The Technology Monster
Sometimes a caption just is not necessary! (Photo by Bruce Sallan) Sometimes, I just wish it would stop. The “Technology Monster” won’t stop following me! I recently visited Southeast Asia and found...
View ArticleBoomer Parenting Tips – The Balancing Act
Balancing Work and Family Life Isn't Always Easy (photo by Debbie Usher) The work and life balance isn’t easy. Whether it’s too much technology, too much work, too much television, or just “too much,”...
View ArticleBoomer Parenting Tips – Internet Safety – An Introduction
What are our kids doing on the Internet? Internet Safety is a subject that is both sensitive and ultra-important to all parents. As parents, our job is to protect our children. But, sometimes...
View ArticleEvolution of Technology – Film Photography and Darkrooms
AKA Bruce’s Guide to the Evolution of Technology and His Kandy-Kolored Tangerine-Flake Streamline Baby, Part Four* With Guest Co-Author, Professor David E. Weber After a hard-fought campaign, a...
View ArticleBoomer Parenting Tips – Parents On Facebook
Watch out if you "friend" your kids on Facebook! Are you friends on Facebook with all your family members? Should you be? What are the risks? What are the benefits? Parents on Facebook is a delicate...
View ArticleHow I Learned to Love New Gadgets
Photo courtesy of warepin.com As a boomer, I’ve found myself alternately resisting and embracing emerging technologies, new technology gadgets, and modern technology altogether. Sometimes, my stubborn...
View ArticleBoomer Parenting Tips – Tech Manners
Tip #1 - Image by Ray Gordon There’s a new word out there – netiquette – and it’s about manners in our tech obsessed world. On this topic, I wrote a recent A Dad’s Point-of-View column, called, When Is...
View ArticleSocial Interaction Propels Virtual Interaction
Photo by Aaron Sallan I’ve been on a three-year journey, learning Social Media, taught to me initially by social media marketing consultant Linda Sherman, and then venturing into the vast expanding...
View ArticleSenior Assisted Living and the Sandwich Generation
Enjoying a trip to Vegas with my parents Dealing with aging parents has always been a challenge, but in recent years with longevity increasing almost exponentially, it’s become an even bigger job....
View ArticleEvolution of Technology – Rotary Dial Phone Nostalgia
Old Rotary Dial Telephone credit to R Sull This Evolution of Technology series article focuses on the rotary telephone or as our guest co-author Professor Weber likes to refer to our recent old...
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