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Topics

Accessoires
Email
Kids and Technology, Cybersafety
Security, Privacy, Online Safety, Scamwatch
Travel
Windows

Tags

Articles 
Bigpond 
Email Accounts 
Imap 
Pop 
Travel

Accessories

• Now THIS is a device I think we might ALL need!
• ​Do you keep losing your keys, or that TV remote?  This accessory can help. 
• I have this product and I love it! 
• Are you looking for a printer that works with an iPad/iPhone, and with a laptop/computer?             
• Accessories:  Keeping yourself 'charged up' while on the go!                    
• I just bought this great accessory             
• A handy re-charge accessory for your multi-device household       
• A handy new accessory that can expand the storage capacity of your iPad and iPhone    
• A great accessory for travelling with your iPhone and iPad - battery charging, backup and extra storage for your i-Device  
• A couple of accessories for those fit and healthy people out there (or those wanting to be !)   
• A great educational tech-toy for kids for Christmas?
  
• What printer should I get?   ​

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Email

• How I ensure that I am not 'locked out' of my mail account when I travel?
• How do you set an 'out of office' reply for an iCloud mail account?
• Telstra Mail changes and how they affect Bigpond email accounts
• ​Why can't I send my Bigpond email when I am in Hong Kong?  ​
• Securing your Hotmail account (or live.com or outlook.com account)
• How I ensure that I am not 'locked out' of my mail account when I travel?
• Notes from FREE FRIDAY session 11/12/15:  Moving from an old-fashioned POP email account to something better!
• Auto-Forwarding your Bigpond POP emails to your new email account
• How to set up your new Gmail or Outlook email account so that it retrieves your POP email from Bigpond, Optusnet, Primus, iiNet, Netspace, etc
  

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Kids and Technology, Cybersafety

• The impact of the dangerous online world on the mind of a young child
• ​Are you the 'default parent' when it comes to the worrying about the kids and their online safety?               
• 10 smartphone rules for a 12-year-old - with one key rule missing!                             
• Setting Parental Controls on YouTube - both in the App and in Safari        
• Here's a checklist for setting up your child's school iPad (and their iPhone, iPod Touch)
• Parents - check your kids' devices for these dangerous app     
• Why parental controls did not stop inappropriate content on my child's iPad.  Beware!  
• Worried about your young teen's online safety?  Here's a book they (and you) MUST read.    
• Is your child using this app? Frighteningly, it is a new favourite with tweens                 
• Cybersafety On Social Networks
• Restricting what websites kids can see on i-Devices       
• The 'blacklist' of apps that are dangerous to kids.  Parents, check your children's devices!             
• Something to consider if your kids know your iPad or iPhone passcode                                                              
• All power to the mother!  How I took control of our internet.  ​​​   
• ​What is it with kids and their resistance to backing up their data?! 
• A timely warning for students (and the rest of us!)​

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Security, Privacy, Online Safety, Scamwatch

• Another clever scam email - this one from 'Telstra'
• An email scam that has caught out many.  Beware of the fake AGL email!
• ​A great article about online safety - Make Hackers Job Harder
• AMCA warns of text message scam targeting Netflix users - myGC.com.au
• Telstra customer Sue King had her identity stolen with three simple questions
• Is it antivirus software, or snake oil?
• ACCC warns of Christmas parcel pickup ransomware - News - CRN Mobile Edition 
• 'Australia Post' delivery scam holds PCs to ransom     
• Email scam warning from Australia Post  (Jul-Sep 14)
• Virus Alert! Crytpolocker: What You Should Know.
• That scam 'Australia Post' email that could easily have caught me out this week!
• Help! My iPad's Safari has been locked by 'ransomware'.
• A nasty scam email from 'Microsoft'
• That 'Bunnings' gift voucher email again ...
• Another iTandCoffee client caught out by a fake Telstra phone call
• A new scam email to look out for ...
• Please be careful not to fall for the Whatsapp email scam
• Apparently, my iCloud account has been banned!
• A new scam email with a different 'flavour'!
• Yet another scam email that I have received - this time from 'Woolworths'
• Facebook post about ATM PIN reversal is not true!
• This week's Scam Watch: Beware of emails from 'Bunnings' and 'Apple'
• Do you use the same password for everything?
• Beware of emails from your friends - they may be dangerous!
• Is iCloud Safe?
• A scam to be wary of when selling on Gumtree
• Securing your Hotmail account (or live.com or outlook.com account)
• Beware of Telstra scam calls about your internet or phone service​
• What anti-virus software should I use on Windows 10?  Or should I use the built-in protection software?
  

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Travel

• Phone and text access while travelling overseas 
• ​Have you discovered this great feature of the TripAdvisor App?
• How I ensure that I am not 'locked out' of my mail account when I travel?
• Exciting news about Google Translate - just in time for school holiday travel to foreign lands!
• Apple SIM provides data for travellers in 90 countries  
• So many ways to keep in touch from the other side of the world using your iPad and iPhone     
• Some warnings about using Wi-Fi when travelling - even Hotel Wi-Fi  
• Checking your voicemail when you don't have access to your regular phone or SIM
•  I turned on my data roaming and used 11MB in a flash
• ​Why can't I send my Bigpond email when I am in Hong Kong?
  
• How to get access to Australian content when you travel - while keeping your online world secure  ​

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Windows

• ​My frustrations with Windows 10!      
• How can I speed up the startup of my Windows computer    
• What do you do when your Windows computer's web browser is hijacked by Ads     
• How can I read windows mail files attached to my Mac Mail message?       
• Getting edited iPhone (or iPad) photos across to your computer using iCloud Shared Streams 
• Importing iPad and iPhone photos to a Windows computer     
• Delete Photos from device using Windows  
• Free upgrade to Windows 10 is ending July 30!  Should you upgrade?
• How do I speed up the startup of my Windows 10 computer?   ​
• What anti-virus software should I use on Windows 10?  Or should I use the built-in protection software?
• Windows 10 Automatic Updates and how to stop them             ​