Learning and Living in the Online World

Wondering if you might find your Valentine online? Our online dating guide will help you get started.

Do your kids use mobile phones, iPods, or tablet computers? If so, you’ll need to make sure they know how to use these devices safely.

Plans for GCFLearnFree.org in 2012 include the introduction of new topics, additional mobile apps, working with more platforms, and more open slots in our popular online classes!

We’ve just updated our Internet Safety for Kids tutorial with all-new lessons. It’s designed specifically for parents and guardians and focuses on ways that you can help keep your kids safe online.

Seems like a silly title, right? Actually, it’s more serious than you may think. You may not realize but every time you check into the movie theater using FourSquare, post photos from your vacation on Facebook, or tweet about being at the game with friends, you are announcing to the world that you are not [...]

As you may have heard, Facebook began rolling out its Facial Recognition feature to all of its users in the beginning of June. Currently, Facebook uses this feature to suggest tags to users when they upload photos. It will automatically recognize your Friends in a photo and allow you to tag them in just one [...]

On June 1 we launched our new Email Basics subject with updated topics on Email 101, Gmail and more. As we were revising this subject we realized that communicating online in today’s world is about so much more than just using email. For our learners to be truly skilled in the digital world they need [...]

We have now launched the first of our Google subjects with an introductory tutorial on creating and managing a Google Account. Did you know that Google offers hundreds of apps and services? Gmail, GoogleDocs, Google Calendar, YouTube and Picasa are some of the most popular. If you use any of these services, a Google Account [...]

This month has seen the release of brand new versions of the big three web browsers. Google’s Chrome 10, Mozilla’s FireFox 4 and Microsoft’s Internet Explorer 9 all promise to enhance your experience of the Internet with improvements in speed, user interface, mobile syncing and privacy controls. So, which one should you choose? Let’s take [...]

Has Valentine’s Day got you wondering about online dating? We have all you need to know to decide if it’s right for you.