Cool gadgets, apps, and tips to help you get better sleep. Yay tech!
It might seem counterintuitive to use technology to get sleep, especially since so many sleep experts remind us all that tech before bed is a major offender. Over the years, we’ve featured some fantastic sleep gadgets and sleep apps to help you get more sleep,...
When should I use Portrait Mode on my iPhone camera? A quick, simple tip.
Over the holiday break, I took my family on a trip to Sedona, Arizona and the Grand Canyon, and thanks to my fantastic iPhone 8+ camera with Portrait Mode, I’ve got some fantastic photos. But, as I quickly discovered after some trial and error, Portrait Mode...
Start 2018 off with organization: 20 tech to-dos to knock off your list!
If you’re like us, then you’ve got a ton of fingerprints on your computer and way too many photos on your smartphone. But to start 2018 with a clean slate (or at least, a clean screen), we’re sharing 20 tech to-dos to help you get more organized...
Our most popular Spawned podcast episodes of 2017
We’ve covered a ton of topics on our Spawned with Kristen and Liz podcast in 2017. From kids and social media to vagacials (yes, it’s a thing), we’ve had a blast chatting with each other, and our esteemed guests, about parenting and parenting...
15 ways Alexa can make your life easier and cooler this holiday season
At my house, we use our Amazon Echo every single day. I ask Alexa to place orders, find the proper cooking temperature of pork, or play my favorite playlist, just to name a few. So with the holidays here, I thought it would be fun to share 15 ways Alexa can make your...
Raising kids to be good digital citizens: The only 4 things you need to tell them.
Raising digital kids, we parents all want to raise them to be good digital citizens, make wise choices, never bully, never be bullied, use their platforms for good, and be the change we want to see in the world. Not much to ask for, right? Since starting this site...
Beyond Snapchat: 12 risky apps parents should watch out for.
By now, everyone knows about Snapchat and kids right? It’s like Snapchat has come to epitomize the “watch out for kids and their apps.” But the truth is, there are so so many apps that can get kids into trouble, and it’s hard to keep up with...
How to set up a smartphone for kids: 9 things parents need to do first.
We’re all learning about new technology right along with our kids, which can put us at a bit of a disadvantage. Darn those growing brains. And if you’ve ever gotten a new cell phone and seen how much more your kid knows about it than you do, well, you know...
A hidden iPhone safety feature that every person needs to know about.
Even we here at Cool Mom Tech were surprised to learn about this hidden iPhone safety feature that could possibly help save lives. And while it’s easy to activate, it’s not something you would happen to do by accident, which is great for those of us with...
The world’s easiest iPhone time-saving trick I never knew. D’oh.
Okay, so please tell me I’m not the only iPhone owner who’s had an iPhone for literally years…and never knew this super basic time-saving iPhone trick. Turns out, your clock — you know, the little digital display of the time at the very top...
How to fix the iPhone bug that’s putting weird symbols in your texts.
There’s a glitch in the matrix! Okay, not really, just that there’s a bug in iOS 11 that for many people turns their letter “i” to a weird symbol. Thankfully, there’s a quick fix until they come up with a fix in the next iOS version,...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.
We even have the privilege of sharing our tips + tricks with The TODAY Show, CNN, HLN, GMA, Nightline, newspapers and magazines around the country, and our favorite -- regular parents who stop us at PTA meetings and ask us how old kids need to be to get a smartphone, and whether they really need to panic about Snapchat.
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