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Here’s how to clean and disinfect your AirPods, because ew, David.

We’ve already told you how dirty your phone probably is right now. So now, we’re going to gross you out a little more by telling you that your AirPods are probably pretty dirty too. If you’re on a bit of a disinfecting tear, we suggest adding your...

The best ways to clean and disinfect your phone during cold and flu season: From gentle cleaning to killing bacteria and microbes

by Liz Gumbinner | Tips and Tricks

With the concern about the COVID-19 Coronavirus right now, it seems like a good time to bring back the talk about the best ways to clean your phone, or disinfect it entirely. Also, your kids’ phones (ahem). Because while it’s important to know the best way...

How to fix your sticky new MacBook butterfly keyboard

by Kristen Chase | Tips and Tricks

I’ve written a few times here at Cool Mom Tech about my love-hate relationship with the new MacBook, particularly the butterfly keyboard. It makes typing so incredibly fast and easy, but it gets stuck very easily. And it’s not just me! It’s such a...

Cleansebot: The Roomba-like germ-killing robot for your hotel bed (Or, your home bed. We won’t judge.)

by Kate Etue | Travel Essentials

We’ve all seen the late-night news exposés with hosts shining black lights in hotel rooms, and let’s just say we wish we could forget them. But now we have no reason to worry when we scrunch up next to our partners (and children, let’s be honest...

Molekule: The gorgeous high-tech air purifier that’s touted by MoMA (yes, the art museum)

by Kate Etue | Smart Appliances

Spring is nearly here, despite snowy forecasts even down South. But our allergens haven’t gotten the note that we’re not ready for them yet, and my entire family is sneezy, itchy, and cranky. And after my son’s allergies got so bad we ended up in an...

Your smart phone is gross, and other reasons to spring clean your tech. Even if spring isn’t here yet.

by Cool Mom Staff | Tips and Tricks

We’re hardly germaphobes but if you knew the bacteria growing on your phones, tablets, and earbuds, well, let’s just say you might take a few minutes to clean them off every week (and not just once a year), especially if your kids are touching them. But...

How to use the KonMari Method with the tech in your life

by Cool Mom Staff | Tips and Tricks

Just because January is over doesn’t mean we can’t still clean, organize, declutter and start fresh. Most of us will start (and finish) with the obvious physical objects surrounding us and taking up space. While our editor Christina shared how the KonMari...

10 simple things you can knock off your tech to-do list for the new year

by Kristen Chase | Tips and Tricks

For me, the new year is about starting fresh, or at least, as close as possible, which is why I spend as much time as I can between Christmas and New Year’s crossing off as much as I can off my to do lists. If you’re like me, you’ve got a few (or...

BrightNest app: Our cool free app of the week

by Christina Refford | Productivity Apps

The first word that pops into my head after I hear “spring” is “cleaning,” probably because three kids plus one dog equals a lot of cleaning at any time of the year. And with today being the first day of spring (yay!), my free app of the week...

The 15 minute trick: A smart, easy way to spring clean and organize your home office

by Kristen Chase | Tips and Tricks

With warmer climes finally here and April right around the corner, it’s time for my annual spring cleaning to begin. At the top of my list is my home office area. If you’ve got piles of papers and cords everywhere like me, then I’ve got a helpful...

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