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What To Load On a 4-Year-Old's Netbook?

Posted by samzenpus on from the besides-plants-vs.-zombies dept.

nostrodecus writes "I have a nephew who is very young, but who has the techie gene — he found the Gruffalo on YouTube before anyone knew he could spell. Now he's almost 4, and I was thinking of giving him my netbook (Acer running XP), which I hardly use any more. So, of course, I will be deleting all the porn, but what should I load up on it? Are there tools/apps that I can load up on it to protect it and him from things he shouldn't see until college? Also, what apps or games could I load on it that a 4-year-old will get some use out of?"

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  1. Re:Huh? by Daniel+Phillips · · Score: 5, Funny

    Because taking apart a screwdriver is such an enriching experience.

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  2. Re:Regardless by BadAnalogyGuy · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'm going to agree.

    My 5 year old has his own account on the Vista machine at home. He knows how to load up Chrome. He has accounts on Youtube and Netflix and can watch what he wants whenever he wants.

    It keeps him occupied for hours at a stretch. It really frees me up to go shopping and other things that would have been tough with him along.

  3. FreeDOS by damn_registrars · · Score: 4, Funny

    Format it, and then install FreeDOS and nothing else. Let him figure out the rest on his own. It should keep him out of trouble for quite a while. If you're feeling generous, install some sound card drivers for him (though not necessarily the best ones, or even the right ones).

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  4. Re:Huh? by Nikker · · Score: 4, Funny

    Hey man you take what you can get.

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  5. Re:Hmm by BadAnalogyGuy · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'd love for you to try it.

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  6. Re:Regardless by sharkey · · Score: 3, Funny

    Setting the homepage to http://slashdot.org?

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  7. Re:Hmm by Hognoxious · · Score: 4, Funny

    Few if any of those who didn't survive are posting on slashdot.

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