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March 4, 2024 I practiced Spanish every day for a year I just hit my first anniversary with Duolingo, the free language learning app. One year ago, I downloaded Duolingo and started learning Spanish so…
February 26, 2024 A simple hack to reduce your phone use As a gen Xer, I remember occasionally watching black-and-white TVs back in the day. B&W television always seemed boring to me. If the only…
February 5, 2024 How to create a family playlist I’m always looking for new ways to bond with our teen. No one told me in advance that the teen years would be this…
January 30, 2024 I almost fell for a big, expensive scam Scammers have gotten truly clever, personal and diabolical. I consider myself fairly savvy and never thought I would fall for a phishing money trap…
December 9, 2023 Doggie DNA kits make a great gift We’ve had Dani, our beloved rescue pup, for 7 years. She started out as our daughter’s dog but soon ended up mine – although…
December 2, 2023 A fun way for movie lovers to use ChatGPT ChatGPT and I are buddies. Ever since I finally decided to embrace our AI overlords, I’ve been having fun coming up with new ways…
November 13, 2023 How has AI become part of your life in 2023? When we all look back at 2023, I wonder if we will remember it as the year AI went mainstream. That’s certainly how it…
October 2, 2023 My parents vanished for 10 days and I lost it Am I too attached to my parents? I don’t think I am – but I am pretty darn fond of them. I typically email…