Some observations from http://isc.sans.org/diary.php?storyid=960:

• 8% suggested the use of a hardware router
  
• 8% suggested that Linux was the answer for their parents
  
• 11% thought that Macs were a safer option
  
• 19% were willing to enter a lifetime support contract for their parents
  
• 19% thought that their parents couldn't handle a computer
  
• 25% of the submitters chose to send their suggestions anonymously