A Mac photo app that works magic on your photos
You just captured the perfect seaside photo of your two adorable kids playing in the waves only to realize that right when you clicked the shutter, two beach-goers wandered into the frame of your quintessential moment. Your husband snapped a great portrait of you and...
The 3 Little Pigs, only everyone lives.
If you’re a traditionalist who doesn’t like people messing with classics like “The Three Little Pigs” on their iPad apps, then you might as well not read this post. Jekolab, an Italian app developer has recently released a slightly less...
Smartr makes your overwhelming contact list a whole lot (yep) smarter.
I remember the day I got my fancy new iPhone. And I also remember the day that I tried to go into my phone’s contacts to make my first phone call. There before me was a list of contacts that seemed to include the name of every person I’d ever emailed,...
Van Gogh and the Sunflowers – way better than that Art History class in college
Even though I managed to pull a strong B+ in my college Art Appreciation class, my art history is a little rusty all these years later. And Van Gogh? Beyond the usual “ear incident” and the iconic sunflowers and starry night, my wealth of knowledge begins...
Snapjoy: A brilliant way to organize and protect your photos. (No more excuses!)
For all the spouting off I do about organizing your digital photographs, backing them up and filing them neatly away, I have a confession: My iPhoto is a bogged-down, disorganized mess of a thing. For all that “delete! delete! delete!” preaching I do, I...
No Picnik? No problem! PicMonkey is here!
Many of you photo-clicking moms like me may be starting to panic just a little with the closing of Picnik next month. But along with the other Picnik alternatives we shared a couple of months, we’ve found another awesome solution and in our opinion, it’s...
Wallit: A new app that lets you join in conversations around the world
You write on your sister’s Facebook wall. You check in with Foursquare. You leave a note for your friend with Pinwheel. There are lots of apps out there that let you leave your mark on a place whether with photos, messages or video. But this just-released app...
10 simple tips for taking great pictures of your kids
It doesn’t even phase my kids anymore that my camera is always in front of my face like an extra appendage growing out from my nose. And while I give them the occasional photographic direction, “Can you please zip up your zipper before I take some more...
Slice – An essential app for the savvy online shopper
It only takes one trip to the mall with all four of my girls in tow for me to remember why I love online shopping so much. But between buying that box of diapers on Amazon, those cute shoes on The Mini Social and my cousin’s wedding present on Etsy, I’m...Hi! We’re Kristen + Liz
We started Cool Mom Tech in 2010 to help make our increasingly digital lives easier, more organized, more meaningful, and more fun, however old your kids may be.
We love that it's grown to become the go-to source for millions of parents who want commonsense info about tech delivered with a smile.
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No More Mean Girls, by Katie Hurley
The Yes Brain, by Daniel J. Siegel and Tina Payne Bryson
How to Break Up with Your Phone, by Christine Price
The New Childhood, by Jordan Shapiro
How to Be a Happier Parent by KJ Dell'Antonia
Raising Empowered Daughters by Mike Adamick
Radical Kindness by Angela Santomero
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