The New Pokémon Go App: Remote Trap, Dead Body and Other Family Fun
Just when you thought there was a lull in the onslaught of apps for your child’s device – out pops Pokémon Go. On the surface, this new virtual reality app is a fun and [...]
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A Wired Family App Update: Musical.ly
Musical.ly is an interesting app that is one of the fastest growing programs in the iTunes app store. It allows users to create sometimes intriguing videos while lip syncing [...]
Jailbreaking & Rooting: All The Cool Kids Are Doing It!
Over the past few months I’ve seen more and more interest by teens to jailbreak or Root their phones. For most parents those are foreign terms. However, in reality your [...]
What’s In A name: Apple, Microsoft & the New Peach App
I started my career in the technology business at the intersection of stuffed white shirts and T-shirts and jeans. That was in the spring of 1981 when the honeysuckle and [...]
A Wired Family App Update: 4Chan
As I mentioned in my October 6th blog titled: Today’s Headlines: 4Chan, Katy Perry & DewPie most of us have not heard of 4Chan. However, it played at least a small [...]
Video Chat Apps: CamFrog & Oovo Oh My!
Back in the 1980’s it wasn’t unusual for your boss to ask you to make a “Xerox” of a document. In fact, the use of the name Xerox as a verb forced the company to [...]
Andy Griffith, Dr. Breen and Hidden Apps
One of my all-time favorite TV shows when I was a kid was THE ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW. In fact, years later while working in the video/film production business, our crew would [...]
The Unintended Consequences of Communication & Technology
Many years ago while in college, I recall memorizing the seven learning style of students . However, in the 1970’s it was generally difficult to satisfy the learning needs [...]
Privacy: The Life & Times of Dinosaurs, Crocodiles and Ricky Ricardo
Last week I was speaking with my wife Mary Beth about her 30 years in the field of education. She joked and laughed about being a dinosaur. I responded by saying, [...]
