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Wednesday 16 May

A mobile punch card...brilliant!

You know those cards you get from various retail establishments that you are supposed to hold onto until each box has been stamped so that you can redeem your free latte, or soup, or frozen yogurt? ...

Tuesday 15 May

Cupcake, have we got an app for you!

We've covered virtual cupcake baking apps and even cupcake ATM machines. But if you love cupcakes (and, really, who doesn't?), here's the killer iPad app you've been waiting for. ...

Saturday 12 May

Passport pictures from the comfort of home. Thank you Passportica!

Take passport photos at home with PassporticaGetting passport photos taken is arguably one of the least fun aspects of trip preparation (besides actually waiting on line for the passport). ...

Wednesday 09 May

Need to get organized? Make life harmonious with the Orchestra app

orchestra appThere are so many terrific list-making apps that we've covered to help you with organization and daily life management, and I've found yet another one--and this one just might take the to-do cake. ...

Saturday 05 May

If you like gift cards, you'll like Wrapp

Social gifting is the latest Internet trend, made clear by the numerous services cropping up for making group gifting easier. ...

Thursday 03 May

What's better than Craig's List? How about Emma.

Emma classifiedsThe last time I searched Craigslist was a while back when I suddenly had an urge to find a free (or cheap) piano for the living room. I have to admit, the pages upon pages of listings, the text-laden interface (even if they did remind me of those good old early email days) and the I-have-no-idea-if-they're-really-selling-a-piano inner dialogue made me hold off. ...

Friday 27 April

How does Google Drive stack up against other cloud storage services?

If you access your Google Docs account in the coming days and see changes, it's because Google Drive has launched. It's a cloud storage system for accessing all your content at anytime from anywhere. ...

Thursday 26 April

One more smart Picnik alternative - Photobucket, believe it or not

New photo editing tools at PhotobucketWe were pretty stoked to log onto Photobucket this week (our longtime choice for storing photos online) and say wait...what happened? It's awesome! ...

Sunday 15 April

GiftSimple - How group gift-giving gets simple (get it?)

Give group gifts with GiftSimpleSo Mother's Day is coming up like the ONLY person who doesn't have an iPad and darn it, the third version just came out and it's just about time, right? If you think you can to rely on the generosity of the rest of your family to pool in on that gift, check out GiftSimple. ...

Thursday 12 April

Springpad = Evernote + Pinterest + The next big thing?

springpadI have spent the last few weeks Beta testing the new Springpad smart note website, which just launched yesterday. It's like visual curation meets organization meets professional collaboration meets listmania--four of my very favorite things. ...

Tuesday 10 April

Givit helps you avoid losing your precious Flip Cam videos

flip camsPre-iPhone days (hard to believe there was ever a time), I relied heavily on two things to capture my daily life with my baby - my camera and my Flip video camera. Now, on April 15th, Cisco will remove all previously stored Flip videos from its FlipShare online platform, but we have some reassuring news. ...

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