Today’s parents might be able to understand Webkinz by remembering the “Beanie Baby” or Cabbage Patch Kids. Beanie Babies and Cabbage Patch Kids were toy dolls that came with official “adoption papers” and, for whatever reason, kids went crazy for …[Continue]
What Teachers Need to Know About Internet Safety
There are three important areas that teachers need to consider when using the Internet and teaching children to use the Internet. It is important that teachers know how to protect the computer from viruses and spyware while using the Internet. …[Continue]
What is Spyware and Why Do You Need It?
Spyware is software that tracks computer use. This technology can be used intentionally or unintentionally and it can be used for good or for bad. Most notably it is used for bad, in which case it is sometimes called “malware”. …[Continue]
Virus-Free Email at Work
There have been epidemic viruses that have infected hundreds of thousands of computers at once. Introducing a virus into a business network is disastrous. Not only is it expensive but some viruses can actually erase hard-drives. Can you imagine if …[Continue]
Need To Know: Installing Popup Blockers and Spyware/Anti-virus Protection
Just as we protect our homes and classrooms from outside intruders or inside annoyances, we also have to protect our computers. This article deals with how to prevent annoying pop-ups, how to protect against spyware, and how to avoid viruses. …[Continue]
Securing Sites for Your Students
Some Internet sites are “secure”. That means that information sent to and from those sites cannot be accessed by anyone else. The server sends a security “certificate” to the browser when the user logs onto a secure site. Upon leaving …[Continue]
How Internet Surveys Can Lead to Computer Viruses
It seems like it would be impossible to get a virus by sending something. Viruses usually come from receiving something, right? Often computer users are not as careful as they could be when they are entering information onto online forms. …[Continue]
Need to Know: Teens and Internet Safety
The Internet is the perfect tool for teenagers. It can be a creative form of self-expression and a gateway to information. It provides a way to explore the big bad world without having to leave the comforts of home. It …[Continue]
