5 simple things you can do right now to organize your phone, with a little extra help for iOS18 users

by Cool Mom Team | Tips and Tricks

For busy parents, our smartphones have become our lifelines, whether it’s the calendar that helps keep families on track to the emails, social media, and various apps that keep us connected personally and professionally. That’s why it’s so important...

Big news about the BIG new Skylight Calendar Max: A lifesaver for busy families

by Liz Gumbinner | Life and Home

A few years back, Kate tried out the smart, touchscreen Skylight Calendar to see if it was a helpful way to organize multiple family calendars in ways that benefit the whole family. TLDR; yes, she found it wildly helpful, and worth the price, and dozens of our readers...

Tackle these 11 simple tech to-dos and start your year safer, more organized, and more relaxed

by Liz Gumbinner | Tips and Tricks

For so many of us, the new year is about organization and fresh starts. That’s why we tend to use January as an opportunity to cross off a few tech resolutions off our lists — or at least get a head start on some of those to-do list items we always bump...

Inbox Zero Trick: Our popular hack for cleaning out your inbox and starting fresh!

by Liz Gumbinner | Tips and Tricks

It’s not an exaggeration to say that email management is overwhelming to me. As someone with anywhere upwards of 10,000 emails in my inbox — many of them unread, to the dismay of my minimalist friends — I am always looking for tips and tricks to help...

Is email overwhelming you? SaneBox to the rescue.

by Cool Mom Team | Tips and Tricks, Best Apps

This is a sponsored message from SaneBox Whether that little red email badge is showing you 20 unread messages or 20,000, it can be overwhelming to feel like you’ll never get to the bottom of it. Enter SaneBox. Trusted by TechCrunch, The New York Times, Forbes...

The best family organization apps for sharing calendars, keeping up with chores, planning meals and more

by Caroline Siegrist | Best Apps, Life and Home

Family organization apps are such a lifesaver, at least once you accept that life admin is part and parcel of modern family life. Still, we all wish there could be a bit more life and a bit less admin sometimes. So I was thrilled to take some time to research some of...

All the ways kids are using tech to make their holiday gift wishlists: 11 ideas

by Liz Gumbinner | Tips and Tricks, Best Apps, Kids, Websites We Love

I’m absolutely fascinated by the way my own kids and step kids use tech to make ongoing gift wish lists — the iOS Notes app has become the method of choice for them and so far, that’s working pretty well for us. Then I saw Jessica Bradley...

How to get rid of that unread email count badge on iPhone. Because we have enough stress these days!

by Liz Gumbinner | Tips and Tricks

I know I’m not the only one who wants to get rid of the unread email count badge on my phone that taunts me loudly in BRIGHT. RED. NUMBERS. Every so often, a friend on social media gleefully (like a Mr. Burns kind of gleeful if you ask me) will prompt friends...

The 3 best digital planners for parents, according to parents with very strong opinions about planners!

by Kate Etue | Best Apps, Back to School Tech, Life and Home

I’m always on a quest for the best digital planner for the school year, because I have developed a very bad habit: Every year I get tempted by the beautiful, fun, old-fashioned paper planners I discover on Etsy or in our local stationery stores. They’re...

Is the Skylight calendar worth the splurge for big, busy families? We tried it.

by Kate Etue | Life and Home

I’m mom to a busy family of six, so when I saw the Skylight Calendar in my Instagram feed my first thought was, “This could change my life.” Here’s the thing: I have a job. I homeschool my kids and teach class at a co-op. My oldest two kids...