by Cool Mom Team | Websites We Love
I am soooo going to love Listgeeks, a new social site in beta, that lets you read, write, collect, and compare nothing more than user-generated lists. Here’s why: 1. I love lists. 2. I love time-sucking websites. 3. I’m still bitter that McSweeney’s...
by Cool Mom Team | Uncategorized
Oh Appy Day! gives you the scoop on the coolest apps from some of the coolest people anywhere. This week, BlogHer co-founder Lisa Stone shares her fave. With the Kindle app, you can look like you’re working when you’re deep in a novel. It’s the only...
by Cool Mom Team | Uncategorized
Last week, I spent a little time with Jaime Derringer, mom-to-be, and genius behind the uber-popular design blog Design Milk. When she pulled out her custom, handmade iPhone case, I couldn’t stop fawning over it. (Seriously. It was a little embarrassing.) Her...
by Cool Mom Team | Tips and Tricks
iPad serves different functions for every member of my family. My traveling husband takes it with him to read books or watch movies, I use it to catch up on my blog reading and magazines, and my older kids use it for some of their homeschool lessons and to blow off...
by Cool Mom Team | Tech Toys
I didn’t know until recently that Shel Silverstein’s The Giving Tree is wrought with controversy. But me? Maybe I’m not quite cynical enough because I love it. I have always appreciated the notion that there’s something to be said for finding...
by Cool Mom Team | Best Apps
Welcome Dads Dig This guest blogger Jim Higley, Chicago Tribune columnist, cancer survivor, and single dad to three kids. His book Bobblehead Dad comes out on June 1. I’m a big fan of LIVESTRONG not just because I’m a cancer survivor, but because I’m...
by Cool Mom Team | Uncategorized
Oh Appy Day! gives you the scoop on the coolest apps from some of the coolest people anywhere. This week, Debi Mazar shares her fave. I love using Hipstamatic to shoot pictures as if they were on a vintage film camera. I’ve used it to get some great pictures of...
by Cool Mom Team | Uncategorized
One of my big tech peeves is power strips that don’t actually let you use all of the outlets. Yes, I know–high class problems. But I hate hate haaaate when there’s not enough space between them for wider plugs, or or not all of the outlets...
by Cool Mom Team | Entertainment
The Parent Show is hosted by Angela Santomero, whose name didn’t ring a bell until I realized that she’s the creator of Blue’s Clues and Super Why! Those shows I know. Verrrry well. She’s teamed up with PBS Parents to create short, engaging...
by Cool Mom Team | Gear + Hardware
I can’t tell you how many people stop me when I’m out and about, to ask me if I love my netbook. After using a few different brands for over a year now, I have to say that it’s definitely one of the smarter investments I’ve made–not just...
