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These beautiful wooden stands give your gadgets a different kind of upgrade
Read Essay →: These beautiful wooden stands give your gadgets a different kind of upgradeJealous of everyone around you upgrading to the new iPhone 11? Or the Apple Watch Series 5? Well, you can…
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Mac users: Do you know these important macOS privacy settings?
Read Essay →: Mac users: Do you know these important macOS privacy settings?I’ve been a Mac convert for many years now, and one of the big reasons I switched was due to…
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How to fix your sticky new MacBook butterfly keyboard
Read Essay →: How to fix your sticky new MacBook butterfly keyboardI’ve written a few times here at Cool Mom Tech about my love-hate relationship with the new MacBook, particularly the…
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The MagicBridge brings your wireless keyboard and trackpad together like … magic.
Read Essay →: The MagicBridge brings your wireless keyboard and trackpad together like … magic.If your hands fumble back and forth between your wireless keyboard and trackpad 2, Mac users, you will be thrilled about…
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The new LEGO Minifigures Online game, where everything is (mostly) awesome
Read Essay →: The new LEGO Minifigures Online game, where everything is (mostly) awesomeFor years, my kids have collected LEGO Minifigures which they love to play with while building with their LEGO bricks. So,…
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SelfControl app: For those of us who need a major work distraction intervention
Read Essay →: SelfControl app: For those of us who need a major work distraction interventionAs someone who works on the computer all day, I’ve got my various methods for keeping distractions at bay, aka…
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Skip Tunes: Give music control over to your computer (but not in a creepy HAL 9000 way)
Read Essay →: Skip Tunes: Give music control over to your computer (but not in a creepy HAL 9000 way)It’s very #firstworldproblems, true, but it’s a tad annoying to click away from your work and log into a new…
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Smarten up your workspace with 2 great new laptop stands for MacBooks
Read Essay →: Smarten up your workspace with 2 great new laptop stands for MacBooksAll the typing I do during the day has really built up tension in my arms, and probably other parts…
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Juiceboxx: For your MacBook, not your lunch box
Read Essay →: Juiceboxx: For your MacBook, not your lunch boxBack in the day — which is, like, basically five years ago — we had to settle for standard-issue grey,…
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Kidecals: Type the rainbow
Read Essay →: Kidecals: Type the rainbowMuch to my children’s delight, my new Macbook meant transferring ownership of the old one. As in the embarrassing old…
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The big new iOS 8 announcement from Apple: Photo changes, HealthKit, HomeKit and…they did what to texting?
Read Essay →: The big new iOS 8 announcement from Apple: Photo changes, HealthKit, HomeKit and…they did what to texting?During the annual Apple Worldwide Developers Conference, as always, people listen and discuss all the huge new Apple news. (Hence the #WWDC…
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9 awesome retro Apple Macintosh gifts to celebrate the Macintosh anniversary. 30 years? Wow.
Read Essay →: 9 awesome retro Apple Macintosh gifts to celebrate the Macintosh anniversary. 30 years? Wow.Thirty years ago, a sledgehammer flew across our television screens during the Super Bowl, heralding the birth of the Apple…
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How do I take a screenshot on my computer or smartphone?
Read Essay →: How do I take a screenshot on my computer or smartphone?One of the most frequently asked questions we get here on Cool Mom Tech is how to take a screenshot.…
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Using keyboard decals to refurbish your Mac keyboard. Or uh, mine.
Read Essay →: Using keyboard decals to refurbish your Mac keyboard. Or uh, mine.Behold, my actual MacBook Pro keyboard! Most see it and think whoa–she really abuses that S, L, C, and is that…
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Piquing our geek: Sweet wood Mac?
Read Essay →: Piquing our geek: Sweet wood Mac?The Apple doesn’t fall far from the tree with this natural wood keyboard for your Mac. Wood you try it?…
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Apple reveals iPad Mini, iPad 4, and more!
Read Essay →: Apple reveals iPad Mini, iPad 4, and more!As expected, today Apple launched a bunch of new gadgets, including the highly anticipated iPad Mini and the big surprise,…
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Cool cases, meet MacBook Air
Read Essay →: Cool cases, meet MacBook AirIf you’re one of the lucky ones with the new MacBook Pro with the retina display technology, you’re probably used…
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A laptop case from the past
Read Essay →: A laptop case from the pastYou know where you should put the fastest, fanciest, lightest modern laptop ever invented? In an two-dimensional envelope that looks…
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SurfacePad for MacBook Air: A gift for your wrists
Read Essay →: SurfacePad for MacBook Air: A gift for your wristsEver since the big Apple announcement last week, I’ve been contemplating taking the plunge on a MacBook Air. As excited…
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The latest news from Apple that parents should get excited about
Read Essay →: The latest news from Apple that parents should get excited aboutAnytime Apple holds a big event, we at Cool Mom Tech wait with bated breath for the news of their…