Family Life Category

The stages that you pass through from early life to retirement as a member of a family are called the family life cycle. As you reach each stage you are faced with new challenges and you will gain new skills that help you cope with this evolving cycle. Life doesn’t always run smoothly and situations such as severe illness, financial problems or the death of a loved one can have an effect on how well you pass through each stage. Whether you are a young person or over 50, MyAdviceGateway will help you locate the information and advice you need to cope with the challenges and stress of daily life.

Family at home

Showing articles for

Computers in the Home

Computers in the Home

COMPUTER BASICS

Although not generally available to the majority of people until the 80’s personal computers have now become indispensable items in most households and are central ...

Computers in the Home

WINDOWS OPERATING SYSTEM

Windows is a desktop operating system developed by Microsoft. For the past three decades, Windows has been the most popular operating system for personal computers.

Computers in the Home

MICROSOFT OFFICE

Microsoft Office is a set of computer applications designed for business. office or home purposes.

Computers in the Home

USING THE INTERNET

The Internet, commonly called "the Net," is a globally connected network system facilitating worldwide communication and access to data resources through a vast collection of ...

Computers in the Home

CLOUD COMPUTING

Cloud Computing refers to storing and accessing data and programs over the Internet instead of locally on your computer's hard drive.

Computers in the Home

COMPUTER SECURITY THREATS

Every computer that is connected to the internet is potentially vulnerable to online security breaches. These breaches can take many forms and in order to ...

Computers in the Home

COMPUTER SECURITY PROTECTION

With so many potential, ever changing threats to the security of your device and data it is essential to have suitable security protection software installed ...

Computers in the Home

KEEPING YOUR CHILD SAFE ONLINE

The majority of children and young people have as much or more technical know-how than their parents, but they don't always have the experience and ...

Computers in the Home

ROUTINE COMPUTER MAINTENANCE

Routine computer maintenance consists of tasks that you should perform on your computer daily, weekly or monthly in order to keep the computer running efficiently, ...

Computers in the Home

EMAIL, MESSAGING & VIDEOCHAT

The availability of fast internet together with the widespread use of PCs, laptops, tablets and smartphones has completely revolutionised the way we communicate.