How do we restrict the device so that they are safe from “stranger danger” and all of the worries that come from giving a portable, internet connected, instant messaging, game playing, video and photo taking, mini computer that also texts and makes phone calls to our kids?

My friends have approached me on quite a few occasions and asked “What is the best Antivirus Software out there?”. Offering a suggestion is not as easy as it sounds. What people are really asking is “what is the most cost effective, easy to install and easy to maintain antivirus software for my computer?”

Recently, our television provider increased the cost of our service, leading me to struggle with continuing our service. We had been using this service for over seven years, without any real thought to services provided versus the cost.

I believe that there is a cost point to everything and when you come to the realization that, “Hey, that’s pricey for what we are getting” you start to look for alternative solutions. Well, we reached that with our provider.

We are a family that uses the “internet of things” so we have desktop computers, laptops, tablets and phones all connecting to our wired and wireless network. Adding television to this in-place network seemed like a pretty reasonable choice.

It was time to think outside the box.

What part of this percentage are you?

The “decision maker” – 14%
or
the “this isn’t my problem” – 86%

I would rather try and fail, then to never have tried at all. – William F. O’Brien