15 Instagram tips every user should know. We think you’ll heart-emoji them.
Truth be told, I abandoned my BlackBerry for the iPhone specifically because of Instagram. And, believe me, I was quite the keyboard-over-touchscreen loyalist. But the lure of the obvious fun of sharing square photos — with filters! — was just too strong,...
STYLR: Ever wanted to buy all the pretty things you see on Instagram? Now you can.
Have you ever been scrolling through someone’s fashion-fabulous Instagram feed and spotted a pair of shoes or a clutch or scarf (or ahem, Liz’s stack of bracelets) that you really like? I’m talking really like, to the point of wishing you could reach...
8 really smart tips for managing kids’ screen time that you can put into action right now
We are so excited about (and kind of in awe of) so many of the things that computers are doing for our kids, but the reality is, sometimes we need help managing their screen time. So many readers have written to us thanking us for tips like the Marble Jar system and...
Layout from Instagram: Finally, Instagram’s own photo collage app.
Just last year, we gave you the straight intel on the best Instagram collage apps. And now, finally (some might say, including us) Instagram has jumped in the game with Layout from Instagram, their very own app for making photo collages to share. It’s been out...
Family Staycations: 6 tips for making your time at home almost as big a deal as your time away
Sure, Spring Break is cool when you and the family are jetting off somewhere fun, but what about those of us who decide to stay close to home? Are we not entitled to enjoy some rollin’ good times, too? Short answer: Yes! Indeed, we are. So I’ve put...
The Hayden-Harnett tablet organizer is so clutch. Also, it looks like a clutch.
It’s no secret that we’re way into the indie designer bag and accessory label Hayden-Hartnett. And with their new Spring 2015 colors for the Mission Tablet organizer, we can definitely add one more thing to our ever-growing H-H Obsessions List. It’s...
6 smart travel apps to help you save money. How you spend the savings is up to you.
Spring is (finally) rounding the corner. That also means that prime travel season and spring break is about to begin, and when it comes to family vacations — be it a long weekend or a 10-day stretch — there are plenty of moving parts to keep in order. For...
The new Masterpiece app for Osmo helps turn kids into brilliant artists. (Berets not necessary.)
So rad. Honestly, those were the first words that popped out of my mouth when I saw this crazy-cool new drawing experience called Masterpiece. It is the latest offering from Osmo, the groundbreaking, iPad-powered gaming device built by two young dads out of Stanford...
5 of the coolest new photo apps for iPhone and Android out now
As parents, we are not shy about our love of cool camera apps since that’s easily half the reason we all own smartphones in the first place. And we’ve experienced first-hand how a really great camera app — like the Camera+ 6 app — can really...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.
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