by Kristin | Internet Safety
We finally decided to give our sixth grader a smart phone. And while I think the good has outweighed the bad so far, I really wasn’t prepared for how complicated things would get — and how quickly it would happen. So I can see why implementing social media...
by Cool Mom Team | Editors' Picks of the Year
Over the course of the year, we’ve put together so many helpful tech tips for our readers, plenty from your own questions to us. (We love answering reader questions!) Here, some of our favorite tips of the year, including lots just for parents, that we think you...
by Kristen Chase | Tips and Tricks
There’s no shortage of cool gadgets to help you find lost items, but lost cars? Not so much. I’m not quite sure if it’s that I’m getting older or I’m trying to do too many things at once, but lately, I’ve been forgetting where I...
by Kristen Chase | Tips and Tricks
If you’re big Twitter users like we are, then you know that currently, you can’t send DMs to people who aren’t following you–a feature we actually really like. Beause it means you can’t get DMs from random people either. Well that’s...
by Liz Gumbinner | Social Media
On November 11, Google will go live with three new changes to their terms of service, with one particular component regarding Google ads that you might want to pay special attention to. Especially if you don’t want your Google Plus profile showing up on...
by Cool Mom Team | Tips and Tricks
One of the most frequently asked questions we get here on Cool Mom Tech is how to take a screenshot. Before you feel silly asking the same question, you should know that it’s a common one, and not necessarily as simple as it sounds. Here, easy instructions for...
by Kristen Chase | Social Media
You might have noticed that some (or many) of your favorite Facebook fan pages have started disappearing–again–from your news feed on Facebook. Thanks to a recent Facebook update that eliminated Facebook Edgerank, entirely changing how Facebook handles...
by Delilah S. Dawson | Tips and Tricks
Don’t know about you, but we tend to be sticklers for capturing those first day back to school photos of our kids in their thoughtfully planned new outfits and shiny new backpacks. Of course they’re often hastily captured as we race out the door, late for...
by Julie | Internet Safety
Just about every day, I have a moment where I’m grateful social media wasn’t around when I was a teen or pre-teen. Don’t get me wrong; technology is a major positive in my life and in my kids’ lives. But it’s also kind of scary to think...
by Liz Gumbinner | Tips and Tricks
I’ve always wondered if there’s an easier way to type accent marks if you don’t have them all memorized, or stuff like currency symbols. Do you have any ideas? Thanks! -Juliet Oh, the accent marks. The special characters. The symbol for the Euro. Pi....
