Tips and Tricks

Instagram is one of my favorite places for all sorts of inspiration, whether it's a pair of shoes I'm coveting, or a great recipe from Cool Mom Eats I want to try in my own kitchen. But if you're like me, you snap a screen shot and then …

Just recently, mom and journalist Laura June discovered her 3-year old daughter had stumbled upon some pretty scary Peppa Pig YouTube videos . As it turns out, there are tons and tons of kid video parodies, most of which are aimed at adu…

We just featured 3 political apps that can help you make your voice heard , but now it can be as easy as hopping on Facebook, thanks to their new Townhall feature . To use this feature, you'll need to be logged in on Facebook, then head …

With so many families ditching land lines and moving strictly to mobile phones, the biggest issue has been what to do when you need to call 911. In fact, it's such a big deal that I know lots of parents who have decided to keep their lan…

Phishing cons are getting increasingly sophisticated, as even my tech-savvy boyfriend and I did a double take at this Netflix phishing email -- before realizing it was complete crap. The goal, as with most phishing emails: To get you to …

When a relative sent me a link to the office of the NY State Comptroller to see if I had unclaimed funds somewhere, I was shocked to see...I do! It's totally legit, and as easy as filling out a quick form verifying your identity and soci…

Back when iOS 10 hit and the iPhone 7 launched , we mentioned the Favorites widget which you will find on your iPhone when you swipe right from your home page or locked screen. Found it yet? Okay, good. Turns out, it's one of our most fa…

Today, March 8, is International Women’s Day, and for some, A Day Without Women. However you choose to support women today, whether you know one or are one, there are actually lots of ways you can do so with technology. From using your s…

With the recent CloudPets hack , and others like it (remember Hello Barbie ?), it's becoming clearer that smart toys, particularly the stuffed animal kind, could pose a privacy risk that parents should know about. Don't get us wrong, we …

You might have noticed the new Instagram albums feature that allows you to post up to 10 photos at once for people to flip through. If you're wondering how it works, and why you'd even try it, we've got a quick tutorial, plus some great …

We get lots of questions from readers about how to repost a photo on Instagram. While we know that you can simply take a screenshot of the image you wish to share, then upload to your own feed with a photo credit + tag or camera emoji + …

We've found that managing screen time is one of the most common across-the-board challenges parents in this digital age face. And hey, with six kids between us, we understand how difficult it can be, especially when just going gadget-fre…

We're hardly germaphobes but if you knew the bacteria growing on your phones, tablets, and earbuds, well, let's just say you might take a few minutes to clean them off every week (and not just once a year), especially if your kids are to…

Whether your kids are with a full-time nanny or you just use a babysitter (or grandparent) for an occasional date night, creating a social media policy is an important consideration. It could be a formal written contract, or just a short…

Just because January is over doesn't mean we can't still clean, organize, declutter and start fresh . Most of us will start (and finish) with the obvious physical objects surrounding us and taking up space. While our editor Christina sha…

I'm pretty sure there's one thing most Americans can agree on: Facebook has become a tough place to be. In fact, some media outlets are declaring it "dead" as people are leaving behind the divisiveness they see in their feeds. But we don…

I love a hilarious pet video as much as the next person, but when my Facebook and Twitter start overflowing with video recipes, news clips, and ads that play automatically, it gets a little draining. For me and my cell phone data plan. B…

You might have heard about the little girl who used the Amazon Echo to buy herself a dollhouse and some cookies . Then just yesterday, a friend of ours discovered that her two-year old simply told Alexa "my friend cake" and a couple of d…

You're probably familiar with the emergency call feature on the iPhone , which you might have seen if you temporarily forgot your passcode or had a child attempt to do it incorrectly multiple times. But you might not know that you can ad…

Here's a cool trick that you can use on your iPhone to turn any book into an audio book, with a simple swipe using the handy Speak Screen feature. To enable Speak Screen, go to Settings > General > Accessibility > Speech > Sp…

If you're getting inundated with Facebook Live notifications like we are, here's how to turn them off, or set them so you're only getting the ones you might actually want to watch. This way, your phone isn't buzzing constantly. (People r…

As a mom of a tween who blasts music through her earbuds on a daily basis, you can bet a new article about earbuds and hearing loss caught my eye. Reportedly, there's been a 30% increase in hearing loss in adolescents (one out of every f…

Ever since downloading iOS 10 , I have swiped-to-unlock my phone about 75 times. Talk about being a creature of habit. It has taken a bit to get used to "press home to unlock," especially because now I seem to hold the home button too lo…

If you're having issues with your iPhone on iOS 10 , here's a simple trick that could save you a whole lot of battery life. Bonus: It'll help with data usage too. Although Wi-Fi Assist is meant to be a helpful service by automatically sw…