If you are moving to Hawaii, it may require some planning ahead to stay connected. Tech in Hawaii sometimes runs on Hawaiian Time. If you do not know what Hawaiian Time is, you will learn. The same relaxed atmosphere that makes Hawaii a serious five-star attraction for visitors from around the world, can be the thing that drives you crazy if you are a techie trying to get your online services up and going, and fully operational.

On the Big Island of Hawaii the best way to get internet service is to order cable television service, and then the internet is included. However, this is where it gets interesting.

Your rental apartment may not have these services already, so you need to order them new. This takes time. Hawaiian time.

As soon as you have signed your rental agreement, call the cable company immediately to schedule your appointment for new service installation. They may tell you a ridiculous date off in the future as much as four to six weeks. There may be talk of trying to get to you sooner (which you will assume will be the case), but really what they are telling you is that the distant date is when they will really be out to your condo, house, or apartment. Seriously.

In the meantime your task will be to acquire what you need for the hook-up on your end. Moving to the Big Island usually means that you arrived with a suitcase or two and that’s it. It’s extraordinarily expensive to ship things on a boat to Hawaii.

You can try looking at second hand stores like the Salvation Army (“Sallie Shop” as it is known there) or Goodwill Industries, but if you find a TV I would be surprised. They are rare.

Shopping online may get you everything you need, which is probably a TV, a DVD player, and a wireless router for your laptop. Look for quality things at fair prices. If you need a PC or surge protector, you can also buy these online.

Once the day comes for your installation, you can expect the cable company staff to get to work and get you connected back to the twenty first century with cable television and wireless internet. Then you will have the best of both worlds: the aloha spirit of Hawaii, and the tech connection for your home electronics.

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1. Protect Your Children – Learn Their Technology

Thanks to technology, today’s parent has added concerns to consider in their lectures and, all too often, a limited set of personal knowledge and experience on which to draw. Texting, internet bullying, sexting, phones with video capability, internet predators trolling chat rooms, Facebook and more all leave your child exposed to predation, bullying and the potential for self-destructive behavior that can follow them for years.

The problem is there is still a generational gap in which modern parents fall. Though the gap is closing, our experience with the tech tools our children use is still behind the curve. This means we are frequently unfamiliar with the very tools our children often use to dig themselves into humiliating or dangerous holes.

Difficult though it may be, the first thing we should do as parents is to educate ourselves. Take the time to understand the technology your child is using so you can speak to them from an informed position. Also take the time to learn how these technologies are being misused by children and the associated risks. This means learning about chat rooms, sexting and internet cameras for video chat – you can click here to learn more about ethics and laws surrounding network cameras and the like.

Remember that the potential embarrassment your child faces for misusing modern technology is far reaching and long lasting. In our youth, an embarrassing moment might stay with us until we relocated or graduated. Video technology on phones, YouTube and even television shows which profit from further distributing the resulting footage all combine to mean a single embarrassing moment or ill-conceived act can stick with your child wherever she goes for years to come. If you don’t believe that,

It is far better to guide your child away from such potentially embarrassing – or even life-threatening – circumstances with an informed and caring conversation. The alternative of devastating loss of self-esteem or, in the case of internet predation, loss of life are simply not acceptable. By understanding the technology your child is using you can minimize the knee jerk “you-just-don’t-understand” response you’re likely to get and prove that you very much do understand and have your child’s best interest at heart.

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