About

Website

This website was created to help our community become more digitally secure. It chronicles the steps we have taken to lock down our family's personal data and control who has access to it. We share our go-to tools, applications, and services that work for us. Remember, there's no one-size-fits-all approach here. Do your own research and figure out what feels right for you. It's all about finding the right balance between security and convenience.

Our Philosophy

Have more confidence than you think you should in your ability to figure things out. There are plenty of opportunities in life where we doubt our abilities and second-guess ourselves. Don't give that energy to technology! Click a link, call a friend, and tackle challenges head-on. Replace doubt with curiosity: 'What the heck is this about?' It's a good approach for life too!

Us

Our family includes two adults, one boy, one cat, and one dog. One of us is a tech-savvy gamer who loves diving into the technical details, while the other is a meditating yogi who prefers simple, intuitive solutions. This combination gives us a pretty good range of technical comfort levels - we get both the 'how does this work?' and 'just make it work!' perspectives. Between our different approaches to technology, we test everything from multiple angles before recommending it here. If you know how to use a computer and are willing to be patient with yourself, we're confident you can successfully implement everything we discuss on this site. We break things down step-by-step and always include the 'why' behind our recommendations.