How to back up your computer data: 3 steps to make sure those photos, files and documents are safe!

by Caroline Siegrist | Tips and Tricks

I’ve been hearing more and more people asking how to back up computer data, as they express concerns about cyberattacks lately.  Which has reminded me to make sure that my own data is properly backed up too. Even if cyberattack fears are unwarranted (oof,...

10 essential tips for protecting your tech gadgets so they last. (Or at least until the next version comes out.)

by Cool Mom Team | Tips and Tricks

There’s that wonderful moment when you first open up the box of your newest gadget and just smile at it. Some folks even give the new, shiny, and often pricy tech toy its own special name. At no point during this grand unboxing do you envision the gadget in...

Disney Playmation: The next level wearable tech toy that every kid is going to beg for.

by Nicole Blades | Games + Gaming

If you’re always looking for the newest, coolest toys for your kids, we think you’re going to want to know about the introduction of the wildly cool Disney Playmation this fall, because mamas? This could be a category changer. If it does everything...

Sound the alarms! The new game-changing Google Photos app is pure fire.

by Nicole Blades | Best Apps

I am a longtime, shameless, all-things-Apple fan. But that doesn’t mean I don’t tip my hat frequently to cool, non-iOS products. And, when it comes to this new Google Photos app? I’m basically standing up and doing a slow-clap, because the app is...

How to free up space on your phones and tablets with 4 easy steps. Because more pictures are coming, you know it.

by Nicole Blades | Kids, Tips and Tricks

If there’s one thing that will throw off my whole zen vibe, it’s seeing that “you’re out of memory” alert pop up on my tech devices when I try to download an app or take a video. I almost want to turn to my gadget and say: You’re...

The big new iOS 8 announcement from Apple: Photo changes, HealthKit, HomeKit and…they did what to texting?

by Jeana | Gear + Hardware

During the annual Apple Worldwide Developers Conference, as always, people listen and discuss all the huge new Apple news. (Hence the #WWDC hashtag we saw all day yesterday on Twitter.) Apple didn’t disappoint yesterday with Tim Cook’s big iOS 8...

Office 365 Personal lets you start a doc on your PC, then pick up where you left off on your mobile phone.

by Jeana | Best Apps

We have covered cloud-based storage in the past like standbys Dropbox and Google Drive, which are today’s easiest way to access important documents and photos from your mobile devices. But Microsoft software users (um, everyone?) can now benefit from Office 365...

Digitize handwritten notes and journals with Mod Notebooks

by Kristen Chase | Uncategorized

As someone who has kept diaries and notebooks since I was a kid, I am completely enthralled with Mod Notebooks, a new service and app that helps you digitize handwritten notes when you use their special journals. All you need is a Mod Notebooks journal, which looks...

MiiPC review: Keep a virtual eye on your kids’ computer activity

by Shari | Gear + Hardware

We were excited to have a chance to put together a MiiPC review, considering there’s pretty much nothing that causes a modern parent more angst than monitoring your kids’ online life. Keeping them safe, limiting their screen time, making sure they...

Cool features of the new Windows Phone

by Jeana | Gear + Hardware

There’s been a lot of chatter about the brand new Windows Phone 8, Microsoft’s latest offering. It features a very sleek design and layout, including the new Windows 8 operating system, but still has to compete against a huge contingent of existing iOS and...