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Apple’s switch from Lightning to USB-C with the new iPhone 15 Pro: An easy explainer
Read Essay →: Apple’s switch from Lightning to USB-C with the new iPhone 15 Pro: An easy explainerWith yesterday’s Apple announcement of the iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max (and I am sooo excited!) I’ve heard a…
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A socially-conscious, updated Oregon Trail game for 2021. Yes, please.
Read Essay →: A socially-conscious, updated Oregon Trail game for 2021. Yes, please.I’m part of the micro-generation Xennials, for whom there was no better reward in middle school computer class for finishing…
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7 of the best news podcasts and programs for kids, from preschool to high school
Read Essay →: 7 of the best news podcasts and programs for kids, from preschool to high schoolIn our Out Tech Your Kids group on Facebook, a parent recently asked for recommendations for great news podcasts for…
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Is the FaceApp safe? Read these tips from experts first.
Read Essay →: Is the FaceApp safe? Read these tips from experts first.Our social media feeds are blowing up photos from the FaceApp, thanks to the new FaceApp Challenge, but is it…
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What you should know about the massive medical data breach affecting 20 million people
Read Essay →: What you should know about the massive medical data breach affecting 20 million peopleHealthcare data breach html I have no idea why I haven’t been seeing this massive healthcare data breach in the…
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50 must-listen podcasts from podcast-addicted parents who know
Read Essay →: 50 must-listen podcasts from podcast-addicted parents who knowWe recently asked the members of our Out Tech Your Kids Facebook Group to share their choices for best podcasts…
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An 8-year old boy learned how to drive on YouTube, then drove his sister to McDonald’s. Um.
Read Essay →: An 8-year old boy learned how to drive on YouTube, then drove his sister to McDonald’s. Um.Just when we parents were worried about all those scary parody videos on YouTube, an eight-year-old boy watched a regular old driving…
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Big (real) news! Fake news gets easier to spot with the new Google Fact Check
Read Essay →: Big (real) news! Fake news gets easier to spot with the new Google Fact CheckIt seems like an April Fool’s joke (and yes, I double checked the date on the post) but at long last,…
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Pocket: The Pinterest alternative to help save all those articles, recipes, tweets and more.
Read Essay →: Pocket: The Pinterest alternative to help save all those articles, recipes, tweets and more.If you’ve become more of a news junkie over the past year like I have, you’ve probably realized that your standard…
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What you need to know about the VIZIO privacy breach. And how to fix it right now.
Read Essay →: What you need to know about the VIZIO privacy breach. And how to fix it right now.If you own an Internet-connected VIZIO smart television, you might have heard that they’ve been collecting data on your viewing habits for years, and…
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The Apple invoice scam email to watch out for, and what to do if you get it
Read Essay →: The Apple invoice scam email to watch out for, and what to do if you get itThis week I got a scam email claiming to be an invoice from my iTunes account on Apple. Luckily, a…
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How to use new Twitter Moments: Could it make Twitter a more quick and easy news source?
Read Essay →: How to use new Twitter Moments: Could it make Twitter a more quick and easy news source?Notice a little lightning bolt icon at the top of your Twitter feed? No, it’s not a Halloween month tribute…
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The big Apple iOS 9 news: Revamps, upgrades and a sparkling new music streaming service that parents will love
Read Essay →: The big Apple iOS 9 news: Revamps, upgrades and a sparkling new music streaming service that parents will lovePlenty of coolness was rolled out at Apple’s World Wide Developer Conference this week, and we’re here to share the intel…
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Entrepreneur’s Top Tech Pinterest Boards to Follow. Including us!
Read Essay →: Entrepreneur’s Top Tech Pinterest Boards to Follow. Including us!We were so excited this morning to learn that Entrepreneur Magazine included Cool Mom Tech as one of the top…
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Umano app: A great way to get the news when you feel too busy to get the news.
Read Essay →: Umano app: A great way to get the news when you feel too busy to get the news.Remember when you used to sit lazily on a Sunday morning with a huge cup of coffee and read the…
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Breaking news: Apple refund coming for all those accidental in-app purchases from your kids
Read Essay →: Breaking news: Apple refund coming for all those accidental in-app purchases from your kidsAlthough my own kids haven’t made any in-app purchases without my permission that I know of (knocking on wood right…
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The Daily Mom: The daily down-low for moms, all in one beautiful app.
Read Essay →: The Daily Mom: The daily down-low for moms, all in one beautiful app.If there’s one word to describe my life since becoming a mom of two, it’s scattered. And also distracted. And…
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newsle: a brilliant way to keep up with everyone in your social networks–without going to your social networks.
Read Essay →: newsle: a brilliant way to keep up with everyone in your social networks–without going to your social networks.If you’re into social networking–as in, actual networking for work or personal reasons–then you definitely want to know about newsle,…
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How do I get my kids more into the news? Try the interactive stylings of News-o-Matic
Read Essay →: How do I get my kids more into the news? Try the interactive stylings of News-o-MaticI review a lot of apps for kids and thus, am inundated with spinning, whirling, jumping, and shrieking characters/animals/aliens on…
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Oh Appy Day! featuring Mo Willems
Read Essay →: Oh Appy Day! featuring Mo WillemsOh Appy Day! gives you the scoop on the coolest apps from some of the coolest people anywhere. This week, Mo…