It's time for back to school, and with it some sighs of relief -- and some moans and groans (perception is reality). After 18 years as an Information Technology expert, I have continually sought to relieve people of the frustrations and or disappointments that technology brings. I do this by understanding my clients' needs and communicating the solution in simple terms.
With that said, here are 5 tips (more to come) to keep your children - and your computer - safe this school year:
1. Use a "family" computer in a common area of the home. Ours is in the most-used room of the house visible from all areas.
2. Continually communicate with your children your expectations and guidelines, then sit with them while they are online to monitor their activities as often as you feel necessary.
3. Use child-friendly search engines and those with parental controls.
4. Use "firewalls" and security software and keep them up to date. This helps keep unwanted virus problems as well as malware (malicious software) which can damage your computer.
5. Ask questions - of your children and of those who can help you ensure proper setup and maintenance of your computer.
The only site I will mention here is www.opendns.com which is what I use at home to filter out internet searches and downloads. It is very flexible and easy to setup. Also Netgear (www.netgear.com) is about to ship routers designed to allow parents to block content on any device using the home network.
Feel free to email or call with questions, concerns or comments.
866-480-5846 (Toll-Free)
513-202-FRYE (Cincinnati area)
Kevin@FryeInternational.com
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