The digital baby book for those of us with no time for a baby book

by Christina Refford | Babies, Websites We Love

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 mega baby brand Tommee Tippee. And...

New Facebook Features FAQ. Reader Q+A

by Beth | Internet Safety

Well one thing is clear about the new changes on Facebook–none of it is clear! At least according to our community, who bombarded us with questions on our Facebook page and our Cool Mom Picks Twitter account his past week, at our request. In fact, there are so...

Understanding the new Facebook Digital Timeline

by Beth | Social Media

So, you may have gotten wind of a huge change to Facebook called a Digital Timeline this week. Let’s be honest — anyone who’s been on Facebook more than four seconds, has learned not to be surprised by changes to the social network, from privacy...

An amazing series of ebooks that make everything old new again

by Christina Refford | Best Apps, Educational Apps

Whenever I open a new ebook on my iPad, I’m always on the lookout for what new cool things it can do with the the touchscreen technology. But I’ve just discovered a series of storybooks for the iPad that use technology to make reading an ebook as close to...

Understanding Facebook’s new privacy changes – great news for parents

by Jeana | Tips and Tricks

It doesn’t seem like a week goes by without Facebook making more changes to its privacy settings. The company gets a lot of flak for seemingly loosey-goosey privacy policies, but the forthcoming changes (and there are a lot of them) may put all of our minds more...

Fee! Fie! Foe! Fum! This new ebook has giant appeal.

by Christina Refford | Best Apps

Though I was raised on the original Brothers Grimm stories, which are pretty dark, I was always a little more scared of the story of Jack and the Beanstalk. The whole I smell the blood of an Englishman boomed by a big hairy giant? Yeesh. But now we’re having so...

Minor Monitor lets you see what your kids are doing on Facebook.

by aimee | Internet Safety

Are your kids on Facebook yet? Mine is 8 years old, so I’m not yet at that worry stage. But I know that by the time he’s ready for it, he’ll also be dealing with so many other issues in his life that I’ll want to know about. (Kinda glad I have...

The BookArc makes iPad much more than a tablet

by Cool Mom Team | Gear + Hardware

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...

Turn your Instagram photos into magnets

by Cool Mom Team | Photography

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...

Photogram [STOP] makes sending photos [STOP] fun [STOP]

by Jeana | Best Apps

I’ve lamented many times in previous posts the sheer number of photos I have on my phone, and the many ways I attempt to organize, manage, fancify and distribute. There are so many apps and services available to help with this process, but a brand new one I...