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The Spiritual and the Technical
Welcome…about me
Converted 26 years ago as a freshman at UNC
Chapel Hill
 Graduated 1991, BS in Math & CS
 Worked around gaming for 18 years
 Gadget head
 Just to be clear…I’m a geek…not a nerd 
 Relax…slides will be posted
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“As no one is discharged in time of war, so
wickedness will not release those who practice it.”
Ecclesiastes 8:8
Be honest with yourself…
Spiritual principle – if you allow sin & Satan to
remain, even if it is “just every once in a while”,
you are a slave to that sin (John 8:34)
Can’t expect to lead our families if we aren’t
dealing with our sins!
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“You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall not
commit adultery.’ But I tell you that anyone who
looks at a woman lustfully has already committed
adultery with her in his heart.” Matthew 5:27-28
 Don’t think, “my spouse and I watch together…to
spice things up”
 "I made a covenant with my eyes not to look
lustfully at a young woman.” Job 31:1
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“I will set before my eyes no vile thing. The deeds
of faithless men I hate; they will not cling to me.”
Psalm 101:3
Maybe you think, “I will look away during the ‘bad
scenes’”
Not sexual/lustful, but violence or crime/murder
Receiving pay channels with this type of content
Ask yourself, “What am I bringing into my home?”
(commercial with mom & mob boss)
What am I exposing my heart/soul/conscience to?
(1 Timothy 4:2 “seared as with a hot iron”)
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“You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I,
the Lord your God, am a jealous God, punishing the
children for the sin of the parents to the third and fourth
generation of those who hate me, but showing love to a
thousand generations of those who love me and keep
my commandments.” Exodus 20:5-6 (cf Ezekiel 18:20)
Need to understand the generational impact of our
decisions and sins!
We think it is not seen…that our kids don’t know…but
they do! Kids know how to access your history!
Repent, get open, and get help…Rick Fuller leads a
purity group for men
If you know it is happening…turn them in!
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“Train a child in the way he should go, and when
he is old he will not turn from it.” Proverbs 22:6
 All of the tech in the world won’t train our kids…we
must!
 Kids figure technology out much quicker than we
do
 Takes training, meaning continual teaching and
monitoring of progress
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Much easier to just be lazy
 Keeps the kid(s) busy and out of our hair
 They don’t get in any “trouble” when they are
using the devices…really?
What are we teaching them?
 I get my entertainment & joy from this little box
 Should be from loving relationships
 Escape & selfish retreat (lunch out)
Concern for everyone, families, single and stay at
home moms, etc.
Satan wants your kids!
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What really happens…when they spend too much
time connected?
 Play in virtual worlds completely unsupervised
and unfiltered
 Learning without the benefit of a parent to
interpret and help teach values
 Some are playing online…interacting with…who
knows
 Satan does not sleep while we are plugged into
“The Matrix”!
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What are the results?
 Like Rick talked about Sunday…see the passion
they play with and how they respond (slam
controller, etc.)…to things that aren’t real!
 Lose contact and compassion with real human
beings
 Perpetuates the “people are objects”
mentality…forget they are souls (Matthew 9:36
“harassed and helpless”)
 Retards ability to build relationships
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What really happens…online?
 Cyber bullying (it’s happening in our
neighborhoods!)
 “Sexting” – posting suggestive or worse
pictures…that picture is out there forever (it’s
happening in our church!)
 Seemingly innocuous sites can contain
objectionable content (Flickr, Instagram, Tumblr)
 Cyber predators
 Perceived anonymity – would you really say…or
do…THAT (anger, flirting, etc.)?
 Happens in chat rooms, social media like
Twitter/Facebook, IRC, etc.
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What are the results?
 Encourages narcissism (Romans 12:3)
○ Do you think people really care that you just got
back home with the “tastiest Frappuccino eva”?
 Encourages voyeurism (Instagram, etc. both
ways)
 Balance between relationships and addiction?
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What are the results?
 Over sharing makes you vulnerable!
 Google “Kevin Krautwald Raleigh NC”…within
just a few links
○ Spouse and all kids names (passwords?)
○ Home address & phone (vacation?)
○ Employment
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Why not just shut it all down? Go all Amish on ya!
 Nothing wrong with appropriate entertainment
 Can be a source of enjoyment and bonding with
family and friends
 School work & grades are all on the internet
 May need it for work
 Lots of good, spiritual content
 …but “If your right eye causes you to sin, gouge
it out” Matthew 5:29-30
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Gain personal conviction: you cannot help anyone if you
are consumed by these things…seek help
 Be involved with your kids!
 Sit with them while they consume media
 Know what they are playing/watching
 Don’t let worldly ratings determine what is appropriate
content
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Teach and give tools to make good decisions
 Discuss how to handle inappropriate situations
○ Don’t get on internet at friend’s house
○ Kids should always know they can call you
(ala driving)
 Discuss what happens at school/friend’s house
○ Bullying/peer pressure/manipulation
○ Friend’s house: what did you watch?
 When kids have friends over, “invade their
privacy”
 Would rather protect my child and be “lame”
than let Satan get a foothold so I can be “cool”
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Practicals for home computer usage
 Talk about it and set clear boundaries
 Use the computer in a “public” area…they don’t
have to have a computer in their room/behind
closed doors
 No unallowed sites
 No erasing browsing history…no history = guilty
 Disable the “private browsing” feature
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Put time limits on usage
 Determine what is a reasonable amount
 Put controls in place to monitor this (more later)
 Have the kids earn time
○ Homework
○ Chores
Don’t make it to be the “awesome prize”
Remember: computer use is a privilege, not a
right!
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Do technology and worship services go together?
 Useful for electronic bible & note taking
 Appropriate to text during service?
 How does God see this?
 Appropriate for kids to play games instead of
attending classes?
 What is this teaching our kids?
 WWJD?
The Technical: Home Network
Have a firewall/router
 First line of defense
○ Filters all traffic from internet
○ Prevents people from “seeing” your
computer/files (Wargames/ping)
 Provides wireless network
○ Set it up with WPA password
○ Can use MAC address filtering
○ Guest network
 Still on G? Time for a new one!
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The Technical: Home Network
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Stay one step ahead
 Apartment vs close neighborhood vs larger lots
 Change your passwords
○ Router/admin
○ Wireless
○ Computer
Use non-identifying SSID
The Technical: Home Network
ASUS
 $40 RT-N12
 $125 RT-N66U
○ Better wireless coverage/speed
○ USB ports for drives/printers
○ Gigabit LAN ports
 Linksys/Cisco
 Netgear
 Buffalo
 Belkin
 Paying for features, stability, and performance
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The Technical: Home Network
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Apple
 Airport Express $99
○ Basic router, small range (N only)
○ Stream music to rooms
○ Printer
 Airport Extreme $199
○ Better wireless range (adds A&C)
○ Wired ports
 Time Capsule $299
○ Backup, automatic with Mac
The Technical: Home PC
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Setup per user accounts
 Fine grain control over what is appropriate for each
family member
 Windows:http://windows.microsoft.com/enus/windows/create-user-account#create-useraccount=windows-7
 Mac: http://support.apple.com/kb/ph4600
The Technical: Home PC
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Setup OS level Parental Controls
 Limit hours (on/off and total time)
 Content restrictions
 Windows:http://windows.microsoft.com/enus/windows/set-parental-controls#1TC=windows-7
 Mac:http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2900?viewlocale
=en_US&locale=en_US
The Technical: Home PC
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Setup filtering
 Prevent access to websites and content that is
inappropriate
 www.opendns.com $Free
 www.netnanny.com $40
 www.k9webprotection.com $Free
 Have your spouse set the password
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Accountability Software
 www.covenanteyes.com
The Technical: Home PC
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Disable Incognito on Chrome:
http://www.internetsafetyproject.org/wiki/howdisable-incognito-mode-chrome
Disable InPrivate mode on IE
 Just setup parental controls!
Disable Private Browsing in OSX:
http://www.ehow.com/how_8125784_disableprivate-browsing-safari.html
The Technical: Home PC
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Backups
 Mac: Time Machine
 PC
○ Built into Windows
○ Acronis Backup and Recovery $75
○ Paragon Backup and Recovery $40
○ SyncBack $Free
 Off site or “cloud” backups
The Technical: Game Systems
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Setup parental controls
 Xbox360: http://support.xbox.com/en-US/xbox360/security/xbox-live-parental-control
 PS3: (sub accounts)
http://manuals.playstation.net/document/en/ps3/
current/basicoperations/parentallock.html
 Similar for Xbox One and PS4
Netflix, browser, etc.
Screen content in your home
Ask about what they played with friends
The Technical: Mobile
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iOS, iPhone or iPod Touch
 Parental Controls:
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4213
 Apple Configuration Utility:
http://support.apple.com/kb/dl1466
 Restrict apps & content, basic web filtering
 Find Friends App
The Technical: Mobile
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Android: 4.3/Jellybean
 Parental Controls:
http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/how-to/googleandroid/3461359/parental-control-on-android/
 Limit time, apps used, browser
 NetNanny ($?)
 MobileMinder ($30/year)
Disable all network access with your provider
The Technical: Online
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Pray before going online!
Be careful what you share (Facebook,
etc.)…make a phone call!
Never use a debit card online (just cause it says
VISA != credit card)
If you don’t go to pirate sites, you are much better
off!
Don’t open files…even from people you know…
Use STRONG passwords (internet banking, etc.)
 > 8 characters, mix of characters & symbols,
h@x0r5ty13 (hackerstyle)
Don’t access private sites (bank, etc.) from public
WIFI
The Technical: Online
ALL of your emails are being mined for data…ALL
of them (it’s not just the NSA)
 Websites are tracking your every
move/purchase/etc.
 Apple FaceTime uses end to end encryption
 Skype uses end to end as well for audio/video, but
text chat goes through MS servers
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Thanks!
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Questions?
Online Resources
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Internet:
 http://www.internetsafetyproject.org
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Mac
 http://www.apple.com/support/mac101/
 www.macworld.com
 http://www.osxfaq.com/index.ws
 www.ifixit.com
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Spiritual
 www.crosswalk.com
Online Resources
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Windows
 www.google.com
 www.microsoft.com
 www.komando.com
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General
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www.wikipedia.org
www.howstuffworks.com
www.lynda.com/home/ViewCourses.aspx
www.engadget.com (Get your inner geek
on!)