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Welcome To The New TechMamas.com Website!
Welcome to the new and improved TechMamas.com website! My old blog was on Typepad and I just finished a redesign to move to WordPress. So if this is the first time you either visited my site – or are coming over from my old site R ...
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CES 2012 – Tech Adventure
International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is a yearly conference held in Las Vegas that focuses on none other then my favorite topic: consumer electronics across all product categories (including emerging tech, hardware, software, gamin ...
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Macworld 2012
Macworld/iWorld is “ifan” event (not associated with Apple computer) where those that have Apple related products, apps or content gather and share. I went to look for new products to share that are relevant for families -but al ...
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Connecting With The RickiLakeShow
I have been a fan of Ricki Lake for some time and was excited to see her on Dancing With The Stars. Putting my own fantasies aside of dancing on the show with those fantastic costumes, I was rooting for her to win as a fan and as a fellow w ...
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New Release: “Double Fine Happy Action Theater” – A New Kinect for Xbox 360 experience for families
Our family loves our Kinect for XBox 360 as family entertainment with a gesture tech slant. We always enjoy trying out the new activities and games that come out for the Kinect, especially ones for all ages. I just received a press release ...
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Social Shield: S.O.S. for Parents Trying To Understand Social Networking Terms
SocialShield Releases the Top Social Networking Terms Kids Don’t Want Their Parents to Know Sheds light on the latest lingo kids are using to hold illicit, risky or secretive conversations As a parent of a tween, I am well aware of the l ...
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Disneyland Explorer – a Disney Parks App for iPad
Part of the excitement of our family adventures to Disneyland is going online to plan our trip. Our kids love helping to collaborate so we can fit in all of their favorite Disney experiences in the trip. The Disneyland mobile apps are also ...
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In Honor of Susan Niebur – Her Inspiration Will Always Be With Us
When people ask me about the parent blogging community, I say it is a diverse and supportive community. Most can’t understand how online relationships can translate to friendships, but it does. I had the honor of meeting Susan Niebur ...
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Building Your Fashion+Tech Professional Brand Online
Tonight I am thrilled to be speaking at the FASHION+TECHSF Presents: Mentors & Apprentices event in San Francisco about social media branding. My fellow speakers are NEELU JAIN (Founder of Soulstice & Allergy Haven and Strategic Con ...
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My Tech New Year’s Resolutions Part 4: Use More Apps

Posted on January 1, 2012 by Beth B.

I’m going shopping – and I am not talking about shoes. My next tech resolution is to start using more apps not only for productivity, social, news but also for fun. I have a smartphone (as well as testing others at the same time) and multiple tablets. So over the next few months I will be checking out all the latest and greatest apps for all devices (yes – even laptops!).