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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Our rules are much like the PPs.  Until 6th grade, all computing is done on family computers in our library.  In addition, we limit access, especially on school days.

Grade 6, kids get an iphone but not in their room at night (and we have full access).  Grade 9, c[b]hild gets a laptop and can use it in their bedroom as long as grades are good and we are not seeing illegal or unethical behavior.[/b]   With our first DC we tried taking the computer away every night but he actually does better in schol, and is more self-disciplined, when he has full access. Counterintuitive, but he was ready for some independence.[/quote]

OP here.  Thanks everyone, I think the bolded is how we are going to approach this.    A friend recommended Avira for anti-virus protection.  It's free, not sure if that means it's not as good as the others that cost?  Anyone have any experience with this?[/quote]

13:34 here -- in addition to advice from friends in IT, two websites I generally trust for reviews of antivirus programs and similar are http://www.pcmag.com/ and cnet.com

Here are their reviews of Avira: http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2425954,00.asp and http://download.cnet.com/Avira-Free-Antivirus/3000-2239_4-10322935.html

AV Comparatives (http://www.av-comparatives.org/) is a lab that does testing and reviews of antivirus software. Their site has an incredible amount of information, some of it very technical, so if you really want to dig into this decision I think it could be a good resource. By far the most useful single thing I have found on their website is the results chart from their "Real World Protection Test" -- see here http://chart.av-comparatives.org/chart1.php. Avira seems to have done very well on this test.

I don't have any experience with Avira, but based on the reviews it looks like a reasonably good free option.[/quote]

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