I tend to associate smartphone use with the potential to overstimulate the brain. So I was pleased to learn about new features that support a…
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Tech tips and tricks for using technology in a helpful way
Last month I was delighted to receive balloons from a friend via text message. Special effects like this are possible on iPhones with iMessage iOS10. Up to…
The third presidential debate was a doozy. It felt like my kids and I were watching reality TV. The disrespectful banter between the candidates at the Al…
I’ve been downloading sticker apps in iMessage to research my recent post on Halloween apps for kids. Sticker apps seem popular, probably because texting (or messaging)…
Have you ever wondered how to access an emoji keyboard from a computer? I use a MacBook Air to do my work, and wanted to…
Twitter’s newsfeed has evolved into a media-rich environment that seems to function way beyond traditional 140 character limits. I started noticing this when certain tweets…
Welcome to long summer days and relaxing summer nights. Kids are decompressing from the school year and easing into a new, low key routine. Summer reading is…
I discovered Unicode.org after doing some research on emoji history, and became fascinated with the resources listed on their website. Unicode.org is the online home…
There are times when I need to access the internet from my computer while traveling, and public Wi-Fi is either not available or a known security…
Today was interesting. There was some buzz on the internet about Instagram’s post notification feature. Then, my family asked whether they should “turn post notifications…