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I've been hearing more and more people asking how to back up computer data, as they express concerns about cyberattacks lately. Which has reminded me to make sure that my own data is properly backed up too. Even if cyberattack fears are …

There's that wonderful moment when you first open up the box of your newest gadget and just smile at it. Some folks even give the new, shiny, and often pricy tech toy its own special name. At no point during this grand unboxing do you en…

If you're always looking for the newest, coolest toys for your kids, we think you're going to want to know about the introduction of the wildly cool Disney Playmation this fall, because mamas? This could be a category changer. If it does…

I am a longtime, shameless, all-things-Apple fan. But that doesn't mean I don't tip my hat frequently to cool, non-iOS products. And, when it comes to this new Google Photos app? I'm basically standing up and doing a slow-clap, because t…

If there's one thing that will throw off my whole zen vibe, it's seeing that "you're out of memory" alert pop up on my tech devices when I try to download an app or take a video. I almost want to turn to my gadget and say: You're the sma…

During the annual Apple Worldwide Developers Conference, as always, people listen and discuss all the huge new Apple news. (Hence the #WWDC hashtag we saw all day yesterday on Twitter.) Apple didn't disappoint yesterday with Tim Cook's b…

We have covered cloud-based storage in the past like standbys Dropbox and Google Drive , which are today's easiest way to access important documents and photos from your mobile devices. But Microsoft software users (um, everyone?) can no…

As someone who has kept diaries and notebooks since I was a kid, I am completely enthralled with Mod Notebooks , a new service and app that helps you digitize handwritten notes when you use their special journals. All you need is a Mod N…

We were excited to have a chance to put together a MiiPC review, considering there's pretty much nothing that causes a modern parent more angst than monitoring your kids' online life. Keeping them safe, limiting their screen time, making…

There's been a lot of chatter about the brand new Windows Phone 8 , Microsoft's latest offering. It features a very sleek design and layout, including the new Windows 8 operating system, but still has to compete against a huge contingent…

I had one of those moments recently that falls squarely into the category of "modern life." I was looking for a photograph of my kids that I could visualize in my mind, but couldn't remember if it was on my phone camera, camera-camera, i…

If you access your Google Docs account in the coming days and see changes, it's because Google Drive has launched. Google Drive has nothing to do with smart cars or Google-enabled dashboards (though that may not be too far off), but rath…

When I opened the mysterious package that arrived for me this week, I was surprised to pull out a vintage hat box. Surprised and happy--since vintage hat boxes are one of my most favorite things. Inside, there was all this cool ephemera.…

For all the spouting off I do about organizing your digital photographs , backing them up and filing them neatly away, I have a confession: My iPhoto is a bogged-down, disorganized mess of a thing. For all that "delete! delete! delete!" …

Having a multi-platform, multi-device household can be difficult when all you want to do is transfer an itty bitty song from one device to the other. It's a whirling dervish of cords, USBs, devices, and wandering MPEG files that usually …

My love for Dropbox runs deep, but now with a new exciting feature, I'm completely head over heels--and a little envious of you Android users. The newest version of the Dropbox Android app allows you to upload photos and videos directly …

I love digital photography for the ability to take 500 pictures of my daughter eating her first birthday cupcake, knowing that the perfect shot will be in there somewhere. But this also means my computer gets bogged down with tons of pho…

There are always so many great photo-taking opportunities when kids are around, but this month especially presented a bounty of great photo moments. Whether it was baking cookies, lighting the menorah, decorating the tree, or posing in t…

With kids around, you can bet I'm extra nervous about keeping my precious files, documents, photos and music on my computer and portable gadgets, so I've been making it a point to upload everything to the cloud for a little extra securit…