5 ergonomic laptop accessories you should consider for your work and study set-ups

by Caroline Siegrist | Gear + Hardware, Fitness + Health

As someone who now regularly attends physical therapy, let me be the first to advise you about the importance of ergonomic laptop accessories: So important! Given how much time we all spend on our computers these days, it really pays in the long-term to have a...

10 of the best summer tech posts on Cool Mom Tech right now

by Liz Gumbinner | Tips and Tricks, Best Apps, Kids

As we mentioned on Cool Mom Picks, our team is off on a little break this week. Don’t we all need one these days? (The answer is yes. Yes we do.) But hey, before we took off, we wanted to put together some of our very favorite summer tech posts — which...

How to stream the 2020 Tokyo Olympics if you’ve cut the cable cord. (Psst: it’s easy, and cheap.)

by Kate Etue | Entertainment

This year, we want to stream the 2020 Tokyo Olympics but of course, we happened to have  cut our cable cord years ago. Instead, we rely on several streaming services — mainly Netflix, the free HBOMax subscription that came with our phone plan, and our beloved Apple...

A brilliant tech trick for when you can’t remember all those sort of important numbers

by Kristen Chase | Tips and Tricks

If you’ve ever searched and searched for your frequent flyer numbers (God help me) or insurance card numbers or the numbers that you need every now and then but don’t really need to memorize, then I have the coolest tech trick for you. Related: A cool...

Creative ways we’re using video to thank teachers after a year like no other

by Christina Refford | Uncategorized

A few years ago, we asked teachers to name their #1 favorite end-of-year gift and the answer was not “cash and a massage” (ha). In fact, we were heartened to hear again and again a teacher’s favorite gift from students is a personal message of thanks...

The iPhone trick I can’t believe I hadn’t been using before now

by Kristen Chase | Tips and Tricks

I’m not sure about you, but even with an iPhone 12, which is not the biggest iPhone out there (hello, 12 Pro Max friends), I’m a two-handed keyboard user. I generally peck with my right pointer, and add a little left-hand thumb action now and then. And...

My favorite new iPhone trick to help me fall asleep — and stay asleep

by Liz Gumbinner | Tips and Tricks, Best Apps, Gear + Hardware

Over the past year, I have been so grateful for the sleep stories on Calm and some of the Apple Music playlists to help me fall asleep. The one issue: I was sometimes waking up in the middle of the night, my AirPods still in my ears…my music still playing. Then,...

How can I prevent a Facebook hack? Reader Q&A

by Liz Gumbinner | Tips and Tricks, Best Apps, Internet Safety

This week in our Out Tech Your Kids Facebook group, we were asked how to prevent a Facebook hack, and specifically, if were any security measures to take that might help.  And yes, yes there are! Here, a few really simple tips to help prevent a Facebook hack. They can...

One brilliant tech tip for teens, before they start their college search.

by Liz Gumbinner | Kids, Tips and Tricks

This past week, we had a fantastic chat with college coach and essay consultant Betsy Cadel on the Spawned Parenting Podcast. She offered so many incredible tips on making the college search and application process easier and less stressful, but one tech tip really...

How to report spam texts and phishing. Because sorry, Amazon is not giving you $130 in “freebies” out of blue.

by Liz Gumbinner | Tips and Tricks, Internet Safety

Have you noticed lately there’s been a huge uptick in text spam? So of course, I want to report it to…someone. Anyone! Turns out it’s so much easier than I had expected. Now when I say text spam, I don’t mean political candidates you’ve...