>With me, that isn't advisable. With a 16 year old who likes to play chess on the computer, I've got to make sure that no one can disturb it. Of course, I sometimes forget to turn off the screen saver (which is a running program, of course) so when I move the mouse...Well, you get the idea.

I solved the gaming problem. I bought a computer just for the kids to play games, do homework, etc. My computer is now all mine.