Kids & Technology

Parenting and Babytalk Magazines have free podcasts on their website, covering topics such as family weight issues and how to reignite passion in your marriage. You can listen right away or download for later.

Click the link, sit back for 3 or 4 minutes, and see a gorgeous video of every state in America showing off its best side. This is a beautiful way to "travel" the country from home, and to show the kids

Good Morning America has compiled stories about several people who are actually doing something to improve the world. This webpage has their stories and all the information you need to inspire you to do your part

This isn't really a tip, but for a busy mom or dad, this is a break from your busy day that you must make time for. These monkeys are absolutely, heart-breakingly adorable! Enjoy the show.

Go ahead and laugh at me, I'm used to it! But I absolutely love my virtual pet monkey on my iGoogle homepage. All my life I've wanted a chimp (hasn't everyone?) and now I "have" one. If you

Girls Go Tech is an awesome website, meant for Girl Scouts, but anyone can have fun there. You can make a mandala, compose a song, play games, decode messages, research technology careers and so much more. The most

Have your child compose music at this girls go tech website. It's made for Girl Scouts, but any boy or girl (or grownup) will have fun with this. You can even email your song to anyone for them to hear.

Did you know that you can check your Gmail from your cell phone?  Go to the Gmail Mobile website and have a link sent to your phone or just go to gmail.com/app on your phone's browser.  It's

Playhouse Disney Halloween Party and Games - Kids have been busy seeking out the Playhouse Disney Halloween web site. The web site has a lot of fun online games, print outs, videos online and more. Let's explore

Great Dad.com is filled with fun and helpful tips and ideas dedicated to Dads. 

What did I do before my iGoogle Homepage! I have a new lease on life with all the information that I want on my desktop at ALL times.  I have my weather, dictionary and latest news and gossip.  I even

I don't know what happened, but suddenly I'm overwhelmed with spam in my email. I decided to change email addresses, and I switched to gmail, owned and operated by google. I love it! I've been using

Even if you have placed your phone number on the National Do Not Call List, you should still sign up for your state Do Not Call List [if your state has one].  AARP has a nice state by state listing of the

Talk about a wealth of information in one place! Besides my favorite, Family Zip, I love Babble.  It has everything a new generation of parents needs from product ideas, pediatrician info to helpful tips from

I'm really enjoying Blogher lately, the community for woman that blog.  I'm finding new and fun to read blogs nearly everyday...it's a lot of fun!

Traveling around with your laptop and need a web fix or to send an email?  Look for a Panera Bread cafe - they have free wifi!  I had no idea that some locations even have meeting rooms!  Search for

I just realized that iTunes has a huge selection of Parenting podcasts for free! They have some great stuff: PregTASTIC's prenatal round table Manic Mommies FamilyFun TV's activity ideas Jumping Monkeys

Do you make unique items and want to sell them online?  If you want a website and thought it would be too hard to do on your own...check out WAHM Shoppes.  Hosting is only $7 a month and it has a store

I'm astounded by the Knee Bouncers Website for our little ones.  Knowing that our toddlers LOVE to sit on our laps as we TRY to use the computer they designed a kid friendly website - with

If you have a home business and need to do a logo, this is for you. From the website: All inclusive logo design service with a custom built logo for your company. Create a great first impression you always wanted

If you have a video iPod, check out iTunes and all the kids programming they have recently added.  You can buy episodes of Arthur, Blue’s Clues, Little Einsteins, Dora, and tons of other shows. 

I really love how I can surf the web AND donate to my favorite charities at the SAME time on  GoodSearch!  This search engine is excellent (same quality as Yahoo in my opinion).  Why not

Google's satellite maps gives you a birds-eye view of virtually anywhere in the world.  Zoom in to locate your house all the way from satellites in space.  It's kind of fun to locate landmarks

My 7 year old loves KidPix [and my 4 year old loves the sounds it makes!].  It is an amazing program that lets kids create "dynamic works of art using a variety of virtual media."  They even

Manage a busy household as you balance the needs of the family you've been hired to help. keep the house clean, look after four mischievous kids, prepare dinner, and handle hectic day-to-day schedules

Going on vacation with your laptop and wireless card?  Find a hotspot anywhere along your way!  Search by address, city, airport code, and free, pay or both.

The woman who created this web site is an amateur storm chaser and photographer.  But she's very good at explaining elements of storms to kids. I even learned stuff about lightning by reading her site. 

Do you have a boring homepage? Go to Google, look on your toolbar and click on "tools" then choose "internet options" and make iGoogle your homepage. They have dozens of fun and interesting things

Have some old cell phone kicking around? Donate them to charity! Find a dropoff place near you so you can donate your old cell phones. Many charities are listed in their database. Batteries, chargers and any

Our internet connection and wireless router are in an unfortunate location - our basement. So using my laptop in a more desirable location in the house - or outside - is limited. And venturing to the second floor

I've been getting cash and prizes for about 12 years, in exchange for answering surveys about new products or services. Do you remember Carol Adams and her Family Opinions service from years ago? Well, it's

Everyone has a favorite website for computer games, but if you haven't tried zone.com, you really should. There are tons of free games that are quick to learn and fun to play, and you don't have to register

Our family and friends all use Kodak Easy-Share Gallery for sharing photos. I upload my digital photos and create an online “album,” and then invite everyone to view the pictures. Everybody who views

Snapfish.com is a website where you can upload your digital or picturephone photos and store them there instead of having them take up all that space on your computer. Then, you can invite friends to view them for

This website is a free place on the computer to control your entire family's schedule, plus shopping lists, memos to family members, appointment reminders, photos and so on. It can even let you email or text

When all you've done is talk to and about babies and toddlers all day, you really start to understand the phrase "use it or lose it." To prevent losing your brainpower, wait until everyone is asleep

This is an incredible website with hundreds of things to do if you are bored. Most take just a minute or two, but some are completely addictive. They range from silly to bizarre, to absurd to cool. There is even

Picasa is a free software download from Google (takes about 2 minutes to set up) that helps you locate and organize all the photos on your computer; edit and add effects to your photos with a few simple clicks

This is a website I love to browse. It deals with spirituality and religion of every possible type. There are so many pages at the site, it's difficult to explain them all, but they have articles, advice, inspiration

The National Do Not Call Registry gives you a choice about whether to receive telemarketing calls at home.  Most telemarketers should not call your number once it has been on the registry for 31 days. If they

Ask for Kids (formerly known as Ask Jeeves for Kids) is a fast, easy and kid-friendly way for kids to search online. Designed to be a fun destination site focused on learning and "edu-tainment," Ask for

HowStuffWorks contains fascinating articles that explain how "stuff" - ranging from televisions to toilets to ultrasounds - work. From car engines to search engines, from cell phones to stem cells, and