Angry Birds Star Wars. Don’t download it. I’m warning you.

by Cool Mom Team | Best Apps

I tried to resist. Really I did. And then, one text from a friend saying “I’m totally addicted to Angry Birds Star Wars” and I was at the app store in negative 10 seconds, hitting download and jonesing to see just what that little bird with the...

“If I Ran the Circus,” I’d buy this wonderful Seuss app

by Shari | Best Apps, Educational Apps

“A wonderful app! It’s better than rap! ‘If I Ran the Circus’ makes me smile like a sap!” Um… sorry. There’s just something about announcing a new Seuss app that forces me to rhyme, albeit badly. We’ve talked at length...

The very best Black Friday deals app? Found it.

by Jeana | Best Apps

If you’re brave enough to battle the stores on Black Friday, there are a few Black Friday apps that we’ve recommended as part of your shopping strategy. While many of the general Black Friday apps contain the same deals from the same stores, we did come...

An easy photo book app to rescue those photos from your iPhone. (Admit it, they’re a little stuck there, right?)

by Shari | Photography

There are two things you should know about me as a chronicler of my kids’ lives: 1. I take lots of photographs of them on various devices. 2. I do absolutely nothing with those photographs. I have a sneaky suspicion that I am not alone in this, however, and now...

5 ways to go paperless and get organized before the holiday rush hits

by Cool Mom Team | Websites We Love

Right now I’m staring at piles of papers and receipts that have no business being on my desk, especially since there are so many cool tech gadgets out there that will get me paper-free in a snap. So I’ve decided that before the holiday rush hits, I’m...

The very best apps and websites for holiday gift list organization

by Jeana | Tips and Tricks

Yes, it’s that time to start thinking about ways to organize your gift lists. The holidays will be here before we know it. Luckily, these days. there are really a lot of tech resources out there for managing the holiday shopping process, both to keep track of...

Oh Appy Day! featuring Angela Kinsey

by Cool Mom Team | Uncategorized

Oh Appy Day! gives you the scoop on the coolest apps from some of the coolest people anywhere. This week, Angela Kinsey shares her favorite. I am not a very tech savvy gal so I don’t have a lot of apps on my phone. I would rather read a book (like a real book...

Build onto their Minecraft obsession with these great IRL toys

by Cool Mom Team | Games + Gaming

I may not understand it all, but my eight year-old says the Minecraft game is awesomeness, and given how much he and his sisters play it on my iPad, I’ll take his word for it. This is a evidently a huge deal among their elementary school-age friends, which is...

5 of our favorite techie pins on Pinterest this week

by Cool Mom Team | Gear + Hardware, Tips and Tricks

Obsessed with Pinterest like us? Follow us, then check out our favorite pins from this week. 1. It’s pretty amazing what you can do with speakers these days. 2. 10 quick tips that will have you taking better photos of your kids in a flash. Heh....

An easy way to share photos privately. Did we mention privately?

by Lexi Petronis | Best Apps

I’m not big on sharing kid photos on Facebook–I find my privacy settings magically change too often–but I’m also not great at queueing photos in emails to send to family and friends, either. This results in irritated people who are tired of...