Today’s world of technology many kids have cell phones / smart phones and although it can come in handy for when the are out with friends and you want to know you can get in touch with them; it’s also a safety risk in itself. With texting, email and messaging apps on the smart phones, …
If you want to control what websites your child has access to in Internet Explorer, which is the default web browser in pretty well all Windows desktop computers, this article shows you how. Click Tools (Or the icon of the bolt in the top right corner of your Internet browser) and then select “Internet Options”. …
This article shows how to easily set Google Search results restrictions. In the top right corner of a Google Search page, click the bolt icon (tools) and click “Search Settings”. You will then be prompted with a screen (as seen below) that allows you to choose if you want “no filtering” which includes all the …
I watched a movie the other day and this little girl in the movie said, “isn’t it funny the word ‘school’ rhymes with ‘cruel’?”. Hmmm. Most bullying seems to take place in school because for one thing, they’re still just children, and secondly they are all trying to pull rank on each other (meaning, who’s the …
In the old days, parents were merely concerned about kids getting hurt at school or while playing just outside their house. Now, with the age of technology where everything and everyone is online (on the Internet) we have new threats to watch out for. I myself am a parent as well (as some of you …
As technology continues to improve, our safety, and the safety of our children in this digital age declines. There are a number of things you should be aware of in how to practice safe surfing online. Learning to identify safe sites is key. When you do a search, your anti-virus protection should identify what links …
Online privacy is a growing concern, and especially with many young surfers on the web posting all kinds of personal information on Facebook especially, you want to be sure it is secure so only friends can see your pictures, likes, dislikes, etc. There are many hoaxes being passed around via Facebook claiming how to handle …
The following hoax has been going around Facebook for some time now: Hey everybody. I like to keep my FB private except to those I am friends with. So if you all would do the following, I’d appreciate it. With the new FB TIMELINE on its way this week for EVERYONE…please do both of us …
Many people are getting calls now from companies who initially identify themselves as Microsoft saying that they noticed you have problems with your computer and they need to be fixed right away before your computer crashes. Once you start questioning them, they sound a little fishy and some will hang up on you right away, …
I just received the follow hoax/scam in my email I wanted to share with you all. Please note if you receive an email from your bank (or what looks like from your bank) saying to click on a link, don’t do it! It’s a hoax. Your bank would never send you an email. Below is …
