You may also want to look at something like DeepFreeze if you are stuck using a Windows box. That software will let you "lock" the state of a system so that no matter what you install or change it is restore to the locked state when it reboots. Because you never know what kind of back doors your kids will install to get around your restrictions!
On Mon, Nov 11, 2013 at 9:41 AM, john boris <[email protected]> wrote: > I have a question for the list. I am looking for some advice on what type of > machine would be the best purchase for a 1st/2nd grader for use at home. > When the tablet craze started I biught an Android tablet for my > Granddaughter to use and setup a spare PC running XP for her. SHe was 3 or > 4. She took to it like a duck to water. But the problem was older kids were > getting on the machine when she wasn't around and causing me grief (Dad the > PC is hanging. There is a virus.) I thought I had all my bases covered with > Malware and Viruses but the older kids were going to sites that I didn't > account for. Heck she was the only one that was supposed to be on it. > > So I thought about getting her a chromebook where she would be the only > person to use it as it will not be out there on the desk. It would also help > not having to setup an entire home network for my son to maintain or me to > handle remotely. > > > What I am looking for is some advice from folks who have gone down this path > and is the chromebook a good device for young computer users. > > Thanks in Advance > -- > John J. Boris, Sr. > Online Services > www.onlinesvc.com > > _______________________________________________ > Tech mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.lopsa.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tech > This list provided by the League of Professional System Administrators > http://lopsa.org/ > -- Perfection is just a word I use occasionally with mustard. --Atom Powers-- _______________________________________________ Tech mailing list [email protected] https://lists.lopsa.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tech This list provided by the League of Professional System Administrators http://lopsa.org/
