[Seth]

Bluejeanslady

There is nothing that Ed has talked about downloading that is any "riskier"
than anything you download from the net. With an antivirus/spyware program and firewall you are protected. These tools and sites are all quality sites and you don't need to pay for anything. Much safer than regular email programs.

Passwords - many use a password tool to fill in username/password. Flock has an addon Firefox and IE both do. A separate one is good but there wont be that many sites where you will have to use it. Just use the same one for everything and you should be able to do it.

Basic rules - Dont give out your credit card no but like I said you dont need it here. I also dont like sites that ask to "invite friends" from your email contacts. They ask for your email password. I just skip that part if asked.

Email is much less secure than anything Ed will present here so really no need to teach safety/security.

No worries Bluejeanslady. There is no need for security as you are not giving anymore info usually than name, email and creating a password.

Uncle Ed will make sure you are safe.

Seth