Windows Tips

Windows Family Safety Tips

When it comes to protecting your teens online, you may find it hard to keep up and have peace of mind. Here you will find a number of different resources that focus on the basics so that you can utilize the security features that have been built into a wide range of Microsoft products and services, hold meaningful conversations with your teens, and begin engaging in the activities they are already doing online.

Monitor Your Teens’ Online Contacts

Certain corners of the Web are like certain corners of big cities: You wouldn’t want your kids anywhere near them. Same goes for certain people who lurk online. Windows Live Family Safety helps you monitor and control who your kids associate with on Windows Live Hotmail®, Windows Live Messenger, and Windows Live Spaces. Learn more about Windows Live Family Safety and download here.

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Grow your social circle – online!

Social networking is the instant way to stay in touch with friends and family. Better than just calling or sending an e-mail, with social networking you connect by sharing things you care about, like the names of your favorite books, photos of places you’ve been, and details about your latest hobby. Social networking is also the newest way to find other people who care about the same things you do. So from creating new recipes to raising bull dogs, no matter what you’re in to, you’re just a few clicks away from old friends and new ones. Learn more about social networking and how to get started – here.

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Photo Rookie – Kylie, age 4 ½

At just 4 ½, Kylie doesn’t have that much experience with a PC. She’s a rookie. Yet she transferred her photos from her camera, color-corrected them, then e-mailed a snapshot of her pet fish, Dorothy, to her family.

Learn how Kylie did it here and how her parents kept her safe with Windows Live Family Safety.

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