A Kentucky Derby app? You bet! (Heh.)

by Cool Mom Team | Best Apps

Down here in the South where I live, the Kentucky Derby is a pretty big deal, complete with an annual neighborhood party and a very competitive lady’s hat contest. But you don’t need a party invite or even a ticket to Churchill Downs to enjoy all the race...

3 free apps for Mother’s Day. It’s not diamonds, but it will do.

by Betsy | Best Apps

Now that we moms can practically run our lives from the palms of our hands, three of the best mom-focused apps have come together to do something nice for us for Mother’s Day–help keep us a little more organized. The free Mother’s Day App Bundle...

New shopping spree enabler! Call a support group!

by Beth | Best Apps

I always used to look forward to catalogs appearing in my mailbox. Now that I am more eco-conscious (and busy), catalogs are like paper spam, or at best, something for my kids to cut up for art projects. While I still enjoy the experience of looking through a catalog,...

I’ve seen the future and it is Mobile PayPal

by Cool Mom Team | Best Apps

It is a crazy, crazy world, when you can essentially wave your phone at another phone and poof, a payment has been made. And you know? That’s PayPal Mobile in a nutshell. Let’s just say if you’ve got an iPhone, Android or Blackberry, there’s...

A mobile app for new parents. Nervous, tired new parents.

by Jeana | Best Apps

Remember those first few hours and days after bringing your firstborn home? Elation and terror are two of the many emotions that come to mind. It was a magical time, but one that prompted a lot of questions. A lot. Rather than rely on books like I did in my heyday,...

Free financial advice right on your smart phone

by Cool Mom Team | Best Apps

A few months ago, a reader asked us to find some cool budgeting apps for iPad, and many of you tweeted your love for Mint.com. So we decided to give it a whirl ourselves, and let’s just say it’s confirmed that we do indeed have the smartest readers ever....

Parents Magazine, now on iPad. And it’s very very good.

by Cool Mom Team | Best Apps

Parents Magazine is one of those periodicals that I end up reading cover to cover and then ripping up and tacking to my bulletin board because there’s just so many useful tidbits. And don’t even try to get me to throw away the back issues that I still find...

iHandy Carpenter – essential tools in your back pocket

by Jeana | Best Apps

We recently re-painted our living room and designated one wall for our arrangement of black-framed photos. In my haste to get the project done, I eyeballed placement–never a good idea. It looked nothing like the spread I saw in Restoration Hardware’s...

Welcome CBS Early Show viewers!

by Cool Mom Team | Best Apps

We’re so thrilled that you caught our Editor-in-Chief Liz Gumbinner on the Early Show this morning talking about the Babycenter.com Mobile Moms research. Or if you missed the segment, you can watch it right here. We’re the first to admit that we love our...

Dads Dig This: NPR Music app

by Cool Mom Team | Best Apps

We’re thrilled to welcome Grammy nominee Brady Rymer as a guest Dads Dig This blogger. He’s one of our favorite family music artists whose new album “Love me for who I am” is just out! If you’re on the lookout for a trusted place to...