[Hidden-tech] safe surfing tips

[Daniel Lieberman]

I hope no one takes offense, because none is meant, and I would never
presume to tell anyone how to care for their children; but I've often said
what Maria is saying. It's almost inconceivable and incomprehensible (by
today's standards) that any of us survived our childhoods. I grew up in New
Jersey in the fifties and sixties and rode everywhere on my bicycle. We
didn't wear any helmets, either. I started going into NYC by myself at the
ripe old age of twelve. For example, I went to the 1964 World's Fair on my
own. Very different to today's environment.


Best regards,

Daniel http://www.google.com/profiles/lieberman.daniel52


On Mon, Nov 9, 2009 at 4:15 PM, Tom Adams- Reelife Productions <
tomadams at gmail.com> wrote:

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> Maria,
> I hear ya and agree with a lot of what you wrote. HOWEVER, the big
> difference is that when we were kids, nothin was just "a click away"... at
> least you had to ride your bike to get there.
>
> (your kids sound older than my 10 & 7 yr olds too)
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> On Nov 9, 2009, at 3:26 PM, "Maria Korolov (Trombly)" <
> maria at tromblyltd.com> wrote:
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> I've got the opposite problem with my kids. They're steadily training me to
> be technically incompetent. I'm having trouble turning on the TV, even, with
> all the stuff they've got connected to it.
>
> I've given up trying to monitor their computer use (except in terms of the
> amount of time they spend online). To start with, my daughter runs Linux on
> her laptop. I don't even know how to use Linux. In fact, she does all the
> tech support for the household. If I were to install any kind of monitoring
> program -- first, she would be the one I would ask to install it. Second,
> she would laugh in my face. Third, she'd humor me, then disable it the
> minute I looked away.
>
> However, since I'm the one who has to drive both of them anywhere, it's
> very unlikely that they'll make a date with strangers without me knowing
> about it.
>
> In fact, they're both too young to even ride their bikes on main streets.
> So I'm safe for a little while. :-)
>
> Now, when *I* was their age, I rode my bike everywhere, or took public
> transport, and my parents never had a clue where I was. As long as I was
> home for dinner, they were happy. They didn't know about any of the trouble
> I got into. Ha ha ha.
>
> I'm of two minds about this. On the other hand, I feel that today's kids
> are total wimps. I led a MUCH more dangerous life when I was their age. On
> the other hand, my kids are much, much safe than I and my brothers were.
>
> -- Maria
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> On Mon, Nov 9, 2009 at 11:22 AM, Matt Lampiasi < <mattl at florenceit.net>
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>>  Checkout opendns, that will help some
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>> Tom Adams ~ Reelife Productions & Folktography wrote:
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>> hello, my daughter (10) is eager to start doing some major surfing on the
>> internet as she is a very inspired little learner...however, I certainly am
>> not going to let her surf without some system in place to try my darndest to
>> keep the nefarious stuff away for as long as possible...
>>
>>  So, I'm looking for hints about what filters or remedies are available
>> for safari (specifically) and if any of you have experience using any of the
>> third party child-safe web browsers, I'd love to hear your suggestions.
>>
>>  Thanks
>>
>>  -Tom
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