how-to | Cool Mom Tech https://coolmomtech.com Cool Mom Tech is the intersection of tech and style, of parenting, practicality and fabulosity, brought to you by the same team behind Cool Mom Picks. Wed, 04 Oct 2023 16:06:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.2 https://coolmomtech.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/09/cropped-cmt-512-1-32x32.png how-to | Cool Mom Tech https://coolmomtech.com 32 32 The best ways to clean and disinfect your phone during cold and flu season: From gentle cleaning to killing bacteria and microbes https://coolmomtech.com/2023/10/how-to-clean-disinfect-phones-tablets-cold-flu-coronavirus/ https://coolmomtech.com/2023/10/how-to-clean-disinfect-phones-tablets-cold-flu-coronavirus/#comments Wed, 04 Oct 2023 16:00:00 +0000 http://coolmomtech.com/%categories%/how-to-clean-disinfect-tablets-phones/ It’s always a good time to talk about how to best clean your phone and gadgets. But especially this time of year. With cold and flu season now meeting Covid-is-back season (again, sigh) it’s important to know how to safely clean your phone, or disinfect it entirely. Also, your kids’ phones, of course. Because while […]

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]]> https://coolmomtech.com/2023/10/how-to-clean-disinfect-phones-tablets-cold-flu-coronavirus/feed/ 2 How to “untab” your Gmail so you never miss an important email again https://coolmomtech.com/2021/02/how-to-untab-gmail-tips-tricks/ https://coolmomtech.com/2021/02/how-to-untab-gmail-tips-tricks/#respond Fri, 19 Feb 2021 11:00:55 +0000 https://coolmomtech.com/?p=43067 Chances are good that you’re clicking through to this article because you don’t know what “tabbed gmails” even are. Right? Well, here’s the deal: Gmail has a “handy” organization tool that categorizes all your emails automatically. To see your emails, you have to click on the right tab in your inbox: social, promotions, updates, and […]

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]]> https://coolmomtech.com/2020/09/how-to-g-suite-applications/feed/ 0 How to set these 5 smart Xbox One parental controls https://coolmomtech.com/2019/02/how-to-set-xbox-one-parental-controls/ https://coolmomtech.com/2019/02/how-to-set-xbox-one-parental-controls/#respond Mon, 04 Feb 2019 13:04:31 +0000 https://coolmomtech.com/?p=39381 We’re all for setting some smart parental controls on our kids’ tech, and there are some great parenting controls built into the Xbox One that you might not know about it. From limiting screen time to blocking other users who might be interacting inappropriately with your kids, these are some smart Xbox One parental controls […]

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]]> https://coolmomtech.com/2019/02/how-to-set-xbox-one-parental-controls/feed/ 0 Yes, it’s true. Amazon’s Alexa has been recording your conversations. https://coolmomtech.com/2018/05/how-to-delete-recorded-conversations-on-amazon-alexa/ https://coolmomtech.com/2018/05/how-to-delete-recorded-conversations-on-amazon-alexa/#respond Wed, 30 May 2018 12:56:34 +0000 https://coolmomtech.com/?p=37799 So, we were all a little freaked out about the story that an Amazon Echo had recorded a private conversation in a user’s home, then sent that conversation to someone else. Because, oof. Beyond embarrassing, this is a major privacy breakdown on Alexa’s part. Girl, that was a secret! So, if you have an Amazon […]

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]]> https://coolmomtech.com/2018/05/how-to-delete-recorded-conversations-on-amazon-alexa/feed/ 0 Ask to Buy: Is this parent-control feature that manages kids app downloads actually helpful? https://coolmomtech.com/2017/10/how-to-set-up-ask-to-buy/ https://coolmomtech.com/2017/10/how-to-set-up-ask-to-buy/#respond Sat, 07 Oct 2017 10:00:46 +0000 http://coolmomtech.com?p=33607&preview=true&preview_id=33607 When we were Apple newbies, my kids racked up quite a collection of paid apps before I realized what was happening. And I wasn’t the only one. Apple ended up refunding lots of parents money for apps their kids bought. Then they set up the Ask to Buy feature in the Family Sharing program, which I thought […]

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]]> https://coolmomtech.com/2017/10/how-to-set-up-ask-to-buy/feed/ 0 How to opt out of Family Tree Now. Because, yikes! https://coolmomtech.com/2017/01/family-tree-now-opt-out/ https://coolmomtech.com/2017/01/family-tree-now-opt-out/#respond Sat, 14 Jan 2017 15:28:28 +0000 http://coolmomtech.com/?p=32064 Online privacy is becoming harder and harder to wrangle. Remember Spokeo? Well, recently there’s been a ton of buzz about a newish site called Family Tree Now. It’s been around for a couple years, but within the last 24 hours I have heard everyone from my tech-averse baseball-mom neighbor to goofy morning radio hosts, even the […]

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]]> https://coolmomtech.com/2017/01/family-tree-now-opt-out/feed/ 0 How to use the new Boomerang app from Instagram. Because who doesn’t love GIFs? https://coolmomtech.com/2015/10/boomerang-app-instagram/ https://coolmomtech.com/2015/10/boomerang-app-instagram/#respond Mon, 26 Oct 2015 10:00:16 +0000 http://coolmomtech.com/?p=26796 Its pronunciation may be in the tomayto/tomahto zone, but when it comes to GIFs there’s no debate about their popularity. So, last week when our favorite social network rolled out the Boomerang app that basically lets you produce and share GIFs, let’s just say that we were pretty (hard-G) geeked-out to give it a try. The Boomerang app is super […]

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]]> https://coolmomtech.com/2015/10/boomerang-app-instagram/feed/ 0 The Apple security hole – What you need to know https://coolmomtech.com/2014/02/apple-security-hole-need-know/ https://coolmomtech.com/2014/02/apple-security-hole-need-know/#comments Tue, 25 Feb 2014 01:31:58 +0000 http://coolmomtech.com/?p=12775 As someone who uses all Apple gadgets, including an iPhone, iPad, and my precious MacBook Air, I’ve had my eye on the news about the Apple security hole that was discovered on Friday. But now it seems to be affecting more applications than originally stated, so I’m making sure to be extra careful. Here’s what […]

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]]> https://coolmomtech.com/2014/02/apple-security-hole-need-know/feed/ 3 How to borrow free Kindle books–the ones you actually want to read. https://coolmomtech.com/2014/02/how-to-borrow-free-kindle-books/ https://coolmomtech.com/2014/02/how-to-borrow-free-kindle-books/#comments Wed, 19 Feb 2014 11:00:12 +0000 http://coolmomtech.com/?p=11857 If you’re an Amazon Prime member, then you might be wondering how to borrow a book from the Kindle library–one of the excellent benefits you get with your membership. Now granted they’re probably not all books you actually want to read (if you’re like me and have to be a little picky with your limited […]

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