There are many times when I unload the car of the kids, the groceries, the backpacks, etc. and find myself walking through a cluttered garage when the automatic timed light goes out. Rather than fumble my way around the boxes and garbage cans, I prefer to avoid all potential for injury and use this handy LED Light on my phone as a flashlight.

Launched in October, Nextdoor is a free social networking service that connects you to your neighbors. While you may have friends on Facebook who live on the other side of the world, Nextdoor aims to do the exact opposite – connect those who live closest to you. The network only links people who have similar addresses and zip codes, so it is truly a location-based network.

If you’re more of an online type of gal, you may want to check out Hidden Chronicles, a new, free game by Zynga, a giant in the gaming industry that has brought us other hits like Farmville and Words with Friends. 

You would expect a pretty high quality app from the folks at National Geographic, but Dinopedia goes above and beyond expectations...