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Inbox Zero trick: How to clean out your inbox on Gmail and start the year fresh. (Updated for 2021)

As someone with anywhere upwards of 10,000 emails in my inbox — many of them unread, to the dismay of my OCD friends — I am always looking for tips and tricks to help me manage my email. One of those is to start each new year with an absolutely clean...

Does Gmail have parental controls? Well, here’s the deal.

by Kate Etue | Tips and Tricks

In our Out Tech Your Kids group on Facebook, we’ve had several questions about parental controls for Gmail, with so many kids needing and using email accounts. We did some research to see what parents can and can’t do when it comes to monitoring their...

Web coolness: How to use Alexa to donate to charity, the latest Twitter war, and how to customize your phone’s app icons

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. A fun look at past video conferencing concepts. You’ve heard of red light cameras, now prepare for cameras that capture drivers using their cellphones. A very cool...

Inbox Pause: The new amazing new Gmail feature that can get you more work-life balance.

by Liz Gumbinner | Tips and Tricks

For ages now I’ve touted the wonderful benefits of Boomerang for Gmail to help me better manage my incoming and outgoing email, and it seems the folks at Google like the feature themselves. Because now Gmail has actually incorporated Boomerang’s technology...

How to use the KonMari Method with the tech in your life

by Cool Mom Staff | Tips and Tricks

Just because January is over doesn’t mean we can’t still clean, organize, declutter and start fresh. Most of us will start (and finish) with the obvious physical objects surrounding us and taking up space. While our editor Christina shared how the KonMari...

Web Coolness: Kid inventors, Hidden Figures, and a cool geeky vending machine

by Cool Mom Staff | Link Roundups

Here are some of our favorite links from around the web this week. We hope you enjoy too. We had a blast meeting cool kid inventors this past week, including Alexis Lewis (above). Check out our Facebook Live to see them talk all about their amazing inventions. The...

Web Coolness: The mini NES Classic, Instagram Live, and the best Alexa hack ever

by Cool Mom Staff | Link Roundups

Here are some of our favorite tech links from around the web. We hope you enjoy them too. Okay, this new mini NES classic console is the best holiday gift ever. We are loving the new mannequin challenge. This one takes the cake! Would you have recognized this...

Web Coolness: Why your kids love Snapchat, Gmail auto reply, and a complete guide to the new emojis

by Cool Mom Staff | Link Roundups

Here are some of our favorite tech links from around the web. We hope you enjoy them too. We’re loving The Monster Project, where kids draw monsters and artists around the world recreate them to help teach kids the importance of creativity and imagination. Why...

Web Coolness: It’s iPhone day! Plus, how fake Instagram can be, and a selfie spoon. Seriously.

by Cool Mom Staff | Link Roundups

Here are some of our favorite links from around the web this week. We hope you like them too. Today’s the day! Who’s snatching up a new iPhone 6S or 6S plus today? As if we needed a reason to love GoPro anymore than we already do, they launch GoPro for a...

Web Coolness: 4th of July fireworks photo tips, Apple Music is here, and tech keeping kids safe at the pool

by Cool Mom Staff | Link Roundups

Here are some of our favorite tech links from around the web this week. We hope you enjoy them as much as we did. A huge round-up of tips, tricks, and helpful hints for taking the best fireworks photos with your smart phone or point and shoot. Apple Music is here!...

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