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Our Alexa organization series: The best Alexa calendar skills

Next up in our Alexa Organization Series, we’re sharing some of our favorite Alexa calendar skills to help you keep your family organized. Whether you want to add events to a joint calendar, keep up with a shared to-do list, or just make sure you do not miss the next...

The new hi-tech paper planner that’s blowing our minds

by Kate Etue | Productivity Apps

Even though I’ve become a strictly digital planner kind of person, but I do find myself missing paper planners. Well, Moleskine, who’s my long-time personal favorite source for old-school paper journals, has a brilliant new solution that’s exciting...

Web Coolness: Aristotle, France’s new after-hour email rule, and a shower you can pre-heat from your smart phone!

by Cool Mom Staff | Link Roundups

Here are some of our favorite tech links from around the web. We hope you enjoy them as much as we did. Coming soon from Mattel, an Amazon Echo type gadget for kids called Aristotle. A geeky engagement announcement for Serena Williams and Reddit’s Alexis...

14 of the best organizational apps for parents to help keep you sane | Cool Mom Tech Back to School Tech Guide 2016

by Kate Etue | Back to School Tech, Productivity Apps

We love finding the best organizational apps for parents each year because honestly? We need them ourselves! If you’re anything like me, all household organization seems to disappear over the summer as we fully embrace our laid-back, casual schedule while we...

Calendar apps for a tech house divided? Reader Q&A

by Nicole Blades | Productivity Apps

We are a house divided. My husband is an Android user (but I love him anyway), and I am an iPhone user. We need a calendar app that works with both, allows for the importing of Google calendar an iCal and automatically refreshes it. Is this a possibility?...

Finally, the Google Calendar app for iPhone is here!

by Kristen Chase | Productivity Apps

As a diehard Google calendar user and an iPhone lover, I’ve tried out tons of iPhone calendar apps over the years, none of which were actually made by Google. Until now! Once you download the free Google Calendar app for iPhone, you’ll login with your...

Web Coolness: A cool chemistry advent calendar, Google looks to become more kid-friendly, and decorate the White House Christmas tree using code

by Cool Mom Staff | Link Roundups

Here are some of our favorite tech links from around the web this week. We hope you enjoy them as much as we did. Teach your kids about a new molecule every day with this cool, interactive chemistry advent calendar. (via Laughing Squid) We love this fun...

10 of the best organizational apps for parents: Back to School Tech Guide 2014

by Nicole Blades | Back to School Tech

There’s excitement and anxiousness in the air at back to school time, but for many parents, this time of year can also bring about a little dread. As in: Ugh. Here comes the deluge of To-Do lists and classroom paperwork and lunch-packing and scheduling and on...

Cool newborn app Baby Bundle does everything for new parents but change diapers.

by Julie | Productivity Apps

I always love seeing new tech that really benefits parents, and super smart newborn apps are one of those awesome advances I wish had been around 12 years ago when I was getting ready to welcome my first baby. Just out yesterday, the Baby Bundle app is the latest...

Replacing iCal reminders with the smarter, speedier Checkmark 2 productivity app for iPhone

by Nicole Blades | Productivity Apps

First, let me acknowledge that I am an Apple gal and so I’m always looking for a better productivity app for iPhone. Yes, I’m still rocking the 4S — and likely jinxing myself by speaking of it so boldly — but I’m routinely impressed with...

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