Oh My Tech!
Oh My Tech is the tech podcast for parents who love technology, but don't have time to keep up with everything!
Family Tech is a comprehensive digital resource and podcast created by IT expert Sarah Kimmel to help parents master the technology in their homes. Through a diverse YouTube channel and a detailed blog, the platform offers practical tutorials, product reviews, and advice on managing parental controls for popular devices. These sources focus on protecting children online by educating caregivers about scams, cybersecurity, and the latest social media trends. Additionally, the content addresses modern parenting challenges, such as overcoming phone addiction and navigating the impact of artificial intelligence. By simplifying complex technical topics, the site empowers families to use gadgets and apps to improve their daily lives and organization.
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With over 20 years of experience as an IT manager, I love helping families understand how to use the technology in their home to make their lives easier. Hire me today if you want to…
You bought the fitness tracker last New Year’s. You downloaded the habit app because someone online swore by it, possibly me. And right now that tracker is on your dresser with a dead battery, and that app is buried three folders deep next to a parking app you used once in 2023. You are not
Short version: I am a family tech expert with 20+ years in IT, and I have made the same types of tech mistakes I warn other parents about. Relaxed parental controls I never tightened back up. A family tech agreement I never actually signed. Browsing history I stopped checking. Devices at family dinners. A Discord
TL;DR The advice everyone gives you, and why it is not working Here is the play you have read a hundred times. Step one, decide what you are interested in. Step two, search for a group about it. Step three, join. Step four, introduce yourself. Step five, engage every day so people get to know
Last updated: July 2026. Written for US families heading into the 2026 to 2027 school year. Picture the first day of school. Your kid walks in, and their phone gets zipped into a pouch like it is evidence at a crime scene. That image is why my inbox is full right now. Phone-free schools are
Family Tech’s complete, plain-English guide to Apple’s newest child safety features, announced at WWDC 2026. TL;DR: Apple just rebuilt parental controls from the ground up. There’s a brand new “ask to browse” feature for websites, contact approval so strangers can’t message your kid, an expanded communication safety filter that now blocks violent content (not just
