Websites Every Parent Should Know

Continuing in our series on cool websites, here are some sites for parents. There are lots of great sites to help parents do just about everything. But we’ve decided to focus on health, education and having fun.

So, let’s start with health:

www.webmd.com
www.kidshealth.com
www.familydoctor.org
www.nas.org.uk

Then, let’s look at education:
www.education.com
www.familyeducation.com
www.choicesmagazine.com

Can’t leave out fun:
www.ziggityzoom.com
www.parentstalk.com

Finally, two great all purpose sites include:
www.parenting.ivillage.com
www.parents.com

Parents can’t be there all the time, so when you can’t be watching consider:
http://www.parentalcontrolbar.org/
http://www.contentpurity.com/
http://www.netnanny.com/
http://www.cyberpatrol.com/

Of course, nothing replaces tender loving care.



I was looking for great local sites to help parents help kids prepare for GSAT, CXC and other local exams. Tell me about the best sites you know for exam preparation.


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Every day we are bombarded with offers to switch to 3G

Here’s what we need to know

· 3G means Third Generation

· With 3G, you have greater capacity

· This makes live video streaming, video calls, broadband wireless not just possible, but practical

· Can be very expensive, relatively new technology

· Speeds up to 14.4 Mbits/s and 5.8 Mbits /s uplink

· Comparable to Wi-Fi

· 2G includes GPRS (General Packet Radio Service)

· GSM: Global; System for Mobile Communication 80% of world

· GSM introduced us to SMS: Short Text Messaging

· GSM is a cellular network, which means that mobile phones connect to it by searching for cells in the immediate vicinity; 9600 bit/s

· TDMA: Time Division Multiple Access

· CDMA: Code Division Multiple Access

· EDGE: Enhanced Data rates for GSM Evolution

· 4G: a comprehensive IP solution where voice, data and streamed multimedia can be given to users on an "Anytime, Anywhere" basis, and at higher data rates than previous generations. wireless broadband access, Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS), video chat, mobile TV, HDTV content, Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB), minimal service like voice and data, and other streaming services for "anytime-anywhere"

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