Shazam your way through the Super Bowl Commercials
As a music buff, I was an early adopter of the Shazam app, which allows you to easily identify song titles and artists just by holding up your phone to the music. But for tonight’s Super Bowl, you can actually use the Shazam app to do a whole lot more, like...
Penultimate brings paper and pen into the 21st Century
As much as I love my iPad, I still use good old paper and pen to jot down notes to myself and make to-do lists, because it’s just way faster than me clicking away on a tablet keyboard. But all that has changed since I started using Penultimate, which just so...
Gube: Like YouTube. Except safe for kids.
Justin Timberlake dressed as a cup of soup. Michael Bolton vamping as Captain Jack Sparrow. Both are a YouTube hoot. The idea of my kids coming across either one while clicking through to what they think might be age appropriate is not. Enter Gube. Think of it as...
Butt Art a mom can approve of
I don’t know what my kids like more–playing with this new CMP fave book-turned-app, or hearing me say, “Here, kids. First draw a butt.” From the people who brought us the wonderful Everything Butt Art book comes the brand new, just launching...
Android apps for kids: 3 new ones worth a look
Our readers often ask us to suggest more kids’ apps beyond iOS, and while we do cover the great Android apps we find, there’s certainly a discrepancy in both quantity and quality when compared to what’s available for iOS. Well Android users, I think...
Webstagram makes Instagram users very happy indeed
If you’re a regular reader of Cool Mom Tech, you know what big fans we are of Instagram, the ultra-cool iPhone app/social network (coming soon to Android!) that lets you edit, add effects to and share your beautiful photos. If you’re an Instagram fan too,...
Alternatives to Picnik? Reader Q+A
Now that Google is closing down Picnik, any suggestions for what I can use to edit my photos? -Delilah We were definitely surprised to hear that Picnik is shutting down. I’ve used it many times to quickly and easily edit photos, and while it’s a bonus to...
The best list-making apps? Reader Q+A
I used to use my Netflix queue to keep the list of movies I’d missed, shows I wanted to watch on DVD, etc., but now I’m not sure where to manage this stuff since we canceled our subscription. Is there a way for me to organize my lists for easy access?...
Karaoke for the preschool set
I know I don’t have the only 2 year-old who can pick up my iPhone, unlock the screen and navigate apps. And it never fails, when the phone is in her hands, the Nursery Rhyme Karaoke app, Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, is the first thing she clicks on every single...Creating Secure Passwords: The Easy, Step-by-Step Guide
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