The only member of my own birth family with whom I still interact is my über-geeky sister, who beats me hands down on all the tech questions. (Seriously: when we're together, she configures my wireless.) So all I can do with truly fantastic articles like these is pass them on:
How to Keep Thanksgiving from Being a Family Tech Trainwreck And even better:
Friday is Update Your Parents' Browser Day I'll even overlook the assumption in the Atlantic article that the family alpha-geek is male by default. This year. Next year, Atlantic, get it right. That should be "Be a good geek", not "Be a good boy". Got it? Because
I am the IT Guy, and
I Can Kill You With My Brain.