by Liz Gumbinner | Best Apps
If you’re a city-dweller like me–or even a city visitor–HopStop is definitely a lifesaver. This site offers an easy way to get transition directions by subway, cab, bus, or even by foot. (Although truly, it’s the subway that gets the most use...
by Cool Mom Staff | Best Apps
Ever since my print-scan-fax machine broke, I’ve been using HelloFax.com to scan, email, and fax. But as much as I love that site, it doesn’t help me with actual receipts and papers that I need to fax or scan. And with back to school time here, I am in...
by Cool Mom Staff | Back to School Tech
Just because it’s back to school time doesn’t mean kids should get all the cool gadgets. We’re the ones lugging them from soccer to ballet and back home again, so we can sure use all the extra hands we can get to make life a little easier. Here are...
by Cool Mom Staff | Uncategorized
We’re thrilled to welcome Jason Avant, founder and managing editor of DadCentric.com, as today’s Dad Dig This guest blogger. When it was announced that Apple would be producing a tablet, many of my friends and colleagues were practically foaming at the...
by Cool Mom Staff | Tips and Tricks
One of the exciting aspects of technology is that there’s never just one way to use something. But given our limited time as busy parents, we never seem to have enough of it to dedicate to playing around with applications and gadgets to maximize their...
by Cool Mom Staff | Best Apps
With a ton of trips coming up, including the big BlogHer conference in San Diego this week, I feel like I’m losing my mind trying to keep it all organized. In fact, last night I had a brief panic attack as I tried to track down my airline confirmation, and not...
by Jeana | Websites We Love
I love summer for so many reasons. Kids footloose and fancy-free, the fun in the sun, and no deluge of paperwork from all our school events, fundraisers, PTA meetings and volunteer opportunities. I love volunteering in the class and chaperoning field trips, but the...
by Cool Mom Staff | Best Apps
I was definitely intrigued by the Dragon Dictation voice recognition software that we recently featured, so when I heard that they launched an app, you can bet I had to give it a try. And wow, this free app is nothing short of awesome, especially for busy parents....