Do you have kids or grandchildren?

Submitted by HelpMeRick.com on December 31, 2005 - 12:47pm.

If so, don't throw out your old computer when you upgrade to a newer one.

Clean up your old computer and install:

  • a simple word processor
  • drawing program (like Broderbund's Kid Pix)
  • educational games (there are many good free ones available at download sites on the Web)
  • web browser with filter software

This allows your children to learn, use and be responsible for a computer without compromising your computer or data if a small hand gets too anxious.  And if you both need to get a project out, there is no need to rush each other!

In a future tip, I will talk about sharing printers between two computers.

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