In today’s land of viruses, malware, adware, trojans, worms, hackers, crackers (no, not the racial slur), and companies that do not keep up on their own security you need to watch out for number one – YOU! There are a LOT of antivirus programs out there. Most of us know about McAfee and Symantec’s Norton [...]

Protecting children from the negative parts of the Internet isn’t easy and a program alone won’t do it but it is a start. Read on about implementing a free Family Safety program and how to create a ‘contract’ with your children about the use of the Internet, games, and more.

The question is not so much as to why – as I have never been on the crap end of the ten foot long virus stick – but why not? If the programs will get along, and there are few that do, then why not have yourself some extra protection at a low cost? Surf safe.

It doesn’t matter if you just bought your computer or if you’ve had your computer for some time; you need to keep it protected, keep your data protected, and your personal information protected. Did I mention protection? Here’s a checklist in no certain order: