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Strong passwords and other security advice
Tips from ConnectSafely. Never give out your password to anyone.* Never give it to friends, even if they’re really good friends. A friend can – maybe even accidentally – pass your password along to...
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How to keep ‘zoombombers’ from disrupting your online meetings or classes
Laptop displaying Zoom speaker grid by Larry Magid UPDATE: Zoom just launched a Security Toolbar that you can easily access during a meeting. Scroll down to”during a meeting” section under three...
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Apple and Google building automated Covid-19 contact tracing technology
You may have heard about the technology developed jointly by Apple and Google to automate contact tracing to help alert people who may have been in proximity to someone infected with COVID-19. It uses...
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Lower cost iPhone SE is a smart move
Even if there weren’t mass unemployment and global economic uncertainty, an iPhone starting at $399 would still be a good move for Apple. I’ve long argued that Apple needs a budget phone to compete...
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TikTok adds parental controls and disables direct messaging for users under 16
by Larry Magid TikTok, the popular app that allows users to share short (typically 15 second) videos announced Family Pairing to give parents greater control over their teen’s safety setting. The...
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Video & Podcast: Zoom Chief Product Officer Oded Gal
Larry Magid and Kerry Gallagher interview Zoom Chief Product Officer Oded Gal about how the company is handling its explosive growth and how to use Zoom’s privacy, safety and security features. Part of...
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Deskcycle is an excellent compact and inexpensive indoor bike
As a tech writer, I don’t normally review exercise equipment, but these aren’t normal times. And besides, the Deskcycle under desk mini exercise bike does have an LDC display and an iPhone app. The...
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Video + Podcast: Facebook Global Head of Safety Antigone Davis
ConnectSafely’s Larry Magid and Kerry Gallagher interview Facebook Global Head of Safety Antigone Davis Podcast (Audio only) Listen to “Antigone Davis Facebook’s Head of Global Safety on Facebook’s...
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Configuring and using Chrome’s new Tab Group feature
This works on PCs, Macs and Chromebook. First, make sure you have the latest version of Chrome (81 or higher). To be sure, click on the 3 dots to the right of your browser, select Help and then About...
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Scams on the rise during Covid-19 pandemic
Wikimedia Commons My friend and fellow veteran tech journalist Wayne Rash has a well-researched post on Forbes where he reports that “Cyber criminals are taking advantage of the worldwide level of...
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Environmental lessons from Covid-19
This post first appeared in the Mercury News Wednesday marked the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. I know I’m a little late but every day should be Earth Day. I usually commemorate Earth Day by writing...
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Video & Podcast: TikTok Execs on Creativity while sheltering at home
On Thursday, April 23rd, ConnectSafely’s Larry Magid and Kerry Gallagher spoke with Jeff Collins and Lavanya Mahendran about all things TikTok, including how people are creatively using the service...
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Video & Podcast: Otter.ai now transcribes Zoom meetings in real time
CBS News technology analsyt Larry Magid speaks with Otter.ai executives Simon Lau and Mari Mineta Clapp about the new integration with Zoom video conferencing to create real-time live transcripts of...
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Teslas can now automatically stop at stop signs and red lights
A new feature released this week enables Teslas to automatically stop at stop signs and red lights. To get the feature you need to have paid for the so-called Full Self Driving package which currently...
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Zoom faces competition from Google and Facebook
When it comes to free online video conferencing, Zoom now has competition from the internet’s two biggest players, the new Messenger Rooms from Facebook and the newly free consumer version of Google...
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Apple introduces new MacBook Pro
Apple has upgraded its most powerful laptop, the MacBook Pro. Starting at $1,299, the least expensive of the new laptops have twice as much storage (256 GB) as before and the higher-end ones have the...
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Example screens from Google and Apple tracing tech
Here are examples of screens that a person may see if exposed to another person with Covid-19 from Apple Here are screens that a person might use to share their positive test result to notify...
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Facebook’s oversight board has important work to do
by Larry Magid In 2018, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that the company would appoint a content oversight board to act as the final decision maker when it comes to content moderation...
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Read Along by Google app helps children learn to read
by Larry Magid Google has been working on an app called Read Along by Google, which it decided to release early because so many children are now learning from home. Read Along by Google is available...
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Singapore uses robotic dog to warn people to keep their distance
A creepy looking yellow robotic dog is patrolling Singapore’s Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park, keeping a sharp eye out for visitors who are too close to other people and warning them with a robotic voice to...
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