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Bigd
Member
09-13-2001
| Friday, January 25, 2008 - 3:00 pm
Does anyone use anything to limit time or sites that can be visited by your kids on the internet? Do you know of a good software to recommend?
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Teachmichigan
Member
07-22-2001
| Friday, January 25, 2008 - 6:22 pm
We don't use software -- just a password to even log in to the computer that teenage DS does NOT know, and the computer is in a high-traffic area, not his bedroom. However, two products have received extremely high ratings from both parents and computer "geeks." The two links are: http://www.snoopstick.com/ and http://www.sectorsoft.com/products/Spector_Windows/faq.html
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Friday, January 25, 2008 - 7:35 pm
this is the best and free! you can limit by site, keyword, time, or any combination http://www1.k9webprotection.com/
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Bigd
Member
09-13-2001
| Friday, January 25, 2008 - 8:51 pm
Thanks y'all - these are just what I was looking for. Texannie - I take it you have used this one or are familiar with it?
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Wargod
Moderator
07-16-2001
| Friday, January 25, 2008 - 11:35 pm
The one Annie posted sounds like the parental controls AOL used to have (not sure if they still do we haven't had them in years.) We do the same as Teach, all computers are password protected and the kids desk is set up in plain view of the living room and den.
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Saturday, January 26, 2008 - 8:37 am
Yes, Big D. All of our computers are in open areas too. We tried the password protection, but it started being a bigger hassle with my son when he was sick and on homebound status. I couldn't always be home when he needed to do school work. That's also when he started looking for stuff he shouldn't! LOL This site just solved the problem (for the most part). I really like the way it works. You also have the ability to override certain sites. Depending on how tight you make the controls, you might need to do this.
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