by Larry Magid This post first appeared in the Mercury News Even though it’s only early August, many families are on the verge of sending their kids back to school. That’s a major change from when I was a kid, when families didn’t even have to think about getting...
By Trisha Prabhu Trish, is there any difference between using Chrome or Safari? Hi there, and welcome back to another week of Ask Trish! Thank you so much to this week’s questioner for the fantastic question. You’ve raised a topic that, if you can believe it, we’ve...
Also see Quick-Guide to Virtual Kidnapping By Larry Magid A slightly shorter version of this post appeared in the Mercury News I was impacted by a scam that didn’t cost me money or expose my data, but did take an enormous emotional toll, including 20 minutes of...
by Larry Magid This post first appeared in the Mercury News In my capacity as CEO of ConnectSafely, I’m working on a parents guide to generative AI, and, naturally, I turned to ChatGPT for some help. It gave me some good advice, which I’ll get to later, but...
By Trisha Prabhu Any thoughts on meeting a doctor on Zoom? Hi there, and welcome back to Ask Trish! I hope you’re all having a good week, and that the start of April is treating you well. Thank you so much to this week’s question-er for the fantastic question and for...
by Larry Magid This post first appeared in the Mercury News I’m not a mental health professional, but it’s obvious to me that many people today are dealing with stress, anxiety, fear and depression. This can be true for people of any age and background, but there are...