I am a high-tech Mom and here's the proof: I purchased my first CD burner in 1989 and used it to create holiday music mixes I gave to friends at Christmas. I was one of the first people I knew to sign up for broadband internet in 1998. I opted for a DVD drive in my 1999 Blue Apple PowerMac G3, and used it to watch movies on my beautiful GIANT egg-shaped 21-inch Apple Studio Display. I joined Twitter 526 days before Oprah and joined Facebook before any of my peers.

According to an article posted recently at AutoPacific, a marketing research company based in Tustin, California, research shows moms lead the way in using high-tech conveniences, explaining that current stereotypes would have us expect that today's moms--often drivers of minivans or SUVs--care more about a Diaper Genie than the latest techno-gadgets. Time to catch up with today's driving mom: seriously, when my second son arrived in 2002, my Diaper Genie was useful, but I got waaay more entertainment from listening to my 20-gig 3g iPod in my car via RF transmitter. And yes, I installed and maintain my own wifi network in my home.