The rise of computer technology has created a completely new computer culture. This culture comes complete with its own language, rituals, and villains. Yep, the bad guys started using the computer for criminal activity just as soon as the computers …[Continue]
Keeping Your Computer Safe From Malware, Spyware and Adware
If you are reading this, you are almost certainly online. If you are online, you are almost certainly at risk for unwanted computer problems. The least of these problems set you up for annoying and unsolicited advertising. The worst of …[Continue]
Adware Defined and What to Do About It
There are so many new threats coming at us from the Internet age that is hard to keep up. Adware is one of those new threats. Millions tolerate Adware because it isn’t damaging to the computer like viruses and worms …[Continue]
Spyware Defined and What to Do About It
The word “spyware” just sounds scary. It sounds like some sort of software spy, and that is exactly what it is. Spyware is software that gets into your computer and collects your personal information. This personal information is then sent …[Continue]
Checking Your Child’s MySpace Profile and Contacts
As a parent you have a right to be concerned about the things that your child may be subjected to through simply using the Internet. In just the last decade a whole new type of predator has emerged. Predators who …[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]
How to Install Content Filters on Your Home Computer
As kids become more Internet savvy parents have to be savvier yet to protect them. Probably every Internet user has, at some point, innocently seen something they didn’t want to see. Content filters are a way to protect you self …[Continue]
