Tablet advice

cartoonin99 wrote:

I need an Otterbox for my boys' Chromebook.

So, so sticky...I had to wash my hands with kerosene.

Depending on the age of the boys, this could go in two very different directions...

Nosferatu wrote:

New question: Recommend me a case for said Galaxy

I have kids ranging from 7 years to -2 weeks. So I expect there to be some rough handling etc. Preventing the inevitable spilled liquid is a huge plus. Making it easier for said children to not drop it also would be a good thing.

Any favorites other than the Otterbox line (which is what I'm currently leaning towards, but I see a bunch of other ones too)

I'm not a doctor, but -2 weeks may be a bit early for a tablet. Or has Samsung launched the Galaxy Prenatal Tab already?

*Legion* wrote:
cartoonin99 wrote:

I need an Otterbox for my boys' Chromebook.

So, so sticky...I had to wash my hands with kerosene.

Depending on the age of the boys, this could go in two very different directions...

Hehe, well, I put some nice filters on that machine, so I know that the 12 (almost 13 y.o.) hasn't been to any "adult sites" as of yet, on this machine anyways.

*thinks back to his 14 y.o. self and shudders*

Chairman_Mao wrote:
Nosferatu wrote:

New question: Recommend me a case for said Galaxy

I have kids ranging from 7 years to -2 weeks. So I expect there to be some rough handling etc. Preventing the inevitable spilled liquid is a huge plus. Making it easier for said children to not drop it also would be a good thing.

Any favorites other than the Otterbox line (which is what I'm currently leaning towards, but I see a bunch of other ones too)

I'm not a doctor, but -2 weeks may be a bit early for a tablet. Or has Samsung launched the Galaxy Prenatal Tab already?

she may have to wait until she has a name to get to use it.

cartoonin99 wrote:
*Legion* wrote:
cartoonin99 wrote:

I need an Otterbox for my boys' Chromebook.

So, so sticky...I had to wash my hands with kerosene.

Depending on the age of the boys, this could go in two very different directions...

Hehe, well, I put some nice filters on that machine, so I know that the 12 (almost 13 y.o.) hasn't been to any "adult sites" as of yet, on this machine anyways.

*thinks back to his 14 y.o. self and shudders*

A generation of hackers will get their start from bypassing the filters installed by techie parents.

...I know. That's why I have to keep getting these damn certifications. Grrrrrr.

A generation of hackers will get their start from bypassing the filters installed by techie parents.

They're not real techie parents if they're using filters; enumerating badness is a very poor security solution.

You might be able to run a pr0n-proof network by blocking all outbound traffic, and forcing all web traffic through a proxy, set up with a whitelist of acceptable sites. Maybe. But physical access trumps security controls, so if your kids are bold enough, even that might not work; by clearing CMOS and booting up on a rescue disk, they could, perhaps, pwn both your firewall and your proxy.

You might literally need to keep your network infrastructure under lock and key.

Seeing as how neither of my boys have the aptitude for tech as I do, then this "Not real techie parent" will hobble along with my filters for now.

As they become more proficient with computers, then I will address it as it comes, with more extreme measures.

As it stands, they aren't allowed to use them in their bedrooms, only in common areas where I have eyes on them and on the monitor.

You could just show them the adult sites and porn yourself.

LarryC wrote:

You could just show them the adult sites and porn yourself.

No, no, no, that's what Uncles are for!

Dakuna wrote:
LarryC wrote:

You could just show them the adult sites and porn yourself.

No, no, no, that's what Uncles are for!

Indeed.