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Protecting Yourself From Internet Fraud

The local CBS station I my area recently aired a story about a prominent university professor. The professor had saved well over $200,000 and put it in an E-trade account. After he and his wife returned from vacation, they found the e-trade account was at a little over $50,000 rather than the $200,000 they had left in it. With a $150,000 loss they started asking questions, and found out that while they were away hackers had managed to get into their account, get their passwords, and transfer money from their e-trade account into what e-trade thought was their personal bank … Continue reading →

Simple Tips for Internet Safety

The internet can be an excellent place to get information and for entertainment. The internet can also be a very dangerous place if you don’t do things safely. Here are a few tips for keeping yourself safe while you are surfing the web from home. Secure Your Network Wireless internet is fantastic. It can allow you to use your computer anywhere you want in your home, and you don’t have to worry about wires cluttering your floors to trip over and break. Depending on how you set it up, wireless internet can also open your home up to predators. Always … Continue reading →

Teens and Instant Messaging

Teenagers lead the country in use of technology. With 87% of teenagers between the ages of 12 and 17, using the Internet on an almost daily basis. That number has risen 24% in the last four years. Today more teens than ever use the Internet to play games, get news, shop, and find health information. Email, once considered cutting edge, is quickly being replaced by instant and text messaging. Email is considered the method to communicate with adults like teachers or to send long messages to a large group of friends. But it is in IM that teens share details … Continue reading →

The NET worth of a sexual predator.

Sexual predators defraud where ever and when ever they can. Like trolls prettied up as princes, they permeate every part of society and pick their targets from where ever they can access them: including the internet. They know no class or gender bounds; they instead pick anyone who falls for their fraudulent and cowardly manipulation. Their net casts over us all, yes, even those members on families.com. Be careful, be warned, be vigilant of whom you share personal information with. I have already had a dubious contact through families.com. It was dealt with, the person banned immediately, and there has … Continue reading →

Helping Kids Cope With Natural Disasters

Life is like a game of basketball. You stand at the free throw line, your eyes fixed steadily on the goal you aim and then you shoot. Sometimes you are lucky to get a 2-pointer but at other times you miss. But you stay in the game. At times you may have to sit on the sidelines for one or two quarters but once you catch your breath you get back in the game. I’ve been on the sidelines for a few quarters now and it’s time for me to get back in the game. For those of you who … Continue reading →