It seems like every day there's a new virtual world opening up. I've already highlighted some Virtual Worlds for Young Kids and Virtual Worlds for Tweens. Now it's time for ... Read More

Today we lost Dr. Randy Pausch, the upbeat Carnegie Mellon professor who gave the infamous "last lecture" that inspired the world. Dr. Pausch delivered the lecture in September, 2007, just ... Read More

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit agreed today with a 2007 lower court ruling against the Child Online Protection Act (1998). The law, also known as COPA, ... Read More

Brighter Minds Media is giving away a pack of 5 cool software titles for the whole family, including Dodge That Anvil!, Venture Arctic, Wedding Dash 2, Thomas & Friends and ... Read More

I am generally skeptical about "educational" software. Often it amounts to nothing more than animated flash cards and I think that type of activity is better done with a parent. ... Read More

The Barbie Girls virtual community has always taken safety very seriously. Most players have a restricted chat where they can only use options from a drop down box. Girls with ... Read More

Internet filters are plentiful for PCs. In fact, it's overwhelming trying to choose the right one. Unfortunately, filters for the Mac are a bit harder to come by. That is, ... Read More

Last month, I shared with you some great places to watch TV online for free. That's fun, but I know that a lot of folks don't want their kids to ... Read More

So, I asked last week for you to share your favorite thing about the Internet. I'm even more interested to know what your least favorite thing is. Once again, you ... Read More

If the long hours of summer vacation are looming ahead, turn to your family computer for help. No, I'm not suggesting that you stock up on video games and Webkinz ... Read More