Well since no one has mentioned this yet most of the computers are
Windows XP, I have a random idea. The Windows Live Essentials over at
http://download.live.com/ has a Family Safety part that you can
install on the Windows XP computers. If they are not allowed onto the
Linux box that could cover
On Fri, Jan 8, 2010 at 9:57 AM, Joe C v2jo...@gmail.com wrote:
Well since no one has mentioned this yet most of the computers are
Windows XP, I have a random idea. The Windows Live Essentials over at
http://download.live.com/ has a Family Safety part that you can
install on the Windows XP
On Fri, Jan 8, 2010 at 3:03 PM, Joel Finlinson j...@finlinson.net wrote:
On Fri, Jan 8, 2010 at 9:57 AM, Joe C v2jo...@gmail.com wrote:
Since the clients are all Windows (or Macs), you can use a free filtering
client from www.getk9.com (by BlueCoat Systems) on each machine.
We also have a
I have a small home network with three young male users, ages 10 to 14, and
two adults.
It's becoming increasingly necessary for me to implement some type of
network access control, based on merit, behavior, homework, etc. I need to
be able to prescribe time controls as well as allow and revoke
On 07 Jan 2010, at 09:24, Scott Jones wrote:
I have a small home network with three young male users, ages 10 to 14, and
two adults.
It's becoming increasingly necessary for me to implement some type of
network access control, based on merit, behavior, homework, etc. I need to
be able to
A simple solution is called bob.
It plugs into wall then into the TV, or whatever. You set the time of
day, time allowed, etc.
When the times up the power is cut. (For a computer, plug it into the monitor.)
Each child has a password. Parents have the admin password.
We use it and works
On Thu, Jan 7, 2010 at 09:29, Jonathan Duncan
jonat...@bluesunhosting.com wrote:
On 07 Jan 2010, at 09:24, Scott Jones wrote:
I have a small home network with three young male users, ages 10 to 14, and
two adults.
It's becoming increasingly necessary for me to implement some type of
On Thu, Jan 7, 2010 at 9:40 AM, Merrill Oveson move...@gmail.com wrote:
A simple solution is called bob.
It plugs into wall then into the TV, or whatever. You set the time of
day, time allowed, etc.
When the times up the power is cut. (For a computer, plug it into the
monitor.)
I'm sure
You would be surprised.
-Bret
On Jan 7, 2010, at 9:56 AM, Daniel C. wrote:
On Thu, Jan 7, 2010 at 9:40 AM, Merrill Oveson move...@gmail.com wrote:
A simple solution is called bob.
It plugs into wall then into the TV, or whatever. You set the time of
day, time allowed, etc.
When the
I'm currently researching this also.
I'm using a script on the shared kids desktop computer to log them out after
their alloted time is up. It works ok, but I could never get timekpr to
work on Fedora, so I'm just using an old bash script.
I'm looking into adding some UbuntuCE packages
On Thu, Jan 7, 2010 at 9:56 AM, Daniel C. dcrooks...@gmail.com wrote:
On Thu, Jan 7, 2010 at 9:40 AM, Merrill Oveson move...@gmail.com wrote:
A simple solution is called bob.
It plugs into wall then into the TV, or whatever. You set the time of
day, time allowed, etc.
When the times
On Thu, Jan 7, 2010 at 9:59 AM, Bret Palsson bre...@gmail.com wrote:
You would be surprised.
Begging your pardon, sir - are you from Betelgeuse?
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I just might be. I missed the ellipsis you placed at the end of your comment.
Sorry about that. :)
-Bret
On Jan 7, 2010, at 10:03 AM, Daniel C. wrote:
On Thu, Jan 7, 2010 at 9:59 AM, Bret Palsson bre...@gmail.com wrote:
You would be surprised.
Begging your pardon, sir - are you from
On Thu, Jan 7, 2010 at 10:00, Scott Jones sanch...@gmail.com wrote:
On Thu, Jan 7, 2010 at 9:56 AM, Daniel C. dcrooks...@gmail.com wrote:
On Thu, Jan 7, 2010 at 9:40 AM, Merrill Oveson move...@gmail.com wrote:
A simple solution is called bob.
It plugs into wall then into the TV, or
This reminds me of my brother in law who when he was 15 his parents took
away the computer power cable to revoke his access to the computer which was
in the basement. He used the computer happily for a few weeks without his
parents knowing, then his dad decided to give his access back and
On Thu, Jan 7, 2010 at 10:00 AM, Scott Jones sanch...@gmail.com wrote:
On Thu, Jan 7, 2010 at 9:56 AM, Daniel C. dcrooks...@gmail.com wrote:
On Thu, Jan 7, 2010 at 9:40 AM, Merrill Oveson move...@gmail.com
wrote:
A simple solution is called bob.
It plugs into wall then into the TV,
On 01/07/2010 10:26 AM, Lee Higginson wrote:
This reminds me of my brother in law who when he was 15 his parents took
away the computer power cable to revoke his access to the computer which was
in the basement. He used the computer happily for a few weeks without his
parents knowing, then
On Thursday 07 January 2010 10:13:19 Stephen Shaw wrote:
I've been using it for about 3+ years and it works well. It has all
of the content filtering stuff as well. Its also a local company here
in orem I believe. I can't remember. It was formerly clarkconnect
and centralpointe server.
It's locked inside bob.
On Thu, Jan 7, 2010 at 9:56 AM, Daniel C. dcrooks...@gmail.com wrote:
On Thu, Jan 7, 2010 at 9:40 AM, Merrill Oveson move...@gmail.com wrote:
A simple solution is called bob.
It plugs into wall then into the TV, or whatever. You set the time of
day, time allowed,
And locked on the monitor?
And the computer doesn't have any form of tv out?
and there aren't any other monitors in the house?
I got around much harder impediments than any of this stuff when I was a
teenager.
The very best thing you can do it put the computer in a public area and
On Thu, Jan 7, 2010 at 11:24 AM, Scott Jones sanch...@gmail.com wrote:
I have a small home network with three young male users, ages 10 to 14, and
two adults.
It's becoming increasingly necessary for me to implement some type of
network access control, based on merit, behavior, homework,
On Thursday, January 07, 2010, at 11:29AM, Grant Shipley gship...@gmail.com
wrote:
Call me old fashion but what about just trusting them to follow the
rules? If they break the rules, just take the computer away for a period of
time?
Please don't take that as me trying to give you advice
On Thu, Jan 7, 2010 at 11:34 AM, Steven Alligood st...@bluehost.com wrote:
Never underestimate the ingenuity of nerd children.
That statement sounds like a bumper-sticker candidate to me
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On Thu, Jan 7, 2010 at 12:40 PM, Wade Preston Shearer
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On Thursday, January 07, 2010, at 11:29AM, Grant Shipley
gship...@gmail.com wrote:
Call me old fashion but what about just trusting them to follow the
rules? If they break the rules, just take the
It'd also be fun to just pop up a window on their box at random times
that says: Hey, this is dad. Yes, I am watching you.
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On Thu, 2010-01-07 at 13:14 -0700, Robert Merrill wrote:
Afterall, is there ANYTHING in the world more persuasive to a 12
year-old boy than his 10 and 14yr old brothers threatening to punch
you in the face if they break the rules again?
I think this is the best approach. Teach them important
On Thu, Jan 7, 2010 at 3:28 PM, Stuart Jansen sjan...@buscaluz.org wrote:
On Thu, 2010-01-07 at 13:14 -0700, Robert Merrill wrote:
Afterall, is there ANYTHING in the world more persuasive to a 12
year-old boy than his 10 and 14yr old brothers threatening to punch
you in the face if they break
On Thu, 07 Jan 2010 13:28:19 -0700
Stuart Jansen sjan...@buscaluz.org wrote:
On Thu, 2010-01-07 at 13:14 -0700, Robert Merrill wrote:
Afterall, is there ANYTHING in the world more persuasive to a 12
year-old boy than his 10 and 14yr old brothers threatening to punch
you in the face if they
On Thu, 7 Jan 2010 13:05:28 -0700
Robert Merrill robertmerr...@gmail.com wrote:
On Thu, Jan 7, 2010 at 11:34 AM, Steven Alligood st...@bluehost.com
wrote:
Never underestimate the ingenuity of nerd children.
That statement sounds like a bumper-sticker candidate to me
We have too many of
On Thu, Jan 7, 2010 at 1:14 PM, Robert Merrill robertmerr...@gmail.comwrote:
One way to enforce this may be to simply restrict
EVERYONE's home network usage if one person proves to go outside
prescribed and pre-agreed boundaries
That technique is used to great effect in military
On Thu, Jan 7, 2010 at 13:52, Chris plug@2nerds.com wrote:
On Thu, Jan 7, 2010 at 1:14 PM, Robert Merrill robertmerr...@gmail.comwrote:
One way to enforce this may be to simply restrict
EVERYONE's home network usage if one person proves to go outside
prescribed and pre-agreed boundaries
On 01/07/2010 01:14 PM, Robert Merrill wrote:
EVERYONE's home network usage if one person proves to go outside
prescribed and pre-agreed boundaries. For example, if it's discovered
through logs or other means that computer usage was too high or
through parental-educational
On Jan 7, 2010, at 2:22 PM, Brandon Stout wrote:
On 01/07/2010 01:14 PM, Robert Merrill wrote:
EVERYONE's home network usage if one person proves to go outside
prescribed and pre-agreed boundaries. For example, if it's discovered
through logs or other means that computer usage was too high
On 01/07/2010 02:26 PM, Dallin Jones wrote:
Looks like we have finally fulfilled Godwin's Law.
Now there's a self-fulfilling law if I ever saw one. As an online
discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving Nazis
or Hitler approaches. I can say that about anything:
As an
On Thu, 7 Jan 2010 13:52:44 -0700
Chris plug@2nerds.com wrote:
On Thu, Jan 7, 2010 at 1:14 PM, Robert Merrill
robertmerr...@gmail.comwrote:
That technique is used to great effect in military boot-camp-type
training scenarios. When one grunt screws up, the entire
squad/platoon
On Thu, 2010-01-07 at 14:26 -0700, Dallin Jones wrote:
Looks like we have finally fulfilled Godwin's Law.
Bzzzt, wrong. Godwin's law was invoked by my mention of the gestapo
earlier today.
(Note to the pedantic: While Godwin's law does not apply when
deliberately triggered, I did not
Though I agree with Grant and Wade in principle, it is important to realize
that every person is different. Some people struggle more with unfiltered
Internet than others. Giving parents (and individuals) good tools to train
their children (and remind themselves), is important in reaching the
Brandon Stout wrote:
In other words, the longer any discussion is, the greater the likelihood
that anything will be discussed.
Sure, but discussions often converge toward the Nazi topic specifically.
That convergence is an interesting phenomenon.
As a rule, whenever the Nazi topic comes up
On Thu, 2010-01-07 at 20:09 -0700, Shane Hathaway wrote:
As a rule, whenever the Nazi topic comes up in an emotional context,
it's time to abruptly leave the discussion. There is often no way to
exit cleanly.
Shut up you pinko nazi anarcho-fascist dog!
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