Archive for February, 2010

Cuisinart Automatic Ice Cream Maker

    This post is more than a little overdue but here goes. For Christmas Santa Claus brought me a Cuisinart Ice Cream Maker. What I had asked for was Jillian Michael’s 30 Day Shred DVD. That made it under the tree too but when I opened up the ice cream maker I decided that [...]

 

Erika Knows Green: Water Conservation

The folks at StoryBoy have released several stand alone ebook title. These are stories that you can find in iTunes instead of exclusively via the StoryBoy app. The story that I tried out is Erika Knows Green: Water Conservation. It does a nice job explaining water conservation on a child’s level. I was even reminded [...]

 

Buubuu Jumble Zoo

My seven year old daughter uses the word “stinking” when she wants to give a phrase some extra oomph. It might be “stinking mad” or “stinking funny” or “stinking cute”. The last one makes no sense (because can something be stinking and cute?) but when it comes from her you know exactly what she means [...]

 

Truck Modz Build and Drive

Breaker, Breaker good buddy, here’s an app that’s got little boy written all over it. Truck Modz let’s you build your own truck and then take it for a ride down the highway. And guess what – there’s even a CB radio for your listening pleasure. The app begins with your truck a-riding down that [...]

 
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King Midas & The Princess and the Pea

  King Midas & The Princess and the Pea are two storybook apps from Decode Entertainment. It had been awhile since I read these two stories so it was fun to get a refresher. On a side note, I enjoy the tale of the Princess and the Pea but part of me wonders if I [...]

 

Mom Maps – Updated

Version 4 of Mom Maps was released last week. I haven’t given it an authentic test run yet because my schedule has been too tight and I’ve had no time for any fun outings. I’m looking forward to breaking out of my drive to school, WalMart, Costco, home and repeat  rut and finding some fun [...]

 

ProOnGo Expense with Receipt Reader

This review is for all of you hardworking moms and dads who work outside the home. ProOnGo Expense is an app that will help you keep track of your receipts for work expenses. I’m a stay at home mom so business expenses aren’t something I deal with. Mine would all fall under the category of [...]

 

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Don’t Eat That

Don’t Eat That is a comprehensive list of all the harmful (and potentially harmful) things in the food we eat.  There are no frills to this app, it’s just pure information for you to use when making food choice for your family. The information can be viewed in several ways, beginning with a master list [...]

 

Tickle Tap Apps Giveaway

Don’t forget…there’s still time to enter the Tickle Tap Apps giveaway. They have one more $50 iTunes card to give away plus  the iPod Touch!

 

Organizer: ToDo+Calendar+Lists

Yadahome.com is a website that lets you manage your family life online. You can create To Do lists, grocery lists, and a shareable family calendar. You can keep an online journal, store photos, and save recipes and personal contacts information. There is also a social networking side to the site and a tie in to [...]

 
 
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iOS 5.01 Released: Includes Fix For iOS 5.0 Battery Life Issue

iOS 5 Gets Its First Update Thanks to my husband Zack for getting this post out about the new iOS 5.1 release. I’ve yet to install the update…but I’ll be following his instructions below. Shortly after the iPhone 4S hit the market a bug was discovered that severely impacted battery life on those new devices. [...]

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