A recent study by Symantec showed some disturbing results looking at the top search terms by children in 2009. "YouTube", "Facebook", and "Google" topped the list across all categories. But "porn" and "sex" made the top ten for Teens (13-18), "sex" for Tweens (8-12), and "porn" made the top 10 for children age 7 and under.
Norton has a powerful, free solution that allows you to monitor and control your children's online activities. Features include: monitoring and/or controlling what sites they can access and setting age appropriate rules for content, time of day, and total time allowed online. There are a lot more cool features. Check it out at OnlineFamily.Norton.com
Monday, December 21, 2009
Monday, October 12, 2009
A Very Cool Desktop Timer To Help You Get More Done
A number of time management programs teach the benefits of using countdown timers to boost personal productivity. They all follow the same basic formula:
1) Prioritize your tasks.
2) Allot a specific amount of time to each task.
3) Set your timer and start the first task. No interruptions are allowed during this time.
4) When the timer rings, STOP!
5) Move on to the next item, set the timer, and repeat.
Focus Booster has developed a free timer application on the Adobe Air platform. It can sit as the top window or work quietly in the background. No sign-ups necessary and nothing to buy. Just download and enjoy.
1) Prioritize your tasks.
2) Allot a specific amount of time to each task.
3) Set your timer and start the first task. No interruptions are allowed during this time.
4) When the timer rings, STOP!
5) Move on to the next item, set the timer, and repeat.
Focus Booster has developed a free timer application on the Adobe Air platform. It can sit as the top window or work quietly in the background. No sign-ups necessary and nothing to buy. Just download and enjoy.
Thursday, September 10, 2009
Free Stuff That Is Actually Worth Something
Quick post . . .
Check out freemania. They have a running list of things that are free or nearly free that you may want. Some of the items are product samples. Some are reminders for events (ie. free Arby's sandwich - no purchase necessary). Some are valuable coupons.
Yesterday they had a discount code for use with Restaurant.com. (See our previous post: Eat For 60% Off At Your Favorite Restaurant) The discount code was for 90% off. So a $100 gift certificate would normally be priced at $40, but with the additional discount it comes to $4! Where else can you pick up a $100 item for only $4?
Go take a look today! You may be surprised at what you find.
Check out freemania. They have a running list of things that are free or nearly free that you may want. Some of the items are product samples. Some are reminders for events (ie. free Arby's sandwich - no purchase necessary). Some are valuable coupons.
Yesterday they had a discount code for use with Restaurant.com. (See our previous post: Eat For 60% Off At Your Favorite Restaurant) The discount code was for 90% off. So a $100 gift certificate would normally be priced at $40, but with the additional discount it comes to $4! Where else can you pick up a $100 item for only $4?
Go take a look today! You may be surprised at what you find.
Thursday, September 3, 2009
Get Your Own Custom Radio Station
How would you like a radio station that only plays your favorite music? Wouldn't it be even better if you were introduced to music that is similar to your favorite songs and artists? Well, you can have this today.
The Music Genome Project has developed Pandora - a customized radio station. You select an artist or song that you like and Pandora will build a playlist for you with songs from the artist and those whose music is similar. You can tell Pandora whether or not you like a suggested song and it will adjust the song recommendations based on your feedback.
The cool thing is that you can have up to 100 stations of your own. So if you are in the mood to rock, you can do that. If you want to listen to your favorite classical music, you can do that too. Best of all, Pandora is free.
The Music Genome Project has developed Pandora - a customized radio station. You select an artist or song that you like and Pandora will build a playlist for you with songs from the artist and those whose music is similar. You can tell Pandora whether or not you like a suggested song and it will adjust the song recommendations based on your feedback.
The cool thing is that you can have up to 100 stations of your own. So if you are in the mood to rock, you can do that. If you want to listen to your favorite classical music, you can do that too. Best of all, Pandora is free.
Monday, August 31, 2009
(Nearly) Free Groceries
I recently came across a story about a woman in Massachusetts who feeds her family of 6 for about $4 each week. A news crew followed her to a store where she purchased $279 of groceries for only $39.
Here are a couple of useful sites that she recommends . . .
Bigtent
HowToShopForFree
In these tough times, every little bit helps. Pass this on to your friends!
Here are a couple of useful sites that she recommends . . .
Bigtent
HowToShopForFree
In these tough times, every little bit helps. Pass this on to your friends!
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Eat For 60% Off At Your Favorite Restaurant
For those that don't like to cook, you should check out restaurant.com. Their site offers gift certificates for 60% off at many restaurants. Simply type in your zip code and you will get a large list of local restaurants where you can get a $25 gift certificate for only $10 (and sometimes less). Occasionally there are some restrictions (like valid only for purchase over $35 or 18% gratuity will be added to the bill). But if you eat out a lot, the savings can be substantial. Take a look. You may be pleasantly surprised at all the places you can eat and save.
Saturday, August 8, 2009
Another Good Domain Search Tool
Like a lot of domain search tools, DomainsBot will take your keyword phrase and let your know if the .com, .net, etc. version of the domain name is available. What it great about this service is that it allows you to control the search permutations. It will check for domain names using hyphens or numbers. It will also suggest synonyms for each word in your keyword phrase and check for the availability of those domains as well.
DomainsBot is a very handy tool for fast domain searches. Check it out.
DomainsBot is a very handy tool for fast domain searches. Check it out.
Thursday, July 30, 2009
Back To School (Or Just Fashionable) Shopping
For all the discount shoppers out there, here is a cool site to look over. 6pm.com has many fashionable items available at 75% off retail including shoes, clothing, bags, watches, sunglasses, etc. for women, men, and children. They also offer flat rate shipping of $6.95 regardless of the number of items in the order.
There are a lot of great bargains for those doing their back to school shopping. But even if you are just looking for things for yourself, this is worth a look. Check them out here.
There are a lot of great bargains for those doing their back to school shopping. But even if you are just looking for things for yourself, this is worth a look. Check them out here.
Monday, July 27, 2009
Todays Big Thing
TodaysBigThing is a funny site that finds and shares entertaining videos. Sometimes cute, sometimes incredible, and sometimes a little crude, there is something for everyone here. Check out todaysbigthing today.
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
SEO Fast Start
Dan Thies is an SEO guru. He offers a FREE seo course that contains more valuable information that many paid courses out there. In it he takes the mystery out of seo and shows why most of the things that people (including experts!) try doesn't work.
If you register, you also get access to his White Hat Black Belt forum and a 6 week link building course that cost $795 when he sold it.
All of this information is absolutely free with no upsells, BS continuity, or spam. As Dan says "basic knowledge and information should be free". In just a few weeks, he will be releasing an updated version of the course for anyone who is registered. If your seo could use a boost, give SEO Fast Start a try. It really is pretty cool!
If you register, you also get access to his White Hat Black Belt forum and a 6 week link building course that cost $795 when he sold it.
All of this information is absolutely free with no upsells, BS continuity, or spam. As Dan says "basic knowledge and information should be free". In just a few weeks, he will be releasing an updated version of the course for anyone who is registered. If your seo could use a boost, give SEO Fast Start a try. It really is pretty cool!
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Bulk Domain Searches Done Lightning Fast
Sometimes searching for domain names seems to take forever. Some services with offer suggestions based on synonyms. Some allow bulk searches for .com .net .org domains. Now there is a powerful FREE tool that helps find good domain names quickly.
Domize has 2 great features. First, it shows results as you type! (So for "dogtraining" you would see results for dog, dogt, dogtr, dogtra, etc.) Second, it allows you to bulk upload your desired keyword and has a suite of tools for power searching that you would have to see to believe.
It is worth going to Domize just to take a look around. But if you frequently search for new domains, then this is a tool you will want to use.
Domize has 2 great features. First, it shows results as you type! (So for "dogtraining" you would see results for dog, dogt, dogtr, dogtra, etc.) Second, it allows you to bulk upload your desired keyword and has a suite of tools for power searching that you would have to see to believe.
It is worth going to Domize just to take a look around. But if you frequently search for new domains, then this is a tool you will want to use.
Friday, February 6, 2009
Create A Video In Under 10 Minutes With No Equipment
We found something fun and kind of cool. Animoto is a web site that creates a professional quality video from images. Here is a sample for you to see. This video was created in under 10 minutes (5 min to select and upload photos then 5 min for the automatic process to build the video) using no equipment whatsoever! Animoto will even automatically upload the videos to YouTube for you. The possibilities are only limited by your imagination. If you are interested in playing with this free tool, head over to Animoto.com.
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