Helping families understand and manage the technology in their home

This post and breakfast was sponsored by Western Digital and Parenting Bytes We are definitely a gaming household. My husband, in particular, is a huge gamer. We have several gaming systems, and even love to play games as a family too. There is a new trend in gaming that is causing a big problem with

I mention this every year when I return from CES. There is always a big theme for the year. It is not something that the CES planners come up with, or even plan for. It is just a result of what kind of products are trending. One year it was Alexa integration, another year it

My daughter is actually a pretty phenomenal artist. I honestly don’t know where she gets it from. I can’t even draw a stick figure. Yet, here she is creating stuff like this… So, a while back I got her a Wacom tablet so she could start creating things in Photoshop on the computer, in addition

How did we become so busy that we have started to forget about our children who are strapped in a car seat, but here we are. Is it possible to help prevent infant deaths by using a device? I watched this video once, and it literally broke my heart. I swear, I’m not crying, you’re

One of my favorite smart home devices this year has now added a few more products to its lineup–a dimmer switch and smart plugs! Many people didn’t want to replace all of their switches with a full panel smart home controller, especially when they were very close to each other, including me. I solved this

I live near the mountains in Utah. I’m not sure if you’ve ever been adventuring in the mountains, but cell service is almost non-existent, especially the higher up you go. This is also true at many national parks, including Zion, which we visited this summer. As you go on hikes or camping, sometimes the group

As someone who lives in Utah, it gets really cold. I am not a fan of the cold. I can usually be found on a snowy day huddled up in my house with my robe and some hot chocolate. If it’s snowing, I’m not going. At least according to the shirt my friend just bought

I had all but written TiVo off as stuck in an ancient business model. Who wants to pay $15/month just to be able to access their antenna shows? Especially if they have to pay this on top of all of the other subscriptions they are using like Netflix, Hulu, and Disney+. The old model just

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