Mar 19, 2025
By Kerry Gallagher Dr. Yann Poncin, child psychiatrist at Yale University Child Study Center, offered advice to parents hoping to help their teens develop healthy screen habits. Build trust over time. Get used to having conversations about other challenging topics...
Mar 14, 2025
By Larry Magid This post first appeared in the Mercury News Not everything on the internet is appropriate for all ages, and there are valid reasons to protect children from certain environments and activities. Among these are inappropriate content, including violence,...
Mar 11, 2025
By Trisha Prabhu Been seeing a lot of stuff about the Take It Down Act, can you explain what it is? Hi there, and welcome back to another week of Ask Trish! I hope you’re all well and having a wonderful start to March. For those folks in the US, I hope you’re starting...
Mar 6, 2025
By Larry Magid This post first appeared in the Mercury News One of the things I don’t like about modern life is that we’re always having to be on guard for scams. Scammers have been around forever, but in the era of the internet and free long-distance calling, they’re...
Feb 27, 2025
Larry interviews Eric Stang, the CEO of Ooma, a company that provides internet phone services for homes and businesses using traditional or modern phones. The discussion covers the declining use and quality of conventional POTS (Plain Old Telephone System) lines and...
Jan 9, 2025
By Larry Magid The tragic fires in Los Angeles Country are yet another reminder to be sure you have a disaster plan in place. This includes making sure that your important files are backed up to “the cloud”, in case your home is damaged or destroyed and...
