Gadgets and Gear

Some people like reading blogs via Google Reader or jumping straight to the site, but others like to subscribe to blogs via their Kindle not only for the ease of reading (blogs become then like online magazines) but because they want to support the writer.  Think of it as 99 cents in the tip jar.  Dishwater Dreams walks blog writers through the basic steps of publishing their blog to Kindle via Amazon.  Read more

[Editor's Note: Shannon from Shannanigans has some great tips for you. She can tell you where to find great free image editors, beautiful free fonts, and which tools can help you convert files from one format to another. And she includes helpful screenshots of everything! -Virginia]  Read more

[Editor's Note: You can speed up your handling of iPhone camera images with multiple deletes or the mailing of multiple photos at once. Sarah from Life {Sweet} Life takes you through the process step by step. -Virginia]  Read more

[Editor's Note: Jessica from 30 Something Mother Runner talks about the feature common to all blogs: RSS. She tells you what it is and how to use it. –Virginia]  Read more

Editor's Note: If you haven't heard of the latest sensation in iPhone and iPad apps, you are about to get an education in a game called Draw Something. It's a lot of fun, even if you aren't a great artist, as Rachel from Grasping for Objectivity explains. --Virginia  Read more

[Natalie Wright at Technology for Moms has been writing some great posts with photography tips. This one is all about composition and the rule of thirds. Natalie writes,]  Read more

Nancy from Ordinary Miracles and the Crazy 9 has an absolutely fabulous post for you that details the pros and cons of processing and editing your photos in Photoshop vs. Lightroom. She explains,  Read more

In a guest post at Leading from the Heart, an educational consultant and staff leader reflects on using an iPad for the first time. The iPad came out of its box looking simple, unassuming and seemingly without controls – using this, I was promised, would become a “paradigm shift” for me: it would simplify my computer tasks when away from the office. I was dubious at best and not a little bewildered — you see, I was one of those (few?) who made it a . . .  Read more

Did you know that your photos may be saying more about you than you think? Kitchen Mage reveals the hidden information that photographs you take and post online may carry with them. She tells you how to find this secret data and turn it off, if you don't want it contained in your photos. She writes:  Read more

[Editor's Note: I'm sure you've heard of cookies in your browser, but did you know you can have cookies set on your iPhone and iPad? Miraz Jordan from Mac Tips can tell you if you need to worry about it. -Virginia] Delete cookies by stallio via Flickr  Read more