by Kristen Chase | Tips and Tricks
My son just texted me: “Mom, Say 18 to Siri, but then watch your screen.” Sure enough, a countdown for calling 911 pops up. Thankfully, I was watching my screen like he told me to and I was able to stop it. Related: The first thing your child should say...
by Kristen Chase | Tips and Tricks
Even though I downloaded iOS 10 last week, like many of you, it’s taking me awhile to get used to all the changes and new iOS 10 features. Oof, there are a ton. And while I have to admit that I’m liking most of them, there’s definitely a learning...
by Kristen Chase | Tips and Tricks
I’m the first one to admit that I do not utilize Siri on my iPhone as much as I should. But after discovering Hey Siri website that lists out literally every single command (and variation on those commands) that Siri can do, let’s just say I’m upping...
by Cool Mom Staff | Link Roundups
Here are some of our favorite links from around the web. We hope you enjoy them as much as we did. Teaching kids chemistry with a periodic table battleship game. Brilliant! We can’t stop making Siri beatbox. Is Twitter really considering upping it’s...
by Kristen Chase | Tips and Tricks
Like most busy working parents out there, I pretty much unboxed my new iPhone 6S and started using it like I did with my iPhone 5S. In other words, I was texting and calling and really not spending a ton of time getting to know about all the cool new iOS 9 features....
by Cool Mom Staff | Editors' Picks of the Year
Over the course of this year, we’ve put together lots of helpful tech tips and tricks, so many of them from your own questions to us. (We love answering reader questions!) Here, 11 of our very favorite tech tips of the year (including lots just for parents or...
by Cool Mom Staff | Link Roundups
Congrats to the winners of the 2014 Innovation by Design awards, including the Reebok Checklight we featured that helps keeps kids safer on the sports field. (via Swiss Miss) For those of you with little Minecraft fans: 10 of the best kid-friendly Minecraft channels...
by Cool Mom Staff | Link Roundups
It’s Friday again which means we’re sharing our favorite tech pins from our fabulous Pinterest boards. Follow us so you don’t miss any of our daily picks, plus lots of tech coolness from around the web. 1. Such a clever way to carry your data. 2....
by Cool Mom Staff | Link Roundups
Here are some of our favorite tech links from around the web this week. We hope you enjoy them as much as we did. If you’re feeling crafty, you’ve got to try this gorgeous DIY Monogrammed leather mouse pad. Congrats to Glamour’s 35 women under 35...
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,...