Family Tech
How to Protect Your Online Security
Contrary to what you may have heard, the threats don’t always come from hackers with sophisticated computer skills. There are plenty of criminals that use old-fashioned persuasion and trickery
Cleaning Up Your Internet Browser
Clearing the history from your browser can increase performance and help protect your privacy and security.
Parent’s Guide to Google Search
For families, the most important Google feature is “SafeSearch,” which limits the type of content your children can find using Google.
Ask Trish: Sharenting
“My mom keeps posting pics of me online that are embarrassing. How do I get her to stop?”
Podcast: A Conversation with ‘Mediatrician’ & Author Dr. Michael Rich
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Parent’s Guide to Amazon Fire TV
We live in a golden age of media with an incredible array of choices between what we can watch on regular TV, via cable and satellite, and the internet. But, despite—or perhaps because of—all that content, it’s sometimes hard to pick appropriate content for each family member.
New Law Will Make it Easier to Cancel Online Subscriptions
I’m not a cheapskate, but I don’t like to throw-away money, and I’m embarrassed to admit, that’s exactly what I’ve done on several occasions, when I’ve failed to cancel a service that I don’t use.
Family Guide to Parental Controls
What are parental controls and what do they do? How do I know when to use them, and should I tell my kids?
Guide to Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses
Meta and Ray-Ban have released their second generation of smart glasses. What you should know.
Google Simplifies Controlling Your Information in Search
Have you ever searched for your personal information on Google? You might be shocked by what you find.
Why It Is Essential to Keep your Operating Systems Up to Date
Regardless of what device you’re using — an iPhone or iPad, an Android phone or tablet, a Mac, a Windows PC or even a smart home appliance — it’s important to keep operating systems, apps and browsers updated with the latest security patches.
Parent’s Guide to Snapchat
Users love that they can share a moment that’s digital footprint-free — they don’t have to think about how their photos, videos or comments make them look to some unknown audience in the future.
Quick-Guide to Secure Passwords
The FBI along with other security experts are now recommending a “pass phrase” rather than simply a password. Such a phrase should be relatively long – at least 15 characters.
Ask Trish: Phone Distraction
Hey Trish, I am SO distracted by my phone all the time. What tips do you have for staying focused and away from my phone?
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