Aug 16, 2005 | parents, software
Microsoft Student 2006 is on the shelves now for under a hundred dollars. Parents of middle-school and high school students should take a long look. Here are some notes to understand what it is and how to work with it. The heart of Microsoft Student is the premium...
Jul 5, 2005 | parents, software
Microsoft will release a new product later this month, Microsoft Student 2006. Here’s an article about the new software.It’s a big package, and a relatively pricey one – retail price is a hundred bucks. At its heart is a set of tutorials, toolbars...
Jun 29, 2003 | parents, software
PC Magazine just ran a short review of parental-control software that can block Internet sites with inappropriate content when kids are surfing. The magazine liked Cybersitter 2002, which stops web pages from appearing, as well as filtering POP3 and web-based e-mail,...
Feb 18, 2002 | games, parents
Video games are surging (even the PC games sector is rebounding a bit), but other categories of high-tech toys are slumping. Intel put out some cool toys, but is now exiting the market. (Did you ever look at Intel’s microscope that would hook up to a PC? Very...
