Being a parent in 2026.... nope.

Being a parent in this modern era.... also nope.

I kind of can't stand these tropes, be it a YouTube video, a blog post. It just never ages well. And I'm not under any illusions here, in keeping with "everything that's old is new again", I can't in good faith p...

Part rant. Part warning to other parents. The disappointment is real.

I'm sure you've been there too. You're trying to rush your child to bed and the "I just remembered" distractions (and hopeful bed time delays) get started. So here I am, it's my daughter who's revving up the distraction machine,...

We don't normally critique the work of others here, but sometimes a technical narrative starts to drift so far from reality that it’s important to set things straight.

Before I give my take, I recommend you read the original piece. It’s a How-To Geek article titled "Why Gigabit Ethernet is no lo...

Setting up a child’s first "real" phone is a significant milestone. It’s that transitional moment where we move from the controlled environment of a smart-watch or a shared iPad to a device that offers real independence. I recently found myself at this crossroads with my eldest daughter starting Yea...

As parents in the digital age, we do everything we can to keep our kids safe. We set up network controls (perhaps even one of our own All Families Secure networks), we enable 'SafeSearch' on Google, and we have "the talk" about online strangers and digital footprints. We’ve built a strong digital...

Here in Melbourne it's school holidays. You know what that means - trying to find fun activities, trying to keep the kids from trashing the house and yes - it means if the weather isn't great the kids are likely to do some gaming. I hadn't given it much thought until I saw Steam’s current sale on th...

If you're one of the many Australian families with an NBN Fibre to the Premises (FTTP) or Hybrid Fibre Coaxial (HFC) connection, you might have noticed things feeling a little zippier lately. That's no accident. This September, NBN Co rolled out a significant, free speed boost for millions of Austra...

According to Wikipedia Eating your own dog food or "dogfooding" is the practice of using one's own products or services. That's what we do at All Families Secure, and today we're taking a deep dive.

If you wondered "how far could I take these solutions?" this this post is for you. We're diving i...

It’s everywhere, isn’t it? I can't think of a technology product that isn't trying to convince us of its AI credentials. AI technology is most likely in your house right now, from the smart speaker in your kitchen to the chatbot your teen is using for homework help, even embedded into the phone in y...

In the world of independent living technology, there's a question that we hear more and more: with most fall monitors and safety devices now supporting 4G, why should we even worry about Wi-Fi? It’s a great question, and on the surface, it makes perfect sense. 4G is everywhere, right?

Well, not qu...