by Cool Mom Team | Internet Safety
This morning, our editor Liz Gumbinner talked to the TODAY Show about the pitfalls of SnapChat, the most popular app you’ve probably never heard of. But you should. Especially if you’re the parent of a teen. Also known as the “sexting app,”...
by Cool Mom Team | Holiday Tech Gifts
We’re so excited to present the first in our Holiday Tech Gifts series! Starting with . . . cool games and tech toys for the kids. Yeah, we know that big kids and teens probably want shoot-em-up games for their consoles but hey, we’re still moms. So here,...
by Cool Mom Team | Photography
If you didn’t know any better you would think my husband has one eye. We can’t get through any family event without having it fully documented on camera. But I really can’t complain as the end result is all the best moments of our life beautifully...
by Cool Mom Team | Websites We Love
A few classes at our school are hosting a big ol’ holiday pot-luck this week and whenever I get wind of that my first thought is, bless whoever took on that coordinator job. But now I realize that she has a lot of help (which is why she’s smart enough to...
by Cool Mom Team | Gear + Hardware, Holiday Tech Gifts
For years I’ve been a huge fan of Target. I know I’m not alone in saying I walk in needing two things and walk out with a whole shopping cart full of…you know. More things. So what’s super thrilling is that through the holiday season, I’m...
by Cool Mom Team | Random Coolness
Now that winter is here in the northeast, at least according to the thermometer, we’ve been turning to our trusty space heaters to compensate for the rooms that neat a little more oomph when the mercury drops. Now there’s one that’s perfect for small...
by Cool Mom Team | Uncategorized
Today is World AIDS Day, and one of the most amazing orgs, (RED), not only offers some amazing (RED) tech to support the cause, they’re doing something extra cool: a live webcast of a huge party that’s taking me back to the days of Live Aid and the Amnesty...
by Cool Mom Team | Link Roundups
If you’re obsessed with Pinterest as we are, then you have to see our favorite pins from this week! 1. A brilliant way to take the headache and hassle out of gift returns. 2. This cool gadget + a book = best holiday gift ever! 3. A...
by Cool Mom Team | Tips and Tricks
Yesterday, pretty much everywhere I went, I overheard people discussing the new iTunes 11 upgrade that had just launched–on the subway, in a movie theater, on line for lunch at the deli. And I must say, the reports are very mixed.Now that the new iTunes 11 is...
by Cool Mom Team | Best Apps
I tried to resist. Really I did. And then, one text from a friend saying “I’m totally addicted to Angry Birds Star Wars” and I was at the app store in negative 10 seconds, hitting download and jonesing to see just what that little bird with the...
