As I get older, I have grown to realize I’m a scaredy cat. Activities like using a PlayStation console for the first time, or adapting to an iPhone that doesn’t have a home button scare…
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A Mom Finds Cool Uses for the Amazon Echo
I am making dinner, a task I absolutely despise. As usual, I have put cooking off until my children repeatedly are asking when dinner will be ready. Normally, I slice vegetables with a frown on…
HQ: The Hot New App You Will Want to Know About
When I learned about a hot new app for a trivia game that much of America is playing, I decided I was going to give it a try. The mobile app is called HQ and…
Should You Hit “Send” at midnight? The unwritten rules of email
It's close to midnight and I'm still awake. Not only that, but I've broken all…
How technology can help our work life balance
A few days ago, my son was driving me to the mall and telling me about his college experiences while I was responding to a work email on my iPhone. “Just one minute,” I told…
Are Millennial Moms Cooler than I am?
& I am talking to 34-year-old Shannon O’Reilly-Fearn while her twin daughters are asleep. She tells me by phone that she was completely overwhelmed when she found out she was having twins. Now, wants to…
How weird would it feel to do a digital detox?
Have you ever gone away for a day — a full 24 hours — and…
How to bring your idea to reality
When I ushered in the new year, I came up with an idea for a book I wanted to write, a business I wanted to start and an app I wanted to launch….
The new work life balance: We’re not working more, just differently
The longer I write about work/life balance, the more I hear and see that technology challenges are universal. From CEOs to sales persons, today’s workers are trying to build balanced lives by battling the impulse…
In the social media age, private actions are company business
As Ray Rice and others have learned, workers can be fired for inappropriate behavior in their personal lives. MiamiHerald.com: Cindy Krischer Goodman