The great philosopher Henry David Thoreau once said, “I love to be alone. I never found the companion that was so companionable as solitude.” Everybody needs a little time to themselves; Time to sit alone and just think about everything or nothing in particular.

We need alone time to just analyze and breathe, to get away from the world and escape the stress that our society seems to force upon us. Standing alone is good for us when it gives us the chance to simply be ourselves and try to figure things out on our own.

However, Author G.B. Shaw insisted that, “Independence”… [is] middle-class blasphemy.  We are all dependent on one another, every soul of us on earth.” What he meant by this is that More >

Becoming Hacker Safe:
Top Three Ways to Protect Your Website

With all the amazing new technology we have today, (like iPhones, iPads, Ebooks, Google,) much of what we do is connected to the internet.

People can access the internet just about anywhere, school, work, home, libraries, even on their phones and in the car. Since we have the opportunity to be online wherever we go, we are constantly working, playing and searching on the internet.

Sadly, with every positive attribute the internet gives us, there are also the negative. Hackers, skilled and trained in finding loopholes, have the ability to access servers and retrieve personal information. And because most website owners protect their transactions through SSLs but fail to protect their websites through vulnerability scans, the only hackers that are not employed are those that are More >

Building Your Reputation with Trust Seals

Why are you not making more sales online?

Is it because you don’t have trust or security seals? Is it because you have a bad reputation or no reputation at all? If so, we are going to teach you how to change that, and start making more money online.

Did you know that your reputation is one of the most important things to uphold in your business? The tricky part is figuring out how to create a strong, positive reputation.

An outstanding way to do that is by maintaining great customer service through satisfaction surveys, and support systems. You also need to make sure that your customers feel safe and secure around you.

You want your customers to trust you and know that you are a company that is More >

The other day I was online reading interesting articles that caught my eye, and I came across one that stood out above many others. It talked about students from Pattaya’s school that recently entered in an online safety logo contest.

The Hand-in-Hand Foundation joined with the Pattaya Cultural Council and city hall to sponsor the student logo design contest. Fifth grade student Sriprathum Paosombut earned the 3,000 top prize for her logo depicting a green monster chasing a computer with the caption “Think Before Using.”

It was amazing to read about these 5^th grade students that didn’t just draw pictures in hopes to win a prize, but they were there to tell their classmates, parents, and teachers how important t is to be safe online. Sriprathum, the first place winner talked about how she knows that hackers try to access her information when she is online, the green monster was the hacker. “If you aren’t safe, they’ll get you,” she said with a knowledgeable smile.

The Pattaya Department of Social Welfare consultant Niphon Karnpien said the logo contest was aimed at creating designs that can be displayed in Internet cafes, schools and other places where youths gather to alert them to the perils of online fraud and other crime. He wanted to help everyone become more aware of what goes on online, to help prevent online fraud from happening.

I loved how the Hand-in-Hand Foundation then put the winning logos on display at its South Pattaya headquarters to distribute them to online businesses around town. This will give the children a chance to become known in a business environment, and to teach businesses that if 5^th graders know the importance of online safety, then they better know how crucial it is to us trust seals like the logos the children made to protect their websites as well.

Trust Guard is the company I turn to when I purchase trust seals for my online business websites. 5^th graders know how important it is to have trust seals and online safety, do you?

I was recently working online on my computer, just minding my own business with an internet tab open and BAM! It happened just like that. A “security software” program popped up on my computer saying that my laptop had virus infections on almost every program on my computer.

The program claimed to say that my computer now was completely infected by viruses and wanted me to pay them $50 dollars for them to fix it. My anti-virus software had shown a clean system before going online.

This was clearly a scam.

Some hackers have created anti-security products. Then, to create sales, they create a pop-up that says there is a security threat. Often, clicking anywhere on the pop-up could cost you and your previously virus-free computer dearly.

Be careful not to click on these pop-ups (even on buttons that say “Leave” or “Resolve Security Issues Later”). Shut down your computer without More >

We all have our strengths. If you are a dentist, others can come to you for help. But when you need a plumber, you need to go to someone else for help. And although I have a few talents and skills, filling teeth and unclogging drains aren’t some of them.

My ability to write, for example, is distinct from your ability to create word processing software. But the two need and rely on each other. The fact is that although being independent has its benefits, so does being an active, contributing member of society.

When it comes to website security and keeping your online business safe and secure from hackers and unwanted viruses, most of us need assistance. Website security professionals protect our websites and your customers’ personal information. They guard against identity theft and fraud.

Unless we are online security specialists, and I am not, we cannot protect our websites on our own. We need an honest company with individuals who we can trust and who will More >

Top Three Ways to Protect Your Website

With all the amazing new technology we have today, (like iPhones, iPads, Ebooks, Google,) much of what we do is connected to the internet.

People can access the internet just about anywhere, school, work, home, libraries, even on their phones and in the car. Since we have the opportunity to be online wherever we go, we are constantly working, playing and searching on the internet.

Sadly, with every positive attribute the internet gives us, there are also the negative. Hackers, skilled and trained in finding loopholes, have the ability to access servers and retrieve personal information. And because most website owners protect their transactions through SSLs but fail to protect their websites through vulnerability scans, the only hackers that are not employed are those that are in More >