Setting Up Email on a Parent’s Android Phone So They Can Actually Use It

A step-by-step guide for adult children setting up email on a parent’s Android phone, including what to do when they have two or three old accounts.
I Tapped the Link. Now What?

You tapped a link in a scam email. Don’t panic and don’t feel stupid. Here is exactly what to do in the next 30 minutes, in order, depending on what happened next.
Unsubscribe or Ignore? And Why “Unsubscribe” Sometimes Doesn’t Work

Unsubscribe is safe for real companies and dangerous for scammers. Here is how to tell which is which, and why you keep getting emails after you unsubscribed.
Fake Pharmacy and Patient Portal Emails: MyChart, CVS, Walgreens

Scam emails pretending to be your pharmacy or patient portal are surging this fall. Here is what they look like, why they work, and the one habit that stops them.
Reply, Reply All, or Forward? What Each Button Actually Does

Three buttons, three very different results. Here is what Reply, Reply All, and Forward each do, when to use each one, and the mistake that sends your message to 40 people.
Medicare Is Open. Here Are the 5 Emails Pretending to Be Medicare.

Open Enrollment is here and so are the fake Medicare emails. These are the five most common ones, what each one is after, and what to do with it.
“Gmail Says I’m Running Out of Space.” What That Actually Means

That storage warning is not a sales pitch. If your Google storage fills up, email stops arriving and does not come back. Here is what the warning means and what to do.
Medicare Open Enrollment Starts October 15. The Fake Emails Start Now.

Open Enrollment runs Oct 15 to Dec 7, and scam emails start weeks early. Here is what Medicare will and will not send you, and how to tell the difference.
Where Did My Email Go? How to Find a Message You Know You Received

The email was there yesterday. Now it is gone. Here are the five places it went and how to search for it on your Android phone, step by step.
How to Tell If an Email Is a Scam: 7 Checks That Take 10 Seconds

Not sure if an email is real? Run these 7 quick checks on your Android phone before you tap anything. Plain language, no tech background needed.