by Liz Gumbinner | Internet Safety, Tips and Tricks
“You’ll get $130 freebies to do a survey ELIZA,” the totally American English-sounding text reads. Every day, sometimes twice a day. They don’t even bothering masking the phishing link that doesn’t start with an Amazon URL. (Let alone...
by Caroline Siegrist | Tips and Tricks
Lately I discovered how to mute text threads on my iPhone, and let me tell you, it’s been a productivity game changer. Because as much as I love a raucous group chat once in a while, I don’t accomplish much when I have notifications popping up on my phone...
by Cool Mom Staff | Link Roundups
Here are some of our favorite tech links from around the web. We hope you enjoy them as much as we did. A fun look at past video conferencing concepts. You’ve heard of red light cameras, now prepare for cameras that capture drivers using their cellphones. A very cool...
by Liz Gumbinner | Tips and Tricks
Leave it to the kids to figure out cool iPhone tricks before we do, especially where emoji are concerned. Turns out, there’s a fun way to insert emoji into your texts without toggling back and forth between keyboards — something that can be a bit of a...
by Cool Mom Staff | Link Roundups
Here are some of our favorite tech links from around the web. We hope you enjoy them as much as we did. Forget pre-made LEGO sets: this fan built an epic Millennium Falcon out of colorful LEGO bricks. And we love this remixed version of Last Jedi‘s lightsaber...
by Kristen Chase | Tips and Tricks
There’s a glitch in the matrix! Okay, not really, just that there’s a bug in iOS 11 that for many people turns their letter “i” to a weird symbol. Thankfully, there’s a quick fix until they come up with a fix in the next iOS version,...
by Kristen Chase | Tips and Tricks
You’ve probably seen the stories about how kids have pranked their parents using the Text Replacement feature on the iPhone. You know, they set it so that when their parents text the word “No,” it gets replaced with the word “Yes.” Oh...
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 too. Â Star Wars socks for back to school. So cool! 11 Instagram Stories tips you might not know. Cool tongue-in-cheek posters imagine quirky Olympic game ideas. 10 funny...
by Christina Refford | Tech Toys and Random Fun
When it’s time to unplug the devices and hit the pool, lake, or ocean to cool off, I know my kids love stretching out and relaxing on a comfy pool float or raft while they talk to their friends. And, whoa, they would go nuts for any of these totally cool options...
by Cool Mom Staff | Link Roundups
Here are some of our favorite links from around the web this week. We hope you enjoy them as much as we did. Â It’s Force Awakens Day! Here’s an ultimate guide to everything Star Wars, with recipes, printables, crafts, and gifts, like the framed Han and...