Safety

The Logitech Alert 700n Indoor Camera Gives You a Day or Night View into your Home or Business

September 10, 2012
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I’m all about wiring my home up for security and peace of mind. Whether you are on vacation or just want to check in to see if your pets are on the furniture or your kids are doing their homework, it’s simply convenient to be able to open the digital eyes of your home from [...]

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10 Tips on How to Avoid Losing your Digital Identity

August 30, 2012
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Our society is made up of all types of information. And the amount of “stuff” that is known about us is growing as speeds never before seen. Think back 50 or 100 years. What identified a person? Their names, their ancestry, their address and their bank. Eventually phone numbers and a few other bits of [...]

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Phishing for Your Olympic Spirit – Buyer Beware!

July 28, 2012
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With the Olympics right around the corner, the last thing that you want to think about is security. Well, let me rephrase that, there is plenty of security at the Olympics itself and I’m one of many who sincerely hopes that the 2012 Olympics in London goes smoothly and safely. Go Team USA! But, if [...]

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A Vacation on Wheels! Review of the 2012 Volvo C70 Convertible

July 9, 2012
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Test driving cars is truly a lot of fun and only over the past couple of years has it become regular content on HighTechDad.com. For me, I believe that cars are an important part of the family dynamic. They can be both utilitarian but also define the family persona. There may be one car that [...]

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Parents Beware: Instagram & Kik Messenger Are A Dangerous Combination & What Social Dangers to Check For

July 2, 2012
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Over the past few years, I have written about security and safety for the family, especially when it comes to protecting your kids from online predators and social bullies. My wife and I really try to practice what we preach. But as social networks and sharing services evolve, sometimes it is hard to keep up [...]

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5 Tips on How To Make your Child Safer When Gaming Online

June 25, 2012
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Just the other day, I was talking to someone about how playtime has changed since when we were children. The line that my parents used to say all of the time was “go out and play” and off we would go, getting into trouble outside, coming back with scrapes, bloody knees and bruises, covered in [...]

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Burn Note Lets You Create Single-Use, Disposable, Mission Impossible-esque Messages…And It Works!

June 14, 2012
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We all know how cool those self-destruct messages in Mission Impossible is – “this message will self-destruct in 5 seconds” – and then the device playing the message bursts into flames or explodes or melts or something neat like that. Well, you can get that same type of message destruction, but without all of the [...]

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Looking for a First Car for your Teenager? The 2012 Kia Rio SX Might Be A Good One!

June 12, 2012
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Most of the cars that I have reviewed to me seem to be more geared towards the established business person with some disposable income and possibly a family (especially with some of the larger SUVs or crossovers). These cars tend to be more expensive in many ways, from initial cost to the gasoline that they [...]

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