AT&T and Verizon customers can call or text Japan for free

by Julie | Uncategorized

We’re continuing to keep a close eye on the news emerging from Japan in the wake of last week’s devastating earthquake and tsunami, so we were touched to see this announcement from Verizon. Through April 10, Verizon wireless and residential customers can...

Turn the teaching around and get your parents up-to-speed

by Jeana | Uncategorized

In addition to being a mom, wife, career woman, sister, daughter, and more lately, I’ve found myself serving as tech support for the litany of tech-related questions my parents have been asking me. Of all the mini projects I’ve helped them out with, I...

Dads Dig This – BeSpeak iPhone app

by Cool Mom Team | Uncategorized

Our next Dads Dig This guest blogger is David Wescott, a Durham, NC-based dad who writes about public relations, science communication, and politics at It’s Not a Lecture.  I admit that most of the time you can find me in worn jeans and something with a Red...

Custom videos from Santa that make me a believer too

by Cool Mom Team | Best Apps

This weekend on Cool Mom Picks, we uncovered an awesome custom video from Santa, and our readers are going nuts for it.  As are our own children. So much so, it would be gross holiday negligence for me not to share it here so even more children can wake up their...

It’s a big TeuxDeux

by Cool Mom Team | Websites We Love

Between after-school activities, weekend soccer games, getting Caleb a birthday present for his party on Saturday, flu shot appointments, sending in the permission slip for the field trip, and, uh, you get the gist, it’s a wonder I don’t leave my house...

How to use the Animoto app to make videos like a pro

by Cool Mom Team | Uncategorized

With Animoto, you can create your very own free (free!) 30-second video and the results look, well, like you paid a pro. Here’s how it works. Related: Splice is a cool video editing app that we’re loving Just upload photos, add a few text slides, choose...