Internet Safety Basics

What to Do If Your Child Is a Cyberbully. “Not my child.” Every parent has uttered or thought that phrase at some point. It’s easy to dismiss the news that your child, your little darling, is behaving in an unacceptable manner. He may not be perfect, but surely he can’t be capable of causing real trouble? In unacceptable ways when …

Chat Rooms – Why Parents Should Be Concerned. Chat rooms have been around for many years and when it first came on the scene, the technology was the start of online social networking.  Simple to connect to, easy to get involved and with no profile to setup, subscription to join or bulky software to install, chat rooms have proved popular. A …

Internet vs Virus vs Productivity – It All Catches Up Eventually. Ever wondered why a computer gets a virus? Ever thought where the virus comes from? The answer is simple. Computer viruses come from either a portable device plugged into it, or from the internet. Computer viruses come in many forms. Malware that may slow your machine down or interfere …

Is My Child Being Bullied? Bullying has been around for many years and for some time was accepted as part of being a kid. If you were bullied it was something you just had to deal with. Today, that is no longer accepted. Many of us understand the trauma the victim goes through. The anxiety, stress, pain and misery that …

Google Safe Search for Kids. In case you haven’t noticed, search-engine giant Google has made some changes to their interface. How does this relate to Google Safesearch? Well, if you search for anything you’ll notice a drop-down link to the right of the search button. This drop-down link doesn’t appear on the Google homepage, you have to be on the …

How To Detect a Scam. Scam artists have been around a long time, and as new technology evolve, so do the methods scam artists utilise, to prey on their target.  Many email scams have been doing the rounds over the years, and while most of us realise offers of huge sums of money are too good to be true, the …

Cyber Bullying – The Facts. Bullying has been around for many years, and it will be around for many years to come. However, with the advent of technology has come new ways to bully. Cyber bullying is the intentional bullying of another person through electronic means. On a computer it may be through social networking sites, instant messaging, forums, blogs, …

What Parents Don’t Know About Their Kids on the Internet. In days gone by, a parent would give their wee Johnny or Jackie instructions of how to keep safe while playing. These would consist of playing nicely, not to play on the road, be nice to other kids and don’t be late. These days it’s a totally different ball game. …