Apr 27, 2023
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...
Apr 13, 2023
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...
Apr 4, 2023
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...
Mar 30, 2023
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...
Mar 23, 2023
by Larry Magid This post first appeared in the Mercury News I still remember the impact of Google, back around 1998, which fundamentally changed the way we search for information. Even though I still use it multiple times a day, that quarter-century-old search engine...
Mar 21, 2023
By Trisha Prabhu “Is my smart speaker spying on me?” Hi, everyone, and welcome back to another week of Ask Trish! I hope you’re all well, enjoying March, and hopefully, for those of you who, like me, are in the Northern Hemisphere, some Spring weather. For...
