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Scam Spotting 101: How to Recognize and Avoid the Most Common Senior-Targeted Scams
You open your email, and there it is: a very official-looking message from the “IRS.” Apparently, you owe $4,000 in back taxes, and if you don’t pay up in the next twenty minutes, a SWAT team is going to rappel…
Bridging the Gap: How to Be a Better Tech Helper (Without Losing Your Mind)
You’ve just sat down with a hot cup of coffee when the dreaded words float across the room: “My tablet is doing that thing again.” Instantly, your blood pressure spikes. You are the Unpaid Family IT Director, a title you…
Setting Up a Smart Speaker for a Hard-of-Hearing Senior: Tips & Tricks
Picture this: You are relaxing in your favorite chair, and you ask your new smart speaker a simple question, like, “What’s the weather today?” The glowing little cylinder responds in a chipper, rapid-fire voice that sounds exactly like a caffeinated…
The Ethical Chatter: Privacy & Data Security Concerns with AI Companions for Seniors
Remember when the most invasive thing in your home was a nosy neighbor named Gladys who liked to peek through your blinds? If Gladys heard you talking about your gout, the worst she could do was tell the bridge club.…
Beyond the Do Not Call List: Stopping Nuisance Calls from Data Brokers and Scrapers
You’re just sitting down to a hot, lovingly prepared dinner. The phone rings. You leap up, sprint across the room with the agility of an Olympic hurdler, and grab the receiver. You expect to hear the sweet voice of your…
Digital Legacies: Managing and Deleting the Online Accounts of a Deceased Loved One
Imagine you’ve just been named the executor of Uncle Bob’s estate. You’ve wrangled the physical stuff: you sold his 1998 Buick, you rehomed his overly aggressive parrot, and you even figured out what to do with his bizarre collection of…
Beyond Cookies: Understanding Website Trackers and How to Block Them
Have you ever casually browsed the internet for a pair of orthopedic shoes, only to find that exact pair of shoes following you around the web for the next month? You go to check the weather, and there are the…
The Incognito Cloak: When and How to Use Private Browsing Modes (and What They DON’T Do)
Picture this: You are on the shared family computer, trying to look up a surprise anniversary gift for your spouse. Or maybe you’re trying to figure out why your left knee makes a noise resembling a rusty gate every time…
Beyond Cookies: What is Browser Fingerprinting and How to Make Yourself Less Trackable Online
You bought a pair of orthopedic socks online once. Just once. Now, no matter where you go on the internet, those socks are following you. They pop up while you’re reading the news, while you’re checking the weather, and even…
The Digital Eraser: Exercising Your Right to Have Online Companies Delete Your Data
Picture this: It’s 2014. You’re trying to buy a highly specific, customized spatula for your nephew’s wedding from a website called Spatulas-R-Us. To complete the checkout, the site practically demands your life story. You type in your name, email address,…
