Personal Safety

13 Safe Educational Websites for Kids To Use During Quarantine

With the Coronavirus quarantine in effect indefinitely, kids across the country are spending more time than ever online. Instead of hopping on the school bus and heading to sports fields and friends’ houses, they’re taking to computers and tablets to learn, socialize and entertain themselves. While that’s all well and good—and it’s frankly hard to […]

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August Smart Locks Reviewed

August is a San Francisco based company that focuses on home automation products such as electric door locks and doorbell cameras. Its mission is to, “Keep the bad guys out, and let the good guys in.” August says the overall goal is to make your life simpler by providing a secure way to monitor front

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8 Ways To Keep Your Kids Safe Online During Quarantine

With coronavirus quarantines in place, kids across the country are now home all day (and night… and all day again…), and chances are they’re spending a tad—okay, a ton—more time online. Distance learning also frequently requires the use of electronic devices, and many parents are relaxing screen time limits to help kids fill their time

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Kindle Fire Tablet

Setting Parental Controls On Your Kid’s Kindle Fire

Kindle Fires are a popular tablet choice for kids. They’re portable, durable and give kids access to a host of entertainment and learning avenues without the heft of a laptop or PC—both in weight and price. Unfortunately, some of those avenues, filled with content that’s far from kid-friendly, aren’t those that parents want their children

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Chromebook

How To Set Parental Controls On Your Kid’s Chromebook

Inexpensive, lightweight and functional, Chromebooks are a popular choice when it comes to laptops for kids. For between $200-400, they offer most of the same functionality as traditional laptops. The primary difference: They run on the Chrome operating system, and instead of storing data on the computer, they primarily store it in the Google cloud.

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