A Little Guidance Makes AI Useful
A gentle introduction to ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Perplexity — what each is good for, and one small win to start with.
Read the guide ↗FREE GUIDES
A little guidance. Something useful to keep.
Our free guides help you get comfortable with AI, protect your privacy, and make everyday tasks simpler. Read them at your own pace, try something that interests you, and share them with someone you care about.
You remain in charge. We’re here when you want a hand.
Getting comfortable
Understand AI, ask a useful question, and try one simple task.
Prompts to Copy and Try
Plain-language prompts for everyday tasks, family stories, and getting organized — plus the follow-up questions that make answers better.
Read the guide ↗AI for Everyday Life
A comfortable place to start: five everyday things to try, one prompt to copy, and how to ask for changes until it sounds like you.
Read the guide ↗Five Useful Things to Try With AI
Five practical tasks you can try today on your own device — with examples of what to ask and how to check the answers.
Read the guide ↗Privacy and verification
Know what to keep private and how to check information.
Before You Share: A Simple AI Privacy Checklist
A short checklist to run through before you type, paste, or upload anything into an AI tool.
Read the guide ↗Pause, Check, Ask
A simple three-step guide for unexpected texts, emails, and calls — and what AI can and cannot tell you about them.
Read the guide ↗How to Check an AI Answer or a Suspicious Message
Four steps to verify an AI answer, and a separate method for handling a call, text, or email that pressures you to act.
Read the guide ↗Family connection
Preserve stories, share recipes, write letters, and explore memories together.
Helping a Parent Get Started With AI
For adult children: how to introduce a parent to AI without taking over — what to offer first, and what backfires.
Read the guide ↗A Family Technology Conversation Guide
How to talk with a parent or family member about technology help — respectfully, and with them in charge.
Read the guide ↗Everyday organization
Create checklists, plan activities, and prepare questions for service providers. Written guides on this are in progress — the starter prompts include a section you can use today.
Local support
See what an AI concierge helps with, what happens during a session, our Nassau County service area, and community workshops.
More guides are added over time, guided by the questions clients actually ask. If there is a topic you would find useful, call Bradley at 410-984-9124 or request a session and mention it.