by Jeana | Tips and Tricks
The next time you hop on Facebook, you may be delighted to see that the photo of your friend’s beautiful new baby is displayed prominently across your page. Or…you may bummed to see that your friend’s drunken wedding photos are displayed prominent...
by Cool Mom Staff | Tips and Tricks
More and more, you’re probably hearing about checkpoint-friendly cases for your laptop–in other words, cases that make things easier for the TSA; and help you get through that security line quickly, so that Mr. Grumpypants Impatient Frequent Traveler...
by Jeana | Tips and Tricks
Q: I am tired of the piles of bills every month that I have to stuff into a file, cram into my filing cabinet, and never look at again. Can you make any recommendations on tech that can help get them organized? – Sarah Hi, Sarah. Good question! With the...
by Jeana | Tips and Tricks
If you’ve recently noticed a lack of updates from your favorite brands, bloggers, or fan pages on Facebook (or maybe you haven’t realized it until just now), it may be because of the introduction of Facebook’s new Promoted Posts. But we can help you...
by Cool Mom Staff | Tips and Tricks
I have been told by various people that various planets are in retrograde, which evidently explains why all of my favorite sites have been going down this week. Including Twitter. Of course without Twitter, how the heck was I going to go on Twitter to ask, “Hey...
by Cool Mom Staff | Tips and Tricks
This month I received several ominous warnings from my ISP, popping up to interrupt my web pages as I was browsing – We are replacing your wireless router! Order now or your service will be interrupted! You have T minus 14 days…13 days…12...
by Cool Mom Staff | Tips and Tricks
My husband and I have been using our Kindle Fire and NOOK Tablets respectively for the last six months, and over that time, we’ve definitely developed strong opinions about these two new tablets. Let’s just say one of them is getting a lot more use than...
by Cool Mom Staff | Tips and Tricks
Just this week, Facebook leaked that they are considering allowing kids under 13 onto the site, albeit it with parental supervision. There’s been lots of speculation as to why (stocks down, need new readers for page views), so it makes sense to target the group...
by Cool Mom Staff | Tips and Tricks
With Instagram finally available to Android users and now getting snatched up for 1 billion dollars by Facebook (whoa!), it seems like soon everyone will be on our beloved photo sharing app–aw Instagram, we can say we knew you when. So I’ve rounded up five...
by Jeana | Tips and Tricks
You’ve probably been hearing a lot about Google Play lately, especially if you’re an Android user. What exactly is it? Well, in a nutshell, Google Play is the company’s attempt at re-branding the formerly-named Android Marketplace–going...
by Cool Mom Staff | Tips and Tricks
For so many working parents in this world of technology, the office isn’t just in your house or a building. It’s wherever you happen to have a cell connection–the subway, your kid’s lacrosse game, the coffee shop, movie theater. (But just...
by Cool Mom Staff | Tips and Tricks
No matter how much I try to follow the “clean hands = clean gadgets” rule, I’m also dealing with four kids who seem to get their smudgy hands on them any chance the get. Now’s the perfect time to get in the habit of cleaning your gadgets, from...
