Tips and Tricks

Have you been wondering how to hide hashtags on Instagram? If you're like us, you love using them, but you don't necessarily want to force everyone to read all of them, so here's how to hide them so no one can see them on your post (but …

Even though I downloaded iOS 10 last week, like many of you, it's taking me awhile to get used to all the changes and new iOS 10 features. Oof, there are a ton. And while I have to admit that I'm liking most of them, there's definitely a…

If you've ever read a comment thread online, then you know that in many cases, it can be a pretty awful place. So, we're pleased to hear that Instagram took a huge step in changing that, at least on their app, anyway. Related: How to man…

With four kids in school and various activities, you can just imagine the number of forms I have to fill out and sign, pretty much on a weekly (sometimes, daily) basis. I don't even want to think about how long printing them, filling the…

If you're getting more than your fair share of calls from that dreaded caller "Unknown" and want to know how to get rid of unknown calls, we've got your back. After all, 'tis the season for telemarketing, campaign donation requests, and …

I'm the first one to admit that I do not utilize Siri on my iPhone as much as I should. But after discovering Hey Siri website that lists out literally every single command (and variation on those commands) that Siri can do, let's just s…

I won't pull punches here; I am horrified, it not entirely shocked by the vast number of women in particular who have confessed how traumatic this election season has been for them, thanks in no small part to abuse on social media from t…

As someone who has a bad habit of laying in bed at night and checking her iPhone, the Night Shift feature in iOS 9.3 is a lifesaver. Or really, a sleep saver. Yes, those bright LCD screens aren't great for helping you fall asleep. So, if…

If you want to charge your iPhone 6 or 6S faster, you don't necessarily need a fancy cable or charging block. It's as easy as grabbing your iPad Air charger and using that instead of the white block that you got included with your iPhone…

I've recently started using the Apple Reminders feature, which is free and included in your iOS device, and I've wondered why I haven't been using it it more this whole time. With end-of-the-year/beginning-of-summer madness, my mind has …

With kids out of school and summer officially here, I'm pretty sure most parents are struggling to figure out how to manage their kids' screen time. We've featured lots of screen time management ideas here on Cool Mom Tech, as well as sm…

It must be the week of class action lawsuit settlements. First with Ticketmaster , and now Apple, who's required to fund over $4 million dollars in credits to eBook customers. That means if you bought eBooks on Amazon between 2010 and 20…

After seeing a helpful Facebook post going around reminding people to set the Emergency contact information on their iPhone, I realize that I hadn't actually done it for myself. And, my older kids who have their own phones, haven't done …

If you've seen posts floating around telling you that you've got free Ticketmaster tickets to claim, it's totally legit. Due to a huge class action lawsuit that just settled, if you bought tickets between October 21, 1999 and February 27…

So your friends keep bugging you to listen to Serial (Season 1, trust us), or you've heard us keep telling you to download our Spawned with Kristen and Liz podcast but you have absolutely no idea how to get podcasts on your smart phone. …

If you've been using Facebook's photo sync feature to back-up your photos, then you'll want to be sure to back them up. Why? Because if you don't do it by July 7, they will be deleted for good. Keep in mind that this only applies to Face…

We love discovering awesome iPhone features that help make our lives easier, which we can all use, busy parent or not. This is exactly the case with these two tricks that make sharing your texts and voice mails super simple. How to share…

There's nothing worse than putting a post up on your Facebook feed only to have only a few of your friends like or comment on it. Okay, there are lots of things worse than that, but you know, it's annoying, especially when you've got a q…

This week I got a scam email claiming to be an invoice from my iTunes account on Apple. Luckily, a few things tipped me off that this wasn't legit, so I contacted Apple about it and saved myself the tremendous hassle of having to change …

So, I want my daughter to read more this summer, and with all our upcoming travel, I'm considering a tablet or e-book reader but I'm not sure which is best. -Dawn We're definitely with you that gadgets can be a whole lot easier to travel…

I'm not sure if it's because texting has made me a little phone-call averse or if it always seems like people call at the moment I've got a kid throwing a tantrum, but I have a hard time answering the phone when the calls are coming in. …

This situation probably sounds all too familiar to you: You're at your kid's basketball game or a family birthday party and your mom or your brother sitting next to you asks you to send them some iPhone photos and videos you're taking, w…

I hate to admit it, but I used to be that parent. You know the one who proclaimed her kids would never watch TV or play on a computer, and instead spend endless hours playing outside in any weather. (Torrential rainstorm? Builds characte…

You know the junk mail or spam box in your email, where sometimes non-spam emails end up? Well, it turns out Facebook has a similar filter for your Facebook Messenger PMs, and just like with email, a lot of legit messages are getting suc…