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By Richard Hay, on October 31st, 2011 Welcome to Episode 28 of the Observed Tech PODCAST. It was a busy week on the site and in the tech world. In this episode we talk Facebook security both vulnerabilities and new features to improve on it; Nokia World 11; an online safety survey/self test; fake antivirus attacks are decreasing; Windows Phone 7.7 rollout goes 100%; Microsoft Security Essentials in 33 languages; HP sticking with PC’s; New York Times praise for Windows Phone 7; the FeedBeater service; deleting Promoted Tweets from your timeline; stats on ownership of tablet computers; Spammers creating their own short URL services to hide their wares; Facebook’s gamers outnumber Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo combined; tools to protect small businesses from cyber attacks; BMW allowing cars talk to each other; Kinect Fun Labs Air band Module for free; Windows Phone Inner Circle Tour; Webcams live from Statue of Liberty; a Nikon D300S heads to orbit and returns; Windows Phone Marketplace over 35,000 apps; Netflix launching in UK next year as its stock drops and users flee in droves this year and why you should give up Windows XP for good. As usual we wrap up with a look at the past week on WindowsObserver.com . . .
Read More: Observed Tech PODCAST Episode 28
By Richard Hay, on October 31st, 2011 
We could spend days discussing the merits of keeping an eye on your kids online activities. There are plenty of people on each side of the argument with what seems like solid points for the pros and cons however, ultimately you as a parent have to decide what is in your children’s . . .
Read More: Infographic: Parents, Kids, Facebook and Spying
By Richard Hay, on October 4th, 2011 
As we need more online security for our families and personal data it is good when Internet Service Providers make an effort to offer their customers solutions. Cox Communications, which serves more than 6 million residential and business customers, has introduced new tools for their subscribers.
These tool come as part of . . .
Read More: Cox Communications Helps Customers Protect Families and Information
By Richard Hay, on May 30th, 2011 In this edition of the Observed Tech PODCAST we talk about several stories from the past week including: Twitter finalizing their purchase of TweetDeck; Twitter.com updates, National Cyber Security Awareness Week 2011 Down Under; Kreb’s 3 Basic Rules for Online Safety; Microsoft taking the heat for recent Skype outage; Microsoft MVP’s, Customer Service and Apple; Microsoft Safety Scanner threats data; Justin Bieber Windows 7 Theme; Sony and PlayStation Network Woes Continue; Delayed Angry Birds for Windows Phone 7; Ashton Kutcher, UberMedia and a branded Twitter App; New Kindle Special Offers edition; No-No on Police Scanner Apps; YourTube’s 6th Birthday; Now Mark Zuckerberg says not so fast on under 13’s accessing Facebook – for now anyway; How To Talk To Children About Online Safety; US CERT Confirms Mac Defender, MacProtector, MacSecurity Fake Antivirus; HP expanded battery recall; Amazon.com Mac Software Downloads; Awesome On Orbit photos; SSD Life Program; and we wrap with a week in review for WindowsObserver.com. . . .
Read More: Observed Tech PODCAST Episode 18
By Richard Hay, on April 16th, 2011 
Microsoft recently announced the availability of an online scanner to check your system for issues such as virus infections, spyware and malware. This new service is called the Microsoft Safety Scanner and although it has not been said directly by anyone at Microsoft that I have seen this service seems to be . . .
Read More: Using Microsoft’s New Online Safety Scanner
By Richard Hay, on February 8th, 2011
Today is Safer Internet Day which is a global effort to encourage responsible use of the Internet and online services. Events are held around the world, in 2010 there were over 500 in 65 countries, to encourage parents and children to get educated and be responsible when it comes to using the . . .
Read More: Safer Internet Day: 08 February 2011
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