“Can you hear that?” my mother shouts arm’s length distance from the phone. “What am I listening for?” I reply. “A buzzing and whooshing sound, coming from my computer,” she yells again. This is just an example of the tech support request calls I get on the regular from my cute little mama. She only…
Read MoreHappy April Fools to me! Recently, I received a direct Twitter message from my one of my closest friends late one night. It said, “did you see this picture of you lol” and included a shortened web link. Considering that my friend is a photographer who I know has photos of me, it wasn’t strange to receive this…
Read MoreChicago is alive with preparations for its big St. Patrick’s Day Celebrations this weekend. The Saturday before St. Patrick’s Day, the Chicago River downtown is dyed green (now with non-toxic dye), followed by the parade, with revelry planned on both days throughout the city everywhere from pubs and restaurants to cultural centers and churches. I…
Read MoreAfter eight weeks of thrills and spills, Trend Micro’s ground-breaking web video project 2020: the Series finally draws to a close on Tuesday in spectacular style. It’s been our aim as a global leader in information security for the past quarter of a century to get more of you out there thinking about what our…
Read MoreFacebook just announced another change to the privacy settings on the social network. The post in the Facebook newsroom titled “Reminder: Finishing the Removal of an Old Search Setting” explains that the social network will be removing the ability for users to stop their profile from being searchable by name in the search bar on the…
Read MoreJust entering the job market after years of schooling, other employment or parenthood? We know it’s tough out there. Jobs, sadly, do not grow on trees, and making a good first impression is vital if you’re going to succeed. Crafting a perfect resume, rehearsing your answers pre-interview and making sure you look presentable and professional are…
Read MoreRecently I came across the title of a blog that caught my eye, This is How Facebook is Going to Die. Predicting the demise of Facebook is a favorite pastime of Internet pundits. Just do a Google search on “facebook demise” to see what I mean. So far, they’ve all been wrong, of course. Facebook…
Read MoreThe Trend Micro employees who were blogging on this Fearless Web blog have moved over to Trend Micro’s corporate blog called Simply Security. Same great writers and same great content just in a different place. Check it out now at: blog.trendmicro.com Thank you!
Read MoreMost parents today have probably breathed a sigh of relief at some point or other that they never grew up with the Internet, or social media. Not so for our little ones, of course, who as ‘digital natives,’ seem to take the net fully in stride with self-confidence and a gung-ho swagger that can be…
Read MoreSocial media websites are very powerful tools, allowing people to connect with friends, family and complete strangers. They encourage the collaboration of ideas and are the new norm for the way children communicate to the world. Bullying has been around forever and now with children getting access to social websites like Facebook or Ask.FM, cyber-bullying…
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