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| Family WebWatch Blog |
| Understanding the dangers that await you online is crucial to having a good defense against them. Family WebWatch is a source of Internet safety information that can help you reduce your risk of falling victim to online threats. |
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| How To Avoid Email Scams |
| 2008-06-10 23:52:57 |
It bugs me to get email spam, but I really get upset when it’s more than just selling the latest in male enhancement products. I’m talking about the emails that try to fool you into thinking your bank account is on the verge of being closed or that someone has hacked into it.
I just received [...]...
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| A List Of Blogs And Freebies Being Offered |
| 2008-05-09 01:18:04 |
I want to take a moment to encourage you to branch out and get to know other blogs that might match your interests. There’s something called FeedaPalooza that’s designed to do just that.
The man behind the concept of FeedaPalooza is Aaron Abber, an online marketing whiz who I’ve been getting to know. He came up [...]...
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| A Parent’s Guide To Online Safety |
| 2008-04-27 09:33:09 |
In my last post about it being time to be a parent when it comes to web safety, I mentioned I’d continue with steps you can take to protect your children while online.
1. Take the computer out of the kid’s room. What I find particularly frightening is that parents tend to do things that make [...]...
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| Web Safety: It’s Time To Be A Parent |
| 2008-04-15 00:03:32 |
If there’s one thing a kid needs, it’s a parent. That may sound odd, but how many adults do you know who have kids, but really aren’t a parent?
This is especially true when it comes to Internet safety.
Do you really take part in your child’s Internet activities? Do you know where they’ve been online and [...]...
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| You’ll Want To Close Your Eyes For This One |
| 2008-04-12 01:29:28 |
I can’t believe what I just witnessed. I just viewed a video of a gang of kids beating up a defenseless teenage girl. Why did they do it? To get the bragging rights to having a shocking video on YouTube.
The article I read told the story of eight teenagers (EIGHT!) who lured another student into [...]...
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| Phishing Made Easy, Way Too Easy |
| 2008-02-07 00:42:13 |
I found an article recently that explained how easy it is to create a phishing site. For those of you who are new to the term “phishing”, it’s the act of fooling someone into thinking you are someone you are not with the purpose of them giving you personal information such as credit card numbers, [...]...
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| Yes, I’m Still Here |
| 2008-01-27 01:21:21 |
I know it’s been silent here these last few months. But, yes, I am still here.
I’ve been running several projects since late last year, and then, of course, there were the holidays to contend with. So I thought I’d kick the dust off by giving Family WebWatch a makeover and bring with it renewed energy [...]...
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| Kids Can Improve Their Typing With Keybr.com |
| 2008-01-03 10:00:14 |
For kids who are learning how to type or even adults who wish to brush up on their typing skills, kebyr.com can help. There’s nothing to download, in fact, you don’t even have to create an account. Just go to the site, click the start button and type the text displayed before you.
This tool is [...]...
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| Virtual Worlds Of Fun With Kraze |
| 2008-01-02 12:19:28 |
Kraze is a free moderated virtual environment for kids to hang out. It has a cool robotic world for the boys called Onimech, a place where the Wowbotz serve as protectors of the city New Gaia. And for the girls there’s Zynia, a world where the Kuttiez make imaginations come to life and learn about [...]...
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| Two Christmas Sites For Kids |
| 2007-12-19 00:46:25 |
Here are two sites that I think will provide kids with a little fun this Christmas.
Merlin’s Christmas
Someone has been bad this year. They’ve sabotaged Santa’s sleigh and caused all the toys to fall from the sky! But not to worry, for Merlin the elf will save them with your help.
As Merlin goes into a free [...]...
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| VirusTotal: An Online Scanner |
| 2007-12-12 07:49:05 |
There may be the occasional file that pops up that your antivirus software notices. Could be that it’s a virus, or it could be an innocent file that your antivirus software is not quite sure about, but must leave it to you to decide on what to do. VirusTotal is a free online service that [...]...
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| Artimus Art: An Online Gallery For Your Child’s Artwork |
| 2007-12-11 07:48:50 |
I’ve seen website services where you can publish your own books ondemand, but I’ve never seen one such as Artimusart. This site allows families to upload their child’s artwork to create an online gallery, thus preserving what most parents already do anyway — keep their child’s artwork.
Like other online family-sharing sites, parents have the choice [...]...
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| A Review Of EnjoyMyMedia |
| 2007-12-06 23:53:58 |
EnjoyMyMedia offers families and friends a way to share their personal content with other members, and do so easily and securely. There are many options available online that do this, but EnjoyMedia focuses on simplicity for those who neither have the time nor the inclination to learn the technology too deeply.
This service allows for sharing [...]...
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| Letters From Santa |
| 2007-11-28 18:29:25 |
Christmas is my favorite time of year. As with most children, it really had an impact on me back when I was younger. I remember absolutely loving getting Letters From Santa when I was a child. Now I have the added pleasure of watching my own children light up when we talk about him.
Here’s a [...]...
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| Protect Kids While Surfing The Web With Littleye |
| 2007-11-26 12:29:01 |
Littleye is a service that takes the worry out of where your kids can go on the Web. By providing safe lists of sites that are appropriate for children, you essentially have a virtual “fence” for your kids to play in.
Parents also have control in a number of ways. After the software is installed, you [...]...
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| Your Own Personal Online Library |
| 2007-11-04 11:28:50 |
Getting out of the house from time to time is essential, but sometimes you’re just not in the mood to go out or perhaps the weather is bad. If you’ve got some downtime and want to pick something to read to escape, then you should consider Manybooks.net.
As the name implies, they have a ton of [...]...
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| Family Fun At Halloween |
| 2007-10-24 23:26:57 |
Halloween is a time to be creative and have a little fun. In the days leading up to the spirited day, families can spend time indoors decorating and playing all sorts of activities. Here are a few ideas to get you started.
Spooky Halloween Stickers — print them out and attach them walls, refrigerators, windows, you [...]...
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| Fight Spam With MintEmail |
| 2007-10-23 08:02:30 |
Somewhere, somehow our email addresses always seem to make it to a spammers list. And that means it will most likely be sold to another spammer for their list. Filters are improving, but they’ll never be perfect, so you end up having to either fight the spam or change email addresses.
MintEmail is a temporary email [...]...
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| Would You Like A Free Account With Family Secure? |
| 2007-10-12 23:57:21 |
This is not a paid-post.
It has been estimated that 500,000 children were the victims of identity theft last year. Not only do I find that number staggering, but the fact that it’s children who are being affected is doubly so. To think that one’s identity could be stolen as a kid is not only heart-breaking, [...]...
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| Getting To Know Chores And Allowances |
| 2007-10-07 22:27:53 |
Parenting doesn’t come with a manual, but there’s no shortage of blogs providing the invaluable information we all crave when we first have children (my blog included, of course). But I’d like to tell you about a new blog I’ve come across: Chores & Allowances.
The author is a father of two sons and brings a [...]...
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| Go To School For A CyberSecurity Degree |
| 2007-10-04 01:10:19 |
Cybersecurity is a growing industry requiring top minds to strengthen online defenses, bring criminals to justice, and yes, even fight terrorism. Utica College is one of a handful of colleges in the U.S. that offers an online cybersecurity degree. For those of you who are about to enter college or perhaps someone who is looking [...]...
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| A Phishing Attempt On Capital One |
| 2007-10-01 23:28:58 |
This is a phish scam if I’ve heard one:
Customer ID : 0000-122235432-65AGUEW14386-PSITA
This e-mail is to inform you that your account will be suspended within 48 hours due to your Account Inactivity. You will have to confirm certain Account Information in order to continue your account subscription.
Click the link below to verify your information
[link snipped]
You can [...]...
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| Where’d The Website Go? |
| 2007-09-30 16:16:46 |
Before Family WebWatch became a blog, it was a website found at www.familywebwatch.com. Over the years, there was a natural gravitation toward making a more interactive community that provided me the ability to write more frequently without having to deal with coding so much. That’s when Family WebWatch Blog was born.
I own three blogs and [...]...
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| A New Wave Phishing Scams Is On The Rise |
| 2007-09-20 21:41:12 |
I just can’t see why some people are into scamming others. Over the last couple of weeks, I’ve been receiving emails warning me that there has been some “unauthorized activity” on my Bank of America account. The message reads as follows:
Your Online Banking is Blocked
Because of unusual number of invalid login attempts on you [...]...
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| Spreading The Word: Family Support Forum |
| 2007-09-17 19:41:37 |
This year has been one of growth for me with regard to the blogosphere. I have learned more about blogging and gotten to know other bloggers, which has led to new opportunities. Most recently, I’ve taken the helm of another blog called Family Support Forum (FSF). I’ll continue to write for Family WebWatch, but on FSF [...]...
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| QlipBoard: Stay In Touch With Family |
| 2007-09-12 07:14:44 |
Strong families are families with strong communication skills. With Qlip Media, families can certainly keep those skills in top shape when they may be split up due to travel or college.
Using their free QlipBoard software, you can easily capture anything that you can view on your computer monitor and make it available to those you [...]...
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| QlipBoard: Stay In Touch With Family |
| 2007-09-12 07:14:44 |
Strong families are families with strong communication skills. With Qlip Media, families can certainly keep those skills in top shape when they may be split up due to travel or college.
Using their free QlipBoard software, you can easily capture anything that you can view on your computer monitor and make it available to those you [...]...
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| Have Fun With Morphing Images |
| 2007-09-06 06:59:22 |
Remember when you first saw objects morph into one another in the movies? They were pretty rudimentary by today’s standards. But as with anything, things improve over time.
Morpheus Photo-Morpher is a tool that can help you morph pictures of your loved ones or anything really. It’s so easy, too.
As you can see in the image [...]...
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| Have Fun With Morphing Images |
| 2007-09-06 06:59:22 |
Remember when you first saw objects morph into one another in the movies? They were pretty rudimentary by today’s standards. But as with anything, things improve over time.
Morpheus Photo-Morpher is a tool that can help you morph pictures of your loved ones or anything really. It’s so easy, too.
As you can see in the image [...]...
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| John Carosella On K9 Web Protection And Other Resources |
| 2007-09-03 07:07:42 |
Last week I started my three-part series with my interview of John Carosella of Blue Coat Systems. This third and final installment revolves around K9 Web Protection, the parental control service that helps protect families and especially their children while on the Web. Also included are some resources John recommends.
FWW: As you know, I’ve written [...]...
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| John Carosella On K9 Web Protection And Other Resources |
| 2007-09-03 07:07:42 |
Last week I started my three-part series with my interview of John Carosella of Blue Coat Systems. This third and final installment revolves around K9 Web Protection, the parental control service that helps protect families and especially their children while on the Web. Also included are some resources John recommends.
FWW: As you know, I’ve written [...]...
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| Do You Have ICE In Your Cell Phone? |
| 2007-09-01 02:22:50 |
This is something that made its way around a number of years ago and I haven’t heard much about it since. So I thought it worthy to call attention to it here.
“In Case of Emergency” (ICE) is a campaign that was thought of by a paramedic. In a lot of cases, most everyone he was [...]...
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| Do You Have ICE In Your Cell Phone? |
| 2007-09-01 02:22:50 |
This is something that made its way around a number of years ago and I haven’t heard much about it since. So I thought it worthy to call attention to it here.
“In Case of Emergency” (ICE) is a campaign that was thought of by a paramedic. In a lot of cases, most everyone he was [...]...
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| John Carosella On Cyberbullying |
| 2007-08-29 05:48:49 |
Earlier this week I posted the first of three installments of my interview with John Carosella, vice president of content control at Blue Coat Systems. He had so much to say that I wanted to break it up into groups.
This installment has to do with a topic that I’m very sensitive about and feel that [...]...
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| John Carosella On Cyberbullying |
| 2007-08-29 05:48:49 |
Earlier this week I posted the first of three installments of my interview with John Carosella, vice president of content control at Blue Coat Systems. He had so much to say that I wanted to break it up into groups.
This installment has to do with a topic that I’m very sensitive about and feel that [...]...
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| Increase Your Blog Traffic (And Win Some Cash) |
| 2007-08-29 05:05:30 |
A blogging buddy of mine, Garry Conn, is running a contest over at his blog. This guy is an endless resource for blogging tips. And has a lot, and I mean A LOT of blogs he runs all of which make him money.
How do I enter the contest?
Easy. Just put a link to his blog [...]...
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| Increase Your Blog Traffic (And Win Some Cash) |
| 2007-08-29 05:05:30 |
A blogging buddy of mine, Garry Conn, is running a contest over at his blog. This guy is an endless resource for blogging tips. And has a lot, and I mean A LOT of blogs he runs all of which make him money.
How do I enter the contest?
Easy. Just put a link to his blog [...]...
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| Two Spacey Games |
| 2007-08-28 06:35:06 |
It’s been a while since I’ve posted about games, so I have a two-fer today.
Space Hopper
This one’s rather interesting and requires a little skill. You play the role of an astronaut who is hopping around from planet to planet. Your object is to collect as many stars as possible. As you stroll around the orbs [...]...
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