Well, there may not be too many iPod Photos on teenagers' holiday lists (they're $499!), and the just-announced U2 iPod is cool because it's black, but U2 is "so corporate," I've heard. Still, iPods and G5 computers have been leading the pack, where coolness is concerned, and not just in the aesthetics department. They really work. According to the Wall Street Journal's Walt Mossberg, who reviewed … [Read more...] about Apples on teen wish lists?
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Porn on phone screens
You might want to think twice before giving your child a cell phone with Web access. "Half of all wireless data content" - meaning Web content made accessible to those little cell phone screens - "is of an adult nature," Reuters reports. This is Web content specially designed for viewing on mobile phones, but it doesn't require super-sophisticated phones; it's available to just about any phone … [Read more...] about Porn on phone screens
Families’ PC struggle
Millions of family PC owners think their PCs are secure (from viruses, spyware, hackers, etc.), when they're far from secure, a new study has found. The study, from America Online and the National Cyber Security Alliance, found that 77% of Americans believe their computer was "very or somewhat safe from threats" and 73% from viruses, while 67% had outdated anti-virus software and 15% didn't have … [Read more...] about Families’ PC struggle
Kids & the new search engines
Great resource this week from the Wall Street Journal's Walt Mossberg: a roundup review of the four new search tools out there - Google's as well as Clusty.com, Amazon's A9.com, and My Yahoo. (Even more next-gen search engines are mentioned in a Washington Post article today.) A parent's caveat: Something Walt didn't mention (no space and his audience isn't just parents) is what kids can run … [Read more...] about Kids & the new search engines
Desktop search: Parent’s-eye-view
Google's new search tool has been all over the news, but not the family angle on it. Ted Werth, dad and CEO of family-tech-support company PlumChoice, thoughtfully pointed out something you might want to know: "Parents may be able to use the Google tool to more easily understand what their children are doing with their computers. This tool will provide an easy index for looking at what the child … [Read more...] about Desktop search: Parent’s-eye-view