Re: (Child) Locking the CD tray in software

From: Roberto C. Sanchez (roberto_at_familiasanchez.net)
Date: 02/17/05

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    Hodgins Family wrote:
    > Hello parent!
    >
    > Here are some ideas (ranked in order of effort/cost):
    >
    > 1) Learn to say "NO" real loud.
    > 2) Tape a piece of cardboard across the face of the player so that
    > little fingers can't reach the button.

    <joke>Taping a piece of cardboard across the face of the child will have
    similar effect, but without cosmetic damage to the computer. [0]</joke>

    > 3) Move the computer up high so the darling can't reach the eject
    > button.
    > 4) Invest in a CD player that allows you to disable the eject button via
    > jumpers (Pioneer sells these -- Google search "disable eject button").
    > Opening the door can be done under software control AFTER a user logs
    > in.

    -Roberto

    [0] Please note: This is in fact a joke. I have small children of my
    own and would never really do something like that. 

    --
Roberto C. Sanchez
http://familiasanchez.net/~sanchezr



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