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SJRNet: Log Off Your Kids

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jul 21, 2006

[ Thanks to Steve Rosen for this link.
]

“You sit down at your desk for a relaxing session on your Linux
computer, only to find that someone is already logged on. Of
course, you could start a new session; Linux makes this easy. But
you shouldn’t have to–the kids are long gone, to bed or playing,
and your spouse never uses this computer.

“This is a frequent occurence in my house. The kids are always
stopping their sessions to run off and play. Sometimes they leave
things running, with annoying game music coming from the speakers
or documents left unsaved…”


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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