Predictably there will be a huge amount of Apple mobile devices given as gifts to kids of all ages in a few weeks time for Christmas. It’s quite likely that kids as young as 4 years old will be given iPad Minis or iPods. It is so important that when setting up these mobile devices… Continue Reading
This article in today’s Sydney Morning Herald was pointed out to me by the very sensible switched on Debbie Carr, she wanted my take on it so here it is…and I’m probably going to sound like a broken record here… Warning a bit Ranty! A licence for kids to be able to use… Continue Reading
Location services on your iPhone might be giving you and your families private location away online, without you even realising it. For better privacy online, it’s a good idea to see what iPhone Apps have “location services” enabled on your iPhone and turn some of them off that you really don’t need, particularly the ones… Continue Reading
Just when you thought you could put off cyber safety issues until your children are teens, parents are finding out the hard way that teens aren’t the only ones with internet computer cyber safety problems. Tots on Smart Phones The use of internet connected devices like iPads and other tablets, computers, and smart phones are… Continue Reading
Did Santa Give Your Child An iPad Or iPod For Christmas? Apple reported a huge number of activations of apple devices this Christmas, 6.8 million device activations on Christmas Day alone and the largest amount of app downloads ever. A big jump over last Christmas, which saw just 2.8 million device activations. From this… Continue Reading
In preparing my first talk to parents of my sons year 8 class on “Social Networks Computer and Our Kids”, I’ve not only been using my own knowledge of social networks and the internet and my experience with my all my kids over some 20 years, and their friends, to prepare, but I’ve also been… Continue Reading