Nintendo 3DS: Effects that jump out at you, hold the glasses

by Beth | Games + Gaming

As with most families with pre-teens these days, we’ve got those moments when I need something new and cool to keep my boys entertained: that very important phone call, the long wait in the doctor’s office, the never-ending road trip. You know, those times...

3 ways to update your laptop bag for spring

by Cool Mom Team | Uncategorized

Do you change your laptop bag with the change of seasons? I happen to tote my MacBook everywhere, which means I’m increasingly less satisfied with the big, black, clunky case I’ve been living with all winter. Especially now that spring is here and a...

3 reasons why I love my iPad

by Cool Mom Team | Tips and Tricks

When I brought home the first generation iPad, I admit that I actually knew very little about its capabilities. But as a co-founder of a tech site being bombarded day after day with new iPad apps, I knew that I needed to take the plunge for work’s sake. (Ahem.)...

Hot Trend Alert: Playdate apps for smartphones

by Jeana | Best Apps

The more developers realize that moms are devouring phone apps, the more they’re creating awesome apps just for us. Last week alone, we learned about a whole ton of new FourSquare-style apps just for parents, that help you connect with your social circle for...

National Consumer Protection Week with Capital One: Tips for safe and secure online shopping

by Cool Mom Team | Tips and Tricks

We’re so pleased to be partnering with our sponsor Capital One to help celebrate National Consumer Protection Week. This is the second installment in our smart surfing series, focusing on tips to help you with safe online shopping. We’re no strangers to...

National Consumer Protection Week with Capital One: Tips for keeping your privacy in a very public online world

by Cool Mom Team | Tips and Tricks

We’re so pleased to be partnering with our sponsor Capital One to help celebrate National Consumer Protection Week. We’ll be sharing cool, smart surfing tips on how to keep you and your family’s online privacy as safe as you can. Now we love social...

Budgeting iPad apps? Reader Q&A

by Cool Mom Team | Best Apps

Although I am enjoying my iPad I miss some of the things my laptop offered, like excel for budgeting.  Do you have any budgeting app suggestions? – Steff What? You mean iPads aren’t just for games? I seem to forget that since my kids can’t stop...

Video sharing sites? Reader Q&A

by Cool Mom Team | Tips and Tricks

I love taking pictures and videos of my son and would like to email them with others but I am always concerned about where my shared pictures and videos may end up. I was wondering if you know of any websites that have a “sign-in” feature when sharing...

Kids laptop recommendations? Reader Q&A

by Cool Mom Team | Gear + Hardware

I just made a big switch with homeschool Math curriculum for my oldest daughter and it requires her to watch and interact with CDs on the computer. Unfortunately, my 3yo jammed two DVDs into my Macbook and broke the drive. So now, faced with the repair cost, I’m...

Best Buy Wish List: Computers. Pretty, pretty computers.

by Cool Mom Team | Holiday Tech Gifts

Best Buy Wish List is a sponsored series in which we feature the things we’re coveting at Best Buy–and then give away gift cards so you can buy them yourself.  Whee!Computers are pretty important gadgets to us bloggers. Imagine that. It’s a...