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Web coolness: A free girls’ coding camp, the dangers of Facebook quizzes, and Mr. Rogers on Twitch.

Here are some of our favorite tech links from around the web. We hope you enjoy them as much as we did. Hooray for this girls’ summer coding camp, run by Karlie Kloss, which will sponsor 1000 girls in 50 camps across 25 cities. Are you aware of the real dangers...

Here’s how to check which 3rd-party apps are connected to your Facebook account

by Kristen Chase | Tips and Tricks

Back in 2017, we covered a story about hackers using Facebook quizzes to steal user data. And now, here we are in 2018 with the Cambridge Analytica scandal, where over 50 million users had their information pulled thanks to a personality app. With that in mind, we...

Web coolness: A real life Super Mario curler, a DNA test comparison, texting 911, and more!

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. Could competitive video gaming become an Olympic sport? (In the meantime, pick up Steep Winter Games, pictured above, celebrating PyeongChang 2018). We are excited...

Start 2018 off with organization: 20 tech to-dos to knock off your list!

by Kristen Chase | Tips and Tricks

If you’re like us, then you’ve got a ton of fingerprints on your computer and way too many photos on your smartphone. But to start 2018 with a clean slate (or at least, a clean screen), we’re sharing 20 tech to-dos to help you get more organized...

Web Coolness: The best Santa tracker, who says social media is bad for us?, and more!

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. 6 of the most fun Santa apps for kids. The 10 best tech deals on Amazon right now. But hurry! This dad created a test to “scientifically” determine...

Why the new Local app could make you delete Yelp for good.

by Liz Gumbinner | Shopping Apps, Travel Apps

I admit, Yelp drives me crazy for a number of reasons. And now, just in time for the holiday shopping and travel, comes a truly viable app alternative. Let’s say you live in Silverlake, you like comedy shows and galleries, and four of your friends have recently...

Could Han Solo really survive in carbonite? The new series Science and Star Wars has the answers.

by Kate Etue | Websites Worth a Bookmark

My son is the type of kid who can’t just watch Star Wars and enjoy it as a fun fantasy world. Instead, it gets his mind spinning: How do the AT-ATs really walk? Could Han really have survived being frozen in carbonite? How do the Bacta tanks work? Well, now we...

Here’s how to order food on Facebook. Yes, you can do that now.

by Kristen Chase | Social Media

Just this past week, Facebook launched a brand new feature allowing you to order take-out right from the restaurant’s Facebook page. So, if you’ve ever gotten a hankering for some Chipotle guacamole or Five Guys burgers while scrolling through your news...

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Kristen Chase + Liz Gumbinner of Cool Mom Picks

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