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Saturday 25 May

Time for a Qwiki. (That's uh, iPhone photos and video sharing. It's all SFW. And free.)

Qwiki slideshow compilation app on Cool Mom TechI have a sizeable collection of photos and videos on my iPhone, mostly of my kids. While I access my camera roll pretty frequently to find old pictures, show people my kids, watch past videos with my kids, etc., I love apps that take existing content and do something special with it, without me having to do anything. Especially when they're free. ...

Friday 24 May

Larky App tracks all your membership benefits so you don't have to. Who wants a free flight?

Larky app tracks membership programs | Cool Mom TechDiscounts, perks, rewards--they all sounded reeeeally good when we signed up for all those membership programs. Until we end up with a lot of cards taking up wallet space and we never bother cashing in on all those benefits.

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Friday 17 May

Brighter days with the new Yahoo! Weather app

Yahoo! Weather app at Cool Mom Tech

Maybe it's my father-in-law's background in atmospheric science and meteorology or maybe it's just an excuse to use my iPhone, but lately, my son has taken an interest in checking the weather each morning of cities around the world and giving me the global forecast for locations like San Francisco, Seoul, Paris, and more. It's very cute.

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Wednesday 15 May

The lettrs app means letter-sending 2.0. We're in love.

Write letters with the lettrs iOS app at Cool Mom Tech While I consider myself to be tech-savvy, thank you notes are just one of those things that I always hand-write and make my kids do the same. And on the receiving end, there is something special nowadays when I receive a hand-written anything in the mail, which is why I'm digging a new iOS app and website-based service called lettrs. ...

Saturday 11 May

The best last minute Mother's Day e-cards that don't feel last minute at all

personalized mothers day ecard | cool mom picksIf you're too late for snail mail, we've rounded up the very best of the best digital e-cards for Mother's Day that will make her feel loved, social media style. ...

Friday 10 May

The best free e-cards: no longer just for iPhone users

red stamp mothers day cards | cool mom techWe've been gushing (not an understatement) over the gorgeous ecards from RedStamp since they first launched their iOS app. Our one challenge: Only those of us with iPhones or iPads could reap the wonderful benefits. But aha! In time for Mother's Day, that's all changed. ...

Wednesday 08 May

Instant shopping gratification, thanks to eBay Now

eBay Now app } cool mom techMother's Day seems to have crept up on me this year and I have found myself in the past couple of days scrambling for last-minute gifts for special moms in my life. ...

Monday 29 April

The Gyft app makes gift cards totally mobile. And easy. For real, this time

Use gift cards with the Gyft app | Cool Mom Tech

I admit I've been reluctant to jump on the gift card app bandwagon. I tend to just cram my gift cards into my wallet or stack them on my night table--but then I evidently realize oh hey...I'm at Target spending $90 and shoot, I have a $100 gift card sitting at home somewhere.

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Thursday 25 April

The best Instagram photo gifts for Mother's Day

Cool photo gifts for mom tend to be a sure thing in the Mother's Day gift department.

mothers day photo gift on Cool Mom Picks: Wooden photo album made for Instagram prints

Since so many services have made it a snap to print incredible gifts directly from the photos you take on your Instagram account... ...

Monday 22 April

How to green your tech: Earth Day is the perfect excuse

Green your tech at Cool Mom TechEvery year when Earth Day comes around, I have this sudden urge to recycle everything in my house and start wearing hemp clothing. OK, maybe not that extreme, but there are many things I could be doing to be a little more energy efficient and environmentally responsible.

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Saturday 20 April

Want travel tips from insiders? Mosey on over to mosey.

mosey travel guides at Cool Mom Tech Whenever I plan a vacation or any kind of day trip with my family, I tend to shy away from the big travel sites of all the typical "must sees" and instead like to dig to find lesser known spots that the locals know about.

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