Family Tech

Ask Trish: BeReal

“I’ve seen the app BeReal become really popular in the last two years. What is it and is it in?”

Ask Trish: Sharenting

“My mom keeps posting pics of me online that are embarrassing. How do I get her to stop?”

Podcast: A Conversation with ‘Mediatrician’ & Author Dr. Michael Rich

ConnectSafely CEO Larry Magid speaks with Dr. Michael Rich, a pediatrician, head of Boston Children's Hospital Digital Wellness Lab and author of the brand-new book The Mediatrician's Guide: A Joyful Approach to Raising Healthy, Smart, Kind Kids in a Screen-Saturated...

Gmail Safety: Blocking, Spam Filtering & Children’s Accounts

Tips to help block spam and annoying people along with advanced Gmail features

How to Protect Your Online Security

Contrary to what you may have heard, the threats don’t always come from hackers with sophisticated computer skills. There are plenty of criminals that use old-fashioned persuasion and trickery

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Senior’s Guide to TikTok

Seniors like TikTok for some of the same reasons as teens. It’s fun and entertaining and ? if you choose to post videos ? it’s an easy way to express yourself and build a community. What you need to know to get started on the popular app.

Parent’s Guide to TikTok

TikTok tips for parents, plus advice for talking with teens about healthy social media use.

Cleaning Up Your Internet Browser

Clearing the history from your browser can increase performance and help protect your privacy and security.

Parent’s Guide to Google Search

For families, the most important Google feature is “SafeSearch,” which limits the type of content your children can find using Google.

Google Unveils New Devices While Focusing on AI

Listening to Google CEO Sundar Pichai speak about new products and services at annual developer’s conference Google IO made me feel like it should be renamed Google AI.

Ask Trish: Phone Distraction

Hey Trish, I am SO distracted by my phone all the time. What tips do you have for staying focused and away from my phone?

Parent’s Guide to Meta Virtual Reality Parental Supervision Tools

If Meta’s Quest 2 virtual reality (VR) headset has become a go-to gaming and entertainment device in your household, there’s a new reason to cheer: Meta has launched VR parental supervision tools.

Parent’s Guide to Amazon Fire TV

We live in a golden age of media with an incredible array of choices between what we can watch on regular TV, via cable and satellite, and the internet. But, despite?or perhaps because of?all that content, it’s sometimes hard to pick appropriate content for each family member.?

New Law Will Make it Easier to Cancel Online Subscriptions

I’m not a cheapskate, but I don’t like to throw-away money, and I’m embarrassed to admit, that’s exactly what I’ve done on several occasions, when I’ve failed to cancel a service that I don’t use.

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