iOS 27 Lands Monday. Set Up Your Kid’s Phone Sunday Night.

On Monday, September 14, every iPhone back to the iPhone 11 gets iOS 27. Underneath the headline features is the largest overhaul of Apple’s parental controls in years, and it comes with a quiet catch: much of it is per-child and opt-in, and none of it reaches a phone that does not know it belongs … Read more

Why Most Family Vaults Don’t Survive Their First Real Disruption

Ask any IT professional how many copies of an important file should exist and you will get the same answer: 3-2-1. Three copies. Two on different media or in different formats. One stored offsite. The rule has been the standard for digital preservation for two decades. Photographer Peter Krogh distilled it in The DAM Book … Read more

The Scam Email Has No Spelling Errors Anymore

For twenty years, families taught each other one reliable defense against scam messages: look closely. The misspelled bank name. The odd phrasing. The greeting that says “Dear Customer” because the sender has no idea who you are. If something felt off, it probably was, and knowing how to spot phishing was a skill worth teaching … Read more

The Free Lock Almost No Family Sets

Another week, another breach notice. Your Social Security number, your birth date, your address: out there for good, and no amount of careful behavior pulls them back. It’s easy to slide into a shrug. If everything is already exposed, why bother? But the thief’s plan still needs one more thing you can deny them: the … Read more

The Asset That Vanishes

Frank does not think of himself as a crypto investor. Three years ago he bought a modest amount of Bitcoin through an exchange app on his phone: set up in an evening, recovery phrase on a sticky note, life carried on. The sticky note has since disappeared. The account still has value. His wife, Sarah, … Read more