Cyber Security and Internet Safety Tips:
While many of these tips may sound like common sense, but there is no harm in going over it. If it saves you from one phishing scam, or keeps your kids from meeting a “friend” they met on the internet it will be worth your time.
- Install all system updates from Apple.
- Never shop online, unless you are familiar with the retailer you’re dealing with Avoid Phishing scams by simply not trusting any financial advice or warning sent in e-mail form. If your bank needs information from you, they will call you, not ask you to e-mail them or fill out an online form.
- Don’t: create passwords using personal information or information someone could guess.
- Don’t: create a password using words in a dictionary, no matter the language.
- Never use the default password or a common password.
- Talk to your children about their use of the computer and discuss any possible dangers they may encounter online.
- Discuss and set guidelines or rules for computer use with your children. Post these rules by the computer as a reminder.
- Keep the computer in a common area of your home, so that children’s activities can be easily monitored.
- Limit time allotted on the computer – watch to see if your child is withdrawing from friends and family.
- Use the Internet with your children.
- Know who your children’s online friends are and supervise their chat areas.
- Consider routing your child’s email into your own email account first in order to screen any unwanted email messages.
- Mac OS X parental controls let you manage your child’s use of the computer, the applications and the Internet. – parental controls can be found in system preferences.
- Back up important files and store them in a secure place in a different location than your computer.
For the last few weeks we have done shows on the use of Evernote in the desktop space. But that is not the end, we can also talk about the use on mobile devices, those being the iPhone and iPad. I have been using Evernote for some time now, and now the experience got better. With Evernote for iPhone, allows me to have all the notes that I have taken on my iPhone which gives me the ability to create notes using pictures, or just simple notes. Now with release of the iPad the interface is very intuitive and user friendly.
Now with this addition it adds a ton of usability to my workflow. Now I don’t need to carry my laptop to meetings, i can now take the iPad to the meeting and have the notes sync back to my desktop and laptop with no problems. All of my notes are with me at all times, on my iPhone. Are you an Evernote user? Do you plan to be? Leave something in the comments.
Apple just completed it’s press conference, and with that Steve Jobs announced that Apple will be providing a free case to help alleviate the iPhone antenna issues. That being said I can’t help but wonder why the press is so quick to jump on Apple. The other big story this week is that Consumer Reports said they can’t recommend the iPhone due to the antenna issues, at the same time they also stated that it is the best scored smart phone on the market. The downside is the media jumped on the non-recommendation. I personally don’t own an iPhone 4, not because I am worried about the antenna issue, but because my contract is not up, so I have a 3GS. If given the opportunity I would have the iPhone 4 tomorrow, antenna issue or not.
The other thing that stands out is, why would you not put a case on your phone? I had the first generation iPhone, and put a case on it, so not to scratch it or damage it. The day I got my 3GS I removed my first generation iPhone from the case and it still looked brand new. I am keeping my 3GS in an Otterbox case, not only does it protect my phone, but it also makes the phone easier to hold.
The bottom line is, if you has an iPhone 4, go to apple.com and get your free case. If you don’t you can take it back and get a full refund (as long as the phone is in good shape)
I would like to see what percentage of the new iPhones actually have an antenna issue. It seems that the media is out for blood, specifically Apple’s blood. I’m not seeing the huge outcry from the users that I would expect if a phone was useless, as the media sometimes portrays this issue. It seems to be repetitious reporting of a select group of occurrences. I understand that this issue, regardless of how large or small the percentage of affected users turns out to be, should be rectified. Or at least acknowledged by Apple. I think that this may be the root of the problem, Apple is not owning up to the issue. Rather they are removing any hint of it from their forums. How can this help? Wouldn’t a simple, ” We are aware that there may be an issue”, type of statement do better than blinders?
I find it interesting that Consumer Report gives the iPhone 4 the highest rating of any mobile phone AND “cannot recommend” to buy it due to the antenna issues. I would think that these issues would have a bigger impact on it’s score. Since it IS a phone.
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