security
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How to make strong passwords and protect them: A simple guide
Read Essay →: How to make strong passwords and protect them: A simple guideWith the new year here, it’s a good time for a refresher on how to make strong passwords and help keep…
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3 types of security devices to help you keep an eye on your holiday deliveries
Read Essay →: 3 types of security devices to help you keep an eye on your holiday deliveriesThe ladies who live on my quiet, suburban neighborhood street have gone full-on neighborhood watch this week, because we’ve had…
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Just in time for Halloween: Spooky podcasts for kids | Out-Tech Your Kids Episode 18
Read Essay →: Just in time for Halloween: Spooky podcasts for kids | Out-Tech Your Kids Episode 18We’re all finding clever, different ways to celebrate Halloween this year (thanks for the nudge, 2020), so we figured we’d…
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Can HEPA air purifiers help prevent the spread of COVID-19 in your home? Here’s what you need to know.
Read Essay →: Can HEPA air purifiers help prevent the spread of COVID-19 in your home? Here’s what you need to know.Let’s talk HEPA air purifiers and the coronavirus. I’ve started to hear some noise about how these appliances might help…
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Zoom alternatives for schools: 7 video conferencing options until Zoom fixes…some stuff
Read Essay →: Zoom alternatives for schools: 7 video conferencing options until Zoom fixes…some stuffWith the news last week that Zoom had some big security concerns to patch up, educators of all kinds started…
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12 practical tech gifts that are still pretty darn awesome | Holiday Gift Guide 2019
Read Essay →: 12 practical tech gifts that are still pretty darn awesome | Holiday Gift Guide 2019There are some folks on our lists who love tech gifts, but prefer the more practical tech gifts to the…
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15 big new Apple announcements that parents will actually care about: Privacy, organization, photo editing and more
Read Essay →: 15 big new Apple announcements that parents will actually care about: Privacy, organization, photo editing and moreYesterday, I spent a good two hours live tweeting the bigger Apple announcements at their 2019 developer conference that would…
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Survey says: Gen Z kids are not using online passwords safely
Read Essay →: Survey says: Gen Z kids are not using online passwords safelyWhen it comes to digital parenting, there’s a seemingly endless number of conversations we need to have with our tweens…
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The future is here and it’s an alarm clock that brews coffee
Read Essay →: The future is here and it’s an alarm clock that brews coffeeForget the hoverboards and watches that talk. The future is here and it is the Barisieur Coffee Brewing Alarm Clock.…
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What you need to know about the crazy Facetime glitch. Who can see you?
Read Essay →: What you need to know about the crazy Facetime glitch. Who can see you?If you’re a frequent Facetime user, you might want to turn it off until Apple fixes a recent glitch that…
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5 apps I started using that changed my life this year
Read Essay →: 5 apps I started using that changed my life this yearYes, we’re all still getting a lot of mileage out of “there’s an app for that” because…well, it’s true. Especially…
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Kids and digital footprints: 6 things kids should know to keep them safer online
Read Essay →: Kids and digital footprints: 6 things kids should know to keep them safer onlineKeeping our kids safe and healthy is our number one job as parents. And with so many of them using…
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If you’re a Twitter user, you must update your password STAT. That’s 330 million of you.
Read Essay →: If you’re a Twitter user, you must update your password STAT. That’s 330 million of you.As Twitter has just informed all 330,000,000 of its users in an apologetic but so far underreported post, you should…
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New study says over 3300 Android apps are collecting way more data than they should from kids.
Read Essay →: New study says over 3300 Android apps are collecting way more data than they should from kids.It’s not surprising that as of late, there’s been a magnifying glass on privacy issues when it comes to technology,…
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Facebook users: Here’s how to check to see if your data was stolen by Cambridge Analytica.
Read Essay →: Facebook users: Here’s how to check to see if your data was stolen by Cambridge Analytica.Updated on 4/11/18 below Today, Facebook will be rolling out a feature to help you check to see if your…
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Does incognito mode, aka private browsing, protect your privacy? TL;DR = Nope!
Read Essay →: Does incognito mode, aka private browsing, protect your privacy? TL;DR = Nope!With all the recent data breaches and Facebook privacy issues, we’re getting lots of questions about private browsing, also known…
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How to figure out (and change) which categories Facebook has assigned to you.
Read Essay →: How to figure out (and change) which categories Facebook has assigned to you.If we didn’t know before, we’ve certainly learned very recently that Facebook knows a whole lot about us. But today…
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3 outstanding new high-tech baby monitors worth checking out | Best of CES 2018
Read Essay →: 3 outstanding new high-tech baby monitors worth checking out | Best of CES 2018Since CES 2018, we’ve been featuring our favorite tech picks for parents and I’d be remiss if I didn’t share the…
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Start the year off with organization: 20 tech to-dos to knock off your list!
Read Essay →: Start the year off with organization: 20 tech to-dos to knock off your list!If you’re like us, then you’ve got a ton of fingerprints on your computer and way too many photos on…
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Ditch your keys with these 3 cool smart locks for families (or anyone with a door)
Read Essay →: Ditch your keys with these 3 cool smart locks for families (or anyone with a door)Home security has gotten really high tech lately, and we’re not talking about cameras. Smart locks are helping families stay…