Give Some, Get Some by Papa Crow with Frances England: Kids’ music download of the week
Forget complicated resolutions; this year, I just want us to get back to basics. Unplug more often to play together, read longer stories at bedtime, and perhaps the simplest resolution of all: Give more love whenever and wherever we can. And I've found the most...
7 tips and helpful tech to get better sleep. Because being tired is so last year.
It's no secret that not getting enough sleep can seriously affect our health and overall well-being, so it's at the top of my list of resolutions for 2015 to get better sleep. And hopefully, more of it. If you're on the same mission, check out these 7 tips, plus some...
Here’s how to follow Cool Mom Tech! Because we are where you are.
Whichever social media site you prefer, we're probably there, passing on great content from our site, the web and beyond. (Wait, is there anything beyond the web? Well, if there is, we'll let you know). Follow us for links to cool articles, breaking news, tips for...
How to get $200 worth of smartphone photo editing tools free. Thanks, Aviary!
Well wasn't I delighted when I went to update all my out-of-date apps (another resolution), and clicked on Aviary in the App store (also in Google Play for Android ) which is one of my very favorite free photo editing apps. It was then that I saw I could get hundreds...
The top Cool Mom Tech posts of 2014
We can't start the new year without first taking a quick look back at the 2014 posts that were most popular of the year. If you're interested in what caught the attention of our readers for the past 12 months, here are the top ten of the year. One thing is clear: You...
Happy New Year, from all of us at Cool Mom Tech
Wishing you and your family a wonderful 2015 full of charged batteries, safer passwords, and lots more techie awesome. Thank you for taking time out of your busy lives to support what we do here. Happy New Year! -Liz, Kristen, and Team Cool Mom Tech
The most helpful tech tips of the year: Editors’ Best Tech of 2014
Over the course of this year, we've put together lots of helpful tech tips and tricks, so many of them from your own questions to us. (We love answering reader questions!) Here, 11 of our very favorite tech tips of the year (including lots just for parents or...
The coolest tech accessories and stylish gadget cases: Editors’ Best Tech of 2014
We're so excited to start sharing our Editors Tech Picks of 2014, all week long. Starting with those cool tech accessories we're all coveting around here. Because as much as we love (as in, love) our tech gadgets, we might just be more excited about the increasing...
Merry Christmas, from your favorite tech geeks
From all of us at Cool Mom Tech and a few of our other favorite tech geeks who you might recognize, we wish all of you a very Merry Christmas, courtesy of our friends at JibJab. We hope your day is full of peace, love, joy, and all the cool tech you wished for. And...
Where in the world is Santa? The Google Santa Tracker knows.
It's here, it's here! One of our favorite modern Christmas Eve traditions, the Google Santa Tracker. That's right, you'd better watch out and better not cry, because Santa is in the air and on his way. Check in right here on Cool Mom Tech to see where Santa is...
Taking the best holiday photos: 6 tips that can help
Last year, Nicole put together this wonderfully helpful post on how to take better holiday pictures of the family, and it's definitely worth another look today. At least if you think you might come across, oh, one or two photo opps of the kids over the coming days and...
Everything is awesome about the free LEGO minifigure family holiday postcards
This past week, I've received holiday cards with perfectly styled children smiling on them, as well as wildly creative cards using sidewalk chalk or album cover art, like the holiday cards we featured in our Creative Holiday Photo Cards post. But, what I haven't seen...
Tips & Tricks to Make Life (Way!) Easier
4 cool Google tricks you might not know
I'm a card-carrying member of the Google frequent searchers club, whether it's odd cold symptoms or Ryan Reynolds photos. (Heh.). But little did I know that Google can do a whole lot more than just random searches. Here are four cool Google tricks that can be huge...
Is there a way to get free ebooks on my iPad? Reader Q & A
I recently got an iPad 2, but I am having a hard time justifying paying for ebooks. I have been searching for a website that allows me to rent current bestsellers for free and I found one called My Pad Media that claims for a one-time lifetime fee of $49.95 you can...
Quick tech tip: Filtering out unwanted tweets with Tweetdeck
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 simple way to get it...
3 of the best gift card apps for last minute holiday gifts
While gift cards won't necessarily elicit tears of joy, they actually can make a lot of sense. Gift cards are a great choice for people you want to recognize, but don't know well enough to choose a personal gift, or for when you have a limited budget. Here are...
A last minute donation for good: Your frequent flyer miles
I think a subscription to TripIt Pro is a fantastic last-minute gift for any frequent traveler. In fact, an alert from them recently helped me score a $300 refund (!) when an airfare I had purchased dropped significantly. So yeah. That subscription paid for itself...
Sending holiday ecards: 7 of the best resources for last minute thoughts that still count
I still have some gifts to buy and cards to send, but it's nice to know that I can take care of some of those greetings to friends and families with a few clicks on my phone or computer. Here are seven of the best websites and apps that let you send pretty holiday...
Yes, those were angels you heard singing. The Polaroid Socialmatic camera is finally here!
When we teased the idea of the Polaroid Socialmatic camera back in the spring, we could hardly contain ourselves. So you can imagine how amped we are now that you can pre-order the Socialmatic right now. Why all the excitement? Well, first, just look at it. That's one...
Last minute holiday shipping deadlines, because there’s always one last thing
You might think that we'd have all of our shopping finished, but even we keep running out of hours in the day. So we've gathered all the details on holiday shipping deadlines from a bunch of our favorite online retailers -- some techie, and some not-so-techie -- who...
Sorry Santa: Kids music download of the week
We're pretty sure Santa is checking his list twice as the sleigh gets loaded with gifts, so it's a little late for any of our kids to make amends if they've been just a wee bit difficult this year. But rather than threaten them with lumps of coal, we've got a funky...
5 fun Christmas apps that make us feel like kids again
It's Christmas! Time to sip some cider or egg nog and enjoy the age-old tradition of playing on the iPad with your kids. Ha. Even though the technology is so not what we had as kids, these fun Christmas apps are getting us in a festive mood and making us feel like...
GiftGram: How to send a personal greeting by video to go with those gifts you’re shipping
The holiday season involves some of my all-time favorite things: family, friends, good cheer, giving gifts, and sugary treats. And butter. But one of drawbacks of this time of year, for me, has to be the shipping stress. My family is close-knit, but we live all over...
6 of the most fun Santa apps for kids that offer proof the big guy is real.
My daughter came home from school last week, begging for a video chat with Santa. How very 21st century. But what was more surprising was that my ever-practical, Elf-on-the-Shelf-mocking, not-believing-in-Santa kid flip-flopped! And I owe it to these creative and fun...
Fun geeky stocking stuffers all under $10.
While we love finding cool gifts for kids under $15 that don't seem like stocking stuffers, there's something to be said for finding actual awesome stocking stuffers that won't break the bank either. It's not easy though when you've got an adult to shop for, or...
Looking for a great gift for a camera-loving guy? ONA Bags has you covered.
Whether he goes for the rugged backpacker look or opts for a hip messenger style, you are sure to find just the right camera bag for your favorite photographer guy from ONA Bags. Actually, any of these finely crafted bags would look outstanding slung over your...
3 geeky holiday cards with a sense of humor
Oh my geeky friends, not just any old holiday card will do, especially if you're taking the time to write it, stamp it, and send it in the actual mail, which is why I had to share these 3 geeky holiday cards I found that gave me a much-needed giggle. Even better, you...