by Cool Mom Staff | Tips and Tricks
I am on Twitter a lot. A lot. And while I really do adore all the feeds that I follow, every so often there’s an event or a “Twitter party” of some sort that’s cluttering up my stream and I want to filter it out. Fortunately, TweetDeck offers a...
by Cool Mom Staff | Tips and Tricks
This is part of a sponsored series for Sprint Replenish who is helping us think about going green with our tech. I’m all about saving trees–hey! I like trees!–so I do my best to avoid overindulgent paper use. Sure, we recycle junk mail as scrap paper...
by Cool Mom Staff | Tips and Tricks
Confession: I have never been an earpiece kind of gal. I still snicker at those people who walk down the street looking like they’re talking to themselves. But ever since the announcement last week about the potential hazard of cell phone radiation, I figured...
by Cool Mom Staff | Tips and Tricks
I downloaded the free for iPhone app way back when I upgraded my first generation iPhone to a pretty new iPhone 4, but it was only recently that I actually decided to upload a book. Now I’m kicking myself for not doing it sooner. While many people keep telling...
by Cool Mom Staff | Tips and Tricks
I admit that way back when my husband bought me a first generation iPhone, it was a completely frivolous purchase for me–something I coveted because it looked cool. And I could check email from my phone! Technology! Fast forward a few years with my newly...
by Cool Mom Staff | Tips and Tricks
iPad serves different functions for every member of my family. My traveling husband takes it with him to read books or watch movies, I use it to catch up on my blog reading and magazines, and my older kids use it for some of their homeschool lessons and to blow off...
by Cool Mom Staff | Tips and Tricks
When it comes to Mother’s Day gifts, I’d love an iPad 2 just as much as a beautiful mom necklace. Okay, maybe even more. But it can be a little tricky pulling off a gadget as a gift. So here are 3 tips to ensure that your techy gift gets as many...
by Beth | Tips and Tricks
Just when I thought I finally understood the privacy settings on Facebook, my son reminded me that he will be 13 soon–old enough (shriek of terror) to have his own Facebook profile. At that moment, I had a feeling that another “talk” must be added to...
by Cool Mom Staff | Tips and Tricks
Whether you’re reading this from your precious iPad 2 or you’re still waiting for it to arrive, I can’t stress how important it is to keep your new gadget protected, especially if you’ve got kids around. I thought I’d put together three...
by Cool Mom Staff | Tips and Tricks
With spring officially here in the Deep South, I’m determined to do a massive spring cleaning before the end of the week. And that includes my computer, which definitely needs a little TLC. So while I’m dusting the blinds and washing the windows,...
by Cool Mom Staff | Tips and Tricks
I consider myself to be a fairly organized person, but I admit to pushing photo organization to the very bottom of my list. That means I’ve got a zillion photos on my DSLR and smartphone, and the rest are scattered about my computer in oddly named files that...
by Cool Mom Staff | Tips and Tricks
I was wondering if Cool Mom Tech has a recommendation for an online calendar system to keep up with everyone’s busy schedules in my family? I need something that syncs with my Blackberry, as well as Outlook or Yahoo, and preferably free! -PI We’re firm...