If you envision all hackers waist deep in black and green code as they crack into our personal lives — think again. It turns out we make it far too easy for hackers when we secure our personal information. “Password” and “123456” topped SplashData’s list of the 25 most popular passwords of 2012, so many cybersecurity victims […]
Internet Safety
Cell phones in the bedroom or not? 4 Managing Strategies
Where do you keep your phone at night? Â I, like many people who have smart phones, keep it in the bedroom at night. Â I like to read and catch up on some news and weather before I go to sleep; and I use it as an alarm clock. Â What I used to think of as […]
What We Do Online
There’s a lot that we all do online and when start collecting stats over time and by total users in the US, the stats are rather impressive.  We’ll look at the soon, but first, here’s a simple list of things we all, including your children, do online. Post video from mobile devices Build online profiles […]
Understanding A Bit More About Parental Controls
Recently I’ve had this great opportunity to more deeply explore setting up parental controls on computers in a school environment. I’m a big believer in making sure computers in schools are protected, filtered, secured and locked down. It’s also appropriate to protect your computers when allowing your youngsters to get online at home. Both Mac […]
Cyberbullying. What is it and How to Prevent it.
Cyberbullying is a pretty large topic to try to cover in a short period of time. But, there are definitely some strategies you can try when you or your children are affected by this. The key is to stop it as soon as possible. Here are some ideas. First, what is cyberbullying? It’s harassment that […]
5 Tips to Teaching Your Children to be Good Digital Citizens
A digital citizen is someone who is a member of a worldwide community that is linked by the internet. What does it mean to be good a good digital citizen today? And how can you best teach your children to be a good digital citizen? First of all, when we think of citizenship, we think […]
