Tips and Tricks

In just a few short months, my iPad has become my handy little sidekick for checking everything from the weather, to the news headlines, to the latest movie reviews, wherever I am. And while I've found handy apps for all of these things,…

One of the exciting aspects of technology is that there's never just one way to use something. But given our limited time as busy parents, we never seem to have enough of it to dedicate to playing around with applications and gadgets to …

It seems everyone is jumping on the location-based bandwagon, these days. But the big question has always been whether Foursquare is right for parents. For me, the answer is yes, but the safety issue is key. This is where some common sen…

I'm a card-carrying member of the Google frequent searchers club, whether it's odd cold symptoms or Ryan Reynolds photos. (Heh.). But little did I know that Google can do a whole lot more than just random searches. Here are four cool Goo…

I recently got an iPad 2, but I am having a hard time justifying paying for ebooks. I have been searching for a website that allows me to rent current bestsellers for free and I found one called My Pad Media that claims for a one-time li…

I am on Twitter a lot. A lot . And while I really do adore all the feeds that I follow, every so often there's an event or a "Twitter party" of some sort that's cluttering up my stream and I want to filter it out. Fortunately, TweetDeck …

This is part of a sponsored series for Sprint Replenish who is helping us think about going green with our tech. I'm all about saving trees--hey! I like trees!--so I do my best to avoid overindulgent paper use. Sure, we recycle junk mail…

Confession: I have never been an earpiece kind of gal. I still snicker at those people who walk down the street looking like they're talking to themselves. But ever since the announcement last week about the potential hazard of cell phon…

I downloaded the free for iPhone app way back when I upgraded my first generation iPhone to a pretty new iPhone 4 , but it was only recently that I actually decided to upload a book. Now I'm kicking myself for not doing it sooner. While …

I admit that way back when my husband bought me a first generation iPhone, it was a completely frivolous purchase for me--something I coveted because it looked cool. And I could check email from my phone! Technology! Fast forward a few y…

iPad serves different functions for every member of my family. My traveling husband takes it with him to read books or watch movies, I use it to catch up on my blog reading and magazines, and my older kids use it for some of their homesc…

When it comes to Mother's Day gifts, I'd love an iPad 2 just as much as a beautiful mom necklace . Okay, maybe even more. But it can be a little tricky pulling off a gadget as a gift. So here are 3 tips to ensure that your techy gift get…

Just when I thought I finally understood the privacy settings on Facebook, my son reminded me that he will be 13 soon--old enough ( shriek of terro r) to have his own Facebook profile. At that moment, I had a feeling that another "talk" …

Whether you're reading this from your precious iPad 2 or you're still waiting for it to arrive, I can't stress how important it is to keep your new gadget protected, especially if you've got kids around. I thought I'd put together three …

With spring officially here in the Deep South, I'm determined to do a massive spring cleaning before the end of the week. And that includes my computer, which definitely needs a little TLC. So while I'm dusting the blinds and washing the…

I consider myself to be a fairly organized person, but I admit to pushing photo organization to the very bottom of my list. That means I've got a zillion photos on my DSLR and smartphone, and the rest are scattered about my computer in o…

I was wondering if Cool Mom Tech has a recommendation for an online calendar system to keep up with everyone's busy schedules in my family? I need something that syncs with my Blackberry, as well as Outlook or Yahoo, and preferably free!…

When I brought home the first generation iPad, I admit that I actually knew very little about its capabilities. But as a co-founder of a tech site being bombarded day after day with new iPad apps , I knew that I needed to take the plunge…

We're so pleased to be partnering with our sponsor Capital One to help celebrate National Consumer Protection Week . This is the second installment in our smart surfing series, focusing on tips to help you with safe online shopping. We'r…

We're so pleased to be partnering with our sponsor Capital One to help celebrate National Consumer Protection Week . We'll be sharing cool, smart surfing tips on how to keep you and your family's online privacy as safe as you can. Now we…

I love taking pictures and videos of my son and would like to email them with others but I am always concerned about where my shared pictures and videos may end up. I was wondering if you know of any websites that have a "sign-in" featur…

From the rumors we're hearing, it might not be long before our kids are toting a single e-reader to school in lieu of all those heavy textbooks. e-readers are changing the world, so it's not surprising that we get a ton of mail from Cool…

Here's the next fun installment as part of our Best Buy Wish List video series featuring our co-founder Kristen. This time she's getting a few last minute shopping tips from a friendly Blue Shirt who's got the inside scoop on things like…

I have more problems managing my inbox flow than you can imagine. Seriously, you don't want to know how old some of the emails in my inbox are. (Okay, 4 years. Just in Gmail. My other account goes back to 2002.) So after much urging by k…