Re: OT - elder parent-proofing a computer

On Sat, Jun 23, 2012 at 15:20:10PM -0700, JC Dill wrote:
> I added the PublicFox FireFox extension, and set it to lock his toolbar 
> and not allow anything to change his search engine.  So far, this has 
> worked to protect against the specific problem (a site that kept adding 
> a toolbar and changing his search engine and home page) but I'm still 
> concerned about the larger issue of protecting him from "bad" sites.

> I don't have any problems or difficulties with logging into his computer 
> - the solution we have works well.  The problem is that I needed 
> something that gets setup and then runs by itself, doesn't rely on a 
> router (because he's on a laptop which is connected thru many different 
> networks - he travels).

How about running a proxy daemon setup (squid/dansguardian, etc.) on his
machine, and setting his firefox to use it.  You could probably disable his
ability to subsequently change the network proxy in firefox, too.

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