mario armstrong here to help us with some questions you guys sent in. >>> and then we are getting unbuttoned with a bunch of girlfriends. easy there, guys. we'll chew on everything from getting a job after kids to date night with your husband. >> what's the unbuttoned part? >> that's the name of the segment. >> got it, got it, got it. >> you know. >> like unplugged. >> sort of. but with a bunch of ladies. it's like a girlfriend's guide to -- >> every guy's dream. >> all right, al. before we go too far down that road, let's get a check of the weather. >> yeah. >>> absolutely. looking at today, a lot of wet weather down in the central plains, snow in the rockies. that's all heading to the east. it will make a mess. we're looking for heavier lake-effect snow squalls, lake ontar ontario, lake erie. and then for tomorrow, a risk of strong storms from eastern texas into mississippi. look for icy conditions in the mid mississippi river valley. heavy snow in the central plains, rain in the pacific northwest. sunny and cool, midatlantic

we brought in mario armstrong, "today's" lifestyle contributor to help us out.s asking questions. one of the top questions about streaming video. we keep hearing about it. >> yes. >> a lot of folks are really -- daniel, in fact, asking about it. he says what is the easiest way to stream content on my tv? >> this is a great question. you're right. back in the day -- you know this, it used to buffer and buffer and buffer and streaming video never worked well. getting online content from the web, in this case to his television set. >> right. >> a lot of options are out there. things like the apple tv. >> sure. >> which is great. you can also do other cool features like share videos wirelessly from your phone to your television. you have the bots, that are very inexpensive. you may already have something in the house like your gaming console, x-box, sony playstation or your blu-ray player may have smart tv capabilities. >> there's also the other parts of that like netflix, hulu. >> that's right, amazon, all those other providers and most of those are available on th

in washington, mario armstrong, digital editor.ople taking long breaks, is it becoming passe? >> well, you know, i think when you get to a billion users you can't expect everyone to use the site in the same way. i mean, i think since facebook started getting mainstream people have been saying oh it's getting old, it's a fad. i remember sort of covering this story in 2007 or . i think what gives it a little bit more legs this time is that most people are using their phones for their social habits and their social -- you know, their social time while they're standing in line or waiting in traffic. and facebook has an absolutely horrible mobile app. i mean, that's why i haven't been to facebook in weeks. it crashes every time i open it. >> in weeks. the editor has not -- >> i haven't. >> haven't updated your status, posted baby pictures or anything? >> you know what, i even got some gifts over facebook gifts for my birthday and i never claimed them. i tried to go on my phone and it broke. >> you are out. mario armstrong, maybe some fo

mario armstrong lays out your best lines of defense. >>> cell phones, our life line to the world.your mobile phone to you? >> i can't really do without it. >> i really depend on it. >> reporter: you have it right there? >> oh, yeah. i love my phone. >> reporter: our phones can also be risky business. >> i have had it stolen before. >> reporter: really? >> i think i cried that night. >> reporter: according to one survey, americans on average lose their phone once a year. 1 in 3 people admit to snooping around someone else's phone without permission. that's a lot of sensitive information just waiting to be exposed. >> reporter: the first line of defense, put in a pass code, people. 52% of people don't do it or they use a password that's just too weak. people like alicia nucci. >> reporter: to require a password after 15 minutes, not good at all. not good. that can easily be after a minute. the other thing is, turn simple pass codes off. a strong pass code isn't the only thing you need to have. >> reporter: a big mistake many people make is not updating their apps. those updates ofte

i want to bring in our digital style expert, mario armstrong to join us. these special glasses and what do they do? >> reporter: so let's start with what they actually do. these glasses are really the future here now. what these glasses can do is take video from the actual glasses as you mentioned, take pictures but also be able to do things translate languages and also be aware of where you are. let's say for example you're heading to the airport and once you arrive at the airport your itinerary or flight information says the plane is delayed or the flight is on time. these are like wearing a computer on your face, on your eye. it's pretty intense what the capabilities of what this will bring. i can imagine even going out home shopping wearing these glasses and you look at a home that's for sale and outside of the home you'll be able to get images or information or data or even a video playing about the inside of that home through these glasses. >> that sounds kind of cool, mario on first blush. could you not get distracted. would it get in the way of rea