We all know we should and yet we stink at it—balancing work and home. The line between professional life and personal life, in many thanks to advances in technology, is becoming thinner and thinner. Staying plugged in can be a good thing for productivity, and yet, if you don’t know how to unplug from your devices and social networks, it can add a lot of stress in your life. Not to fear! PBS MediaShift has some ideas about how to disconnect with ease Read More

When it comes to grocery shopping, we know it's wise to not to go on an empty stomach, but when should you head to the supermarket to bag the best bargains? Believe it or not, there's actually one day of the week that's better than the rest. Read More

Amazon introduces Fire TV set-top box to go against Roku, Apple TV, and Chromecast. If you have a Nest Protect smoke detector, be sure to read about the new safety notice that has Nest halting sales. Check out two fun Kickstarter projects—one for halfbike, and another for a food scale that measures calories and food contents. Get tips for mastering your Gmail box (including how to unsend a message), and find out if changing fonts really would save the government $400 million dollars. Finally, find out if you're older than the barcode (and find out what they used to look like) in an interesting history of tech story. Read More

Everyone loves taking a vacation. No matter if it’s a flight to Orlando or Hawaii, there is always something to look forward to…but getting there can be a bit boring. You have a myriad of options in getting in-flight entertainment, and personally, I enjoy knocking out a couple movies on my “to watch” list when I travel. Here are a couple of great ways to watch what you want, no matter where you are: Read More

As my kids are 6, 4 and 4 I was looking for some fun pranks to pull on them this year. I found some great ideas thanks to Mike Spohr at BuzzFeed. For 31 awesome April Fools’ Day Pranks Your Kids will Totally Fall For. I've gathered a few of my favorites... Read More