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Pillar 2

Tech

What to actually use AI and technology for, which devices are worth it, and what to ignore, in plain English from the friend who works in IT. No hype and no condescension: you have been using computers since before the people selling them were born.

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    Guide

    What to actually use AI for (and what to skip)

    The ten things AI assistants are reliably good at for a Gen X household, the three things they are bad at, and the one rule for using them safely: never paste anything you would not put on a postcard.

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    Guide

    Passkeys: the end of passwords, explained in two minutes

    What a passkey is, why it cannot be phished, how it works with your phone's face or fingerprint unlock, and how to turn one on for Google, Apple, Amazon and your bank.

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    Guide

    Lockdown guides for every device

    The security side of tech lives in Protect.

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