The best newborn apps? Reader Q&A

by Jeana | Babies, Best Apps

Someone recommended I purchase the “Total Baby” app and it doesn’t look like it’s available anymore in in iTunes. Any similar apps you know of and could recommend for parents of newborns? -Kelly Hi Kelly! When we checked, the Total Baby app is...

The best grilling apps, A.K.A. no more “I think you overcooked it, hon.”

by Jeana | Best Apps

One of the many things I love about summer is the enticing and oh-so-summery smell of things cooking on the grill. Mmmm…meat.   My husband is the house-appointed grillmaster, but I’d like to start expanding my grilling horizons beyond hamburgers,...

Flipboard finally comes to Android. Yippee!

by Jeana | Best Apps

Ever since my husband took over my iPad, I figured it would be easier to just give up and use my Kindle Fire at bedtime. But as part of my news-reading routine, Flipboard had been sadly absent from list of go-to apps. That is, until now. Because Flipboard is finally...

Apple’s Cards app: Getting Mother’s Day cards from your online mailbox to a real live maibox

by Cool Mom Team | Best Apps

When Apple launched the iPhone 4S, I was so excited about Siri that I breezed right by their card app which allows you to create and send paper cards from your iOS device. Well since its launch, they’ve tweaked the app as well as added a slew of new cards for...

Need to get organized? Make life harmonious with the Orchestra app

by Jeana | Best Apps

As tech geeky as I am, I’m a pen and paper kind of gal when it comes to my to-do lists. But I’m finding that my scattered lists are getting a little disorganized. Kind of defeats the purpose of the lists, right? There are so many terrific list-making...

Celebrate Cinco de Mayo right on your iPad

by Cool Mom Team | Best Apps

If you’re still stumped on what to make for your Cinco de Mayo party (or Kentucky Derby celebration, perhaps), we’ve found the absolute coolest new app that will give you everything you need to make some of the most fabulous, festive recipes from one of...

Smartr makes your overwhelming contact list a whole lot (yep) smarter.

by Molly | Best Apps

I remember the day I got my fancy new iPhone. And I also remember the day that I tried to go into my phone’s contacts to make my first phone call. There before me was a list of contacts that seemed to include the name of every person I’d ever emailed,...

Springpad = Evernote + Pinterest + The next big thing?

by Cool Mom Team | Best Apps

I have spent the last few weeks Beta testing the new Springpad smart note website, which just launched yesterday. It’s like visual curation meets organization meets professional collaboration meets listmania–four of my very favorite things. I have to...

An amazing interactive journal app that feels so much cooler to write in than a journal

by Lexi Petronis | Best Apps

Oh, I used to journal. And I still do, kind of–if you consider typing out whatever memories and thoughts I can actually remember at the end of a long day. Like a lot of new parents, journaling has taken a bit of a back seat these days to things like–oh,...

Which foods are Kosher for Passover? There’s an app for that too.

by Stephanie Mayers | Best Apps

Passover is coming and I will admit up front, I never have any real idea of what is Kosher for Passover. In my house growing up it was always pretty much no bread and no cereal–but obviously it’s a little more complex than that for those more observant....