other than email, a few cheat web sites and messenger. He has no idea
what IRC is and doubt he would even try to log in without asking me for
help.
I know all about IRC though and what is out there. Even before I got
here Amy (his mother) has preached to him several times about how he
should not talk to anyone on the net he does not know.
Since I'm working from home now, he can't use the computer without my
knowledge. Knowing I'm a few feet away or in the other room should also
deter him.
-----Original Message-----
From: Kevin Graeme [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2003 10:48 AM
To: CF-Community
Subject: Re: Need advice on two things
Something to keep in mind though with Trillian is IRC. IRC can become a
great sucking timesink of social dependency, and most social channels
are
playgrounds of debauchery and theivery. If you're concerned about the
peer
influence, friends on IRC are probably what most parent would consider a
bad
environment.
(I don't have an opinion on it, just passing along my observations.)
-Kevin
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dan Phillips" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2003 9:37 AM
Subject: RE: Need advice on two things
> Yeah I am pretty much in the room with him while he is on. The only
> sites he looks at are game cheat sites but most of those have banners
> and pop ups. I've blocked them all pretty much but just want to make
> sure.
>
> Thanks for the advice on Trillian. He is wanting to use MSN messenger
to
> talk with his classmates while online. I've not been wanting to
install
> it becuase I don't want it on my LAN but I can live with Trillian,
I've
> used it before.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jochem van Dieten [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2003 6:37 AM
> To: CF-Community
> Subject: Re:Need advice on two things
>
>
> Dan Phillips wrote:
> >
> > The 2nd is one that a lot of you have dealt with. I have a dangerous
> > combination in the house. A 13 year-old boy and broadband. Justin is
> > very trustworthy but you know how teens are. Sometimes curiosity
takes
> > over. Are there any methods or software you would suggest that would
> > monitor what he does online?
>
> When he is online, sit next to him and talk to him. And if he is
curious
> about certain types of websites, visit a few together and tell him a
> thing or two.
>
> But if you are interested in the software / hardware / monitring side,
> the best advice would be to make sure IE, Outlook and MSN can not be
> used by him. Let him use alternatives such as Firebird, Thunderbird
and
> Trillian. With all their cookie and popup blocking features you will
> have significantly less logfiles to analyze.
>
> Jochem
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>
>
>
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