Granted, Safe Eyes is no gadget but I still think it will come in handy for parents who want to make sure that they have done their level best in preventing their kids from all the various dangers and pitfalls of the Internet such as pornography and unsolicited e-mail from strangers. Safe Eyes has made its way to the Mac, offering special enhancements for Mac users. Some of the features include :-

You can download Safe Eyes 3.0 for the Mac here. It costs $49.95 annually for a subscription that works up to three Mac and/or PC computers.

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How to update the Flash Player

A few weeks ago, the Adobe folks presented a security bulletin stating that previous Flash versions have plenty of bugs, such as versions 9.0.48.0 and others, which have (9) bugs on the critical level. Considering the level of the bugs, and the number of people using the buggy versions, I’d say there are many flash users that are targets for the so called “bad guys”. And since the mere action of checking a website is more than enough to damage/control your computer, the situation is really critical.

Do your kids spend too much time on the net, are you worried about your internet connection when you aren’t around ? If so a simple yet effective solution to control internet connectivity at home has been released by Best NetGuard. If you need to control the amount of time your children spend on the web then you will be delighted with this fob which controls the internet connection by enabling or disabling the ether connection on the back of the home PC.

Regular coolest gadget readers will no doubt remember the story of the guy who allegedly paid £375 for a broken laptop on eBay from an Amir Massoud Tofangsazan.

When the buyer failed to get a refund on the laptop, he set up a website of pictures and edited personal information that he found on the laptop’s hard drive – the only part of the device that was still functioning.

The story would have been forgotten by now – until it was announced recently that the British police have been called in to investigate an “improper use of public electronic communications network…”