The best apps and websites for getting organized: Editors Best Tech of 2012

by Cool Mom Team | Editors' Picks of the Year

Getting organized is not easy as a parent. At least according to us. But tech can definitely make getting organized easier–or make being disorganized harder? Here, some of our favorite apps and websites of the year to help you out. Liz: Pinterest for iOS and...

An app that does more than let you make to-do lists: It won’t let you forget them.

by Jeana | Tips and Tricks

In the rush of the holidays, this past month I have 1) gone to the store with a specific item in mind and have left the store without said item; and 2) gone to the store and have completely forgotten why I went in the first place. Yes, I’m going to blame it on...

Honey, where’s my keys? And phone? And glasses? And…

by Cool Mom Team | Life and Home

I am not the only person who has wished that there were mini LoJaks to put on pretty much everything I own–mainly 5 minutes after I’m supposed to be somewhere and still can’t find my cell phone or my sunglasses. So when I saw this brilliant little...

The coolest back to school tech that you might have missed!

by Delilah S. Dawson | Back to School Tech

Time for the four Rs: Reading, Writing, ‘Rithmetic, and Really Cool Tech. Here are some of our favorite techy picks for Back to School, all in one handy place. 1. Coolest Laptop Bags for Big Kids – If your kid is taking a laptop or tablet to...

Back to School Tech – Gadgets and services to keep parents organized

by Cool Mom Team | Back to School Tech

Now that the school year has started for nearly all of us, we’re starting to realize, whoa, we really need better organization around here. Getting organized at the start of the school year is one of the keys to staying organized–and not finding yourself...

The CMT/Motorola Productivity Guide for Working Parents Series: Making mobile work for you, not against you

by Cool Mom Team | Tips and Tricks

For so many working parents in this world of technology, the office isn’t just in your house or a building. It’s wherever you happen to have a cell connection–the subway, your kid’s lacrosse game, the coffee shop, movie theater. (But just...

The CMT/Motorola Productivity Guide for Working Parents Series: Part 1 Home office organization

by Cool Mom Team | Tips and Tricks

We are so excited that Cool Mom Tech is partnering with Motorola this month to bring you this series that provides tips to help make the lives easier of busy working parents.One of the things we really like about Motorola as a company is how much they genuinely care...

The best list-making apps? Reader Q+A

by Jeana | Best Apps

I used to use my Netflix queue to keep the list of movies I’d missed, shows I wanted to watch on DVD, etc., but now I’m not sure where to manage this stuff since we canceled our subscription. Is there a way for me to organize my lists for easy access?...

VolunteerSpot makes volunteering easy as a tap and click

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...

3 free apps for Mother’s Day. It’s not diamonds, but it will do.

by Betsy | Best Apps

Now that we moms can practically run our lives from the palms of our hands, three of the best mom-focused apps have come together to do something nice for us for Mother’s Day–help keep us a little more organized. The free Mother’s Day App Bundle...