The Funny or Die Weather app can make you laugh when the weather makes you want to cry

by Julie | Best Apps

The weather is so crazy lately that I wouldn’t be surprised if the actual forecast was cloudy with a chance of meatballs, or some other spherical meat product. We all need a sense of humor with weather like this, and while we have a great roundup of funny...

Sending online thank you notes: It’s never too late!

by Liz Gumbinner | Best Apps

I’m patting myself on the back for finally sitting down this weekend and sending out the thank you notes for holiday gifts that, yeah, I probably should have sent a bit earlier. But then, it was the holidays! I’m a busy working parent! In other words, I am...

3 of the best gift card apps for last minute holiday gifts

by Jeana | Best Apps

While gift cards won’t necessarily elicit tears of joy, they actually can make a lot of sense. Gift cards are a great choice for people you want to recognize, but don’t know well enough to choose a personal gift, or for when you have a limited budget. Here...

20Stamps: Cool customized photo stamps for the holidays and beyond

by Julie | Best Apps

It’s not often that we have good news for procrastinators, but if you haven’t yet mailed your holiday cards, then today is your lucky day. Because we just discovered 20Stamps, an awesome iOS app that lets you design your own customized photo stamps, right...

10 of the very best apps for holiday shopping to help save you money and time: Our gift to you

by Nicole Blades | Best Apps

In my book, shopping isn’t really shopping unless you’re getting a deal. Doubly so when it come to the crazy holiday shopping season that officially kicks off this week. There are plenty of apps for holiday shopping, and websites with promo codes all...

Sponsored Message: BluePromoCode coupon app may be the easiest way to find coupon codes and save money when you shop.

by Cool Mom Team | Best Apps

This is a sponsored message from BluePromoCode. The truth is, shopping just feels better when you find a great bargain. And that winner feeling is definitely doubled when you’re able  to whip out a glorious coupon to save money on a purchase. The trouble with...

CardBlanc: A mobile shopping app and payment system that teens will love

by Jeana | Best Apps

With Apple Pay now available, we are avidly watching to see how it will take off as people get more used to ditching their wallets and using their phones to pay for purchases. But for those of you not about to lay down the cash for a shiny new iPhone 6, there are apps...

Tinybeans app: A smart, simple, free baby book app to keep you from annoying everyone on Facebook

by Nicole Blades | Best Apps

If you have a baby, you’ve probably said it’s all going by so fast 20 times just this week alone–and then felt guilty at least four times for forgetting to record all those sweet moments in a baby book somewhere. We get it! We look for the best apps...

About the Apple Pay shutout, and why it should concern you

by Liz Gumbinner | Best Apps

Considering all the major security breaches of the last year at all kinds of major retailers, online and off, I’ve been pretty surprised to read the news over the past couple of days that tons of major retailers are trying to circumvent the brand new,...

Spotify announces Family Accounts. Because there are a few times that sharing isn’t nice.

by Liz Gumbinner | Best Apps, Kids

We are definitely a Spotify family. And by family, I mean I do not tend to publish my playlists because they range from “Every version of every Frozen song ever” to “Every Gummy Bear song sung in every language ever.” Okay, I do have a few...