Kristen Chase, Author at Cool Mom Tech

Here’s how to clean and disinfect your AirPods, because ew, David.

We’ve already told you how dirty your phone probably is right now. So now, we’re going to gross you out a little more by telling you that your AirPods are probably pretty dirty too. If you’re on a bit of a disinfecting tear, we suggest adding your...

These Baby Yoda beanies from Love Your Melon are the cutest thing you’ll see today.

by Kristen Chase | Fashion + Accessories

If you and your family are as obsessed with The Mandalorian and Baby Yoda as we are, then you’re all going to flip your helmet over these new Baby Yoda beanies from Love Your Melon. And the best part is that 50% of the net profits go to charity. Related: Our...

Here’s my beef with Snapchat for kids. And it might surprise you.

by Kristen Chase | Social Media

Over the years, we’ve shared our concerns with kids on Snapchat, which aren’t really that surprising. We all know that it’s terribly difficult to monitor. And we’ve seen our kids deal with the difficult issues that arise with Snap Maps. But...

A fun family Valentine’s Day playlist that’s all about celebrating love

by Kristen Chase | Audio

As you might have heard on our recent Spawned podcast, Valentine’s Day after kids (at least for us, anyway), has become quite a family affair. Whether it’s lunchbox notes and a special school lunch, little gifts when they wake up, or a family movie (or...

How to hide your Instagram Story from users. Psst: If you can do it, your kids can do it too.

by Kristen Chase | Tips and Tricks

A few months ago, we shared how to set up the Close Friends feature on Instagram, just in case you’ve got your kids (and their friends) following you and wanted to share something that they couldn’t see. Of course, whenever you do that, then you can pretty much assume...

NBD Google just shared some private videos in Google Photos to strangers.

by Kristen Chase | Tips and Tricks

In what feels like a game of “Which Site Will Violate Our Privacy More This Week?,” Google remains consistent in their issues with user privacy and released an inconspicuous email to users to let them know that some Google Photos users might have had their...

Here’s how Facebook is stalking you. And what you can do about it.

by Kristen Chase | Social Media

If you’re like me, you’ve had a few instances where you know you didn’t search for a particular product or service on your phone or your computer, but suddenly you’re getting ads for it in your Facebook feed. Is Facebook listening into your...

The 20-20-20 rule, and why you (and your eyes) need to know about it

by Kristen Chase | Tips and Tricks

Every now and then I’ll spot a fantastic article shared by one of my Facebook friends, only to discover it was written a few years ago. Womp, womp. But in a few cases, like this Vice article about what screens are doing to our eyes (and our kids’ eyes),...

Bandolier goes pro. AirPods Pro, that is.

by Kristen Chase | Audio

If you were lucky enough to snag a pair of AirPods Pro this holiday season (or you played Santa for yourself), then you’ve got the perfect excuse to get one of the new Bandolier AirPods Pro pouches. Even though we were initially a little skeptical about the...

Digital parenting tip: How to teach your kids (and yourself) to spot fake photos

by Kristen Chase | Tips and Tricks

We live in an age of photoshop and photo altering, and quite frankly, our teens and tweens are pretty savvy when it comes to pointing out (and complaining about) a model’s face that’s been de-wrinkled. But photos of women — made to look skinnier and...