6 screen time management solutions that work, from been-there-done-that parents

by Kristen Chase | Tips and Tricks

With kids out of school and summer officially here, I’m pretty sure most parents are struggling to figure out how to manage their kids’ screen time. We’ve featured lots of screen time management ideas here on Cool Mom Tech, as well as smart gadgets...

3 genius mosquito tech solutions to keep your family itch free

by Kate Etue | Life and Home

Preventing mosquitoes is one of my big concerns, especially this summer. Not only are they annoying and itchy, they carry some serious diseases that I don’t want anywhere near my family. But I don’t like the idea of spraying chemicals in my yard either....

In case of emergency: How to set up Medical ID on the iPhone

by Kristen Chase | Tips and Tricks

After seeing a helpful Facebook post going around reminding people to set the Emergency contact information on their iPhone, I realize that I hadn’t actually done it for myself. And, my older kids who have their own phones, haven’t done it either. By doing...

Sound Sleeper white-noise app for parents: Our cool free app of the week

by Christina Refford | Best Apps, Babies

If there is one gift I could give to all new parents, it would be the ability to make their baby fall right asleep on command. But since my super powers were never really strong in that area, I’ll have to settle with telling you about a cool free app that might...

The Octopus wearable teaches little ones more than time, it teaches time management. Awesome!

by Jeana | Tech Toys

With three kids ranging from preschooler to tween, time management is always an issue for us. Especially when it comes to trying to cajole my youngest to adhere to the demands of the older siblings’ hectic schedules. (Sadly, trying to tell a toddler that...

2 simple iPhone tricks for quickly sharing texts and voice mails

by Kristen Chase | Tips and Tricks

We love discovering awesome iPhone features that help make our lives easier, which we can all use, busy parent or not. This is exactly the case with these two tricks that make sharing your texts and voice mails super simple. How to share texts on the iPhone Instead of...

3 iPhone tricks for when you’re too busy to answer that phone call. Isn’t that like all parents?

by Kristen Chase | Tips and Tricks

I’m not sure if it’s because texting has made me a little phone-call averse or if it always seems like people call at the moment I’ve got a kid throwing a tantrum, but I have a hard time answering the phone when the calls are coming in. And yes,...

The quickest, easiest way to share photos and videos on your iPhone that you aren’t using. Until now.

by Kristen Chase | Tips and Tricks

This situation probably sounds all too familiar to you: You’re at your kid’s basketball game or a family birthday party and your mom or your brother sitting next to you asks you to send them some iPhone photos and videos you’re taking, which you do...

Digitize your notes and sketches with new Moleskine Smart Writing Set. No photos or scans required.

by Kristen Chase | Best Apps

I never leave home without my Moleskine notebook, but I tend to snap a photo or type from it into my email or a document to transfer things over. Well, not anymore thanks to their new Smart Writing Set that lets you digitize all your notes and drawings with a very...

Yuggler for parents: Our cool free app of the week

by Christina Refford | Best Apps

It’s Sunday morning and your kids’ friends just had to cancel their afternoon playdate. Or, you are on vacation with your toddler, and rain has just ruined your plans to visit that cool new park you read about online. What to do? Well, nowadays, there are...