by Larry Magid This post first appeared in the Mercury News I’m old enough to remember those Black Flag commercials from the early ’80s with the slogan “Roaches check in, but they don’t check out.” Today, the smartphone variation of that could be “Apps get...
by Larry Magid CEO, ConnectSafely A recent Washington Post article titled “Facebook paid GOP firm to malign TikTok,” accused Facebook’s parent company Meta of “paying one of the biggest Republican consulting firms in the country to orchestrate...
For general advice about parental controls, see ConnectSafely’s Family Guide to Parental Controls – Operating Systems and browsers Microsoft Edge: Controls for Windows 10 & XBox Windows 11 (from Lifewire) Apple: Set up Family Sharing on Mac –...
Singer Tate McRae has been open about her struggle with the pressure to be perfect. @tatemcrae/Instagram Singer Tate McRae feels the pressure to be perfect. It even inspired the 18-year-old to write “All I Wanna Be,” which is all over the radio and playlists right...
Metaverse and Virtual Reality Safety Tips for Parents You’ve probably heard the term “Metaverse,” which is a broad term for what many people think will be the next generation of the internet. At the heart of the metaverse is “virtual...
