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From pets and partners to raising connected-kids, here’s the low-down on all the smart home, great life gadgets for you and the ones you love.
**A version of this article and video originally ran in USA Today.*** https://youtu.be/NRzQsdbQELk Tens of thousands of tech enthusiasts were in Las Vegas last week for CES 2022 – the annual consumer electronics show – one of the most influential gadget trade…
Read more***A version of this article and video appear in USA Today*** It’s hard enough to pry myself away from a screen these days, but when it comes to kids? Forget about it. It seems like babies are now born with…
Read moreIf you haven’t been using the Off-Facebook Activity privacy feature, now’s the time to start. The tool, introduced by Facebook in 2019, lets you see and control data that apps and websites share with the platform — and monitor the kind of…
Read moreA worldwide computer chip shortage combined with major shipping delays means many Christmas shoppers won’t be able to find the items they’re looking for and have them delivered before December 25th. If you typically wait until Black Friday and Cyber…
Read moreYou know how parents love to show off the most embarrassing photos of you? That was bad enough when I was growing up, and they had the awkward perm years front and center in a family photo album. Now? Photos…
Read more***This article originally ran in USA Today*** I love talking about my stunning, brilliant, cherished-beyond-measure, 20-year-old daughter. Oh sure, there are moments I overdo it a little, and maybe even gush, embellish, or overshare. I’m an insanely proud mom. I…
Read more***THIS STORY ORIGINALLY RAN IN USA Today*** It’s 2021, and by now most of us know it’s rude to talk on our cellphones in a public restroom, restaurant or at the checkout counter. We understand that texting and walking can be hazardous to…
Read moreWhen I started working at PC World in the 90s, the art department had recently made the transformation to working on computers and every art person I met was wearing wrist braces. The editorial department had made this transition a…
Read more***See more of this article and video @ USA Today*** The first time my husband and I made an offer on a home in the spring of 2018, we agonized over it for days. The house itself was tiny – a…
Read moreNew backpack? Check. Number two pencils, composition books, and scientific calculator? Got it. Supply of face masks because the delta variant has brought back mask mandates and parents are terrified? Oops. It seems like just weeks ago that we were…
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