>>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.
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>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.

Hopefully in the spring (assuming that the stock price finally goes up) I'll have a new machine and the old one then goes to my son. The thing that gets me is that this kid (young adult??) has (all working and with plenty of games): a Nintendo, a Super Nintendo, a Nintendo 64, a Sony Playstation, and a Sega Dreamcast...and he still needs my computer!