by Cool Mom Team | Gear + Hardware
If you follow Cool Mom Tech on Twitter, then you know we were pretty excited about Apple announcement of the iPhone 4S yesterday. In fact, we weren’t the only ones–the news actually crashed the Apple Store site yesterday! Sure, maybe it’s not an...
by Cool Mom Team | Entertainment
I feel a little embarrassed not knowing this, but can you explain the difference between Pandora and Spotify? – Shelley You’re not the only one who’s asked us this question, Shelley, so you shouldn’t feel embarrassed! Now that there are new...
by Molly | Websites We Love
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 pick up the slack as...
by Christina Refford | Best Apps, Educational Apps
Please see updated information below As a homeschooling mom to three, one of whom visits an Occupational Therapist for fine-motor skills help, I spend a few minutes a week checking out new educational apps. This isn’t a very expensive pastime, since many...
by Cool Mom Team | Back to School Tech
We know the one thing integral to keeping your sanity during back to school time is organization. Whether you volunteered to be the classroom mom and need to help wrangling 26 families or you’re just trying to keep track of your own, we’ve rounded up 9 of...
by Cool Mom Team | Tips and Tricks
With Hurricane Irene’s impending arrival, many of us are filling up the bathtubs, battening down the hatches, and digging out the candles. If you’re going to be affected by the storm (though not in an evacuation zone of course), don’t forget about...
by Cool Mom Team | Games + Gaming
Around our place, slapstick will always have a happy home. We fondly refer to America’s Funniest Videos as The Bonk Show (because of all the people who get bonked, of course) and when Wipeout first aired, we started calling it the Super Bonk Show. My...
by Cool Mom Team | Uncategorized
As much as I love the feel of a crisp paperback book and the smell of a new magazine, I definitely get the appeal of an e-reader. And now there’s a cover that lets you show off your affection for David Sedaris, or help you start up a conversation about your...
by Cool Mom Team | Uncategorized
If you’ve been holding out on a big tech purchase or just want to stock up on a few early holiday gifts, now might be the time with this big sale from one of our go-to online tech retailers. Tonight at midnight EST (9pm PST), you can score all sorts of discounts...
by Christina Refford | Entertainment
When I heard about the launch of Spotify in the US today, I wasn’t sure it was for me; I’m pretty comfortable with all things tech, though I’m still admittedly old school when it comes to my music I prefer CD’s to MP3’s, and haven’t...
