email | Cool Mom Tech https://coolmomtech.com Cool Mom Tech is the intersection of tech and style, of parenting, practicality and fabulosity, brought to you by the same team behind Cool Mom Picks. Mon, 09 Jan 2023 00:10:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.2 https://coolmomtech.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/09/cropped-cmt-512-1-32x32.png email | Cool Mom Tech https://coolmomtech.com 32 32 5 simple things you can do right now to organize your smartphone https://coolmomtech.com/2023/01/5-simple-things-you-can-do-right-now-to-organize-your-smartphone/ https://coolmomtech.com/2023/01/5-simple-things-you-can-do-right-now-to-organize-your-smartphone/#respond Mon, 09 Jan 2023 11:00:47 +0000 https://coolmomtech.com/?p=47548 Like many busy parents, my smartphone has become my lifeline, whether it’s the calendar that helps keep me (and my four teens) on track to the emails, social media, and various apps that keep me connected, both personally and professionally. That’s why it’s so important to have your phone streamlined and organized. Who’s got time […]

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]]> https://coolmomtech.com/2023/01/5-simple-things-you-can-do-right-now-to-organize-your-smartphone/feed/ 0 Inbox Zero trick: How to clean out your inbox on Gmail and start the year fresh. (Updated) https://coolmomtech.com/2023/01/how-to-clean-out-your-inbox/ https://coolmomtech.com/2023/01/how-to-clean-out-your-inbox/#comments Mon, 02 Jan 2023 17:05:05 +0000 http://coolmomtech.com/?p=21679 As someone with anywhere upwards of 10,000 emails in my inbox — many of them unread, to the dismay of my minimalist friends — I am always looking for tips and tricks to help me manage my email. One of those is to start each new year with an absolutely clean inbox. Remember what that […]

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]]> https://coolmomtech.com/2023/01/how-to-clean-out-your-inbox/feed/ 3 Is email overwhelming you? SaneBox to the rescue. https://coolmomtech.com/2022/07/sanebox-email-inbox-organization/ https://coolmomtech.com/2022/07/sanebox-email-inbox-organization/#respond Tue, 19 Jul 2022 10:00:08 +0000 https://coolmomtech.com/?p=47106 This is a sponsored message from SaneBox Whether that little red email badge is showing you 20 unread messages or 20,000, it can be overwhelming to feel like you’ll never get to the bottom of it. Enter SaneBox. Trusted by TechCrunch, The New York Times, Forbes and more, since 2010 this clever service has been […]

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]]> https://coolmomtech.com/2022/07/sanebox-email-inbox-organization/feed/ 0 One brilliant tech tip for teens, before they start their college search. https://coolmomtech.com/2021/05/tech-tip-for-students-college-search/ https://coolmomtech.com/2021/05/tech-tip-for-students-college-search/#respond Mon, 17 May 2021 15:39:45 +0000 https://coolmomtech.com/?p=43350 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 stood out for me. And no, it has nothing to do […]

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]]> https://coolmomtech.com/2021/05/tech-tip-for-students-college-search/feed/ 0 7 must-do tips for spring cleaning your email inbox https://coolmomtech.com/2021/03/tips-spring-cleaning-your-email/ https://coolmomtech.com/2021/03/tips-spring-cleaning-your-email/#respond Thu, 18 Mar 2021 10:00:11 +0000 https://coolmomtech.com/?p=43124 We talked last week about tips for spring-cleaning your phone, and this week I’m taking a stab at my email. I’d never let my actual snail mail pile up in a massive overflow of unanswered bills and letters, but for some reason I let my email inbox become an unruly no-man’s-land with seemingly no organization. […]

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]]> https://coolmomtech.com/2021/03/tips-spring-cleaning-your-email/feed/ 0 How to “untab” your Gmail so you never miss an important email again https://coolmomtech.com/2021/02/how-to-untab-gmail-tips-tricks/ https://coolmomtech.com/2021/02/how-to-untab-gmail-tips-tricks/#respond Fri, 19 Feb 2021 11:00:55 +0000 https://coolmomtech.com/?p=43067 Chances are good that you’re clicking through to this article because you don’t know what “tabbed gmails” even are. Right? Well, here’s the deal: Gmail has a “handy” organization tool that categorizes all your emails automatically. To see your emails, you have to click on the right tab in your inbox: social, promotions, updates, and […]

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]]> https://coolmomtech.com/2021/02/how-to-untab-gmail-tips-tricks/feed/ 0 Our all-time favorite email organization trick | Out-Tech Your Kids Ep 23 https://coolmomtech.com/2021/01/inbox-zero-out-tech-your-kids-ep-23/ https://coolmomtech.com/2021/01/inbox-zero-out-tech-your-kids-ep-23/#respond Tue, 05 Jan 2021 19:41:15 +0000 https://coolmomtech.com/?p=42828 Don’t go into 2021 with 43,891 emails! (I’m not kidding. That’s literally how many emails are in my inbox, currently). The simple trick we shared on our most recent Out-Tech Your Kids podcast episode has helped us start off every new year with inbox zero, and zero guilt. And it doesn’t involve deleting, promise. You […]

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]]> https://coolmomtech.com/2021/01/inbox-zero-out-tech-your-kids-ep-23/feed/ 0 The best way to sign-off on your emails. Hint: It’s not “best.” https://coolmomtech.com/2018/05/best-way-to-sign-off-emails/ https://coolmomtech.com/2018/05/best-way-to-sign-off-emails/#respond Tue, 15 May 2018 10:00:46 +0000 https://coolmomtech.com/?p=37583 Back a couple of years ago, Liz and I addressed our email pet peeves in one of our first Spawned podcast episodes. It was actually Episode 4, to be exact. Aw. Sniffle! Well, apparently, the debate about how to sign-off on your emails is back, except now, with actual research that says something we’re both […]

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]]> https://coolmomtech.com/2018/05/best-way-to-sign-off-emails/feed/ 0 Inbox Pause: The new amazing new Gmail feature that can get you more work-life balance. https://coolmomtech.com/2017/08/how-to-use-inbox-pause-for-gmail/ https://coolmomtech.com/2017/08/how-to-use-inbox-pause-for-gmail/#respond Tue, 08 Aug 2017 16:39:48 +0000 http://coolmomtech.com/?p=33781 For ages now I’ve touted the wonderful benefits of Boomerang for Gmail to help me better manage my incoming and outgoing email, and it seems the folks at Google like the feature themselves. Because now Gmail has actually incorporated Boomerang’s technology into a brand new feature called Inbox Pause. And it is awesome. Especially if you […]

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]]> https://coolmomtech.com/2017/08/how-to-use-inbox-pause-for-gmail/feed/ 0 Do you know these 3 handy iPhone email tricks? https://coolmomtech.com/2017/05/handy-iphone-email-tricks/ https://coolmomtech.com/2017/05/handy-iphone-email-tricks/#comments Tue, 02 May 2017 10:00:53 +0000 http://coolmomtech.com/?p=32848 We’re not huge fans of sending emails on the fly, even with the “Sent from our iPhone and talk-to-text hates us” warning at the bottom. But if we do, there are 3 handy iPhone email tricks we use to make them look as buttoned up as they when we’re sitting at our laptop, well other than […]

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