In December 2011 I wrote an article on the Rudd Govt initiative the “Education Revolution” an Australian Government funded program set up by the Kevin Rudd Government in 2008 to fund a laptop for every incoming year 9 school student in Australia, a scheme which is finishing up after 4 years this June 2012. In… Continue Reading
In the “Olden Days” T.V was filtered! It used to be that the networks wouldn’t put adult TV shows or commercials on during children’s viewing times, it was sooo much easier then. With online T.V, Cable and YouTube even on xBox now.. expect that to be a far distant memory within the next few years.… Continue Reading
Filth & Magic Apps In the war against Cyber Bullying and Online FILTH! I’m constantly hearing parents asking for suggestions for computer timers and programs for blocking certain sites from young eyes. Most program developers would love to invent a fail safe app for parents to use to keep their kids totally safe online, (they’d… Continue Reading
Last week I was contracted to set up some parental controlled accounts on a clients shiny new Apple iMac. Parental controlled accounts on Apple have been around for a long time, I had one set up for each of my boys when they were around 5 and 7 years of age. I found them a… Continue Reading
I wonder how many places on the internet our credit card numbers, home addresses and other personal details are listed? If you think really about it, you should be very, very, concerned. I do try to use Paypal as much as possible for transactions to eliminate having to continue to spread my card number around,… Continue Reading