John Snelling

I just found out today that Google has released it’s first Beta of Chrome for OS X. While this isn’t a big deal for many people. I have heard many good things about Chrome but have yet to be able to use as I have chosen to drink the Apple Kool-Aid. More to follow. In the mean time check it out at http://www.google.com/chrome/?hl=en

I just launched my wedding site. It is a non CMS based design featuring videos of bands that Allison and I have seen live, as well as, some videos we’ve found online. Other features of the site include some of the standard features I offer with my wedding site designs:

• About the Wedding Party
• Accomodation Information
• Events
• Reception Music Request Form
• Registry Information & Links when they become available
• PHP Script that Generates Header Images to be more appealing that can be changed on the fly.

p>As I was preparing to write this article, I heard the sound of a new message arriving in my inbox. I checked it and, lo and behold, it was an example for this article. I have removed an e-mail address from the body of the message so that if the person who supposedly sent this is a victim of a computer virus or a spam list we won’t perpetuate the issue from this site. Here is the e-mail that I received.

RE: CONGRATULATIONS, YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS WON!!!
THE NATIONAL LOTTERY
E-MAIL LOTTERY DEPARTMENT
UNITED – KINGDOM

Before I get into what to be aware of in terms of spam, virus and other dangers to your online existence, I wanted to touch on a very important topic — passwords. I can not go on enough about how important it is to have a secure password for any of your online uses. I will describe later what makes a secure password, as well as some do’s and don’ts when choosing a password.

Before diving into the how to portion of the tutorials we are going to write, we decided to look at internet security first. We will be offering a series of introductory articles entitled Security First! We will be focusing on may aspects of your Online Security Awareness.
These topics include, but will not be limited to:

• Password Security
• Identity Theft
• Malware
• Phishing
• Spyware
• Virus Propagation

A growing concern with parents is their children’s safety online. They don’t know if their children are equipped with the skills to deal with online interactions, and how to be safe while online.
You should talk with your children about how they behave online. First and foremost, you should teach your children that a stranger online is just as dangerous, if not more, than a stranger on the street. While I don’t want this article to be filled with scare tactics, the topic itself has that tone.