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...
by Cool Mom Team | Uncategorized
We’re thrilled to welcome Jason Avant, founder and managing editor of DadCentric.com, as today’s Dad Dig This guest blogger. When it was announced that Apple would be producing a tablet, many of my friends and colleagues were practically foaming at the...
by Cool Mom Team | Tips and Tricks
I recently got an iPad 2, but I am having a hard time justifying paying for ebooks. I have been searching for a website that allows me to rent current bestsellers for free and I found one called My Pad Media that claims for a one-time lifetime fee of $49.95 you can...
by Cool Mom Team | Uncategorized
If there’s anything to miss about real, live books when you’re using your e-reader, it’s the flip of the pages, the weight of the hardcover book in your hands, and the cool covers. So while I haven’t yet found anything to help with the first...
by Christina Refford | Uncategorized
Though I knew it was risky, for the first couple of months of owning a shiny new iPad 2, I didn’t use protection. Oh sure, I worried that it’d get scratched, dinged or (gulp) dropped, I was just overwhelmed with the number of cases out there: did I want a...
by Cool Mom Team | Uncategorized
As a military spouse, I don’t need an excuse to show my patriotism with a little red, white, and blue on the 4th of July or any day. Well, with this cool case I can do it with my iPhone 4. This limited edition Patriot iPhone case from Speck is fitted perfectly...
by Christina Refford | Best Apps, Educational Apps
Ever since he was a little guy, my six year old has been obsessed with maps, so it was a no-brainer that I’d look for fun apps that capitalize (ha, get it?) on his obsession. What I didn’t expect was to find an app that I’d want to play whenever I...
by Cool Mom Team | Tips and Tricks
I admit that way back when my husband bought me a first generation iPhone, it was a completely frivolous purchase for me–something I coveted because it looked cool. And I could check email from my phone! Technology! Fast forward a few years with my newly...
by Jeana | Gear + Hardware
Happy Memorial Day everyone! For the fashion-minded, this means that it’s time to break out the white. Whether or not you look good in white pants (I can only speak for myself) I think we can all brighten up our tech wardrobe. So in celebration of the official...
by Cool Mom Team | Tips and Tricks
iPad serves different functions for every member of my family. My traveling husband takes it with him to read books or watch movies, I use it to catch up on my blog reading and magazines, and my older kids use it for some of their homeschool lessons and to blow off...
