Of all the information on your computer, what would you be most devastated to lose? For me, it would be years of photos documenting our kids’ lives taken with cameras and also on smartphones. In honor of today being World Backup Day, I’m urging you to take a minute to think about how you backup…
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Teaching Loved Ones #ItCanWait: No Texting and Driving (w. giveaway)
As someone who champions AT&T’s message of It Can Wait that is part of their no texting while driving campaign, I was dismayed when I got an email from a family member who proudly exclaimed he had traded his Blackberry for an Android. I also may have flipped out a little upon reading this: It…
Consequences of Texting While Driving: Powerful Video to Share
Texting while driving is never ok. It takes the average user 5 seconds to complete and text a phone and while that may seem like a short time, in that short time any number of things can happen. September 19 was designated as national No Text on Board Pledge Day. I may be a day…
Mobile Safety Tips for iPods from FOSI CEO Stephen Balkam
If you’re giving the gift of an iPod Touch or a mobile phone this year, they are incredibly powerful devices due to the amount of content that can be easily accessed. Last year when I attended the Family Online Safety Institute (FOSI) Annual Conference, CEO Stephen Balkam talked about how for $200, kids could go into…
Tips for Hand-Me-Down Tech Gifts
If your child is clamoring for a computer, tablet, or a smartphone, there’s nothing wrong with giving them your old device when you trade up for a new one. In a survey of parents of 2- to 10-year-olds, PBS KIDS found that nearly a quarter of parents will find a second life for their personal…
