Sean

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Know What Your Kids Do Online

February 27, 2009 - 1:53 pm

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The Internet is a vast and valuable tool for research and learning, as well as connection to communities beyond our own local regions. However, like any physical place it also holds areas that aren’t appropriate for visitors of all ages, and people with intentions which aren’t always honorable.
For these reasons we promote safe and fun [...]

Pros and Cons of Cookies and How To Get Rid of Them

February 12, 2009 - 9:10 pm

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Browser cookies have been around forever, yet few people seem to really understand what they are, how they work and what security or privacy implacations they carry.
I believe that based on the number of questions I get about Cookies from friends in social gatherings, and from people who read a blog posting or article I [...]

What is Phishing?

December 23, 2008 - 4:15 pm

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We’ve been asked this question quite a few times in the past, so here is a brief explanation that should help some of you.
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What is Phishing?
by Melanie C
There are plenty of cheats and crooks out in cyber space and one of the ways they attempt to get someone’s personal information to use fraudulently is called [...]

Kaspersky Internet Security Suite

December 5, 2008 - 10:13 pm

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Since one of our main focuses here is on helping people enjoy a safe and secure computing experience we’re always on the lookout for thorough product reviews.
The Kaspersky Internet Security Suite is one that we don’t hear much about, and while sometimes that can indicate that a software isn’t well liked, it can also just [...]

Cleaning the XP Registry and Optimizing Your Hard Drive

December 3, 2008 - 7:01 pm

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One of the most common problems we see with people’s PCs is slow or degraded system performance, and the primary causes of this that we encounter are badly fragmented hard drives and bloated, error filled system registry files.
The Windows operating system comes with a handy tool for fixing fragmented hard drives. It’s called Disk Defragmenter [...]