Beware the dangers of social networking
By James J. Jackson In just a few years, an explosion of social networking sites, such as FaceBook, Twitter, U-tube, etc., have arrived on the Internet These sites allow us to find lost friends and...
View ArticleAiring one’s dirty laundry takes new meaning
By James J. Jackson As a father and grandfather, I am well aware that young people, more often than not, will discount the counsel of their elders as irrelevant, naïve, and ‘old-fashioned’- certainly...
View ArticleHome security compromised
By Eric Garner/Special to ETR Lock the doors… check. Close all windows, upstairs and down… check. Leave a key with Bob next door… check. Just when you thought you had mastered the art of...
View ArticleWhy you need a Social Media Will
By Jason Alderman By most estimates, over half of adult Americans haven’t written a will stating how their assets should be distributed after death. Fewer still have bothered to appoint someone to make...
View ArticleScratch new KISS game
In celebration of KISS’ 40th Anniversary and the release of their newest hit album, “MONSTER,” the Texas Lottery has launched a KISS® scratch-off game, giving lottery players the chance to scratch all...
View ArticleWhen personalized becomes predatory: Advertisers set their strategies...
What do you think of when you hear the words “internet surveillance”? If you’ve been following the news, you might be thinking about the National Security Agency’s PRISM spying program. Or maybe...
View ArticleGrandparent scam steals from senior Texans
Many scams are designed to prey on the elderly, one of which is the family emergency scam – often known as the grandparent scam. Although variations of this scam have been around for a long time, it...
View ArticleCornyn Questions Facebook’s Zuckerberg on Data Privacy Concerns
‘I agree that we’re responsible for the content,’ Zuckerberg Says During a combined Senate Judiciary and Senate Commerce Committee hearing entitled: “Facebook, Social Media Privacy, and the Use and...
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