Intentional Living in a Digital World
If you’ve decided to KonMari your house, you’ve probably come across some old technology that you’re no longer using–laptops, tablets, cellphones… What on earth should you do with them? They’re clearly no longer sparking joy, but you shouldn’t just toss them in the trash, right? While I was on the hunt for a new smartphone … Read more
After years of using anything but Apple (three Windows Phones and two Androids), I’ve finally taken the plunge into iPhone land. Here are some tips for choosing a new iPhone, how to transfer your data from your Android to your iPhone, what you might miss about your Android, and what iPhone perks will make you … Read more
I am far from the world’s most organized person. Maybe you can relate. I think I tend to over-complicate my organizational methods, and then I give up when things begin to descend into chaos again. For my everyday tasks, however, I have found a really simple and flexible way to get organized with a OneNote … Read more
In the market for an iPhone 8, 8 Plus, or X but looking for a deal? Related: Practical iPhone Tips to Make You Feel Like a Pro I’ve been searching for something to replace my dying Moto G5. I’ve been considering the Moto X4, but I’ve also been toying with the idea of switching to … Read more
Have a budding scientist in your home and looking for cute, science-themed dresses with pockets? Want STEM clothing for girls that’s both pretty and functional? In college when I began taking programming classes in earnest and later as I entered the workforce, I had this unshakable feeling that I couldn’t express my femininity too strongly … Read more
Looking for the best cheap cellphone plans? I tried a whole bunch of plans so you don’t have to… Read on for my comparison of the pros and cons. For my personal pick, take a look at the summary here: Review of: Mint Mobile I like easy-to-use mobile app great price “just works” on an … Read more
Have you ever waited eagerly for a package only to find it had been stolen? Especially around the holidays, package theft is a big deal. Check out this engineer’s hilarious solution to deterring package thieves… or at least giving them an experience they’ll never forget! When he couldn’t get local authorities to do anything about … Read more
Recently a friend posed an interesting question on my Facebook feed: what will the future of technology look like? This morning I woke up from a dream about an alien invasion. In my dream, we knew the invasion was coming because the aliens had warned us–we even knew the date it would happen. But being … Read more
Let’s talk today about some of my family’s favorite educational YouTube channels for preschoolers! Anyone else have a kid who’s obsessed with watching videos? I’m pretty sure my three year old isn’t the only one. The frequency with which he asks if he can watch a video is a little ridiculous, especially since the answer … Read more
How can you tell a legitimate email from a phishing email? Several years ago when my husband and I were figuring out how we could afford to get married and go to graduate school at the same time, I received an email from someone claiming to be a professor at a university in Oklahoma. The … Read more
Once we start talking about creating secure passwords, we need a way to keep track of all those passwords without losing our minds. LastPass is the option I’ve used for several years. If you don’t have an account yet, go here and either sign for a free enterprise trial (for you entrepreneurs with teams to … Read more
Is two-factor authentication just another buzzword? You’ve probably heard the buzz about two-factor authentication and wondered what it was or if it was even relevant to you. Does it really matter? Should you enable it? Is it anything more than just an annoyance? So here’s the deal. Our entire lives are online, right? Not just … Read more
Sometimes it feels like the Internet owns us. Practically everything we do we can do online–our shopping, our interaction with friends, our research… We have accounts everywhere and could feasibly live almost our entire lives without ever leaving the house. (Not that it would be healthy to do so. But it would be possible.) With … Read more
Creating secure passwords is annoying, right? Like, how am I supposed to create a secure password with the right number of letters, numbers, symbols, and length… And then actually remember it, and the other one-hundred-thousand-million passwords I have, and every other little aspect of life that I’m supposed to remember as a mom? I mean, … Read more
My husband’s and my love story is the stuff of every little girl’s dreams. (I say this with a hint of sarcasm.) I first caught my husband’s eye because he saw me writing code. He’s an elaborate storyteller, and he loves to tell people about how we met. He tells about how his hopes were … Read more