Our kids are like most kids in one way at least. They get presents or toys that offer some sort of online registration. I shied away from that a while ago, but after going through it a number of times, I realize that it’s important to do for several reasons. It supports the child’s innate […]
Education
2 Tips on how Criminals Use Social Media
A recent story in Mashable describes a young woman in Australia who was helping her grandmother count some cash. She then took a picture of the cash and posted it to Facebook.  Of course, soon after that, the temptation was too great for 2 would-be thieves who stumbled across her Facebook post and decided they […]
The 3 Best Ways to Secure Facebook Privacy for You and Your Kids
We all know that Facebook went public recently. Also that it has almost 1 billion users worldwide. Because there are so many users, it’s pretty much impossible to offer any sort of personal service. Facebook has made it easier to configure your security settings, but many people haven’t worked through their settings yet and leave […]
Internet Safety – A Couple Stories on How to Relate with Kids
As I’m talking to people about the internet and how it’s integrating into their lives, a couple things come to mind today. First, I took a short walk with the dog the other day as I like to do, and as I was walking, I heard voices up ahead. As I got closer, there were […]
Steps to take if you think you’ve been phished.
This is obviously not an exhaustive list of things to do, but some good first steps if you think you got caught in a phishing scam It’s Mac focused, but, the ideas are universal. I was asked for some ideas by some friends who thought they had been phished via a file they downloaded to […]
Research Shows the Internet May be Getting Safer for Kids
The research, a December, 2011 Study by the University of New Hampshire, says that Unwanted Online Sexual Exposures Decline for Youth, New UNH Research Finds. Some of the important bits: The study found that the percentage of youth receiving unwanted online sexual requests declined from 13 percent in 2005 to 9 percent in 2010. Youth […]