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percent of parents worried about child safety online

Should You Spy On Your Kids Online?

November 9, 2017 No Comments

Any parent of young children can attest that the Internet is both wondrous and scary. Google makes you the master of knowledge, able to answer

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Top Three Easy Smart Home Upgrades

September 15, 2014 No Comments

Smart home technology offers ways to make your home more state-of-the-art than the Jetsons’ abode. They can offer better energy efficiency, innovative security systems and

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Make Awesomely Secure Passwords Easily

April 28, 2014 No Comments

Remembering a unique login and password for every website you frequent on the internet requires either a genius-level photographic memory or a really cool trick.

“Heartbleed” Bug Discovered – Affects 2/3 of Internet

April 8, 2014 No Comments

Researchers today discovered a serious flaw in the security software that keeps two-thirds of the web private. The bug, called “heartbleed,” has been a part

Is Your PC Spreading Malware?

January 28, 2014 No Comments

I often receive emails from people who haven’t contacted me in years, with a subject line such as “check this out!” I open the email

Should You Remove Windows XP?

January 13, 2014 No Comments

In April 2012, Microsoft announced that it would stop supporting Windows XP in April 2014. After April 8, 2014, Microsoft will no longer write software