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iHandy Carpenter – essential tools in your back pocket

We recently re-painted our living room and designated one wall for our arrangement of black-framed photos. In my haste to get the project done, I eyeballed placement–never a good idea. It looked nothing like the spread I saw in Restoration Hardware’s...

Welcome CBS Early Show viewers!

by Cool Mom Staff | Best Apps

We’re so thrilled that you caught our Editor-in-Chief Liz Gumbinner on the Early Show this morning talking about the Babycenter.com Mobile Moms research. Or if you missed the segment, you can watch it right here. We’re the first to admit that we love our...

Hot Trend Alert: Playdate apps for smartphones

by Jeana | Best Apps

The more developers realize that moms are devouring phone apps, the more they’re creating awesome apps just for us. Last week alone, we learned about a whole ton of new FourSquare-style apps just for parents, that help you connect with your social circle for...

An app that motivates my kid to clean his room? I am so in.

by Betsy | Best Apps

Sure, in a perfect world my son would make his bed and clean up the minefield of LEGOS without being asked. That would be the same perfect world in which I could eat chocolate cupcakes and lose weight. But in the world in which I actually live getting my son to take...

Budgeting iPad apps? Reader Q&A

by Cool Mom Staff | Best Apps

Although I am enjoying my iPad I miss some of the things my laptop offered, like excel for budgeting. Do you have any budgeting app suggestions? – Steff What? You mean iPads aren’t just for games? I seem to forget that since my kids can’t stop...