A little Christmas present for your ears: New family-friendly holiday tunes ready for download
It’s Christmas week, and if you are like me, the ears could use a break from the same old Christmas songs that have been blasting across radio stations and throughout department store PA systems since the day after Halloween. Let’s just say that if I...
The Talk on CBS is listening. To us. Neat!
On the new CBS daytime show, The Talk, they’re doing a lot more than just talking, and we think it’s how well they are listening to moms like us that is worth applauding. On first glance (or watch) it may seem that the likable hosts including Sharon...
The Neato robotic vacuum sucks. In a good way.
For the past two Christmases, my mother has given me vacuums, a gift I try not to take as judgment on the state of my house. And while the Dyson was–and still is–great, my little robotic Roomba continues to make me positively giddy as it whirls around my...
Amazing family-friendly MP3s to help you survive Thanksgiving travel
Going over the river and through the woods to get to your warm and cozy Thanksgiving destination isn’t nearly so fun when the traffic is backed up as far as the eye can see, the kids are hungry and you forgot to stop at the last rest area. I can’t make the...
The cat in the app
For the past few months, my kids have been obsessed with an app that has them yelling, singing and — yes — screaming at a cat who then repeats everything back to them in his own weird voice. Harmless fun but no redeeming educational value. Or so I thought....
Happy Halloween! May you keep sticky fingers away from your keyboard.
Our cast of characters here at Cool Mom Tech wish you and your family a sugary-sweet and not-too-scary Halloween!. And thanks for making our first few weeks anything but frightful. Let’s just say, if you came to our door, we’d give you only the full-size...
DriveSafe.ly – the app that takes on distracted driving
I know that there is no text or email worthy of taking my eyes off the road while driving, especially now that I’m carrying precious cargo in the back seat. But the urge is strong, oh so strong, to see what message has just popped up, and I’m such a good...Hi! We’re Kristen + Liz
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