by Christina Refford | Best Apps
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 into...
by Christina Refford | Tips and Tricks
In just a few short months, my iPad has become my handy little sidekick for checking everything from the weather, to the news headlines, to the latest movie reviews, wherever I am. And while I’ve found handy apps for all of these things, I am loving how Bing is...
by Christina Refford | Entertainment, Kids
Atlanta’s The Baby Grands have a laid-back sound with a beat that I like so much — it reminds me a bit of the Barenaked Ladies mixed with Jack Johnson. And now, for a limited time, it’s free. The Baby Grands are offering up their second release, The...
by Christina Refford | Entertainment, Kids
If the van is rocking, we’re probably bouncing in our seats to the ska beats off of kindie-rocker Egg’s second CD, the aptly named Hard-boiled which follows their excellent indie-pop debut, Sunny Side Up. Though most of Hard-boiled rocks along with heavy...
by Christina Refford | Link Roundups
Badges? We don’t need no stinking badges! Unless they’re for things like Awesomeness, which they are. We hope you’ll give this round-up of picks the “You’re the Bomb” badge. 1. Google isn’t just for finding pics of Ryan...
by Christina Refford | Entertainment, Kids
If you’ve you were to put on the new CD from CMP favorite Key Wilde & Mr. Clarke, Hey Pepito!, you’d immediately be transported into what can best be described as three minutes of kindie power-punk—loud and full of British brash. But since...
by Christina Refford | Babies, Best Apps
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 kids’...
by Christina Refford | Best Apps
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 it’d be more...
by Christina Refford | Entertainment, Kids
Of all the amazing things my kids and their friends can do, one of the most astonishing is their ability to run in screeching packs around my yard when the temperature is more suited to, say, lying in a puddle of sweat sipping icy drinks. So, in honor of the rising...
by Christina Refford | Entertainment
When I heard about the launch of Spotify in the US today, I wasn’t sure it was for me; I’m pretty comfortable with all things tech, though I’m still admittedly old school when it comes to my music I prefer CD’s to MP3’s, and haven’t...
