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Google launches Teach Parents Tech site

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="http://cdn.mos.techradar.com//classifications/computing/internet-and-broadband/images/google-crop-200-200.jpg" /> </div> 
 
<iframe align="left" frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=latesttecompu-20&o=1&p=8&l=bpl&asins=B001F0GLCU&fc1=000000&IS2=1&lt1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" style="height: 245px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 5px; width: 131px;"></iframe>Every year many of us return home to the folks or the in-laws for the Christmas season, only to spend an inordinate amount of time explaining to techno-phobic parents and elderly relatives how to use the new tech and gadgets they've received from Santa. 
Google understands your pain and, as such, is launching a series of sites called 'Teach Parents Tech' to offer straightforward and helpful basic tech advice, so you can get on with the important business of eating mince pies and playing videogames. 
Teach tech tips to the olds 
 
Google is set to launch its Teach Parents Tech series of public service videos shortly, but you might want to email your folks <a href="http://draft.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=3630952467398438450&postID=2382589578808009527">the YouTube link</a> – providing that they know how to use YouTube that is (and the internet!). 
Google has produced 54 how-to videos produced and hosted by Google employees, each of which runs for just under a minute. 
Topics covered include such basics as "how to attach a file to an email" or "how to copy and paste" through to "how to find cheap flights." 
So just wait till Christmas 2011, by which time your dad will be showing you how to hack Kinect to control the curtains…

Google launches Teach Parents Tech site

Every year many of us return home to the folks or the in-laws for the Christmas season, only to spend an inordinate amount of time explai...

Internet Safety Tips for Kids (and Parents, Employers, and Managers!)

Nowadays, staying safe online has become a never-ending battle - for children as well as adults. Because cybercriminals are becoming smarter and more sophisticated in their operations, they are real threats to your personal security and privacy. Your money, your computer, your family, and your business are all at risk. However, with a little common sense and some knowledge about what to do and not do, one can surf the 'net unscathed. Here is a great set of rules for kids while they are online. I found these rules at safekids.com. Parents, Employers, and Managers, you can take some notes from these rules, too: 1. I will not give out personal information such as my address, telephone number, parents' work address/telephone number, or the name and location of my school without my parents' permission. 2. I will tell my parents right away if I come across any information that makes me feel uncomfortable. 3. I will never agree to get together with someone I "meet" online without first checking with my parents. If my parents agree to the meeting, I will be sure that it is in a public place and bring my mother or father along. 4. I will never send a person my picture or anything else without first checking with my parents. 5. I will not respond to any messages that are mean or in any way make me feel uncomfortable. It is not my fault if I get a message like that. If I do I will tell my parents right away so that they can contact the service provider. 6. I will talk with my parents so that we can set up rules for going online. We will decide upon the time of day that I can be online, the length of time I can be online and appropriate areas for me to visit. I will not access other areas or break these rules without their permission. 7. I will not give out my Internet password to anyone (even my best friends) other than my parents. 8. I will check with my parents before downloading or installing software or doing anything that could possibly hurt our computer or jeopardize my family's privacy 9. I will be a good online citizen and not do anything that hurts other people or is against the law. 10. I will help my parents understand how to have fun and learn things online and teach them things about the Internet, computers and other technology. Although you may follow the rules religiously, you, your computer, and your family might still be at risk because cybercriminals leave you with three choices: 1. Do nothing and hope their attacks, risks, and threats don't occur on your computer. 2. Do research and get training to protect yourself, your family, and your business. 3. Get professional help to lockdown your system from all their attacks, risks, and threats. Remember: When you say "No!" to hackers and spyware, everyone wins! When you don't, we all lose!

Internet Safety Tips for Kids (and Parents, Employers, and Managers!)

Nowadays, staying safe online has become a never-ending battle - for children as well as adults. Because cybercriminals are becoming smarter...