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Jan 20

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TechnoGeekery Show #44: Domain Names… What’s the Point? (REWIND)

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Click HERE to leave Chassy Cat a RAVE REVIEW at iTunes for her Podcast O’ TechnoGeekery.

CLICK HERE to watch at Chassy Cat’s YouTube.

TechnoGeek Robin asked:

HELP!!!!
I just bought my first domain name “therobinsnestcakes.com” from GoDaddy. Where the heck do I start? I just want to put my logo on and a little somethin somethin about myself with my own design. I use Mac. What program, or where o where do I start? Help me Chassy, Help me!

Well, Robin… OKAY!!!

Jan 12

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TechnoGeekery Show #43: Make Your Blog iPhone Friendly

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Click HERE to leave Chassy Cat a RAVE REVIEW at iTunes for her Podcast O’ TechnoGeekery.

CLICK HERE to watch at Chassy Cat’s YouTube.

TechnoGeek John asked:

Dear Chassy Cat,
I want to make my web site iPhone friendly so it loads quicker. I’ve seen other sites that have done it, but I don’t know how to do it. Do I need to change my whole template? What do I do? Thanks!

It happens that I have just RECENTLY made my TechnoGeekery and blog sites iPhone (and iTouch) friendly! WOW. What a crazy random happenstance! My tool of choice was a wordpress plugin–WPtouch– which automatically transforms your WordPress blog into what the creators at BrandNewCode.com describe as “an iPhone application-like experience when viewed from an iPhone or iPod touch.” There are effects! And Ajax! And a cool menu feature that includes access to search, categories, tags, blogrolls, archives, feeds, photos, and more. But I need to save SOME information for the video, or why would you watch the episode?! For my sparkling wit and awesome personality? My spectacular singing? My vast knowledge? My humility? I’m only saying. Read more

Nov 6

TechnoGeekery Show #41: A Right-Click QUICKIE

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Click HERE to leave Chassy Cat a RAVE REVIEW at iTunes for her Podcast O’ TechnoGeekery.

CLICK HERE to watch at Chassy Cat’s YouTube.

There are even more ways to right-click a Mac laptop than Chassy Cat originally thought.
Hey! Chassy Cat can’t know everything! GOSH.

Music in this podcast provided by the Podsafe Music Network, with Remember by Black Lab.

And don’t forget to visit the Mommycast and Friends Family Channel for more family-friendly podcasting!

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Oct 11

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TechnoGeekery Show #40: TechnoGeekery Lightning Round

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Click HERE to leave Chassy Cat a RAVE REVIEW at iTunes for her Podcast O’ TechnoGeekery.

CLICK HERE to watch at Chassy Cat’s YouTube.

Chassy Cat makes up for lost time by answering several Burning Questions in one episode! And then there’s the “singing.” And yes, as a matter of fact I am using my sarcastic quotes.

Also, my apologies to Instant Star. YOU know why.

Music in this podcast provided by the Podsafe Music Network, with Remember by Black Lab.

And don’t forget to visit the Mommycast and Friends Family Channel for more family-friendly podcasting!

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Aug 6

TechnoGeekery Show #38: Right Clicking the Mighty Mouse

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Click HERE to leave Chassy Cat a RAVE REVIEW at iTunes for her Podcast O’ TechnoGeekery.

I know, right? The Mighty Mouse? With the crazy no-right-clickiness?

Or so you THOUGHT!

That’s right. Chassy Cat (who has now taken to referring to herself in the third person, which is way cool) will show you how to make your Apple/Mac computer’s Mighty Mouse do the right-clicky thing, just like your old mouse on your PC that you may have kicked to the curb without even a backward glance, and now you are really missing that good old right-click functionality. Aaah… the good old days.

Sure, you may have realized that by holding down [control] while regular clicking, you get the same results as right-clicking, but it is just NOT. THE. SAME. Don’t worry. I know. I KNOW.

So, watch carefully, and recapture the right-clicky glory days.

You’re welcome.

Music in this podcast provided by the Podsafe Music Network, with Remember by Black Lab.

And don’t forget to visit the Mommycast and Friends Family Channel for more family-friendly podcasting!

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Jun 22

TechnoGeekery Show #35: Buying Domain Names… What’s the Point?

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Click HERE to leave Chassy Cat a RAVE REVIEW at iTunes for her Podcast O’ TechnoGeekery.

TechnoGeekery with Chassy Cat is brought to you by Aveeno Baby. Check them out!

In Part I of this two-part series, Chassy Cat explains three reasons why a TechnoGeek might consider buying a domain name. Stay tuned for Part II, in which Chassy Cat explains what you can DO with a domain name once you’ve bought one… or two… or three… (domain squatter!)

Check out my friend C.C. Chapman’s website for his AWESOME podsafe music podcast, Accident Hash (be a Homefry! It’s FREE!), to learn more about using his codes to get discounts with the popular domain registrar GoDaddy.com.

Music in this podcast provided by the Podsafe Music Network, with Remember by Black Lab.

And don’t forget to visit the Mommycast and Friends Family Channel for more family-friendly podcasting!

Cat, OUT.

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Jun 20

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TechnoGeekery Show#34: Registered Domain Names… What’s THAT All About?

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Click HERE to leave Chassy Cat a RAVE REVIEW at iTunes for her Podcast O’ TechnoGeekery.

TechnoGeekery with Chassy Cat is brought to you by Aveeno Baby. Check them out!

This one’s a Quickie, y’all.

Stay tuned, though, for the two-part TechnoGeekery vidcast extravaganza ramma lamma bing bang: “Buying Domain Names… What’s the Point?” in which Chassy Cat will explain why you should consider buying a domain name, and then show you what to DO with one once you have it!

Say it with me now… SWEET!

Music in this podcast provided by the Podsafe Music Network, with Remember by Black Lab.

And don’t forget to visit the Mommycast and Friends Family Channel for more family-friendly podcasting!

Cat, OUT.

iTunes

May 31

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TechnoGeekery Show #31: Adobe Media Player… Rockin’ the Chassy!


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TechnoGeekery with Chassy Cat is brought to you by Aveeno Baby. Check them out!

FYI: If you download the new Adobe Media Player (AMP) from Adobe– which you can use to stream, download, organize, and play rich media content– the darn thing comes preloaded with tons of neat-o shows, not the least of these being MY VIDEO PODCAST! O’ TECHNOGEEKERY!

Seriously!

Apparently Podango selected my video podcast as one of the shows they wanted to showcase in the new Adobe Media Player. How cool is that?!

Right?! I know! BOOYAH!

*ahem*

Whatever. I’m totally cool now. Visit Adobe.com to learn more about AMP and to download the player.

Music in this podcast provided by the Podsafe Music Network, with Remember by Black Lab, and All I Want is You by Waltham.

And don’t forget to visit the Mommycast and Friends Family Channel for more family-friendly podcasting!

Cat, OUT.

iTunes

May 17

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TechnoGeekery Show #29: What the Widget?!

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Click HERE to leave Chassy Cat a RAVE REVIEW at iTunes for her Podcast O’ TechnoGeekery.

TechnoGeekery with Chassy Cat is brought to you by Aveeno Baby. Check them out!

What the widget?! Did YOU know a person with Safari and Leopard could DO this?! SWEET.

Music in this podcast provided by the Podsafe Music Network, with Remember by Black Lab, and Strange Day in Mexico by The Clintons.

And don’t forget to visit the Mommycast and Friends Family Channel for more family-friendly podcasting!

Cat, OUT.

May 9

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TechnoGeekery Show #28: Leopard and XP Secret Tip

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Click HERE to leave Chassy Cat a RAVE REVIEW at iTunes for her Podcast O’ TechnoGeekery.

TechnoGeekery with Chassy Cat is brought to you by Aveeno Baby. Check them out!

In today’s episode (featuring a reunion of Cat and Paige from the wildly popular television recap podcast, Veronica Mars REWIND), Chassy Cat and buddy Paige (from Mommycast) share a Leopard AND Windows XP secret tip that is sure to help alleviate even the worst mouse clicking fatigue. And, hey! Who knew Leopard and Windows XP had so much in common? BOOYAH!

Music in this podcast provided by the Podsafe Music Network, with Remember by Black Lab, and December 8 by Betablokka.

And don’t forget to visit the Mommycast and Friends Family Channel for more family-friendly podcasting!

iTunes

May 1

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TechnoGeekery Show #27: Hyperlinks and Hugh Hreffner

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TechnoGeekery with Chassy Cat is brought to you by Aveeno Baby. Check them out!

Today Chassy Cat reveals all: learn how to make a hyperlink–a link to another web page, picture, document– in comment sections of blogs and websites using HTML, and become a brand new member of the Secret HTML Club! Which, of course, makes you super cool.

Woo!

Remember, Hugh Hreffner is the KEY…

<a href=“URL”>Hyperlink Text</a>

That’s all she wrote, my TechnoGeek peeps.

Music in this podcast provided by the Podsafe Music Network, with Remember by Black Lab, and Can’t You See by Ag Silver. A special thank you to goes out to podsafe artist Matthew Ebel for the Mommycast and Friends bumper at the beginning of the show! You can check out Matthew and his music at www.matthewebel.com.

And don’t forget to visit the Mommycast and Friends Family Channel for more family-friendly podcasting!

Cat, OUT.

Mar 1

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TechnoGeekery Quickie #6: Attaching Files to Email

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We’ve gone over this before! Don’t MAKE me get out my guitar and write a song, yo?

Please note: You can watch the video in a larger player if you click on the button below that says “Watch the Show.”

As usual, music in this podcast provided by the Podsafe Music Network, with Remember by Black Lab, and You Make Me Feel by Stavia.

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Jan 2

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TechnoGeekery Quickie #5: Chores and Allowance… taking it TECHNO

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Click HERE to leave Chassy Cat a RAVE REVIEW at iTunes for her Podcast O’ TechnoGeekery.

In this quick episode I discover that tiny mints and newly-applied lip gloss do not mix. Among other things, naturally.

So… PayJr.com. Check it out. Revolutionize the way you keep track of your kiddos’ (or significant other’s, whatevah, I don’t judge) chores and allowance. On the INTERNET! With email reminders and IM’s and E’RYTHING!

Is that brilliant? Right? I’m SAYING.

Music in this podcast provided by the Podsafe Music Network, with Remember by Black Lab, and Not on the Radio by Geoff Smith.

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Dec 26

TechnoGeekery Show #13: Creating Playlists in iTunes

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For more information about creating playlists in iTunes, head on over to the Apple website iTunes tutorials.

Music in this podcast provided by the Podsafe Music Network, with Remember by Black Lab, and Let it Go by Fauxliage.

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Dec 21

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TechnoGeekery Quickie #4: iTunes… an Analogy

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This is only the first in a series of iTunes tutorials I have in the works. Let’s see, I have All About Playlists and Whatnot for Booklover and I’ve got Moving Your Music From One Computer to Another, Et Cetera for Denise… you know, lots o’ good stuff coming at’cha! For now, however, I thought I’d ease into the whole concept of iTunes with my, I think, brilliant analogy about iTunes that will hopefully clarify the nature of iTunes for any iTunes newbies out there.

As usual, music in this podcast provided by the Podsafe Music Network, with Remember by Black Lab.

iTunes

Dec 14

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For My TechnoGeek Peeps: TechnoGeekery iTunes Request

I’m gathering screen captures for an iTunes tutorial and want to know what topics my TechnoGeek peeps have just gots to know: Organizing playlists? Creating smart playlists? Learning what the heck is a playlist? Finding music files on your computer? Customizing your sync options? Adding games or photos to your iPod? Burning CD’s? What? WHAT?!

Leave a comment telling me which topic you are interested in, or ask a question if I didn’t cover it in the suggestions above. Go on. Do it. Otherwise, I’m just gonna do whatever the heck I WANT to do. Don’t think I’m joking. Because I am NOT.

GOSH.

iTunes

Dec 6

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TechnoGeekery Show #12: Customized Postage Stamps… No, Really!

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Please visit the USPS customized postage website for more details about creating your own customized stamps.

During the holiday season, even TechnoGeeks such as myself temporarily abandon the convenience of new media and the world wide web, in order to send holiday cheer to family and friends. You know, we get all traditional and whatnot… with the cards and packages and other assorted goodies that mere email (although it’s super convenient the other eleven months of the year!) can’t– and SHOULDN’T, by golly!– duplicate.

“But… we’re TechnoGeeks!” you cry. “We watch your show and e’rything!” Never fear. There IS a way to stay true to your TechnoGeeky self, while still adhering to traditional holiday mailing etiquette. Oh, yes.

Customized Postage Stamps.

Think of the possibilities! Stocking stuffers, office party favors, that gift for the person who has EVERYTHING. (Like my mother. Woman has everything. Impossible to buy for. But not this year! BOOYAH!)

I know, right? Watch and be amazed.

Music in this podcast provided by the Podsafe Music Network, with Remember by Black Lab, Give Me a Second Chance For Christmas by Candy Butchers, and Free Love by Derek James.

iTunes

Nov 23

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TechnoGeekery Show #11: Google Calendar… and SMS Commands

As can sometimes happen, this TechnoGeekery Quickie turned into a… well, Longie.

Oopsy!

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For more information about Google Calendar, head on over to the Google Calendar Help Center.

Music in this podcast provided by the Podsafe Music Network, with Remember by Black Lab, Brush Against Me by Munk, and Fire Away by Kill the Alarm.

Nov 11

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*UPDATED TechnoGeekery Show #10: Scrapbooking… Taking it Techno with Digi-Scrap

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Click HERE to leave Chassy Cat a RAVE REVIEW at iTunes for her Podcast O’ TechnoGeekery.

CLICK HERE to download iPhone version.

NOTE: Chassy Cat is a Mac Girl all the way, and uses Pages, which is part of Apple’s new iWork ’08. Video tutorials about how to use Pages ’08 (a fab beginner program) for digi-scrapping are in the works, so stay tuned!

Music in this podcast provided by the Podsafe Music Network, with Lonely Boy and Remember by Black Lab, and Save the World and Strange Day in Mexico by The Clintons.

List of Top Digital Scrapbooking Software Programs
These include (for beginners): Pixel Magic and Microsoft Digital Suite; (for intermediate): Ulead Photoimpact, Corel Paint Shop Pro, and Adobe Photoshop Elements; and (for expert-types) Adobe Photoshop.

Other digi-scrap program options:

For the PC: Picasa2 (FREE from Google! No cost to you! Yours for nothing! No money changes hands! Freebie!)
For the Mac: Pages ’08

Brilliant Beginner Digi-Scrap Resources and Stuff:

Digital Scrapbook Place: Digital Scrapbooking 101.
Designer Digitals: Getting Started in Digital Scrapbooking
Scrap Girls: 15 Things You NEED to Know to Become a GREAT Digital Scrapbooker (FREE Starter eBook)
Two Peas in a Bucket: How To Get Started in Digital Scrapbooking (NOTE: need User Account for this one, but it’s FREE to sign up!)

Creative ways to SHARE your digi-scrap pages:

(NOTE: You can visit Shutterfly.com OR Costco Photo Center for prices and more information. Feel free to comment if you know of other good places!)

Prints & Posters
Photo Books
Cards
Calendars
Keepsakes
Apparel & Accessories
DVD

Digital FREEBIES and Stuff:
(Kits, Sketches, Clip Art, Fonts, Word Art, Wallpaper, the WORKS! For FREE! Hence the name “FREEBIE.” See?)

Designer Digitals
Digital Paper Tearing
Digital Scrapbook Place
My Scrap Blog
Scrap Artist
Scrap Girls
Scrap Wow
Scrapbook.com
Scrapbook.com Forums
Shabby Princess
Sketch Lover (sketch links)
Two Peas in a Bucket

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Oct 28

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TechnoGeekery Quickie #2: Taking [Control] of the ‘Net

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Don’t you hate it when you type a word or phrase into Google search (or some other search engine) and you get thousands of results, but when you click on a promising link, there is a lot more… stuff on the page than you bargained for? Stuff you are forced to skim, searching for that word or phrase? So much STUFF! “Oh,” you say to yourself, “if only there were an easy way to weed through all the words words WORDS so I could easily and efficiently locate the word or phrase I typed into Google search in the first place…”

Wait. There IS an easy way!

Honestly. What are the chances?

Click, watch, learn.

You can also watch at the Mommycast and Friends Family Channel at Podango.

Music in this podcast provided by the Podsafe Music Network, with Remember by Black Lab and Outside by Lee Coulter.

Oct 22

TechnoGeekery with Chassy Cat to Partner with Mommycast

Mommycast and Friends

TechnoGeekery.com has partnered with Mommycast.com, one of the premier and most popular internet radio shows. At the Podcast and New Media Expo held Friday, September 28, 2007 – Sunday, September 30, 2007, Mommycast announced its launch of the Mommycast and Friends Family Channel at Podango.com. And just guess which vidcast tops their line-up of family-friendly podcasts and vidcasts! C’mon, guess! Okay, I’ll just tell you. TechnoGeekery with Chassy Cat, that’s which video podcast! Hoo!

(Of course, I’m currently the only vidcast available at the Mommycast and Friends Family Channel at Podango.com, but why split hairs?)

That’s right, TechnoGeeks. Chassy Cat’s TechnoGeekery vidcast has become an inaugural member of the MommyCast and Friends Family Channel, a new media network at Podango.com offering podcast and vidcast content to entertain, educate, and uplift.

Come on by and check us out.

Oct 8

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Technogeekery Show #8: Subscribe to Vidcasts in iTunes (everybody’s doing it)

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Click HERE to leave Chassy Cat a RAVE REVIEW at iTunes for her Podcast O’ TechnoGeekery.

In order to use the information contained in this Subscribe in iTunes tutorial, you need to have iTunes downloaded and installed on your computer. If you aren’t using iTunes… why aren’t you?! It’s safe and it’s free. Yes, FREE. So what are you waiting for? Download iTunes today.

Go on. I’ll wait.

Music in this podcast provided by the Podsafe Music Network, with Remember by Black Lab, Summertime by Brother Love, and The Jeep Song by Lee Coulter.

So you found a video podcast (or vidcast, if you will) you like, through word of mouth, searching iTunes, or other podcast/vidcast directories. Well, now that you’ve found a vidcast, you need to subscribe to it. Otherwise, how are we podcasters supposed to know if we are popular or not? Huh?

On today’s podcast, I will be walking you through how to subscribe to your favorite podcasts and vidcasts using iTunes. I’ll throw in a few other tips for good measure. Because I’m super cool like that?

Remember, feedback is love. Unless you are going to be mean, in which case SHUT IT. Visit my page at iTunes and say nice things about me! Go on! CLICK. Do it! Do it! Doitdoitdoit! Do it.

Sep 25

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Technogeekery Show #7: Breaking Up With Blogger

They say that breaking up is hard to do.
Chassy Cat says... whatever.

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Sep 20

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TechnoGeekery Quickie #1: Pimp My Blog POST

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Click HERE to leave Chassy Cat a RAVE REVIEW at iTunes for her Podcast O’ TechnoGeekery.

Music in this podcast provided by the Podsafe Music Network, with Remember by Black Lab, and Save the World by The Clintons.

If you’ve ever wondered how to insert an embedded link into your blog posts– and let’s face it, who hasn’t?– then come on doooooooooown! Today is your lucky day. LUCKY!

While this quick tutorial is specific to WordPress, the information contained herein is, in most cases, the universal Embedding a Link in a Blog Post standard. Just so you know.

Sky rockets in flight… afternoon delight…

Hmm… what?

Sep 19

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Technogeekery Show #6: Trump Teens at Technology

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A very special thank you goes out to Paige of Mommycast.com, who agreed to be my very own special guest star slash expert person.

Music in this podcast provided by the Podsafe Music Network, with Remember and Mine Again by Black Lab, and Strange Day in Mexico by The Clintons.

This episode answers a question asked by G:

Hi Cat:
Can you suggest ways that parents can trump their kids at the technology thing? How can we keep on top of what they are doing? How do we maintain some control? Any ideas would be greatly appreciated! Love your show!
–G

Sure thing, G! And mad props on the alliteration!

For more information about trumping your teens at technology, visit:

GetNetWise.org
SafeKids.com
KidsHealth.org
WiredSafety.org
Teens Health: Safe Surfing Tips for Teens
Parental Controls and Online Child Protection (A Survey of Tools and Methods–link to PDF file)

And for an IM Chat to English translator, try:

A Guide to Understanding Online Chat Acronyms and Smiley Faces

Remember, G… you are the parent. If teens do not listen or follow the safety rules you put into place, unplug the computer! You can do it. You’re supposed to do it. And your child hoofing it to the library? Super good workout! Which… BONUS.

(checklist coming soon)

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