Family Tech 2009-2012



Due to the News & Messenger Newspaper no longer being in business, these are all dead links.

These columns are no longer available.

Links mentioned in columns


For columns January 8, 2013 forward, please visit FamilyTechOnline.com
12-30-2012 Looking Forward (the final column for the News & Messenger)
12-23-2012 So you've lost your phone?  What to do now.
12-16-2012 Automatic Upload of Photos from Phone
12-09-2012 Tablets for Kids
12-02-2012 Facebook Privacy
11-25-2012 Tablets for Christmas
11-18-2012 Second Screens
11-11-2012 Take your Phone to Boot Camp
11-04-2012 Microsoft Reboots Itself
10-28-2012 Buying with your phone (NFC)
10-21-2012 iPhone or Android (part 2 of 2 of cell phone series)
10-14-2012 Choosing a new Cell Phone (part 1 of 2)
10-07-2012 Spying with Video
09-30-2012 Publishing an e-book
09-23-2012 Better searching through Google fu
09-16-2012 The iPhone 5 and other new gadgets
09-09-2012 Track your child's grades, attendance, assignments and location
09-02-2012 Some odds and ends
08-26-2012 Are your photos giving away your location?
08-19-2012 Back to School III : Keeping your Student Safe
08-12-2012 Back to School II : Software
08-05-2012 Back to School I : Hardware, tablets
07-29-2012 Google is Productivity
07-22-2012 What your Email address says about you
07-15-2012 Stream Every Olympic Event
07-08-2012 Backup power for homes
07-01-2012 Google IO Announcements
06-24-2012 Put a Cell Tower in your Home
06-17-2012 High Tech BBQ
06-10-2012 Mailing, Fedex and Faxing
06-03-2012 Office Apps for Tablets
05-27-2012 Networking and Self Promotion
05-20-2012 Google Voice
05-13-2012 Linking Web Services
05-06-2012 Kickstarter
04-30-2012 Google Drive
04-22-2012 Picking a good password
04-15-2012 Email Hacked
04-08-2012 Ultrabooks
04-01-2012 Best Phone Apps
03-25-2012 Online Presence
03-18-2012 Geek Vacations
03-11-2012 Geek Camps
03-04-2012 Open Courseware
02-26-2012 Stores know all about you
02-19-2012 Basic Photography Concepts
02-12-2012 Television via the Internet
02-05-2012 online Grocery Shopping
01-27-2012 Evernote
01-22-2012 Annual Tech Tuneup
01-15-2012 New Products from CES
01-08-2012 Programming for Kids
01-01-2012 Your New Tablet

 2011
12-25-2011 New Tech for a New Year
12-18-2011 Digital Downloadable Gifts
12-11-2011 Virtual Assistants
12-04-2011 Affordable Android Tablets
11-27-2011 Cool Tech Toys for adults and kids
11-20-2011 Give the gift of video telephony
11-13-2011 Voice Control
11-06-2011 Internet Public Policy
10-30-2011 Email Filters
10-23-2011 Extending Cell phone battery life
10-16-2011 Apps for Health
10-09-2011 Steve Jobs
10-02-2011 Small TV Cameras
09-25-2011 TV Websites
09-18-2011 Digital Story Telling
09-11-2011 Better Searching
09-04-2011 Internet Safety
08-28-2011 New Music Streaming Services
08-21-2011 Affordable Internet for Disadvantaged Kids
08-14-2011 Four Tips
08-07-2011 iPad in College Revisited
07-31-2011 Apps for Students
07-24-2011 Civil War era Family Tech
07-17-2011 Google Plus
07-10-2011 Skills for Students
07-03-2011 Science Fiction
06-26-2011 Twitter
06-19-2011 Ham Radio
06-12-2011 Finding a Job means online
06-05-2011 Match the Job to the Gadget
05-29-2011 The Camera in your pocket
05-22-2011 TV is changing
05-15-2011 Google's Chromebook
05-08-2011 Hackers in your Home
05-01-2011 Home Automation
04-23-2011 Free software
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