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Why Computer And Online Security Is JUST As Important As Securing Your Home!

Upgrade your internet security!

Unfortunately the people that really need to read this post probably won’t see it …now …or anytime in the future. Recently I’ve visited some clients homes to work on their computers, where I was shocked to find the owners have absolutely NO firewalls or security set up on their computers, or their modems. The passwords [...]

Anti-Social Networking. Leonie Smith Interviewed For Peninsula Living Magazine

Peninsula Living Page 2

I was recently interviewed for Peninsula Living Magazine’s September 2011 issue below is the interview. Texting, Facebook, instant messaging and Twitter are now an integral part of most people’s lives but rather than promoting relationships they may be doing just the opposite. Gillian Currie reports.   Follow Me on Twitter! Click here → @_LeonieGSmith   [...]

Should You Use Your Real Name On The Internet?

Paisley Beebe TV Show Host in Second Life

Fake names…. There’s a lot of discussion going on at the moment around the issue of using what some people call “Fake” names on the Internet, particularly around Google+ which has outlawed them, as has Facebook, although on Facebook you can set up a Fan Page under your “Fake” Name. On Twitter you can call [...]

You Can’t Automate Cyber Safety

You Can't Automate Cyber Safety

Filth & Magic Apps In the war against Cyber Bullying and Online FILTH! I’m constantly hearing parents asking for suggestions for computer timers and programs for blocking certain sites from young eyes. Most program developers would love to invent a fail safe app for parents to use to keep their kids totally safe online, (they’d [...]

Real Friends Don’t Back-Stab On Facebook!

Your Words Are Set In Stone Online

It used to be that when you had a disagreement or an argument with a friend, the worst that could happen is that they would “bad mouth” you behind your back. Local rumours might be spread, hurtful yes, but in many cases repairable, if on a small scale. If you were in the public eye, [...]

Facebook Dilemma, Should My Tween Be On Facebook?

Facebook 13+ Parent Access Should your kids be on Facebook?

From my article on ABC Technology + Gaming this week. Should kids under 13 years of age be allowed on Facebook? Should the age limit for Facebook, which is now 13+ be raised to 18+? From a recent article on Dawn.com: “WASHINGTON: Some 7.5 million of the 20 million minors who used Facebook in the [...]

R18+ Games For Australia After 10 Years! Podcast with iGEA’s Ron Curry

R18+ Classification for Games in Australia

Digital Breezes Podcast Episode 2. 29th July 2011 This weeks podcast is about the latest Standing Committee of Attorneys-General discussions that took place last Friday 22nd July in Adelaide, where they discussed the proposition that Australia finally have an R18+ classification for interactive games, or video games as they were previously known. What does this [...]