Tech Tips

February 2008

Your Computer: Up To Date With Anti-Virus Protection

by Staff February 29, 2008

Computer viruses are nasty things that can do all sorts of damage to your computer. They can destroy RAM, slow connections, and lots of other stuff. Although, they are very harmful, they can be stopped and defeated with anti-virus protection. What is a computer virus? A computer virus is a computer program that can copy [...]

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Keeping Your Child Safe When Playing Games Online

by Staff February 29, 2008

Here are some tips to follow to help keep your child safe when playing games online. Tip One: The first thing that you are going to need to do to keep your children safe while they are enjoying online gaming is to teach them the most basic rule of online safety and this rule applies [...]

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Keeping Personal Information And Documents Safe

by Staff February 29, 2008

Computers have changed the way the world works. We now manage our finances online, we shop online, and we even keep in touch with people on the other side of the world thanks to the Internet and computers. Yet sadly with all of the advantages of being connected and organizing everything with the help of [...]

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iPods, Earbuds and Your Ears

by Barbara J. Feldman February 29, 2008

We all have seen the little earphones that come with iPod’s. They are tiny and fit right inside of your ear. They come in different colors, some different sizes, and they are small and thus portable and convenient. They are called earbuds. However, earbuds pose a risk of hearing loss, and hearing damage to the [...]

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Minimize Your Risk of Hearing Loss Through Earbud Use

by Barbara J. Feldman February 28, 2008

Earbuds are little headphones that sit inside your ear. They are convenient because of their size, and because they do not have a band that goes over the head, so they can fit into smaller places. However, these convenient little headphones also pose a risk to your health. What risk is that? Well, they pose [...]

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Hearing Loss and Earbud Use: How to Protect Your Hearing

by Barbara J. Feldman February 28, 2008

There is no denying that listening to music via headphones, earbuds or headsets at a high volume may cause permanent hearing loss to occur. The problem with this is that once you have lost any portion of your hearing the only way to get that back is by wearing a hearing aid or even possibly [...]

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