• family,  Internet safety,  Lifestyle,  technology

    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…

  • family,  Internet safety,  Lifestyle,  shopping,  technology

    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…

  • Internet safety,  technology

    Are Your Kids Safe Online?

    Online is where everyone’s at! We live in a world where information travels fast and we can get all that we want just with the click of a button. In this digital age, one thing that often scares parents is the safety of their children online. What if the virtual world tightens its dark claw around your little one? Scary thought, isn’t it? Here are some ways for you to make sure that your kids are safe on the internet: Get Tech Savvy: It is our duty to make sure our kids understand what online safety really means and to follow some ground rules about sharing information on the internet.…

  • children,  family,  Internet safety,  photography,  technology

    The Value of a Photograph?

    Family photographs were once something to be put into family albums, to be shared with friends and relatives, and to be pulled out at embarrassing times once your children are grown up and dating. (You know exactly what I’m talking about – the naked ones on the change mat!!!). But these days were are less likely to print out our photographs, and are growing more and more wary of sharing them online. Do we now value our family photographs less than we did in the past? We can share our photographs so much easier these days, Instagram is hugely popular, as is Snapchat, and Facebook still has the capacity for…

  • children,  family,  Internet safety,  Lifestyle,  technology

    Internet Safety – Internet Matters

    Looking back, it seemed that when I was a little girl ‘safety’ was a word that was mainly applied to crossing the road, stranger danger and kids being in the kitchen. Computers were just beginning to take off and the internet was unheard of. These days are very different. Children are growing up in an internet age, and using computers, laptops and tablets bring a very specific set of threats and dangers that parents have to be aware of, and in control of. We want our children to be able to use and enjoy the web, our every day life is a mass of computer technology, and kids get so…