Scancafe – How to get those VHS videos and old photos out of boxes and onto your PC

by Cool Mom Team | Websites We Love

After my huge, exhausting spring cleaning extravaganza last weekend, I found myself with a gigantic box of photos and absolutely no idea what to do with them. That was until I heard about this cool, new-to-me site that will scan and digitize all your old photos for...

MyMusicCloud: Music from any device, anytime

by Jeana | Best Apps

Having a multi-platform, multi-device household can be difficult when all you want to do is transfer an itty bitty song from one device to the other. It’s a whirling dervish of cords, USBs, devices, and wandering MPEG files that usually ends up with someone...

Dropbox and Android sitting in a tree

by Cool Mom Team | Uncategorized

My love for Dropbox runs deep, but now with a new exciting feature, I’m completely head over heels–and a little envious of you Android users. The newest version of the Dropbox Android app allows you to upload photos and videos directly from your phone...

iPad SD and CF card readers. Hooray!

by Cool Mom Team | Uncategorized

After discovering the iPad USB flash drive that our readers went wild for, I thought I had nabbed the holy grail of tech gadgets. But then I spotted the new card readers at Photojojo and now I know there’s more grail to be found. The iPad CF and SD card readers...

5 simple tips to get your digital photographs organized

by Molly | Tips and Tricks

I love digital photography for the ability to take 500 pictures of my daughter eating her first birthday cupcake, knowing that the perfect shot will be in there somewhere. But this also means my computer gets bogged down with tons of photo files, often with no label,...

How do I get rid of duplicate photos in iPhoto? Reader Q&A

by Jeana | Tips and Tricks

I have duplicate photos in my iPhoto libraries. Is there a program that can help me eliminate the dupes? -@SallyHogshead via Twitter Now this is one question that a lot of us have faced ourselves. Duplicate photos are most definitely an annoyance. As much as we...

4 Storage options for all those great holiday pictures, beyond the cloud

by Jeana | Uncategorized

There are always so many great photo-taking opportunities when kids are around, but this month especially presented a bounty of great photo moments. Whether it was baking cookies, lighting the menorah, decorating the tree, or posing in the ugly snowman sweater your...

Getting organized for the new year: Better options than an ugly metal file case

by Molly | Best Apps

If you’re like us, one of your new year’s resolutions has a little something to do with getting organized when it comes to family management. You’ve already told us a ton of amazing ways you put your Google calendars to work for you and your family....

Editors Best Tech of 2011: The coolest techcessories

by Cool Mom Team | Editors' Picks of the Year

While we love our gadgets, we also love those clever and cool tech accessories that make them work better, more efficiently, or more effortlessly. Here, we present our very favorite techessories of 2011. PlugBugLiz: A brilliant little adapter from twelvesouth...

Editors Best Tech of 2011: The best photo editing and sharing resources

by Cool Mom Team | Editors' Picks of the Year

If parents all do one thing with technology, it’s take and share pictures. Lots and lots of pictures. This year saw a slew of new apps and resources to help making your picture taking, editing and sharing easier and more fun. Here are our editors’...