The Online Family

The Online Family is a multi-media editorial program that delivers information on how to turn the home computer into an essential tool for family life. Information is designed to equip computer users with practical advice on how to set up, secure and use technology to meet a full range of needs that are unique to family life: organizing vital records, archiving family images, creating a family Web site, playing online games, making purchases online, participating in Internet communities and more.

Managing Editor: Courtney Macavinta

Courtney Macavinta is an award-winning national journalist and author with an expertise in consumer technology. She is a former senior writer for CNET News.com, and her articles have been published by Business 2.0, Red Herring, Wired News, The Washington Post, The Associated Press and The Sacramento Bee online. Courtney has been interviewed by CNN, National Public Radio, USA Today and other media about teens and 'tweens, business and technology.