A consumer warning from the Better Business Bureau about a Texas company asking new Roku users for money to activate their device. Some Roku customers say they were threatened and pressured to pay as much as $150 after seeing an error message and phone number while setting up their device. It was a good first quarter for Roku, the maker…
It goes without saying that while many of us are spending time in isolation and away from work and friends, the time people are spending on social media is up. I know some people who are spending twice as much time reading and posting to Facebook and Instagram than ever before. I’m sure you’ve seen many quizzes and viral memes…
These are difficult times. People are scared and worried about contracting the coronavirus and COVID-19. Tens of thousands of people have lost their jobs and millions of others are 60 days (or more) into self-isolation. It takes a huge toll on our emotions and psyche. While there are countless meditation apps to help get you through these difficult times most…
Leaving the house may increase your chances of contracting COVID-19, but working from home may make you more susceptible to another kind of virus. A computer virus. The cybersecurity firm RISKIQ predicts the coronavirus outbreak will give hackers one of their best opportunities in recent years to attack computer networks around the world. There are many reports that hackers are…
If you’ve been seeing a therapist or counselor you’ve probably been in touch with them already, if not, you should know many licensed counselors are seeing patients over video streaming. But what if you never felt you should see a counselor…until now? There are dozens of meditation apps in both app stores with good reviews from people who’ve been using…
Twitter has told its employees that they have permission to work from home. Forever. When the stay-at-home orders began you may have cobbled together some necessities like a printer, a web camera and cordoned off some space for a home office. But as David after dentist once asked on YouTube, “is this forever?” Here are some things that might help…
No doubt this year’s high school and college seniors are getting a raw deal. They’re missing graduation ceremonies, assemblies and parties. So maybe it’s a good idea to reward their hard work with a special gift. You know, something better than a Dr. Seuss book (The Places You Will Go, really?) Gadgets they can use make perfect gifts for any…
The FBI is reporting a significant increase in activity involving sextortion. A federal crime where an adult coerces a child to send them sexually explicit photographs over the internet. You’re probably thinking, ‘my child would never send a nude picture of themselves to someone”, but sextortion is happening to kids as young as 8 years old according to the National…
Medical researchers and experts say it is very important to get enough sleep during the COVID-19 pandemic. Doctors at the University of Chicago Medical have even stated that a lack of sleep might hurt our immune system making us more susceptible to catching and or fighting off a virus. But who can sleep with all the worries that a pandemic…
As most of us are still trying to work from home, it’d be nice to get the kids to help around the house and earn an allowance. There’s a fairly new app that helps accomplish that, called “Busy Kids”. Founder of the app, Greg Murset says he hopes the app helps kids learn some fundamental skills. “How do you teach…
