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A knowledgeable and entertaining speaker and frequent guest on radio and television, Rogers provides a grounded vision of technologic changes for both businesses and individuals. His resume includes executive positions with Newsweek, The Washington Post, and MSNBC.

He was interviewed on the (May 14, 2006) CBC program "One on One, with Peter Mansbridge".

The conversation covered a number of topics but one that stood out was how technologically savvy children and teenagers are. Having grown up with the World Wide Web these children virtually live there. He quoted a statistic that 60 percent of children between 9-16 have published information on the web. Some even have their own web site - so we as adults need to understand the good and bad of the Internet to make sure their time online is safe and productive - even though their tech knowledge may be much greater than their parents.

Rogers comments comparing Internet safety to the Wild West were made to emphasis how important it is to monitor Internet usage by teens and pre-teens. He offered these guidelines to parents to keep the kids safe.

1. Children visit a lot of sites that are known harbors of spy ware, viruses and worms. Make sure you have adequate Internet tools to ensure your computer is protected from intrusions. A firewall and anti-virus program are two must haves. Studies just released this year state that an unprotected computer will get infected from a virus or a worm within a few minutes of being connected to the Internet. Install them before you connect.
2. Don't allow computers with an Internet connection in a child's room - make sure the Internet computer is in a common area of the house - makes it easier to monitor what they're doing.
3. Spend some time on line with your child and see what type of things they're doing - web sites they are visiting.
4. Occasionally check the Temporary Internet File - to see what sites they've been visiting. Tell your child you'll be doing it.
5. Almost all children are on chat rooms and use Instant Messenger. Make sure they are not messaging with anyone they don't know - or haven't met before. Emphasis how important it is to be careful online. They should NEVER give out their name, address or phone number - or any other personal information. Chat rooms are quite often targeted by Pedophiles - so you can never be too careful.
6. Children should never use their real name - use a nickname.
7. Council your child that should they get a message or e-mail that makes them scared or uncomfortable to show it to you immediately - with absolutely no repercussions to them.
8. They should never agree to meet someone in person, that they met online.

Here's some other important things to remember.

• Never store any bank account or Credit Card information on your PC
• Use secure passwords - letters and numbers - and change it occasionally.
• Defrag your computer once a week and every 3 days or so if you are online a lot.
• Don't believe everything you read on the web. If you need hard information - get it verified by at least three sites and one of them should be a university, government web site or reputable media outlet.