No we haven’t been taken over by humanoid androids. Apples aren’t falling from trees. . . Ok, perhaps in someone’s orchard here in the Okanagan they are. . . Blackberries will only stain your hand if they are the organic type, and you can still see through windows, unless they…
Category: Internet Safety
Privacy Rant!
We live in a world getting increasingly up in arms over the strangest perceptions of privacy I’ve ever seen! In the offline world, people get upset over cameras being put up in parks and intersections. Um. . . If you’re out for a stroll or driving somewhere, you are ALREADY…
Laptop Security on the go
He’s watching you. He’s tracking you! No he didn’t put anything on your laptop to enable tracking, although if you’d added him to your friends list on Facebook he might have convinced you to install such a tool. No, he has other tools up his sleeve and he’s tracked you…
Surfing on the Go
(sing song) “Everybody loves surfin’, surfin world wide web. . . “(nod to Surfin USA) and again,(to the tune of “its a small world after all, verse only”) “From a netbook small to a laptop tall, from an ipod Touch to a Nexus phone, just one thing is for sure,…
Mobile Safety and Security On and Offline – Introduction
So we’ve spent the past three months talking about safety and security from the vantage point of someone sitting behind a desk,active online via their stationary desktop computer. But what about those who are on the road, or those who use smartphones? What about the person who doesn’t own a…
Tips on Making Wise Choices Online
Last time I said that the other half the answer to safe surfing online relies on you to make wise choices. What choices was I talking about? First off, why do you want to use the Internet? Are you there for business, for friendship, dating, or recreation? Are you researching…
Safe(er) Browser Choices . . .
Surfing the Internet safely entails not only handling of your email, but safe management of where you go and how you get there. Your choice of Internet browser may or may not help you in this endeavor. Internet Explorer has the worst safety track record to date, and this author…
Safe Surfing! Introduction: Your Email
Safe-surfing! Kind of sounds like “safe-sex”! In today’s electronic landscape, one beg’s the question, is there such a thing??? It is with great relief that I announce today, that YES! There is such a thing as safe-surfing! Safe-surfing involves several key behaviours and understandings. The first and perhaps both the…
Browsers and Firewalls
Your PC is up to date, your anti-virus is current and your firewall is turned on. Now we turn our attention to the Internet a little more. This time with how you access the Internet yourself. We’ve safeguarded your PC regarding how it accesses the Internet, but now we come…
Antivirus Software and Firewalls
Today we’ll cover two types of programs that help protect your system even further, anti-malware software, and firewalls. Anti-malware? Malware is the term referring to any bit of programming that can infect your computer, making it susceptible to take-over by a criminal online. Malware can be a virus, a trojan,…
