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Mylio Photos is the safe, private way to organize, curate, and protect your most important photos.
Read Essay →: Mylio Photos is the safe, private way to organize, curate, and protect your most important photos.This is a sponsored message from Mylio Photos One thing we can safely say about parents: We take a ton…
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Cool gift idea under $5: Printable photo frames that look like vintage objects.
Read Essay →: Cool gift idea under $5: Printable photo frames that look like vintage objects.Digging through our archives for some creative Mother’s Day gift ideas, I came across this one that was so excited, I…
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How to take great photos of your kids? Use this trick my teenager taught me.
Read Essay →: How to take great photos of your kids? Use this trick my teenager taught me.A few weeks ago, my teenager asked me to take a few photos of her while we were visiting my…
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Burst mode is the iPhone camera feature every parent should be using.
Read Essay →: Burst mode is the iPhone camera feature every parent should be using.With some of us still in summer vacation mode, and others of us heading back to school, the one thing…
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3 of the best free baby book apps for busy parents. No scrapbooking skills required.
Read Essay →: 3 of the best free baby book apps for busy parents. No scrapbooking skills required.I’m so grateful for those fantastic baby book apps that have saved me from hot glue guns and zig-zag scissors.…
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The best ever, super simple trick for taking better selfies
Read Essay →: The best ever, super simple trick for taking better selfiesLast week on family vacation, atop the San Jacinto Mountain with the scenic Coachella Valley behind me, of course tons…
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9 creative kid portrait ideas that make genius Father’s Day gifts. Just add a frame!
Read Essay →: 9 creative kid portrait ideas that make genius Father’s Day gifts. Just add a frame!If you missed the boat on photo gifts for Father’s Day or Mother’s Day…no, wait! You didn’t! We all live in…
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9 cool Instagram photo gifts for the Instagram-loving mom. Isn’t that all of us?
Read Essay →: 9 cool Instagram photo gifts for the Instagram-loving mom. Isn’t that all of us?As a new mom, I’d adore a Mother’s Day gift that takes my favorite Instagram shots and transforms them into an…
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How to use the KonMari Method with the tech in your life
Read Essay →: How to use the KonMari Method with the tech in your lifeJust because January is over doesn’t mean we can’t still clean, organize, declutter and start fresh. Most of us will start…
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3 awesome websites for sending holiday e-cards that look just like paper cards. Except, no postage. Or trees.
Read Essay →: 3 awesome websites for sending holiday e-cards that look just like paper cards. Except, no postage. Or trees.We love sending out paper holiday cards and getting them in the mail. We really do! But these days, you…
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Preserve old photographs (yes, real ones) with Google’s new PhotoScan app
Read Essay →: Preserve old photographs (yes, real ones) with Google’s new PhotoScan appAs much as I love my iPhone camera roll and the thousands of photos it houses, I do have a…
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15 custom photo gifts to make your friends and family swoon | 2016 Holiday Gift Guide
Read Essay →: 15 custom photo gifts to make your friends and family swoon | 2016 Holiday Gift GuideWe love finding cool custom photo gift, because hello, we’re moms! We’re sentimental like that. But also, they make great gifts because…
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Joy gets your photos and video off your phone and onto an interactive digital album
Read Essay →: Joy gets your photos and video off your phone and onto an interactive digital albumIf you’re a photo hoarder like me, but never actually get your photos off your phone or tablet for anyone…
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10 of our favorite iOS 10 features that you should know about
Read Essay →: 10 of our favorite iOS 10 features that you should know aboutEven though I downloaded iOS 10 last week, like many of you, it’s taking me awhile to get used to…
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Prisma app: Our cool free app of the week
Read Essay →: Prisma app: Our cool free app of the weekBeyond cropping out background noise or scrolling through a few Instagram filters, I don’t usually spend a ton of time messing…
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5 terrific pro photography tips for kids who want to get beyond selfies. (And you can learn from them, too!)
Read Essay →: 5 terrific pro photography tips for kids who want to get beyond selfies. (And you can learn from them, too!)As our kids get older, they’re often more excited to be behind the camera than in front of it. Or, maybe…
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An easy, fast, beautiful new photo book service
Read Essay →: An easy, fast, beautiful new photo book serviceNow that so many of us have a zillion photos stored on our laptops or phones, I love creating any gift that…
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21 funny baby milestone photos every parent must have, that tell the whole truth about parenting
Read Essay →: 21 funny baby milestone photos every parent must have, that tell the whole truth about parentingLet’s be honest, the best photos of kids are never the perfect ones. They’re not necessarily the photos that required hours of prep time…
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Must-read info: How your Instagram photos could be used by brands. And what to do about it.
Read Essay →: Must-read info: How your Instagram photos could be used by brands. And what to do about it.Just a few days ago while perusing new Cool Mom Picks Instagram followers (hey, thanks new followers!), I clicked over…
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A 2016 photo calendar that will make you happy all year long
Read Essay →: A 2016 photo calendar that will make you happy all year longConsidering how much I love photo wall decals, it’s no surprise that I’m digging these cool photo calendar decals from Pinhole…