Family road trips are a time-honored part of American life. Who doesn’t like piling in the ol’ family SUV and feeling the asphalt under the tires at 70 mph for a few days? Well, I’ll tell you who. It’s the kids.

Springtime has arrived in the South. And as the rising temperatures awaken habits like exercising, gardening and outdoor grilling from their winter slumber, your to-do list is growing faster than your early peas.

Before spring fever really sets in, make time to clean your device, inside and out. Here are six ways to give it a little TLC.

Students aren’t the only ones learning at schools across Mississippi these days. Behind the scenes, C Spire engineers monitoring the wireless network in real time have noticed usage demands increase at cell sites near school campuses around the state.

Constantly having tech by your side doesn’t mean you’re becoming a couch potato. In fact, as the number of downloadable smartphone apps nears the 6 million mark, our devices have become our motivators and helpers along the way to fitness and fun.

Now, a new crop of gardening apps is making it easier for users to grow and harvest healthy vegetables in their own backyards.

Filing your income taxes is never fun, but electronic filing makes the ordeal much more convenient than the old paper-and-pen method. And taxpayers are taking advantage—more than ninety percent used electronic filing last year.

A growing number of e-filing tax prep providers are stepping up their game by creating apps for filing on a mobile device, such as a smartphone or tablet. Instead of powering up the laptop, these apps can now help you get it done from the one device that never leaves your side.

Fitness trackers from FitBit, Garmin, Amazon and other brands can help you establish and stick to a fitness routine that will keep you healthy and active year-round. But they’re far from the only game in town.

Smart watches have emerged as a valuable tool not only for managing our schedules, but also our fitness and health goals. The latest models are loaded with tiny sensors that can measure heart rate, sleep patterns and more, with the ability to sync data about your activity regimen with your health apps.