Year: 2015

With the holiday season upon us, a lot of people will be shopping online this year. For the most part, it’s pretty safe but there are some basic precautions worth remembering. […]

By Larry Magid A new study commissioned by the Family Online Safety Institute (FOSI) found that “the majority of parents are “highly confident” in their ability to manage their child’s technology use, and “most feel they […]

In some ways I feel that today’s mobile app environment is a step backwards. It harkens to the days when you needed separate PC software programs for each thing you wanted to do. Before the […]

I don’t usually write about crowd-funding campaigns, but I was impressed by a demo I saw of the LucidCam Virtual Reality 3D camera that’s now available to pre-order at Indiegogo for $299. I had a […]

The latest version of Google Maps (currently for Android) allows you to download maps and other data before you travel so you can access it even if you don’t have an Internet connection. […]

Snapchat, a media-sharing and chat app, is all about spontaneity. The text, photos and videos you send disappear seconds after they’re viewed – you get to decide how long your friends have to view them. […]

As it does every year, security firm Trend Micro has released its annual threat report, titled “Security Predictions for 2016 and Beyond.” And, to me, the most profound statement in the report is “cybercriminals don’t need to use the most advanced technologies or sophisticated […]

All the major web browsers, including Mozilla Firefox, offer a private browsing mode that doesn’t record the history of where you’ve been or put any cookies on your device. But that doesn’t mean that websites […]

 Tweens average more than four and a half hours (4:36) of screen media use a day and teens more than six and a half hours (6:40) a day. A majority of teens (57%) spend more […]

Once again, social media is buzzing with dire warnings about a social media company that claims to own and commercially exploit your private posts and, once again, it’s not true. While it’s always been possible for Snaps to be screen captured and saved, Snapchat has reiterated that those snaps you send your friends are indeed private. Read the full post at Forbes.com
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