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Oh My Tech!
by Sarah Kimmel
The tech podcast for parents who love technology, but don’t have time to keep up! From parents who are just starting out, to those with kids who are grown and flown, and even those kids who happen to be our parents. This is the technology podcast that focuses on using the technology in your life to make it better! Oh My Tech will bring you interviews with folks using tech in unique ways, the latest news or trending topics, and maybe even help you find something to watch. Join Sarah Kimmel as she breaks down tech in ways that anyone can understand! Learn more at https://familytech.biz
Episodes
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Found the App You Said No To? The Two Conversations Your Kid Actually Needs
Your kid has an app you already said no to. Maybe you just found it. Maybe it's on a phone you didn't know existed. This week, we split that moment into the two conversations hiding inside it: one about trust, and one about understanding what really happens to the things she shares. You'll hear…
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Would You Let AI Register Your Car? Meta Muse and Drawing Your AI Line
AI isn't just answering our questions anymore. It's booking things, buying things, and answering messages as us. This week on Oh My Tech, Sarah breaks down Meta's new AI agent, Muse: what it actually does, what it costs, and the Facebook Marketplace story where an AI agent reportedly shared a...
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Instagram’s New Teen Limits, and Why You Want to Be the One Who Can Say Yes
Instagram and Facebook are getting new teen defaults as part of the Meta settlement: a two-hour daily cap, an overnight lockout, quiet school hours, hidden like counts, and more, all switched on automatically. Once they're on, only a linked parent can loosen them. This week on Oh My Tech, we walk...
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Fear Is a Business Model: The 3 Questions That Turn a Scary Headline Into a Plan
A while back I sat in a middle school auditorium and watched a speaker put a handgun and a smartphone side by side on the screen and tell a room full of parents they were the same thing. Scared parents are an easy audience, and that makes fear a business model. This week on Oh My Tech, I share…
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The 4 Questions That Replace “Is This App Safe?”
"Is this app safe?" is the wrong question, because "safe" is a verdict, and verdicts expire. This week on Oh My Tech, I swap it for four questions you can ask about any app in about 30 seconds: the Message Door (who can message my kid?), the Discovery Door (can strangers find them?), the Audience...
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Asking Your Kids Before You Post: The Veto, The Undo, and The Handoff
Before you post that photo of your kid, the question isn't "is this embarrassing?" It's "whose story is this?" This week on Oh My Tech, we talk about sharing your kids online: why vacation pics are better posted once you're home, plus three simple habits for your family, the veto, the undo, and…
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The Gamification of Health: Why Games Work When Willpower Does not
That fitness tracker sitting on your dresser with a dead battery? You're in good company. Most health tech assumes that having the data will change your behavior, and that's just not how people work. What actually works is games. This week on Oh My Tech, we break down the gamification of health:...
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6 Tech Parenting Mistakes I Made, Even Though I Teach This For a Living
I've spent decades in IT and I teach this stuff for a living, and I've still made the tech parenting mistakes I warn other parents about. Parental controls I relaxed for a vacation and never tightened back up. A family tech agreement I made the template for but never actually signed. A Discord...
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Lurking Counts! How to Find “Your People” Online
The standard advice (pick a topic, search, join, introduce yourself, post daily) is the reason you feel stuck. It has almost nothing to do with how real online communities actually form. Most disappointing groups are not the wrong topic. They are the wrong verb. Same subject, completely different...
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Your Kid’s School Just Banned Phones. Now What?
Picture the first day of school: your kid walks in and their phone gets zipped into a pouch. Phone-free schools are spreading fast, but almost nobody has explained what that actually changes for families. This week on Oh My Tech, we talk about what "bell-to-bell" really means, what changed in…
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Moving Beyond Parental Controls: The Graduation Plan
So, your kid is officially a teenager now. You know exactly what that means: the parental controls that used to work flawlessly are suddenly useless. Your teen is fighting you on every single restriction; they’ve probably discovered at least three workarounds you didn't know existed, and phone…
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How to Secure Your Family Home Network: Cyber Safety Guide
Your digital home has grown far beyond a single computer and password—every smart TV, kids' tablet, and connected device represents a potential "window" left cracked open for modern, automated cybercriminals to exploit. This guide breaks down the four biggest digital vulnerabilities families face...
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Tech Safety for Aging Parents: Protection Without Micromanaging
This episode addresses the challenging "role reversal" of the sandwich generation, exploring how parents can protect their aging seniors from sophisticated digital scams and tech fatigue without stripping away their dignity. By breaking down the subtle red flags of cognitive decline—such as...
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How to Backup Family Photos Safely: Step-by-Step Guide
In this episode, we break down why relying solely on a single external hard drive or standard cloud syncing puts your family’s precious photos and videos at serious risk of "digital decay" or sudden deletion. Key Takeaways: The Hard Drive Trap: Hard drives have mechanical parts that will seize up...
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Digital Parenting vs. Spying: How to Respect Kids’ Privacy
Managing child digital privacy is becoming a daily challenge. Learn how to balance parental oversight with your child's need for personal space. Finding the right approach to child digital privacy requires understanding that while total anonymity online is rare, children still need a sense of...
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What Is the Right Age for a Kid to Get a Smartphone?
What's the right age for a kid to get a smartphone? It's not a birthday, it's a readiness level. Some 8-year-olds are ready, and some 16-year-olds... aren't quite there yet. This week on Oh My Tech, I walk through the step-by-step path we use: start with a communication watch, move to a kid-safe...
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Analyzing Viral True Crime Cases: Tech Evidence & Legal Insights
Two stories took over everyone's feeds recently, and both come down to tech evidence. First, a Florida woman ticketed for holding her phone in her right hand while driving, which is quite a claim, since she doesn't have a right hand. Then, the Netflix documentary The Crash and the case of…
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Dumbphone Trend Explained: Why People Are Ditching Smartphones
Dumbphones, e-ink screens, and going low-tech are having a moment. With constant overstimulation and AI showing up in everything, a lot of people are craving a simpler relationship with their devices. This week on Oh My Tech, we look at how people are unplugging, what's driving the trend…
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Minimalist Tech Gift Guide: Meaningful Ideas Over Clutter
The days of buying plastic tchotchkes just to have something under the wrapping paper are behind us. This week on Oh My Tech, we talk about gifting with intention: tech gifts and experiences that actually get used, ideas that don't add clutter to anyone's house, and how to give something…
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The History of Kids’ Virtual Worlds: What Happened to Club Penguin?
Club Penguin is gone, and kid-sized online worlds like it are getting harder to find. Has losing those spaces helped our kids or held them back socially? This week on Oh My Tech, we look back at the history of kids' virtual worlds, what they gave a whole generation, and how you can give your kids...
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How to Get Better Google Search Results: 7 Practical Search Tips
Google isn't the same search engine it used to be, and the way you search should change with it. This week on Oh My Tech, I share practical tips for getting better results: how to read the new search layout, when to use Google Lens and audio search, how the search tabs help you narrow things…
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How to Spot Sophisticated Online Scams: Red Flags to Watch
Online scams have gotten a lot more convincing, and AI is a big reason why. The obvious typo-filled emails are being replaced by messages that look and sound legit. This week on Oh My Tech, we look at how scams have evolved, the red flags that still give them away, and simple habits that help you...
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Is Technology REALLY Helping Or Hurting Neurodivergent Kids?
This conversation with Bea Moise, author of Neurodiversity and Technology: Neuroscience-led strategies for parents, is ESSENTIAL listening for anyone trying to parent a neurodiverse child. Get Bea’s book! https://amzn.to/42BWceL…
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Oh That’s New! Meta Announces New Filtering
Today Mark Zuckerberg announced that Meta was doing away with the 3rd party fact-checking program it has been using to stop the spread of misinformation, and will instead implement a “Community Notes” based system. What does this mean for you and your family? Listen and find out.
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The Ultimate Family Tech Talk Guide: From Toddlers to Grandparents
Join Brett, Emilee and Sarah for a breakdown of various tech conversations you should have with your kids for every age group!Here is a blog post based on the podcast episode, written specifically for tech-loving parents who want to keep things fun, safe, and manageable at home.
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Is Snapchat Listening to Parents Concerns?
I am interviewing Head of Law Enforcement Outreach at Snap (the creators of Snapchat), Rachel Hochhauser to ask some tough questions about Snapchat's responsibility to make its platform safer for teens. Check out https://parents.snapchat.com for more info
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Which Streaming Service Should You Choose?
Bryn and Sarah, the co-hosts of the Series Scrapped podcast discuss the different shows that are available on different streaming platforms and let you know which one they think is best if you had to choose one!
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Will Apple Get the Message? Are DVD’s Dead?
These questions and more are discussed in today's episode. Emilee is back to help me talk about the latest in tech news! This week's topics - Samsung joins the "get the message campaign" Netflix to create retail stores, Best Buy stops selling physical media, Utah sues TikTok, and Age Verification...
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Get your life organized with these productivity apps
Tasia Custode's YouTube channel features some of the best productivity apps, so I wanted to talk to her about her favorites and maybe get some productivity tips! Tasia's YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/@UCNQbF87QPV685oFnHxb0zPg Link to Sync Discount - http://sync.com/tasia
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[Quick Tip] Is my account hacked or spoofed??
I see so many posts from people saying their account has been hacked. Most of the time, this isn't actually the case. Here is how to tell if your account is hacked or spoofed and what to do about it.
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Don’t be influenced! The positives and negatives of momfluencers
Sara Petersen, the author of the book Momfluenced joins me to talk about oversharing your kids lives, and getting influenced by social media and the online world.
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Setting and Tracking Goals
I know, it's not January, but it's a perfect time to re-commit to your goals, and set new ones! Join me as I interview Time Management coach and podcaster Erin Woodruff and find out how you can set and track goals with technology helping you to keep on track!
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Combating Pornography Addiction
Clay, co-founder of Fight the New Drug, and I discuss fighting pornography and how to keep your kids away from pornography, what to do WHEN they are exposed to it, and how to help those with a pornography addiction. Join us for this very important topic! Addiction Resources -...
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Social Media’s Effect on Mental Health
This week I am talking to Rachel Haack, a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist about social media's effect on mental health, not just for our kids but for the rest of the family too! We'll chat about the things we can do to mitigate these effects!
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Math Help Resources & Tips to Help Kids Understand Math
This week I'm talking to the Math Teacher Mom, Navi. She has been a high school math teacher for over 16 years, and helps parents teach their kids math and math concepts through her website and social media. Learn some awesome ways to help kids understand math and some of the best math apps for...
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Will AI Help Kids or Hurt Them?
Calling it a "kids-safe" chatGPT, the creators of the Kids-Safe phone Pinwheel have launched PinwheelGPT. An AI-powered chat engine that is supposed to have parental controls and monitoring in place. Shelley, the Chief Mom of Pinwheel, and I will chat about this new tool and talk about how this...
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[Quick Tip] What are some good podcasts for kids?
Many adults LOVE podcasts, which leads some kids to want to listen to podcasts of their own. With so many podcasts out there, how can you tell which ones are going to be good podcasts for kids to listen to? This week's quick tip will outline some of my favorite podcasts for kids.
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Exclusive insights: Government’s role in helping parents navigate social media and technology
I am HONORED to be joined by Aimee Winder Newton who currently serves as a senior advisor to Governor Cox and director of the Office of Families to discuss the recent campaign to educate parents on the harms of social media, and the recent laws passed in Utah about teens and social media. I have...
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Getting involved in government issues like social media and tech regulations
More states are creating laws and implementing regulations on tech and social media, so I wanted to talk to The American Moms about this legislation and what kind of laws would have an impact, and how we can learn more and get more involved with the laws that will affect us.
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[Quick Tip] What is the best digital family calendar?
If you are looking for a cross-platform calendar to help keep your family organized, you have come to the right place! I'll let you know the one productivity tool I absolutely could not live without!
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How to talk to your kids about pornography
Author of the hugely successful book "Good Pictures, Bad Pictures" Kristen Jenson joins me to have a discussion about talking to your kids about pornography. Unfortunately, it is not a question of "if" your child will come across porn as they are navigating the online world, it is a question of...
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[Quick Tip] What is 2FA or MFA and How Can I Use It to Protect Myself?
The best way to protect your online accounts from hacking is to enable 2FA. So, what is 2FA or MFA and how do I use it to help protect myself from getting hacked?
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Preparing Yourself to Combat Online Scams
With ChatGPT, and other types of AI tools, online scams are getting increasingly convincing. Andy, the Secure Dad and I discuss some of the most popular scams and how they are still getting perpetrated today. Find out how you can innoculate yourself from falling for any online scams!
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[Quick Tip] What is ChatGPT and How You are Using it WRONG
Many people are jumping on the AI bandwagon and looking to ChatGPT to solve all of their language problems. Well, there are a few limitations of ChatGPT that many people do not understand. So what exactly IS ChatGPT and why are people using it wrong?
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Modern manners and etiquette in technology
Brooke Romney has been teaching parents and teenagers how to navigate our modern world with confidence through her book 52 Modern Manners for Today's Teens. Today I'm talking to Brooke about the new etiquette rules around technology and how to teach our kids manners and etiquette both with and on...
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[Quick Tip] How to Block a Website
Hundreds of you asked me on Instagram this week how to block a website on your home network. This week's quick tip will let you know a few different ways you can block a website for the devices in your home.
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How to Talk to Teenagers About Social Media
Anna Macfarlane joins me to chat about how to talk to your teenagers about social media. What is privacy? How do we train the algorithm? What kind of rules should you set? All of this and more in our conversation. Social media guide - https://www.annamacfarlane.com/offers/v4UPMLFy
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[Quick Tip] How to see what you want on social media
What does it mean to "train the algorithm?" Find out how you can customize your social media feed to only show you what you want.
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The Best Financial Apps and Tips to Teach Your Kids!
Holly Reid, CPA and creator of the Master Playbook joins me live to talk about apps to help you manage your finances, the best tools to help you build wealth, and how to teach your kids budgeting and finance. Visit Holly's website at https://themasterplaybook.com/ Holly's recommended book list!...
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[Quick Tip] Do Parental Controls Disappear When Your Child Turns 13?
James' question was "What app can I use to manage a teen's phone? Google Family Link says I can't use it for anyone over 13 years old??" Is that true? Can you still manage a child's device after they turn 13? Today I'll let you know why this is a myth and how you can still manage your child's...
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The tech podcast for parents who love technology, but don’t have time to keep up! From parents who are just starting out, to those with kids who are grown and flown, and even those kids who happen to be our parents. This is the technology podcast that focuses on using the technology in your life to make it better! Oh My Tech will bring you interviews with folks using tech in unique ways, the latest news or trending topics, and maybe even help you find something to watch. Join Sarah Kimmel as she breaks down tech in ways that anyone can understand! Learn more at https://familytech.biz
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