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What Kind of Digital Footprint Are You Leaving Behind?

Every single time you go online, you drop bits of information about yourself, and there are a lot of third parties who pick it up and act on it. This is not entirely bad news. Your digital breadcrumbs help you shop online, log onto favorite sites faster, and more

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Is Your Data Safe When You Work From Home? 5 Tips to Consider

We’re in a new world of work.Suddenly, our homes—our familiar homes--are our unrecognizable workplaces.This new arrangement opens up security concerns we’ve never thought about, from social interaction and management to information security.Securing corporate information and data itself is a huge job. So big, in fact, that an entire industry

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6 Tips for Helping Kids Learn at Home

As a teacher, I know that any time kids are away from school, an academic slide can occur. Kids who consistently read, practice math, and write on a regular basis have a huge advantage over those who don’t. And as a parent of two teens, I understand how hard

The 6 Things You Need When You Work from Home

No matter where you work, the point is to be productive. A formal office is all ready to help you do that. When you work from home, whether it’s short term or your new lifestyle choice, you’re the one responsible to make your environment work friendly.Sometimes it can be

Binge-Worthy Shows For Every Viewer

Let's say you're in the mood to binge, and you're not sure what to choose from that long list of recommendations from friends and family. We're here to help - here are 11 great ideas from sci-fi to comedy, documentary to family fare. Time to break out the popcorn.

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15 Apps That Increase Your Work-From-Home Productivity

When you first work from home, challenges keep popping up. How do you best collaborate with colleagues, stay productive, and balance your work and home life? Developers have thought about all of this, and you can probably find an app that can help, from communication and file management to

5 Shows You and Your Kids Will Love

Right about now you're probably looking for a tantrum-free 30 minutes to make dinner, something you can all watch cuddled up on the couch together, or a good show your child might fall in love with. Well, there's no shortage of content options for your kids on the internet.

Understanding Your VPN

When you first start working from home, this phrase just might throw you: “You need to VPN in.”Let’s unravel that mystery right away.VPN stands for Virtual Private Network. This is your employer’s way of adding a level of security and privacy when you’re sending and receiving all kinds of

The Whole Family’s Online! Get More Out of Your Bandwidth

You might not have to think too much about your bandwidth—the amount of data your home network can send and receive at one time—until you’re working from home. Suddenly, everyone in your family is online taking classes, streaming movies, video chatting, gaming, all at the same time.That’s a lot

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How Much Speed Do You Need to Do Your Job from Home?

If your company has asked you to work from home on a temporary basis, and you’ve never done it before, take a minute to make sure your Internet is up to it. Think about how you work and what you need to do online to keep in touch. Different