Tag: KIDS

Kids get computers. It seems like they take to them almost immediately, once they are big enough to be able to control a mouse. But what about kids that aren't yet big enough? I know both of my boys wanted to bang away on the keyboard from a very young age. Rather than opening a Word document and setting the font to a huge size, why not run a program that is specifically created for young ...

Where do you go when you know your kids love to watch online video content, but you're worried about what they might be seeing on YouTube? Totlol is a community-moderated video site for 6 month to 6 year olds, and they're hoping you'll think of them when it comes to kid vids. The moderators seem to be doing a good job gathering an age-appropriate collection of YouTube videos, although a few ...

Welcome to Googleholic - your bi-weekly fix of everything Google! This edition covers: Google wants unused TV channels for super Wi-Fi Patriot Act does not love Google Google cares: Online safety for kids ...

The internet is full of many wonderful things. However, it is also host to any number to bad influences that parents dread their children being exposed to. Because of this, many companies produce filtering software in an effort to help protect children from profanity. Glubble's approach is a little different. Rather than make a futile attempt at blocking everything bad on the internet, it uses a ...

If you've been looking for a way to get your kids to hate you, we are proud to inform you that the wait is over. It's called Shvoong Homework and it's worse than detention. Calling itself "the world-wide notebook for all your school needs" it fails to actually address any of them. It begins innocently enough. You sign up for a Shvoong Homework account, give them your e-mail and nickname, and ...

With all the news recently about the giant fiasco concerning toys being created using lead contents, there is no better time to ensure your child's safety. Many parties can have fingers pointed at them in this matter, but let's forget about who is to blame for a second and just make sure that the toys our children are playing with are safe. SaferToys is a digg like social news site that lists out ...

If your child is out-growing Club Penguin but still too young for MySpace, imbee might be a way to bridge the gap. Billing itself as "the first social networking site for kids," imbee offers safe surfing options for the 8 - 14 crowd and a way for parents to keep an eye on their little social gadflies. Signing up for a free account with imbee is a swift and straightforward process that requires a ...

Moms looking for a neat way to meet other mothers to compare notes and swap stories really ought to check out OpMom.com. A cross between iVillage and MySpace, OpMom -- shorthand for Operation Mom -- bills itself as a social networking and web service site for busy mothers. Though clearly in its infancy, OpMom already has sections filled with reader-submitted recipes, theme party ideas, and ...

Learning to search the web can be frustrating for children. One simple spelling mistake is all it takes to make a search query useless. Plus, most search engines don't help the user find related information, so they cannot quickly and easily hone their search to find exactly what they're looking for. Quintura is a search engine that we have discussed previously here, and here. Most recently, ...

So, you have a hard time convincing the kids that Santa is real? Windows Live Messenger has set up a way for your kids (with your help of course) to chat with "Santa" on Windows Live Messenger (you'll need to download the latest, but there is a link on the page). All you have to do is add Santa's messenger ID (northpole at live dot com) to your WLM contact list and then you can send messages to ...

Maybe I'm strange, but my 3 year old son has his own computer. Now, it's not a fancy computer - in fact, it's one I was given for free when a friend finally upgraded. It's woefully slow and underpowered, even for many of today's websites. But it plays some older kids games (Windows 95 / 98 era) we were given just fine, and a few fun websites that are geared towards kids. Recently my son has ...