by Cool Mom Staff | Tips and Tricks
With iPhones, iPads, e-readers and video games coming out of our ears, my house is being overrun by cords. Aside from labeling them with a Sharpie (Tip: silver works great on black cords), I’ve decided that since I’m cleaning and organizing every other...
by Cool Mom Staff | Tips and Tricks
Welcome to Cool Mom Tech! If you caught our Editor-in-Chief Liz on The Today Show this morning talking about six apps and websites that will make your life easier, we’ve rounded them up here for you. Pinterest.com This virtual corkboard allows you to pin...
by Molly | Tips and Tricks
I love digital photography for the ability to take 500 pictures of my daughter eating her first birthday cupcake, knowing that the perfect shot will be in there somewhere. But this also means my computer gets bogged down with tons of photo files, often with no label,...
by Cool Mom Staff | Tips and Tricks
Before the holidays, we tackled questions about when kids are ready for e-readers and tablets, as well as handheld gaming devices. But one of the most frequent topics we’re asked about is just when kids should get their own cell phone. Of course, with any...
by Jeana | Tips and Tricks
I have duplicate photos in my iPhoto libraries. Is there a program that can help me eliminate the dupes? -@SallyHogshead via Twitter Now this is one question that a lot of us have faced ourselves. Duplicate photos are most definitely an annoyance. As much as we...
by Cool Mom Staff | Tips and Tricks
To continue our “Are you ready for this?” series, I’ve received a slew of questions recently about when it’s appropriate to give kids an e-reader or tablet like the NOOK Tablet and Kindle Fire. Overall the assumption is that they’re a...
by Cool Mom Staff | Tips and Tricks
Holy Cabbage Patch 1983 redux, parents! When we named the Leapfrog LeapPad Explorer Learning Tablet to our 10 hot holiday gifts of 2011 list, we knew it would be hot, but we had no idea how many parents would be emailing us in a panic, trying to track one down for...
by Cool Mom Staff | Tips and Tricks
Just in case you didn’t get your shopping done on Black Friday or you were waiting for bigger, better deals, Cyber Monday is upon us, which means lots of discounts on all sorts of techy goodness. Hooray for more shopping!Before you get overwhelmed with where to...
by Cool Mom Staff | Tips and Tricks
If you are among the millions of folks traveling over the Thanksgiving holiday, we’ve rounded up six cool apps that we think will help make your trip smoother, for you and your kids. Just make sure you’ve got the headphones packed and your smart phone and...
by Cool Mom Staff | Tips and Tricks
Before Black Friday hits, I’m already busy tackling my holiday shopping. It’s no surprise that tech is at the top of a lot of my family’s lists. In other words, it’s even more essential that I’m getting the best deal possible when I hit...
by Jeana | Tips and Tricks
We’re so appreciative of our Cool Mom Picks community on Facebook, but thanks to recent major Facebook changes the site has made, we’re hearing that a lot of you aren’t seeing our updates. We feel for you! We’re not seeing a lot of our own...
by Cool Mom Staff | Tips and Tricks
I’m a pretty avid Mozilla Firefox user, but only recently have I entered the amazing world of Add-ons. While we’ve covered a few that we really love, like PriceBlink (amazing!), this week I asked our Twitter followers for their own favorite Firefox...