5 ways tech can help you lose weight
About five months after having my third child, I had to wear a strapless bridesmaid's dress to my sister-in-law's wedding. With more than 40 pounds of my baby weight still to lose, I decided that was enough motivation to whip myself into shape. I lost it--and...
The BookArc makes iPad much more than a tablet
I love that iPads aren't just fun little gadgets anymore. Considering all the accessories for them now, you can really make them work hard for you. Case in point: a beautiful, thoughtful stand for those smitten with the Apple aesthetic. The BookArc for iPad from the...
Protect your iPad from the elements. Of cooking
There are many times when I rely on my iPad for recipes while cooking. But out of sheer concern that I'll get bread crumbs or flour stuck in the crevices, I keep the device far away; usually on the kitchen table, while my prep area is on the other side of the room on...
4 super stylish, eco-friendly laptop bags. Hold the hemp.
This eco tech series is brought to you by our sponsor, Sprint Replenish, who is helping us think of ways to can go green with our technology. I can still remember looking for a stylish, eco-friendly laptop bag a few years ago and I swear even Google came back with...
Tech support for luddites (Read: your parents)
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 Google's latest brainchild. Styled...
Smoothies, Martha Stewart style
This holiday season, my family enjoyed the spoils from my experimentation with the very cool Martha Stewart Makes Cookies iPad app, so you can imagine how excited they were when I decided to give her new smoothies app a try, just in time for fresh fruit season. Not...
Did you miss something in social media? Just rrrewind.
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 site that pulls the best and...
Let Roger Ebert pick your date night movie
Every month, my husband and I comb through Netflix and try to figure out what to put in our queue. We generally give up and just end up putting in something for the kids. But since finding this new app, I've already got a slew of awesome picks, all recommended by the...
Happy Father’s Day!
Wishing all the cool dads out there the day they deserve today. We'd say we hope you can unplug and relax...but maybe you'd rather plug in and relax? Happy Father's Day! [binary code "dad" tee via think geek]
Kids’ music download of the week: One That I Love (Free!)
One of our favorite kindie voices, Charlie Hope, has a brand new release called Let's Go Play!, and you can bet you'll see a review of this wonderful family album soon on Cool Mom Picks. But today we have a little treat for you: a beautiful tune from this CD to...
Peel personalizes your TV watching experience
When I was younger, I was only allowed to watch TV on the weekends. I remember scouring the TV Guide that came with the Sunday paper and figuring out which shows I'd watch that week. Boy, have times changed. Peel is a free iOS app that is a virtual TV guide on your...
Get a little Nook-y with the new Nook e-Reader
Today, on The E-Reader Bachelorette, there's a new suitor on the market. He's short, he's smart, and he lasts a long time, if you know what we mean. Here's why you might want to give your rose to the brand new Nook. So the new Nook walks into the room, and you can't...
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Meet my new office assistant, HelloFax.com
I never actually realized how much I relied on my print-scan- fax trifecta of printer features until the thing bit the dust a few months ago. Since then, I've been begging neighbors to scan docs for me, and hitting the local office stores to fax. Hello, pricey. Well...
Oh Appy Day! featuring Dr. Harvey Karp
Oh Appy Day! gives you the scoop on the coolest apps from some of the coolest people anywhere. This week, Dr. Harvey Karp shares his fave. Besides helping parents have more fun with their babies and toddlers, I have spent the past 20 years working to make our...
10 chic designer themes for Google Chrome
I get a little geeky when it comes to jazzing up my browser with themes--it's such an easy way to give your PC a makeover. I find I've been spending more and more time with Google Chrome lately, and poking around the themes page, there are quite a few designed by...
Draw, baby, draw
I've always been envious of people who can draw, especially coming from someone whose go-to doodle is a 3D box (and not a very good one at that). Luckily, through the magic of technology, I can use software intervention to help make my drawings look more...
As science geeks know, Father starts with Fluorine.
It's not often that you're floored by Fluorine--unless you're into corrosive gas. (Which does sound a little like my dad... heh.) But if your dad loves the periodic table, this gift might just be element-ary. Geek dads will firmly approve of the Periodic Table Element...
4 easy ways tech eliminates unnecessary paper in your life
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 for the kids...
E3 Expo update: 7 gaming announcements parents will be excited about
Let's just say that smartphone and tablet games we love are nothing compared with what's coming out soon--console games are alive and motion kicking in the most amazing ways. Last week, nearly 50,000 people in attendance at the 2011 E3 conference, or the Electronic...
Give and let spy
Yay! A pen! Seriously, has anyone ever said that before when opening a gift? Okay, maybe a few of us writers. Elegant, fancy gifts are all well and good. (Especially the ones in our Father's Day Guide, hint.) But sometimes you need to put the fun back in Father's Day...
5 picks you might have missed this week
This past week on Cool Mom Tech, we've been having fun with some of the doodads we don't mind carrying around, now that the scarves and the gloves are safely packed away. 1. Turn your iPhone into a one-handed photo machine with the click of one big, red button. 2....
Digitize those old family hand-written recipes
I'm so lucky that my mother-in-law is a chef. She loves cooking so much that I don't feel bad having her cook for us whenever she comes over. She has these binders of hand-written recipes she's developed over the years and recently asked me for her help in...
Turn your Instagram photos into magnets
Since discovering Instagram a few months ago, I've used my photos to make everything from a Keepsy book to an Instagram screensaver, plus a few other special gifts - like some pretty awesome photo coasters for my mom for Mother's Day. So when I saw the idea of turning...
Sony PS3 Wireless Headphones keep the sounds of destruction to a minimum
When I saw there was a headset coming out made just for gamers, I got super excited. Not because I need one, but because I happened to have made babies with a gaming addict, and occasionally, I would like to mute the sounds of mayhem, murder and destruction emanating...