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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. Mac OSX by RedLeg · · Score: 0, Troll

    Do him a favor, load him up a copy of OSX (DO go buy a copy, $30) using Netbookinstaller.

    Much less viral crap to worry about, and you're starting a youngster out on UNIX under the hood.

    Red

  2. Re:Regardless by BadAnalogyGuy · · Score: 0, Troll

    I didn't mention, but this has also taught him how to read and spell many words. He needs to know how to spell words to enter them as search phrases into the Youtube and Netflix search box.

    So it's educational, as well as engrossing for him.