Newsletter Subscribe
Enter your email address below and subscribe to our newsletter
Your Safety & Privacy
Share your love
This Scam Email Almost Tricked Me – Here’s How I Avoided Disaster
Scam emails are everywhere these days. They’re like cockroaches—sneaky, persistent, and almost impossible to get rid of. I usually spot them a mile away, but recently, one almost got me. And that’s saying something because I write a newsletter warning…
The Complete Guide to Document Redaction: Keeping Your Sensitive Information Under Wraps
Ever hit “send” on a document, only to realize it included your Social Security number or Aunt Mabel’s top-secret potato salad recipe? Whoops! That’s where redaction comes in. Think of it as a digital black marker that actually erases the…
Your Computer is Watching You (And 6 Ways You Can Make It Stop)
If you’re reading this on a laptop right now, I want you to do something for me: Look up at that tiny black dot above your screen. Go ahead, I’ll wait. That innocent-looking little circle is actually a camera. And…
Who’s Peeking into Your Phone? A Senior’s Guide to App Permissions on Android
(No apps were harmed in the writing of this article, though several are still sulking about having their permissions denied!) Remember when the most sophisticated piece of technology in my house was a toaster that could burn bread on both…
How to Make Your Facebook Account Private: A Senior’s Guide to Social Media Security
Remember when privacy meant pulling down the blinds and screening your calls with an answering machine? That seems so quaint in today’s digital age. Because, boy, have things changed! Nowadays, keeping your personal life private takes a lot more that…
6 Ways To Use a Smartwatch as a Personal Safety Tool: A Guide for Seniors
(At Senior Tech Cafe, we believe in transparency and trust. Some of the links on this site are affiliate links, which means we may earn a small commission if you make a purchase through them—at no additional cost to you.…
Say Goodbye to Password Headaches: Your Guide to the Future of Logging In
Remember the good old days when the only password you needed was to get into the tree house clubhouse? (The secret knock totally counts as a password, by the way.) Well, those simple times are long gone. These days, we’re…
Staying Safe on Instagram: A Senior’s Guide to Social Media Success
Remember when looking at photos meant wrestling with a photo album? You’d peel apart those sticky pages, squint past the glare on the plastic, and finally—finally—catch a fuzzy glimpse of Aunt Marge from 1974. Ah, the good old days! Now,…
Stay Safe Online Enabling HTTPS Only Mode in Your Browser
Remember when we used to leave our doors unlocked at night because “everybody knew everybody” in the neighborhood? Well, the internet is like one giant neighborhood these days—except we definitely don’t know everybody! That’s why we need to keep our…
Is Your Car Spying on You?
Did you know your car might know more about you than your closest friends? It’s true. While your best friend might forget your birthday or what kind of coffee you like, your car? It remembers everything. How fast you drive,…
