The Dos and Don'ts of HDR iPhone Photography


Updated 05/24/12 4:13 PM · Posted by · 2 comments

What Is the iPhone 4S HDR Setting?

Each iPhone 4S camera is equipped with a really cool HDR setting that can dramatically improve your photos. HDR stands for high dynamic range, and it essentially takes a series of images, each shot with a different exposure from darkest to lightest. HDR combines the best parts of the three overexposed, underexposed, and balanced shots to create a dramatic image with beautiful shadowing and Read more

Geek Tip: Beam Photos Between iPhones


Updated 03/20/12 12:35 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

How to Beam Photos Between iPhone and iPad

Sending a picture to a friend is now as easy as a beam between iPhones, no email or Facebook login required. First step in getting the WiFi wavelengths to work their magic is to have both Apple devices, whether it's an iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch upgradde to iOS 5.1. Once the latest operating system is in gear, download the new iPhoto app for iOS ($5) to both gadgets. If you're transferring Read more

8 Classic Kids' Books That Have Made the App Transition


Updated 03/16/12 12:25 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

Classic Kids' Books iPad Apps

Modern times call for modern toys, and your lil one's books are making the jump into the tech age. From classic tales like Peter Rabbit and Pat the Bunny to more recent additions on the bookshelf, tots' favorite tales are transitioning from the traditional book to mama's phone and iPad. Check out which of our favorite stories have successfully moved into the digital age. Read more

Jet-Set Family: 10 Apps For Families Going on Spring Break


Updated 05/07/12 1:21 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

Apps to For Family Travel

Hit the road without hitting rock bottom! Spring break is prime time for travel – be it for a trip to grandma's house or on a vacation – but getting there isn't always half the fun. Eliminate mad dashes through the airport in search of a toilet and road trip boredom with a few apps designed to make the air, roads, and rails just a wee bit friendlier! Read more

Do Tablets Have a Place at Your Family's Dinner Table?


Updated 03/07/12 10:50 AM · Posted by LilSugar · 0 comments

Keeping Kids Entertained at Restaurants

Any parent who's ever wrangled their kids into a restaurant has faced the dilemma — teach them table manners or surrender to the power of the iPhone, iPad, or other tablet of your choice. According to Nielsen, in tablet-owning households with kids under the age of 12, 70 percent of children use the device. Of those parents, 41 percent say that they use their tablets to keep their kids Read more

Scribble This! 5 Drawing iPad Apps For Budding Artists


Updated 02/17/12 12:36 PM · Posted by · 1 comment

Drawing iPad Apps For Kids

If mama's iPad has become your lil one's plaything of choice, it's time to load it up with tot-friendly apps that do more than fling birds into grimacing pigs. While paper and crayons have a traditional place at the table, the iPad is quickly becoming the drawing apparatus of choice for kiddies everywhere. We've rounded up a handful of drawing apps that do more than just put lines on the screen, Read more

Organize Your Life: 5 Apps For Family Organization


Updated 02/20/12 6:54 PM · Posted by · 1 comment

Apps For Family Organization

Today's busy families need smart solutions to stay organized, and the first place we most often turn to is: our phones! You'll find a plethora of apps designed to help keep your life in check by tracking appointments and daily chores, and syncing grocery lists and family calendars with your spouse's and kids' phones. Keep reading for our five must-have apps (four of them are free!) to keep your Read more

5 Supportive Apps for Breastfeeding Mamas


Updated 01/19/12 12:15 PM · Posted by · 0 comments

Breastfeeding Apps

Go with the flow! While breastfeeding may be the most natural of acts, it's not without challenges! Given that nursing tends to commence in the exhausting post-delivery new mom bleariness phase of parenting, new mamas can use all the help they can get. Check out the following five apps that support new moms and their hardworking breasts. Read more

Ga Ga or Gag: iPhone Cases For Toddlers


Updated 01/16/12 11:45 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Smartphone Cases For Toddlers and Kids

This is a tech world! Our kiddos are growing up in the digital age, where everything in our lives is digitized — and the truth is that many toddlers are able to manage technology with much more ease than their grandparents. And what is a toddler's coveted tech toy of choice? Mama's iPhone. Since tots love iPhones so much, many companies have jumped at the lucrative opportunity to manufacture Read more