I am a sucker for online shopping and my current obsession is with books. When you have Fishpond, Book Depository and Borders offering free delivery in addition to highly reduced prices, well – it’s a marriage made in heaven! Now, every time I find a new shopping site, I have to register my details. And Read more…
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You may have a laptop, desktop, netbook, notebook, Ultrabook, tablet, Mac, or mobile phone. You might be single, married, or have ten kids. Either way, you probably have at least one, if not six or more, devices requiring comprehensive security. My family of four has 12 devices, all of which I do my best to Read more…
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Sometimes we need reminders as to why we must continue to follow rules or do things in a particular way. The human mind is very flighty and tends to forget important issues, no matter how well they had been drilled into the head. Especially, if those heads belong to kids and the rules limit their Read more…
Tags: cyber mum, cybersafety, family, good parenting, McAfee Family Protection, online child safety, Parental control
I am not sure if you noticed yet but you should be seeing some cool new features being upgraded on your McAfee software! Here I was minding my own business when I got a message to let me know that my software was updated. Which is normal because McAfee always continues to silently update my Read more…
Tags: Consumer, cybermom, family, Netbook, Online Backup, Products, Suites, Threats, Viruses
It is that time of year again, chestnuts are roasting, the dreidel will be spinning and everyone is going over the river to Grandma’s house. You know what that means? It is also the time for McAfee’s Twelve Scams of Christmas – the most popular online attacks for the 2009 holiday season. Here are some Read more…
Tags: family, Family Safety, online, scams, xmas
I’ll admit it. I am addicted to Farmville on Facebook! I also play (somewhat addicted) Scrabble with my son and old friends on Facebook. If you are a “friend” of mine on the social networking site, you probably already know this about me because I always post the lost pink cow or ugly duckling I Read more…
Tags: cybermom, facebook, family, Family Safety, online games, social networking
Hi, my name is Moira Cronin and as a parent concerned about the cyber-safety of my kids, I recently decided to learn as much as I can about keeping my kids safe online. I chose to become McAfee’s Cybermum, and have made it my mission to find out the latest stories, facts and news when Read more…
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