Mom Technology

Customize the look of your computer in a snap

I love this tip! I have a background from one of our favorite vacations and my screen saver is a slide show from the same vacation. What will be your computer background and screen saver?
The desktop background that you choose for your computer will show up on the screen each time you turn on your machine and will show behind whatever icons you might store on your desktop or windows you open. The background image you choose can be as simple as a black screen or as personal as a photo of you and a loved one at a special event.

In addition to serving as a background for your computer screen, a screen saver can add a little personality to your desktop when you walk away, as well as help you save electricity and prevent damage to your screen from leaving it on while you’re not using it.

Learn to simplify with Emily Price of Tecca writing Letters to Mom
Shortcuts are a way to do some of the things you do most often on your computer a little more quickly. A shortcut
involves pressing a special combination of keys to perform a task that would typically take longer to do using your mouse, whether it’s clicking and dragging, navigating through menus, or some combination of things.

Tecca writer Dan O’Halloran tells us how to use mobile apps, websites, and gadgets that help your 1st grader enjoy learning!

Simplify your life with electronic storage says Kathy Jenkins of Come To Order, former owner of Organizer AtoZ.
Electronic Storage features the Jakoter Health Tag in the spring edition of Better Homes and Gardens Storage Publication.

What is at the top this year of the Consumer electronic show? Will it be a brand new concept, a revitalized gadget or some thing that is finally catching on? I love gadgets and the way they can simplify my life so I am waiting patiently to see what is next!

Simple tips to bake better cookies by Crystal of Make Dinner Easy

I would like to thank Lori of WellConnected Mom (one of our contributing writers) for her great Top Ten Christmas Gadgets for Moms. I love to simplify my life with a few great gadgets! As always, I would add anything Mac or iPhone and the technology of iZUP to keep all our loved ones safe [...]

Take a tour with Mom Technology to learn more about AboutOne.com which is an online family information management system; ONE place, accessible anytime, anywhere, from any device, where in just seconds busy moms can store, secure, and manage what matter most with bank-level security: precious memories (text, photos and videos) and household information (health, possessions, and education records, contacts and more). You can access the system from a computer, your cell-phone, or any web-enabled device.

Do you talk on your cell phone while driving? Okay so I know I do it, do you? 400 Times More likely To Be In An Accident Did you know, that we are four hundred times more likely to get into an accident if we are driving while using our cell phones! Twenty eight percent [...]

iZUP keeping your family safe while driving with cell phones.