by Kate Etue | Lifestyle Apps
When I first heard about apps describing themselves as uber for kids, I was dubious. Calling a random driver to pick my kids up from school just didn’t feel safe, and I thought I’d probably be a nervous wreck the entire time my kids were being transported....
by Cool Mom Staff | Link Roundups
Here are some of our favorite links from around the web. We hope you enjoy them too. Â Need some Halloween costume ideas? How about cool women in STEM! A crib that puts the baby to sleep? We’re intrigued. This new Instagram feature could help save lives. A very...
by Kate Etue | Back to School Tech, Productivity Apps
We love finding the best organizational apps for parents each year because honestly? We need them ourselves! If you’re anything like me, all household organization seems to disappear over the summer as we fully embrace our laid-back, casual schedule while we...
by Cool Mom Staff | Link Roundups
Here are some of our favorite tech links from around the web. We hope you like them as much as we did. Â Love this fun Star Wars BB-8 car charger from ThinkGeek. A cool new video game that teaches you to design patterns using math. What do your tweets say about your...
by Kate Etue | Baby Tech, Productivity Apps
I can vaguely remember those new-mom days as a haze of me struggling to figure out how to juggle diapers, sleep schedules and pumping. The Glow Baby app (iOs and Android) simplifies all of that into one place, and it would have been great to have back then for me. But...
by Nicole Blades | Tips and Tricks
There are two things folks typically say when you tell them that you work from home. The first is: You’re so lucky. You get to be in your pajamas all day and wake up whenever you want! Uh, sure. And the second is something along the lines of, I wouldn’t get anything...
by Nicole Blades | Productivity Apps
A large chunk of parenthood is about communication:Â With your partner, your kids, other parents, teachers, coaches, you name it. And too often, mishaps pop-up and communication goes wonky — especially this time of year, when it seems like there are more class...
by Nicole Blades | Productivity Apps
Where would any of us be without our to-do lists? Probably reclined somewhere on a beach having sweet nothings whispered into our ears by our hot-to-death boyfriend Idris Elba. (Okay. That’s just me. Big Driis and I have history.) The point is, sometimes our...
by Nicole Blades | Back to School Tech, Best Apps
Let’s hear it for organizational apps this time of year! What would we ever do without them? After all, back to school also means getting back to routines, which can highlight some of our old systems for staying organized and keeping the family running like a...
by Nicole Blades | Home Office
Last year I told you about the greatest pen that has ever penned: also known as the Livescribe 3 smartpen. Well, this year, kicking off back-to-school season with class, comes the new Echo Smartpen 8GB Pro Edition. Very similar to Livescribe 3, the Echo Smartpen...