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Frank Bravo breaks down the technology in your everyday life — phones, passwords, smart home, online safety, and more — in jargon-free English. New episodes every other Tuesday.
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Is your Wi-Fi slow in certain rooms? Does your connection drop when you move around the house? The problem might not be your internet plan. It might be your router setup. This episode gives you practical, easy-t...
Knowing where your family members are, or letting them know where you are, used to mean a phone call. Now your phone can share your real-time location automatically, with people you choose, for as long as you wa...
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“Frank is the ideal individual to handle issues large and small for the computer naive, the computer literate and the computer geek. His approach is pragmatic and tailored to needs and capabilities of his clients.”
“Frank Bravo delivered excellent service by not only resolving all my computer issues, but also providing detailed explanations on a level that I could comprehend. I had a very positive experience and would not hesitate to reach out again.”
“Frank has worked on projects for me both large and small, all with the same great results! Reliably creative, he's brought a new twist to everything I've needed. I'd recommend Frank Bravo every day of the week!”
Frank Bravo is the host of Your Tech Makeover and Principal of Bravo IT Consulting in San Carlos, California. He is a technologist, web developer, and technology speaker who has spent decades helping non-technical people get more out of their devices and online life.
Frank is currently CTO for ProLegal, a legal services startup. Before that, he served for more than thirty years as CTO of Embarcadero Media in Palo Alto, where he led technology for community news brands including the Palo Alto Weekly and Palo Alto Online. He lives on the San Francisco Bay Area peninsula with his family.
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2026-06-09 04:00:00
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Travel tech tips for your next trip: what gear to pack, which apps to download before you leave, and the phone settings to change so your devices don't die, rack up unexpe...
2026-05-12 04:00:00
Public Wi-Fi safety is one of those topics where the advice is everywhere but the clarity rarely is. You have heard "never use public Wi-Fi." You have heard "always use a ...
2026-04-28 04:00:00
QR code scams are on the rise, and most people have no idea they are being targeted until it is too late. Those small black-and-white squares are genuinely useful, but the...
2026-04-14 07:37:16
Knowing how to cancel subscriptions should be simple. It almost never is. Free trials quietly flip to paid plans, cancellation buttons hide in account settings, and charge...