New York Times Practical Technology Usage Advice Column: New York Times Columnist Sam Grobart has started a new column called Tool Kit. And his first column is titled The Technology in Our Lives, and How to Make It Work Better. Mr. Grobart’s column is intended to offer helpful practical tech tips to readers. And his first column discusses basic things like how you can get basic HD cable channels over the air (via antenna), how to select a laptop for your child and how you can set stream music at home cheaply.
Here’s a link to Mr. Groban’s first column:
How Parents Can Help Tweens Use Facebook Safely: And NPR has a new article regarding safety tips you can use so that your Tween can safely use and enjoy Facebook. Basically the article relays that you can set your child’s Facebook profile so that the content he or she accesses and/or uploads to be accessed by others is limited – i.e. not shared with the entire universe just primary approved Facebook friends.
Here’s a link to the NPR article and associated Talk of the Nation podcast:
http://www.npr.org/2012/06/11/154773999/how-to-help-your-tween-use-facebook-safely
And on another tech note – Apple did unveil some neat upcoming hardware and software items at their WWDC yesterday. A number of exciting things were unveiled and I’ll be doing a more in-depth posting about them shortly. However, I do have to say I think I am the most excited about some of the new features of the upcoming iOS 6. And just in case you wonder what that means – iOS is simply what Apple calls the software used on their mobile devices – and when the iOS 6 upgrade arrives this fall all of us with the 3rd generation iPad will be able to access the upgraded and improved Sirsi –Apple’s voice activated assistant that will, with iOS 6, even be capable of opening apps for your via voice command. Cool stuff!
Linda R.
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