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The Black Friday deals, promotion, and general insanity continue! This time, from a favorite on every mom's list, the Old Navy/Gap/Banana Republic/Athleta/Piperlime behemoth, thanks to a new integrated social media promotion called Shop …

The holiday list-making has hit full-force in this house. Yesterday my nine year-old handed me a list not only for the upcoming holidays but a second prioritized list for her birthday. My 7 year-old, who I insanely showed the copy button…

While I continue to be terribly lame when it comes to managing my own inbox (it's a frightening, frightening place, I tell you) I am so excited about this one little tool I just discovered that helps free up storage space in your Gmail a…

It's hard to remember that there was a time that we simply snapped photos and had to be satisfied (gasp) with whatever it was that appeared on the film a few weeks later. No Photoshop? No Instagram filters? The horror! The new website, P…

It's Halloween! Yay! And that means as parents, the only thing we'll have more of tomorrow morning than slimy, discarded candy wrappers, is digital photos. Because you are of course obligated to send dozens of photos to every relative on…

There have been times I've driven through my town on trash day and have been stupefied at the things that people are willing to just throw away--cribs, baby toys, bicycles. I understand that not every person has the time or the energy to…

When I was in junior high, I remember a phase when all I wanted to do was create these photo montages, where I would take a big 'ol piece of posterboard and glue pictures of me and my friends onto them. Where I would get really fancy is …

My kids ask me each and every morning, without fail: "Is it the weekend?" Oh, how they wish and will for perpetual Saturdays and Sundays. But luckily, my kids are about to be woken up in style. By a celebrity. Hit the educational advocac…

It's become something of a joke around my house that--as kind of the anti-early-adopter--when I finally cave and buy myself a new tech toy, that's the sign to the industry that it's time to come out with something better. I am forever bu…

If you find yourself in front of your computer or smart phone more than you are in front of a baby book, you may love how easy it is to record all your pregnancy thoughts onto this brand new digital storybook site, courtesy of the UK meg…

My nine year old daughter has a lot to say about everything. She likes to let her opinions be known about what books she's willing to read, what foods she'll eat, what toys she'll play with. Now, with today's release of a very cool new w…

It never failed when I was an elementary school teacher, that I dropped my whole first paycheck on classroom supplies. Not only was the classroom budget never quite enough, but it was often necessary to lean on the wallets of parents to …

H i Cool Mom Tech! Any suggestions for websites that have a good selection of free online games for kids (3rd grade/elementary school level) that are educational, but also FUN for them...so they won't realize that they're actually learni…

The long lazy days spent grilling in the backyard and jumping in the pool are numbered now that our kids are getting back to the grind of school, and its pesky little sidekick, homework. And while I'd like to think that I am definitely s…

My kids are getting old enough now where they have the ability to sit through full-length movies. We've gone through the phase of those pleasant 60-minute "movies" on On Demand, but I think we're ready to step it up. Since I'm on a kids'…

Our readers are often the source of the coolest finds, like this one -- a fantastic little self-funded website that allows young children to create, imagine, and play without the help of a single TV character. Click around the whimsical …

I'm the kind of consumer that brands love. I like a good deal and if one is offered to me, I'll shell out the cash (occasionally for something that I don't even need). Twenty percent off and free shipping on alpaca lined boots in July? S…

I do what I can to give back and support the causes that are dear to my heart, but with four kids and a busy schedule, I feel limited in how much I can commit. However since discovering this amazing new site, I can take on simple daily c…

I love summer for so many reasons. Kids footloose and fancy-free, the fun in the sun, and no deluge of paperwork from all our school events, fundraisers, PTA meetings and volunteer opportunities. I love volunteering in the class and chap…

Now that Netflix has gone and raised their rates by 60% (oh joy!), I'm going to venture a guess that some of you are now open to other movie streaming and download alternatives. Which makes this a good opportunity to point you to some of…

Back in 2010 the talented Jaime Derringer of the super design blog Design Milk began an open ended project. Acknowledging how much time we all spend staring at our computer screens (like you are doing right now), Jaime took it upon herse…

Remember last week, when I said I wanted to live in NYC so I could see some real, live yarn bombing ? Still true. But now I've got another reason on my (very long) list of why I need to go to the Big Apple. I want to be caught reading on…

Are you spending every visit home showing your dad how to turn the computer on... again ? Fielding frantic phone calls from your mother about how her monitor is "broken," when it turns out it's just sleeping? Then you're going to love Go…

There is so much cool stuff being shared on social media sites, there's no way any of us could ever keep up with it, especially if we want to do things like eat, play with the kids, or leave the house. But I've just stumbled upon a new s…