Q: After a tumultuous relationship, I said goodbye and swore off using iPhoto, which I previously relied upon for photo transfers from my iPhone to Mac. Is there an easy way I can pick and choose photos to transfer to my laptop without having to crawl back to iPhoto? And wirelessly, if possible? More

Want to read more or perhaps jog regularly? Perhaps you'd like to eat healthier or be consistently productive? Forming habits take effort, but thankfully there are quite a few apps to help coach you along the way. Why wait for New Year's to make resolutions when you can improve your life today? More

Writing for Apartment Therapy means that I've created quite a few inspiration/mood boards, and writing for Apartment Therapy Tech means that I've used tech to create many of these. While there are great options out there for creating these on your computer, what about when you want to make one that's a bit more mobile? Check out these Android and iPad picks for creating inspiration boards on your tablet. More

In looking for a middle ground between parenting from behind my smartphone and being more directly involved with my kids, I stumbled upon a few potentially useful apps. I have a tendency to react quickly and raise my voice with my children. I suppose it might be in the hopes of being more of an authority figure. I'm not quite sure, though I think most of us do it. One day, I realized that the power struggles I often experienced with my kids just didn't make sense... More

Google Sky Map
• Free
• Google Play

All summer I've been perplexed by the appearance of an extremely bright western sky star. I first mistook it for a police helicopter (I do live in LA), but noticed it wasn't moving anywhere for long stretches of time. At night the star was so impressively bright, I harbored doubts the object could be celestial in nature. Cue in the aid of an app!

I admit I'm a little late to the Google Sky Map party, but include me now amongst the throngs of users amazed by Google's open source and near-magical app, Sky Map, which not only helped me identify the wondrously bright star Vega (I learned soon after the color changing effect is due to light passing through our atmosphere), but also resulted in me exploring the rest of the night time sky from my bedroom window till 4am. More

With the arrival of fall, now may be a good time to start an active saving plan for future winter travel or holiday shopping. However, the nemesis of a planned out budget is the dreaded impulse spend on a sudden and irresistable sales. It's time to fight back and save for the big things you really need. With smart budgeting, some skimping, and apps like these that help you set money aside, you'll be on to bigger and better things in no time. More

Smartphones and tablets — as amazing and futuristic as these portable devices are, charging them remains as archaic as ever. Here at Apartment Therapy, we're always looking for ways to reduce cable clutter. Imagine never plugging in a portable device again… More

Product: Netatmo Urban Weather Station
Price: $179.00
Rating: Highly Recommend*

A few years ago an air purifier manufacturer provided an expensive professional grade air particle reader for "before & after" monitoring. Using the device proved strangely addictive, informative, and an eye-opening affair, revealing plenty about the quality of interior air (or lack thereof). But what was prohibitively expensive then is reasonably priced now, with the unveiling of the Netatmo, a personal weather station and air quality monitoring system designed for smartphone users... More

Commercial breaks, the waiting room or riding the Subway are all things that consume time but are too short to do anything really productive. A little gaming is a good way to burn a few minutes while easing a bit of stress in the process. Smartphones are capable of epic quests and immersive gameplay, but also have a great deal of choice when it comes to quick and simple games. Remember the next time you have a free moment in the day, you might want to pick-up and play. More

It's that time of year when students are headed back to school, and whether that school is university or middle school, there are apps out there to help you get back into the swing of things. We remember that one of the most challenging things about returning to school was getting organised...but of course, now there's an app(s) for that! More