technology
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Online Identity theft – Are we oversharing?
We spend so much of our time online these days. We shop online, consult online doctors, do our banking online, book our holidays online and do our tax returns online. There seems to be nothing that we cannot do at the click of a button and businesses often rely on the ability to work online, many being completely based on the internet, with virtual premises and systems. Whilst this is brilliant for our convenience in a modern world, it does mean that our personal data is out there, floating around cyberspace as we give our details out to everything from TV licencing, filling out tax returns, to ordering presents for…
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Short blasts of me time
There are so many different ways to take time out today, especially with the internet providing on-tap entertainment in multiple forms. The problem isn’t really what to do with free time – it’s more about finding that free time in the first place. Mums who are at home with kids full-time are probably one of the worst groups of people for making time for themselves. When your kids don’t need you for five minutes, what do you do? If you’re like most mums, you’ll rush around doing some boring chores that you don’t’ have time to do otherwise, but that hardly constitutes a break! The problem with breaks around the…
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Strategies for Buying Online With Good Customer Satisfication
The benefits of online shopping are nothing to brush under the rug, but making purchases electronically can carry risks and can be a very different experience to shopping your High Street. However, you should be able to great deals, stay safe, and be satisfied with your all around experience. Expect the best from the product and service First of all, you should expect the same level of product and service when buying online as you when you buy from a store. The good news these days is that many companies are measuring their business in levels of customer success. Companies like User IQ explain this in terms of desired outcomes…
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Teaching Your Teenager About Internet Safety
Internet safety is an important topic of conversation, especially for parents of teenagers. Teens might not be aware of all of the dangers that lurk on the World Wide Web, particularly on social media websites which are popular amongst today’s generation of young people. Generally, navigating the internet requires good judgement, as well as technology skills, but that isn’t something that kids are born with. I’ve teamed up with a Sixth Form in Hertfordshire to share some advice to parents regarding internet safety. First of all, it’s worth helping your teen understand that they must think before they post. They need to ask themselves; will this post hurt someone’s feelings?…
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Making the Miles disappear with Lebara
In these days when migration is such a potent news story, it is sometimes very easy to forget that we are talking about people, who are faced with a new life, in a strange land, often leaving all family and friends behind. For those people, having the means of communicating with their loved ones is an important part of being able to successfully find that new life. That is why the work and services now being offered by international telecommunications brand Lebara is so, so important and vital. Lebara started as an international communications company in 2001, but in recent years the services they have offered have become crucial to…
