Seven months ago I was blessed with a wonderful gift, a baby! Being a first-time mom has to be the scariest thing that has ever happened to me. From what was going on with my body to the contractions, I was terrified of what I was about to endure. Thank goodness for a smart phone! My fears seemed to slowly vanish with the use of four apps. These apps help put my mind at ease throughout my nine months of pregnancy and one continues to help me with my growing bundle of joy! Read the rest of this entry »

So who remembers when they started college and tried to manage all the college social life and their studies? I know I do! It was hard trying to keep a good balance on everything while not falling behind on my school work. Now there are some great apps that I think really help college freshmen manage their studies and not fall behind. Here are my top three apps for college freshmen: Read the rest of this entry »

Nest Labs, the manufacturer of the popular internet-connected Nest thermostat, has been acquired by Google for $3.2 Billion in cash. Google Ventures already was an investor in Nest, so the acquisition wasn’t too surprising. What does that mean for all of us? Google will be in millions more of our homes now. I suspect that this will catapult the Internet of Things, which has already been Android heavy, as demonstrated at CES last week. Nest had been rumored to be in talks with Apple, as the device is very much Apple-esque in design – simple and aesthetic. The real value behind the purchase is in it’s founder, Tony Fadell. He was behind Apple’s iPod and the early iPhone. If Google’s lucky, he will stick around and have his hand in the design of the rest of Google’s hardware suite.