Doodle.ly app turns your doodles into masterpieces. Not in that “oh, everything my kid does is a masterpiece!” way either.

by Jeana | Best Apps

A while back, we covered a fun website and app that takes doodling to the digital age. Doodle.ly is a social sharing sketchpad that lets you share doodles, see other creations and marvel at the kind of talent people have. As if that weren’t fun enough, a huge...

Pickie for iPad makes shopping on an iPad way more fun–and way more easy.

by Jeana | Uncategorized

There is definitely something to be said for retail therapy. In those few moments I have down time, I find myself perusing shopping sites on my iPad. Even if I’m not buying, it’s fun to create a wishlist for myself of items I want to keep my eye on or ones...

The new Animoto Video Maker app makes video editing from your photos a snap. Or a touch and a swipe.

by Liz Gumbinner | Best Apps

We’ve been touting the benefits of Animoto video editing since the very first day we discovered how easy it was to make fabulous videos from your own snapshots, how professional they look, and how free they can be. (At least the short ones.) Well it’s...

How do you make a photo collage online? PicMonkey to the rescue

by Liz Gumbinner | Websites We Love

I am now one of PicMonkey’s biggest fans along with the rest of the Cool Mom Picks crew. It’s easy to make collages. It’s easy to edit photos. But one thing that’s always been challenging is doing both together. Argh. Well no more! Just last...

My iPhone case? Oh, it’s a Chanel.

by Liz Gumbinner | Uncategorized

I’ve heard of knock-off designer phone cases and tech accessories before, but never anything quite like this.   The Chanel Nail Polish iPhone cases is guaranteed to bring smiles and raise eyebrows–should fashionistas still be able to do such things...

Shazam does your listening for you, only now bigger and better

by Jeana | Entertainment

With kids like mine who love listening to music, having an app like Shazam that helps me identify songs (to play back for them over and over again) is a huge benefit. And that technology alone still amazes me every time I use it. How cool that you that you can hold...

The best waterproof cases to protect your phones and gadgets this summer

by Jeana | Travel

With summer officially here, and hints of warm weather (at least for some of you, sheesh), I’m already preparing for a fun-filled couple months of sand and surf. My trusted companion, aka my phone, is not a fan of these elements though, and needs some protection...

The lettrs app means letter-sending 2.0. We’re in love.

by Jeana | Websites We Love

While I consider myself to be tech-savvy, thank you notes are just one of those things that I always hand-write and make my kids do the same. And on the receiving end, there is something special nowadays when I receive a hand-written anything in the mail, which is why...

Piquing Our Geek: Interactive pajamas for kids

by Jeana | Fashion + Accessories

Ah, there’s nothing more reminiscent of my kids’ nightly bedtime routine than bath, teeth brushing, pajamas and of course, scanning their pjs with my QR code reader to read an app-based story.    Wait, what? Yes, it’s true, someone has...

Old-school pen pals for 21st century digital girls

by Delilah S. Dawson | Websites We Love

Long ago, the only way to communicate with geeks in a galaxy far, far away was to write a letter, stick a stamp on it, decorate the envelope with unicorns and fairies, and mail it. Then we got email. And Twitter. And Facebook. And tumblr. But here’s a way for...