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Outsmart Those Email Hoaxes!
How to Confirm an Email's Authenticity
Did sharks munch a navy diver? Don't let these online hoaxes fool you - About.com debunks email hoaxes here...
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Bittorrent File Sharing: How it Works
The MPAA hates it. The RIAA sues people over it. Yet it is the most participated form of Internet use by straight volume of data. How does bittorrent downloading work? What copyright laws does it infringe, if at all?
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"How Do I Disguise My Email Address?"
Saturday July 5, 2008
Spammers are the first people you want to hide from...these spammers use special programs to extract email addresses from chat rooms, web site forums, comment sections of blogs, and Usenet postings. Don't get "harvested" by these spammers...disguise your address and protect your privacy! It's called "obfuscating" your email address. Obfuscating is easy, just mask your email address by using a simple little technique...
Parent's Guide to Internet Safety
Tuesday July 1, 2008
The headlines and statistics about Internet predators can be unnerving. It’s difficult enough being a parent without worrying about Internet safety as well. Luckily, parenting a child online is not so different from parenting a child in the “real world.” The key is to remember that the Internet is a lot more like the real world than like television. Christy Matte explains here...
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