Comments on: The Value of OpenDNS (free) content filtering at home http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2008/03/23/the-value-of-opendns-free-content-filtering-at-home/ Sun, 07 Sep 2008 08:16:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Wesley Fryer http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2008/03/23/the-value-of-opendns-free-content-filtering-at-home/#comment-51994 Wesley Fryer Fri, 09 May 2008 04:32:55 +0000 http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2008/03/23/the-value-of-opendns-free-content-filtering-at-home/#comment-51994 As a continuation of this conversation about Avatar videos, I have to say my son has been VERY disappointed at the iTunes Avatar series we purchased. It is now behind FOUR episodes, and we have no idea when it is going to update. No idea why. We'd apparently have been better off using a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_video_recorder" rel="nofollow">DVR</a> to record the episodes. :-( As a continuation of this conversation about Avatar videos, I have to say my son has been VERY disappointed at the iTunes Avatar series we purchased. It is now behind FOUR episodes, and we have no idea when it is going to update. No idea why. We’d apparently have been better off using a DVR to record the episodes. :-(

]]> By: OpenDNS « And Yet It Moves http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2008/03/23/the-value-of-opendns-free-content-filtering-at-home/#comment-50512 OpenDNS « And Yet It Moves Tue, 25 Mar 2008 20:15:10 +0000 http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2008/03/23/the-value-of-opendns-free-content-filtering-at-home/#comment-50512 [...] article about free DNS services a couple weeks ago in some IT magazine, and now Wesley Fryer has a post about using OpenDNS at home for content filtering. Mind you, we’re not talking about providing nameservers for [...] [...] article about free DNS services a couple weeks ago in some IT magazine, and now Wesley Fryer has a post about using OpenDNS at home for content filtering. Mind you, we’re not talking about providing nameservers for [...]

]]> By: Wesley Fryer http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2008/03/23/the-value-of-opendns-free-content-filtering-at-home/#comment-50506 Wesley Fryer Tue, 25 Mar 2008 17:51:53 +0000 http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2008/03/23/the-value-of-opendns-free-content-filtering-at-home/#comment-50506 There certainly are important lessons here about intellectual property issues. I'm concerned about living out-of-balance as well, and we're discussing and addressing that. I think that being able to time and place shift in watching cartoons or anything else can be a good thing, if it lets us be more intentional about that media we consume and when we consume it. I loved some cartoons growing up and am not opposed to them by any means... I know your kids had wide open access to the web as they were growing up, Gary (from hearing you mention this before) and certainly some home filtering situations seem to beg for more openness rather than less... I do think, however, that what we have today is a different web in many ways than what we had just 10 years ago, in terms of the security risks and malware situation. I've heard an unpatched Windows XP computer will generally get infected by malware in less than 5 minutes when it is plugged directly into a high speed Internet connection, not protected by a firewall. I'm advocating for balance here. I cannot in good conscience encourage any organization, individual or family to provide a completely open connection to the Internet today unprotected by any type of firewall or at least minimal content filter. There certainly are important lessons here about intellectual property issues. I’m concerned about living out-of-balance as well, and we’re discussing and addressing that. I think that being able to time and place shift in watching cartoons or anything else can be a good thing, if it lets us be more intentional about that media we consume and when we consume it. I loved some cartoons growing up and am not opposed to them by any means… I know your kids had wide open access to the web as they were growing up, Gary (from hearing you mention this before) and certainly some home filtering situations seem to beg for more openness rather than less… I do think, however, that what we have today is a different web in many ways than what we had just 10 years ago, in terms of the security risks and malware situation. I’ve heard an unpatched Windows XP computer will generally get infected by malware in less than 5 minutes when it is plugged directly into a high speed Internet connection, not protected by a firewall. I’m advocating for balance here. I cannot in good conscience encourage any organization, individual or family to provide a completely open connection to the Internet today unprotected by any type of firewall or at least minimal content filter.

]]> By: Gary Stager http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2008/03/23/the-value-of-opendns-free-content-filtering-at-home/#comment-50502 Gary Stager Tue, 25 Mar 2008 17:06:53 +0000 http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2008/03/23/the-value-of-opendns-free-content-filtering-at-home/#comment-50502 Isn't the lesson here that you shouldn't watch television programs on unofficial sites because they're likely to be stolen, especially when obviously legitimate sites exist, such as iTunes? I'm even concerned by a kid watching cartoons when other recreational options abound. My kids grew up with their own laptops and wide open net access for most of their lives. They've survived. Isn’t the lesson here that you shouldn’t watch television programs on unofficial sites because they’re likely to be stolen, especially when obviously legitimate sites exist, such as iTunes?

I’m even concerned by a kid watching cartoons when other recreational options abound.

My kids grew up with their own laptops and wide open net access for most of their lives. They’ve survived.

]]> By: Seth http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2008/03/23/the-value-of-opendns-free-content-filtering-at-home/#comment-50471 Seth Tue, 25 Mar 2008 04:31:23 +0000 http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2008/03/23/the-value-of-opendns-free-content-filtering-at-home/#comment-50471 Wonderful post. I think it is very important for all people to understand how to search the internet safely and not go to links with inappropriate material. I truly believe that parents need to take time and make sure the internet is safe for their children and their children understand what is appropriate and what is not. Using filters for your children is also a very good idea, it seems you can type anything into google or any other search engine and get material that is inappropriate. I also feel that schools should provide some class on computer ethics. I have used the megaloader site a few times and understood right away what they were trying to do; they really don’t make it easy to find what you are looking for. Thank you for posting this and I hope more people will follower your example. Wonderful post. I think it is very important for all people to understand how to search the internet safely and not go to links with inappropriate material. I truly believe that parents need to take time and make sure the internet is safe for their children and their children understand what is appropriate and what is not. Using filters for your children is also a very good idea, it seems you can type anything into google or any other search engine and get material that is inappropriate. I also feel that schools should provide some class on computer ethics. I have used the megaloader site a few times and understood right away what they were trying to do; they really don’t make it easy to find what you are looking for. Thank you for posting this and I hope more people will follower your example.

]]> By: Janet Clarey http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2008/03/23/the-value-of-opendns-free-content-filtering-at-home/#comment-50441 Janet Clarey Mon, 24 Mar 2008 12:58:45 +0000 http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2008/03/23/the-value-of-opendns-free-content-filtering-at-home/#comment-50441 Re: Avatar When I was designing an online course I wanted to use an avatar. At the time, I worked for an insurance company with blocking software. I searched "avatar" on Google and was unable to access any sites. I got a big "stop, your activity is being reported" message. It was a learning experience for the IT folks I had to contact to gain access to the sites I wanted...they learned what an avatar was in the context of online learning. Avatar, in their eyes, was a game. I wonder they are letting employees download Second Life now... Re: Avatar
When I was designing an online course I wanted to use an avatar. At the time, I worked for an insurance company with blocking software. I searched “avatar” on Google and was unable to access any sites. I got a big “stop, your activity is being reported” message. It was a learning experience for the IT folks I had to contact to gain access to the sites I wanted…they learned what an avatar was in the context of online learning. Avatar, in their eyes, was a game. I wonder they are letting employees download Second Life now…

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