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Question from Deidra: I have grounded my 13 year old daughter for a month for getting into some pretty serious trouble at school.
Part of her “grounding” is a total ban on cell phone and Internet use of any kind.
To enforce that, I’ve had her iPhone shut off and I’ve also turned off the Wi-Fi on our router.
The problem is she’s still finding a way to get on Facebook and talk to her friends because I can see her “liking” stuff and leaving comments. How is that possible? [Read more…]
Creating and maintaining a Facebook group is a great way to exchange ideas, tips and information on a given topic with a community of like-minded Facebook users.
Everyone in the group can contribute and learn from one another while sharing a special sense of belonging. It really can be a fun and enlightening experience.
But what if you create a group that just never really takes off and gains momentum or simply fails to hold your attention for more than a few days? [Read more…]
Once again this very dangerous scam is making the rounds on Facebook and via email.
What makes this scam so dangerous is the way it appears to come from Facebook themselves.
But trust me, it does not.
The scam is a fake warning that Facebook is preparing to disable your account. [Read more…]
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I wrote a post a while back explaining why every computer owner needs to keep a USB to SATA adapter
Well, yesterday I found myself using it for a slightly different kind of task… [Read more…]
If you use a Chromebook you probably know that you can copy and paste items just like you can with a Windows PC or Mac.
But did you know you can also copy multiple items and then select the one you want to paste from a list?
As luck would have it, all Chromebooks come with a handy Clipboard Manager that stores the last five things you copied. [Read more…]