12 creative workspace ideas for your home that inspire you to get the job done

by Kate Etue | Uncategorized

I rely on my home office to keep everything straight, from school lunches to blog posts, which is why I’d love to have a creative workspace that looks so great that I really want to be there, rather than at my local coffee shop. Let’s be honest, as a...

A personal tech desk designed around the idea that not seeing your cords is better than seeing them.

by Liz Gumbinner | Uncategorized

If like me, your desk is starting to become a tangle of devices and cords and accessories, you’ll get the genius of the iSkelter SlatePro Personal Tech Desk right away. Especially now that it’s on sale. Handmade in Arizona from premium bamboo with steel...

10 cool things Siri can do for you. Including make you wonder where she’s been all your life.

by Nicole Blades | Tips and Tricks

I have to be honest: Siri and I aren’t all that close. I usually only call on her, well,  when I need to call someone else. Call home. Call The Folks. Call Yvette, mobile. But this thin rapport is not iPhone’s fancy personal assistant’s fault.  Siri,...

Scanning right from your smartphone: Easier than ever.

by Jeana | Uncategorized

Now that we’re well into back-to-school mode, the onslaught of paperwork has already started. Between getting-to-know you artwork, getting-to-know you class lists and getting-to-know you teacher handouts, I’m pretending I don’t see the four-inch-high...

Meaning to organize your camera roll on iPhone? A cool, easy app to finally get that one checked off your list.

by Jeana | Best Apps

With so many of us relying solely on our smartphone cameras, it can become nearly impossible to dig through hundreds–thousands?–of photos and find that one kids’ picture from beach two years ago with the awesome sand castle and that perfect wave in...

Artkive Concierge: Like a personal assistant for storing your kid’s artwork digitally.

by Kristen Chase | Best Apps

The Artkive app has been one of my back-to-school lifesavers ever since it launched a couple of years ago. And even if you don’t have four kids like I do, you’re probably swimming in artwork that is oh so painful to toss. The ability to store it digitally...

Gmail auto-advance: The best time-saving feature of Gmail, ever

by Liz Gumbinner | Tips and Tricks

As someone who gets literally hundreds and hundreds of emails a day (note to everyone I know: sorry I haven’t gotten back to you yet), I have been going absolutely nuts figuring out if there was some sort of Gmail shortcut to allow me to simply delete the...

15 IFTTT recipes for parents to make life easier. A lot easier.

by Nicole Blades | Best Apps

There are three things you need to know about the productivity app IFTTT: 1)  It’s an acronym that stands for If This, Then That. 2) It’s pronounced like the ‘ift’ in the word gift.  3)  It’s out here saving lives. Okay, that’s a...

How to fix earbud tangles? Yarn bomb them!

by Kristen Chase | Tech Toys

We’ve featured tons of no-tangle earbuds and cool organizers to help fix tangled headphones here on Cool Mom Tech. Even a cord taco which was a new one for us. but I’ve never ever seen earbud sweaters. Until now. I had to chuckle when I saw these perfectly...

Communicating with your child’s teacher and class without mass email chains? Thank you, Remind app.

by Kate Etue | Best Apps

With back to school officially here, I cannot tell you how much I love the benefits of organization and communication apps for parents and teachers. They really do make life so much easier. Well, I’ve just discovered another tech tool that’s going to make...