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Today, I set up a new computer for the kids. I took the new 2.8Ghz Celeron box that had been serving as my Linux file-server and swapped it with the old 450Mhz P3 box that the kids were using. I was a little surprised how easy it was to make the switch. I just took the hard-drive out of the Celeron and put it in the P3 and Linux came right back up.
I set up Windows XP Home on the Celeron box and installed the important software (Warcraft and SimCity 3000) for the kids. I would have preferred something other than Windows, but we have quite an investment in games and educational software for Windows.
I also added a wireless adapter. So now, for the first time, the kids computer is on-line. I didn't setup any parental controls or filtering software and I'm not really sure what to do about "internet safety." The boys are 7 and 8 and I'm pretty sure they aren't going to go looking for trouble quite yet, but I am a little worried that Google will send them to a site of ill-repute or some horrible porn-spam message will land in their inbox. If you've got kids around that age on-line, I'd love to hear what you do to protect them from porn-spam and other internet threats.
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07:27PM Jun 12, 2005
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Join us tomorrow (Tuesday, June 7th) for the first Raleigh/Cary Bloggers meetup of the month. What: An open meeting to talk about blogging, podcasting & whatever's on your mind When: Tues @ 6:30 p.m. Where: Cafe Cyclo, in Cameron Village 2020 Cameron St Raleigh, NC 27605 (map) (919) 829-3773 Who: Bloggers & people who want to blog (Podcasters welcome!) Hope to see you there!via Josh
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05:57AM Jun 07, 2005
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06:23PM Jun 01, 2005
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01:41PM May 31, 2005
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08:02AM May 30, 2005
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01:00PM May 27, 2005
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07:01PM May 26, 2005
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04:15AM May 25, 2005
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Leo and I spent the night at my parent's place in Chapel Hill last night and we all went to the Carborro farmer's market this morn in search of berries. I snapped this photo in Mom's garden with my new Treo.
Leo's done surprisingly well this weekend, BTW. He didn't cry at all when we dropped his Mom and brothers off at the airport and he's hardly mentioned them at all since then. He has been very clingy and constantly wants to sit in my lap, so I think he is a little uneasy. On the way home from the airport, we stoppped by the RTPBloggers lunch at Crazy Fire (Leesville Rd.) and the lucky little dude got to meet Rafe Colburn, Scott Parkerson, Mark Pilgrim, Sam Ruby and Josh Staiger.
Fortunately for me, I was able to work my normal routine on Friday because he was in preschool during the morning and had a nice long nap in the afternoon. But, he and the 70F weather is going to make it difficult to finish the chapter 5 rewrites by Monday.
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07:09AM May 21, 2005
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