Tech Tips

May 2007

What Parents Need to Know about Internet Safety

by Staff May 31, 2007

As computers become more important in the world, it becomes more important for our children to go online. Computers have largely replaced libraries as places to get information for school reports and projects. Computers have also enmeshed themselves into the social lives of our children. This can present a dilemma for parents. We want to [...]

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Swapping Books Online

by Barbara J. Feldman May 24, 2007

Avid readers have long swapped books with friends. Now, with online book-swapping sites acting as middlemen, we can trade books with complete strangers. Although the basic concept is the same, each of the following sites handles the mechanics of postage and mailing labels slightly differently. Take a look at Bookins, and Paperback Swap. For more [...]

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How to Write Your School Report Without Stumbling onto Stuff You Don’t Want to See

by Staff May 23, 2007

Probably the fastest and easiest way for kids to get information is to get it online. However, if you are just surfing around looking for information by clicking on lots of links to different sites you might just find yourself in trouble. There is a lot of gross stuff on the Internet. There is a [...]

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Five Things You Should Never Do on the Internet

by Staff May 23, 2007

It’s fun to hang out on the Internet but it also requires some attention. While there are lots of benefits to using the Internet there are some dangers as well. Misuse of the Internet can hurt or even destroy your computer, it can put your family at risk financially, and it can but you in [...]

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What Kids Need to Know about Internet Safety

by Staff May 23, 2007

Kids are learning to use the Internet at very early ages. Most elementary classrooms have computers with Internet connections and some students know how to type before they know how to write. While kids are growing up on the Internet, it is important for them to receive education while they grow. Young children should learn [...]

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Tracking Internet Activity

by Barbara J. Feldman May 18, 2007

Ever wondered why your Internet connection is busy while you are not doing anything on your computer? It could be a dozen benign reasons (such as an email program checking for email) or it could be malware. Netstat is a free program included with most versions of Windows and Unix that displays all open Internet [...]

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