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Our smart tech tip for finding designer shoes at a great price

As a mom of four kids, my budget for designer shoes is…not as robust as some. But, I recently discovered a new site called Purcado, which is like Kayak for shoes, that might change that. You can enter the designer or brand you’re looking for, and it will...

Sending holiday ecards: 7 of the best resources for last minute thoughts that still count

by Jeana | Helpful Services

I still have some gifts to buy and cards to send, but it’s nice to know that I can take care of some of those greetings to friends and families with a few clicks on my phone or computer. Here are seven of the best websites and apps that let you send pretty...

Let EverMinder be a reminder to you

by Julie | Helpful Services

I can keep amazing amounts of information in my poor, overtaxed brain, including practice schedules, appointment times, my wedding anniversary and my own kids’ birthdays. But for anything beyond that, I need help. Fortunately EverMinder reminder website is here...

MAKERS.com: Celebrating women through the ages on a site for the digital age

by Nicole Blades | Websites Worth a Bookmark

Have you ever been going somewhere specific, but you take an early turn and end up somewhere completely unknown and completely fantastic? You feel like you’ve discovered something private and special. How did I not know about this place? Well, that’s what...

Love Mosaic custom photo books but hate the 20-photo limit? Meet Montage.

by Kate Etue | Photo Gifts

We’ve written here in the past how easy Mosaic custom photo books from Mixbook are to create. It truly takes just a few minutes, and you have the photo book in your hands within a couple of days. Pretty amazing. The only downside with their Mosaic books has been...

Style Up: Like having a free personal stylist through your computer

by Kate Etue | Helpful Services

If you’re anything like me, your mornings are crazy–waking everybody up, making breakfast, walking the dog, packing backpacks, getting the kids dressed, and more. Sometimes it’s hard to find time to also put together a chic outfit that lets the world...

Web Coolness: Gangnam goes gangbusters, the Facebook hoax you may have fallen for, and the email of your nightmares

by Cool Mom Staff | Random Coolness

Here are a few links we’ve enjoyed reading this week. We hope you like them too! What if you accidentally sent an email “reply all” to 40,000 people? [card via sadshop] Would you pay more for a legal, unlocked iPhone 5 to skip the contract? iTunes...

Web Coolness: iPad mini rumors, Newsweek goes digital, and a bra that does more than any other bra

by Cool Mom Staff | Link Roundups

Here are a few links we’ve enjoyed reading this week. We hope you like them too! Is the mini iPad coming? All signs point to yes. If you have a budding app developer in your house their ideas could win big for their school. Star Wars eyeglasses! Foodies +...

Web Coolness: The Twitter redesign, a free app parents will want, and the scoop on iPhone 5

by Cool Mom Staff | Social Media

Here are a few of our favorite tech links from this week. We hope you enjoy reading them too! Curious about what people are thinking about new iPhone 5? Here’s what our friends at CNET have to say. Dr. Seuss fanatics will love this new free Dr. Seuss bookshelf...

Web Coolness: Social media cookie cutters, homework help, child safety online

by Cool Mom Staff | Link Roundups

Here are our favorite tech links from this week. We hope you enjoy reading them too! Social media cookie cutters! Want. Badly. {Via Greeblemonkey} Our own Beth Blecherman shares helpful tips for setting up the best workspace for homework at Mashable. Our Editor...

NEW: The podcast that helps you be a savvier digital parent in under 15 minutes a week

Hi! We’re Kristen + Liz

Kristen Chase + Liz Gumbinner of Cool Mom Picks

We started Cool Mom Tech in 2010 to help make our increasingly digital lives easier, more organized, more meaningful, and more fun, however old your kids may be.

We love that it's grown to become the go-to source for millions of parents who want commonsense info about tech delivered with a smile.

We even have the privilege of sharing our tips + tricks with The TODAY Show, CNN, HLN, GMA, Nightline, newspapers and magazines around the country, and our favorite -- regular parents who stop us at PTA meetings and ask us how old kids need to be to get a smartphone, and whether they really need to panic about Snapchat.

(Answer: It's complicated.)

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