For many college and high school students this fall, turning in a theme or term paper will mostly be done online using Google Docs or Microsoft Word. It’s easier and more convenient than the way their parents did it during their school years. It’s also easier to catch mistakes before they turn it in using online tools that check for…
I don’t know anyone who’s ever looked at a selfie photo of themselves and wasn’t interested in how they look on camera. “Nope! Take it again” seems to follow most every shutter. A few years ago Facetune changed the fortunes of selfie-takers by giving people options to make themselves look better in their photos. Now, Facetune has a video app….
You think you’re taking precautions against scammers seeing your posts and photos on Facebook, but you may still be followed by scammers or other people you don’t want to see your posts. When you receive a Facebook friend request from someone and you either ignore it or delete it, the person sending it automatically becomes a ‘follower’, meaning, they see…
Call it, ‘stranger danger’ Facebook style. We’ve all accepted friend requests from someone we don’t know in real life. Maybe you see that they’re friends of friends or maybe it’s from a pretty girl or maybe you just don’t want to hurt someone’s feelings. The fact is, accepting a friend request from a stranger has the potential to harm you…
Could a student use a tablet instead of a laptop for school? That’s a question I’m hearing frequently now that elementary, middle, and high school kids will be going to school from home and attending classes virtually. Buying every student in your house a new laptop will cost hundreds if not thousands of dollars (depending on how many kids you…
Sitting in front of a computer monitor all day can eventually take its toll on our moods and psyche. Maybe your home office has no windows or you’re just sick and tired of looking out at the same old’ backyard. What if you could open a window somewhere else in the world? If you can’t travel this summer, a clever…
If your teenager is like most all other teenagers, their closet could use some minimizing. While adults use apps like ThredUp and Poshmark to sell unwanted items, teenagers have fallen in love with the app “Depop”. It’s part Ebay, part Instagram and part Pinterest. It’s one of the easiest ways to shop for clothes online and it has millions of…
A viral Facebook post is making the rounds again and cluttering everyone’s newsfeed. The post claims by copying and pasting it onto your own timeline and by commenting, liking or leaving a sticker on the friend’s post, it will trick Facebook’s algorithm into showing you posts of more friends. Here’s one variation of the post: “So I’m doing what everyone…
Because of the pandemic and changes in school calendars, parents are expected to make sure their child can go online for at least some of their classroom work. Since many homes only have a couple of computers for the family, parents are being asked to make laptops available for their child during school hours. Of course, since mom and dad…
It’s an unusual fall, to say the least. Kids are home doing attending school virtually by connecting with their teachers. Moms and dads continue to work from home. With all of that going on I’ve heard from several people who say their internet is just not fast enough. One option is to pay your internet provider for faster speeds, another…
