Family tech

Sometimes technology aids our ability to be adventurous.

What do you do when a family member has their face buried in a gadget during vacation?

What is appropriate language to use online and in everyday life? Janell Burley Hofmann, a mother of five who helps us figure out how to behave with technology, shares her advice.

What do you do when your child can't live without their digital tablet?

These days, digital cameras are everywhere. In most cases, our phones double as cameras. But when is it right to snap a picture and when is it not? And how do our kids figure in to all of this?

How do you host a sleepover for your kids without smartphones getting in the way?

How do you spend time with family without electronics getting in the way?

Janell Burley Hofmann, one of our resident tech etiquette gurus, is a Cape Cod Mother of five with strong opinions about how to behave with technology. Today's topic: Group text messages.

iPad home videos -- what's worth recording, where, and how?