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Apple’s switch from Lightning to USB-C with the new iPhone 15 Pro: An easy explainer

Apple’s switch from Lightning to USB-C with the new iPhone 15 Pro: An easy explainer

by Liz Gumbinner | Tips and Tricks, Gear + Hardware

With yesterday’s Apple announcement of the iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max (and I am sooo excited!) I’ve heard a lot of gripes about the switch from a lightning charge cable to a USB-C charge cable. Here’s the deal in a nutshell– and it’s...
A socially-conscious, updated Oregon Trail game for 2021. Yes, please.

A socially-conscious, updated Oregon Trail game for 2021. Yes, please.

by Kate Etue | Entertainment

I’m part of the micro-generation Xennials, for whom there was no better reward in middle school computer class for finishing your typing drills and DOS coding worksheets early than getting to play a game of Oregon Trail. It’s one of the classic 80s video...
7 of the best news podcasts and programs for kids, from preschool to high school

7 of the best news podcasts and programs for kids, from preschool to high school

by Kate Etue | Educational Apps, Best Apps

In our Out Tech Your Kids group on Facebook, a parent recently asked for recommendations for great news podcasts for kids. Our readers replied with some really good suggestions, so we wanted to round them up for you…and add a few more we discovered too. These...
Is the FaceApp safe? Read these tips from experts first.

Is the FaceApp safe? Read these tips from experts first.

by Liz Gumbinner | Best Apps, Internet Safety, Tips and Tricks

Our social media feeds are blowing up photos from the FaceApp, thanks to the new FaceApp Challenge, but is it safe? If you’e missed the buzz, this hilarious (ish) app lets you upload a photo to the app, then edits it using AI filters so you can see how...
What you should know about the massive medical data breach affecting 20 million people

What you should know about the massive medical data breach affecting 20 million people

by Liz Gumbinner | Internet Safety

Healthcare data breach html I have no idea why I haven’t been seeing this massive healthcare data breach in the news, which impacts customers of companies like Quest Diagnostics and LabCorp. But when I saw a letter come in the mail from American Medical...
50 must-listen podcasts from podcast-addicted parents who know

50 must-listen podcasts from podcast-addicted parents who know

by Caroline Siegrist | Entertainment

We recently asked the members of our Out Tech Your Kids Facebook Group to share their choices for best podcasts for parents — that don’t have to be about parenting at all — and wow, we scored big. And well, so did you. If you’re looking for new...
An 8-year old boy learned how to drive on YouTube, then drove his sister to McDonald’s. Um.

An 8-year old boy learned how to drive on YouTube, then drove his sister to McDonald’s. Um.

by Kristen Chase | Internet Safety

Just when we parents were worried about all those scary parody videos on YouTube, an eight-year-old boy watched a regular old driving how-to video and decided to hit the road with his sister for a McDonald’s stop. Nope, we’re not kidding. Can you imagine...
Big (real) news! Fake news gets easier to spot with the new Google Fact Check

Big (real) news! Fake news gets easier to spot with the new Google Fact Check

by Liz Gumbinner | Uncategorized

It seems like an April Fool’s joke (and yes, I double checked the date on the post) but at long last, Google is taking moves to quash fake news with a new Fact Check feature in Google Search and Google News, worldwide. So basically, Google Fact Check is not...
Pocket: The Pinterest alternative to help save all those articles, recipes, tweets and more.

Pocket: The Pinterest alternative to help save all those articles, recipes, tweets and more.

by Liz Gumbinner | Best Apps

If you’ve become more of a news junkie over the past year like I have, you’ve probably realized that your standard browser bookmark bar isn’t necessarily your best best for saving articles you want to come back to. Let alone recipes you want to...
What you need to know about the VIZIO privacy breach. And how to fix it right now.

What you need to know about the VIZIO privacy breach. And how to fix it right now.

by Kate Etue | Internet Safety

If you own an Internet-connected VIZIO smart television, you might have heard that they’ve been collecting data on your viewing habits for years, and surprise, it’s a serious breach of privacy. We took a close look at the reports and the claim on the FTC...
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