Lifestyle tools //

Dwolla //

Friday, December 16, 2011

An Easy, Safe Way to Pay

Looking for an alternative to Paypal? Dwolla makes it easy to send and receive payments both online and in person (via your smartphone) without exposing your personal information.

User Interface

5 stars

Usefulness

4.5 stars

Innovation

4.5 stars

Cost:

Free, accepting payments over $10 is .25 per payment

Overall Rating:

4.7

Venmo //

Thursday, December 15, 2011

Turn Your Cell Phone Into a Wallet

Getting friends to pay you back can be a pain without cash on hand. Venmo makes it easy to give and receive money right from your cell phone.

User Interface

5 stars

Usefulness

5 stars

Innovation

4.5 stars

Cost:

Free

Overall Rating:

4.8

MinorMonitor //

Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Spy On Your Child

The advent of social networking sites like Facebook presents a whole new realm for concerned parents to keep tabs on. MinorMonitor allows you to do just that, creating a dossier of your child’s Facebook activity over the past six months.

User Interface

5 stars

Usefulness

4 stars

Innovation

3.5 stars

Cost:

Free

Overall Rating:

4.2

Grow the Planet //

Friday, September 16, 2011

Gardening Made Social

More and more people are starting their own gardens. Grow the Planet aims to help shorten the learning curve for new gardeners and allow them to connect with other gardeners in their area for advice and vegetable swaps.

User Interface

3 stars

Usefulness

3 stars

Innovation

3.5 stars

Cost:

Free

Overall Rating:

3.2

TurlyTag //

Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Tag your Valuables

Everybody’s lost something valuable before. TurlyTag makes it easier for people to return lost items to you, without you having to write your name, phone number and other personal information all over your stuff.

User Interface

4 stars

Usefulness

3.5 stars

Innovation

4 stars

Cost:

$5-$12 per month

Overall Rating:

3.8