by Larry Magid This post first appeared in the Mercury News The war on encryption is center stage, thanks to the battle between the FBI and Apple over the San Bernardino shooter’s iPhone. But even though the FBI found a way to access the phone without...
Note: This guest post from Comcast’s Noopur Davis first appeared on Comcasts’ Technology blog. Although some of the points are specific to Comcast customers, other advice applies to any broadband service. Regardless of which provider you use, check the...
Over the past three decades I’ve experimented with do-it-yourself home automation systems to control lights and appliances. But now, instead of a DIY system, I accepted Vivint’s offer to lend me a professionally installed system that includes an Internet...
By Larry Magid Facebook-owned Instagram will change the order of the posts people see “to show the moments we believe you will care about the most.” In this regard, it’s following in the footsteps of its parent company, which made a similar change...
By Sue Scheff It’s a fact of life: people today spend more time digitally connected than ever before. This generation of youth, as well as young adults and parents, are having to deal with peer cruelty through cyberspace (also known as cyberbullying). A new Syfy...
