Articles by larry

Google’s opening keynote address at its 2017 Google I/O developer’s conference was, as usual, the time for the company to announce some new products and developments. These include : Virtual and augmented reality announcements such as […]

Long before the term “fake news” entered our vocabulary, I had been complaining about people spreading false information online. Now I’m doing something about it with a new free online booklet aimed at parents and […]

Read online or download the PDF You’ve heard about fake news — stories that appear online and in media that are wholly or mostly fake. Sadly, it’s not likely to stop but as parents and […]

  Comcast is giving parents more control over their WiFi networks, including how their kids are using devices in the home. The company is calling Xfinity xFi, “a new way to personalize, manage and control the home […]

After some horrific events on Facebook Live, including suicides and reports of a murder, Facebook is adding another 3,000 people to its worldwide support staff. The company already had 4,500 people responding to user reports. […]

A pair of recent reports sheds light on how teens are using social media, including the revelation that not all teens are glued to social media 24/7. Many do take breaks. You can find links to […]

by Larry Magid On a rare San Francisco Bay Area rainy day, I drove by a house whose automatic sprinkler system was watering the lawn, even though water was falling from the sky. It’s a […]

Forget those geeky selfie pictures where you hold your arms as far away from your torso as they’ll stretch or those  much maligned “selfie-sticks.” Instead, consider investing $29.99 in the ShowOff, a magnetic phone mount […]

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Microsoft is out with the new Windows 10 Creators Update and, from what I can tell, it’s an improvement. But that doesn’t mean you should be the first on your block to upgrade. First, if […]