Aug 25, 2016
By Larry Magid With school already in session or about to start, lots of people are shopping for new technology. Whether it’s a young student looking for a phone or a tablet or an older one in need of a laptop, there are plenty of products to think about for the...
Aug 20, 2016
By Christopher Ferguson So my son (who’s 12) and I finally got around to trying out Pokémon Go (henceforth PG). In case you’ve been wasting your time the last few weeks on stuff like reading books here’s the gist of the game from a non-fanatic. Basically, you wander...
Aug 4, 2016
By Larry Magid It seems as if complaints roll in every time Facebook makes a change to its News Feed. But I have no complaint with the latest change designed to cut back on “clickbait.” In a statement, Facebook defined clickbait as “headlines that...
Jul 28, 2016
Parents often tell their kids to “share,” but sharing movies, music and other media isn’t always legal or ethical. The good news is that many services do allow you to share, at least with members of your “family” or...
Jul 27, 2016
This post is an except of one that first appeared on Forbes.com by Larry Magid In the old days, people would buy books and then share them with family members when they were done reading them. Or we’d get a movie or CD and get everyone in the same room to watch or...
Jul 26, 2016
by Larry Magid There are lots of great Internet safety websites including ConnectSafely.org, which I help run, but now there’s a Tech Safety app that you can access on your phone. It’s from the National Network to End Domestic Violence and – though it has advice that...
