There are numerous online tests to see if your ISP is giving the speed that you are paying for. Best of all, they’re free! All it takes is a little information: your zip code, your connection type, and you’re off to finding out if you are really getting what you pay for! Be sure to test at various times during the day to account for peak and non-peak hours, but if you aren’t getting your deserved speed, you should contact your ISP ASAP! After all, your money should be worth your time to report a problem.
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Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009Faster PC for a Fast Broadband
Wednesday, April 1st, 2009High speed internet is not just the only thing that you need to consider if you want to be productive. You should also make sure that your PC is well tuned. Ever wonder why websites load slowly even if you have a fast broadband connection? Your ISP may not be the only one responsible for your speed but even your pc. So, before calling your ISP; try checking your PC for viruses and spyware. You may also want to clear the cache and cookies as it affects the loading time of the website that you are opening. To know more about computer security, wikipedia is a good resource.
How to block file downloads
Thursday, August 28th, 2008Another tip – choose the “Block File Downloads” box to block file downloading on specific user accounts on your broadband system. This way, you can stop your kids from downloading certain types of files that may even contain virus. If they have to download a file or image for a specific reason, they will have to do it with parents consent. Remember that parental locks must be set for every user account on
Set internet security based on age
Saturday, August 23rd, 2008Depending on the age of your child, and the level of limitations you put on your home’s Internet use, the degree of browsing protection you carry out may vary. It’s necessary to pick the right settings that work best for your family and especially the high speed internet provider you have. High speed Internet providers have some degree of control over content, but to achieve the best level of protection, it’s necessary to set up extra parental controls on your own pc. But, if your children are tech savvy you need to be extra cautious, they may try to work around the parental controls you’ve set up by creating a new account. If you’ve secured a password for new users, however, this won’t be a problem. That is it look for more in the next post.
Configure your ISP provider’s settings and windows vista
Wednesday, August 13th, 2008The first step to configure your system is to turn on your pc. After
Safety and high speed internet providers
Sunday, June 15th, 2008Your Cable Service Provider likely does not have you covered while your kids are chatting online. You should definitely check the conversations your kids are having over chat by entering the history. Now that you have set up the program to save all conversations, you can read your child’s message history by clicking on “File” in the main screen. Select “View Message History” from the box and go from there. Now you should be able to read all your kid’s IM chats. Increase the privacy setting by going to “Options” and clicking on “Privacy” in the menu on the left side of the window. In the “Privacy” window select the option, “Only People On My Allow List Can See My Status and Send Me Messages.” Friends can be added to the allow list by clicking on the “Contacts” tab on the main page.
Since ISP’s don’t limit what your kids can download on iTunes, this is why setting the parental controls is so important
Wednesday, April 30th, 2008Since ISP’s don’t limit what your kids can download on iTunes, this is why setting the parental controls is so important. Once you’ve set up iTunes to be safe for your kids to use, they can go ahead and have fun, listening to the music they love without the risk of coming across material they shouldn’t hear. iTunes makes it easy to listen to and enjoy audio content of all kinds, so rather than banning your kids from using it, take advantage of the parental controls to keep everyone safe. And allow them to explore music and podcasts safely.
Remember, every user account on your computer has individual settings
Monday, April 28th, 2008Remember, every user account on your computer has individual settings, so you have to go into iTunes under each of your children’s accounts and change the parental control settings from there. Your ISP also has settings so make sure and configure those as well. It can get tedious, but the safety of your children should be of utmost importance. High speed Internet providers don’t have the capabilities to control what your kids download from iTunes, so you have to set the parental controls specifically for this program. These settings are only available on iTunes 5, 6, and 7. If you choose to disable the iTunes store, the MiniStore will also disappear from the menu.
Did you know configurations on iTunes are designed to keep songs with explicit content out of the internal iTunes search engine
Monday, April 21st, 2008Look further than your ISP Service for custom configurations. Configurations on iTunes are designed to keep songs and other music with explicit content out of the internal iTunes search engine. You can turn off options such as podcasts, shared music, iTunes store, and radio content. All these sources have the potential to contain inappropriate content for children and need to be controlled and monitored. When you disable these options they don’t show up on your iTunes Source panel. So be sure to get familiar with all the functions and terminology that each software program provides.
You may have overlooked a potential threat if you are not monitoring iTunes
Wednesday, April 16th, 2008If your kids enjoy listening to MP3s while surfing the net on your DSL or Cable line, and downloading music from iTunes, you may have overlooked a potential threat. Unless you set parental controls on iTunes, your kids may be able to download questionable music and audio content containing information not appropriate for their ears. Just like ratings for movies, music also has different levels of appropriateness. So it is important for you to take this into consideration when coming up with a game plan. You should definitely make a list of all the different programs that could potentially access the net including play station 3 and other video game consoles.
You are probably already using parental controls to limit what your children do while they are on the internet
Saturday, April 12th, 2008Whether you are using Verzion DSL, Comcast Cable or Dialup, you are probably already using parental controls to limit what your children do while they are on the internet. The use of filter software and watchdog programs can be a very good start. You will also want to make sure and configure the parental controls on your operating system and browsers. This helps to prevent damaging information from ever reaching your children. The parental controls offered by high speed Internet providers are also effective, but they don’t cover all the bases. You need to take into consideration other programs and applications that connect to the internet aside from your browser.
iTunes configurations can help protect your kids while the program connects to your ISP
Wednesday, April 9th, 2008Your current broadband service may not have what it takes to protect your kids online. Did you know iTunes accesses the net in ways a browser does and could potentially access music that is not appropriate for young people. The next series will focus on what to do with iTunes to safeguard your children in addition to what you should already be doing with software and your high speed internet service providers. Stay tuned!