Archive for March, 2007
Stop Cyberbullying Day
New here? You may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!Yesterday was the official Stop Cyberbullying Day. The idea was created by Andy Carvin of The Digital Divide.
Frequent readers will know that I’ve spoken out against cyberbullying in many posts here. It simply defies understanding how people — adults and kids alike […]
Sworn To Fight Porn
Blogger Power is fighting the good fight — the fight to keep online pornography from being so freely available to anyone and everyone. Just like them, I am concerned about how it affects our children. Kids are curious beings and so easily impressionable. It doesn’t take much to find this sort of thing online, nor […]
Judge Overrules Online Porn Law
It was reported on CNN that a federal judge in Philadelphia shot down an attempt to make cyberspace a little more protected for our children. He favored allowing easy access to pornographic images for all, and leaving it to parents to decide for themselves how they will filter such information.
Now, there are times when I […]
Detroit School Takes A Stand Against MySpace
Chalk one up for the good guys! A school in Detroit has taken a stand against MySpace. Specifically, they’re taking a step toward keeping their students safe and deterring cyberbullying behavior by requiring them to take down their MySpace spaces.
Letters were sent home with students informing families that if their children are allowed to have […]
Your To-Do List In A “Nutshell”
I found a new online tool that helps keep your tasks organized. It’s called Nutshell.
Formerly known as “Wallnote”, the service was reborn to provide greater flexibility and service. It’s main focus is to allow you to store — free of charge — your list of things to do. It also has a place for notes. […]
Your Data Is Only As Good As Your Last Backup
Even if you didn’t have to worry about a computer virus potentially stealing or deleting your data, you’d still have reason to protect that data from the likes of software or hardware failure. By performing regular backups you’re creating a safety net in case your computer decides to “kick the bucket”. With so many software […]
Using 1 Password Makes You an Easy Target
With all the online accounts that people use these days, it’s tempting to make up one password to enter them all. I mean, who wants to remember 10 different passwords for 10 different accounts? Well, the truth of the matter is that if you don’t make them unique, then a hacker just has to grab […]
