Jeana Tahnk

When I use instant messaging services and have all windows open at once, it gets a little complicated at times to keep up with AIM, MSN Messenger, Gchat and Skype messages that are all coming at me at the same time. (I swear, it's not ju…

Maybe it's an age factor or the fact that I have a lot in my brain, but I've been relying more heavily on making lists to do, well, everything. We've covered quite a few great ones here at Cool Mom Tech like Teux Deux, Orchestra and Cozi…

I know better than anyone that it can be hard to come up with gift-giving ideas. While I am fairly diligent about amassing birthday gifts for the countless number of kids' parties we go to, I admit that I sometimes lack that ability when…

There are household chores that simply must be done, begrudgingly, like laundry, emptying the dishwasher, cleaning the bathrooms...some of which can be a little more automated than others. But what if there was something like a Roomba or…

The other day I was cleaning out my daughter's closet and I came across her baby book. About the first six months of her life were complete, but after that, it was pretty spotty. I will say that looking at digital baby book options avail…

While surge protectors aren't particularly the sexiest tech gadgets out there, when you're in need of one, you realize just how important they are. We've covered a slew of great ones on Cool Mom Tech, including this awesome Expandable Su…

My kids are really lucky to have cousins, grandparents, aunts and uncles all nearby, but I missed out on having that big extended family around, with so many relatives in Korea. While we keep up over email and the occasional phone call, …

The cold weather and I aren't the best of friends. If I were to draw my expression from the beginning of 2013, the most predominant would probably be of a face with chattering teeth. And with this adorable emoticon calendar I can do just…

We've all had times on Facebook when we have read status updates that just make us cringe. A friend's drunken bridesmaid night, perhaps? Or maybe...you yourself have posted something that you now realize is not something you want up ther…

Now that February is finally here, all our thoughts are turning to Valentine's Day gifts. While I'm all for the standard chocolate and roses kind of gift, gadgets and gizmos are much more up my alley. So I've gathered a handful of Valent…

If you've been wondering the best way to add video on Twitter, it seems the folks at Twitter have been wondering that too and have been hard at work making it happen. In fact, Twitter is about to get a lot more fun (not to mention become…

Q: With all your evaluations and explorations, have you found a great place for on-line storage of cell phone pictures? A place where you can upload and then invite friends and family to view? - Gloria Hi Gloria, great question! I have o…

Any time I talk to a parent with tweens, the conversation eventually turns to the kinds of technology they are using, which then eventually turns into a Q&A session of me asking about cell phone usage, social media usage, cyber bullying …

With as much as we're using our mobile phones, it's only fitting that they have a nice comfy place to rest at night, right? Check out this new "pillow" from the makers of those popular beanbag style chairs, that lets Nokia Lumia 920 user…

Having worked with a security company for years on the PR side, I'm super vigilant about what information I put out there, and more importantly, what networks I use to access information. (Those cybercriminals are more sophisticated than…

Is there a safe kids' browser that I can put on my iPad or phone for my son? Or do I have to just find a way to block sites on Safari somehow? Thanks! -Ellen K Ellen, we get the need for a safe kids browser for your devices! We also unde…

When it comes to my iPhone, I use it for three main purposes: 1) as a phone, 2) as a computer, 3) as a camera. But with this latest iPhone accessory I came across, I can add scientific experiments to my list of iPhone uses. This crazy li…

As parents, I know so many of us keep some kind of record of our funny kid-isms (they do say the darndest things, right?), but a new service called Limetree will now let you record all of them in one place. Limetree is both a website and…

With the onslaught of electronic (aka loud) toys that my kids received from family members over the holidays, the constant drone of high-pitched electronic voices or really loud sounds wore thin by oh...New Year's. Imagine if you had an …

If you haven't already heard, Disney Infinity is launching this summer. No, it's not the next installment of Toy Story (to infinity and beyond!), but rather a completely new gaming platform that will use cool Disney figurines to launch t…

I've never been a huge Instagram user, which I guess after recent major changes to the Instagram Terms of Service , isn't a bad thing at all. But I am a fan of good quality photo editing apps, especially when they're free. We have been k…

I'm so relieved Christmas is over so I won't have to spend any more time wracking by brain for those thoughtful gifts for people who I have a hard time shopping for. But for every birthday and holiday coming up, I'm going to start using …

If traveling more is one of your resolutions, have we got the app for you. Or at least the app for me. Because whenever I'm planning a trip, I love to research the area in advance, get a feel for the major attractions, learn about the pa…

I've never had a problem with creating to-do lists, but having different lists scattered in different places seems to defeat the purpose of getting organized. So in the vein of actually having my to-do lists in one place, I've pulled tog…