids before, then you know that even the quick tab slide and tap that's required to…

I know I'm not alone when I say I can't get enough of photo apps for my phone like Instagram , Photocopier , and my first love, Hipstamatic . Now there's a fun one I've just added, that's great for taking old fashioned photo strips. Pock…

With a ton of trips coming up, including the big BlogHer conference in San Diego this week, I feel like I'm losing my mind trying to keep it all organized. In fact, last night I had a brief panic attack as I tried to track down my airlin…

As a self-proclaimed iPhoneographer, I use my iPhone 4 camera for everything. Even editing, which is a far cry from anything I used to do with a point and shoot. And since discovering this fantastic app, I'm able to turn my regular old p…

Do you know a good iPad app to track nursing, diapers, growth, etc. that would work well for twins? -question via Twitter We've done some searching and found the Total Baby app which has a ton of great features and can handle up to six k…

I've long been a fan of David A. Carter's pop-up books like One Red Dot , ever since my sister, an ardent pop-up lover, introduced me to them years ago. So when I heard that he had helped develop a new app for the iPad, I could only hope…

I was definitely intrigued by the Dragon Dictation voice recognition software that we recently featured, so when I heard that they launched an app, you can bet I had to give it a try. And wow, this free app is nothing short of awesome, e…

I get such a kick out of watching my girls get creative--putting on plays, making up songs, doing puppet shows. (Shades of my own childhood!) And now there's an absolutely inventive, wonderful app that let's them do that very thing right…

We keep hearing about summer brain drain for kids who are on summer vacation. But for those ambitious parents out there who are already eying the Ivy Leagues for their toddlers (oh not you , of course), it's never too early to start maki…

As savvy as my husband is with his smart phone, he's a bit challenged in the texting department. (It's true, honey.) But now that we've both got this handy new app installed, we can exchange free voice messages instantly--no fancy thumb …

One of my kids' favorite things to do with the iPad is draw. Actually, one of their favorite things to do anywhere is draw. So I am always looking for fun coloring apps that can keep the artistry flowing, and that I find easier to justif…

During these long, unscheduled, fun-in-the-sun summer months, I've been on the lookout for some smart apps that keep my kids' brains thinking and not turning into soft serve. That's a big reason why I am so excited about this math app wh…