obee Posted February 20, 2007 Report Posted February 20, 2007 Hi All, Does anyone use any parental control software to make sure the kids aren't looking at things they shouldn't be on the internet ? I can keep an eye on what they are viewing but i'm thinking of something more proactive rather than my reactive monitoring. TIA OBee Quote
NikpV Posted February 21, 2007 Report Posted February 21, 2007 as yet no but ours are young and their computer access is via a pc in full view in the dining room - will need to ponder/consider for the future ????? Quote
Gteuk Posted February 21, 2007 Report Posted February 21, 2007 Depends on what you want to control, I had a keylogger and MSN sniffer on my pc so I can see what was being done on my PC but AVG picks it up as a trojan, But have a look at family keylogger pro, the other way is use a proxy server and blacklist URLs a long process getting all the URLs though. Quote
Guest Cepheus Posted February 21, 2007 Report Posted February 21, 2007 Norton Internet Security 2006 edition has a very good Parently Control feature on it that is highly configurable. I have tested it out extensively before letting my 10 year old boys on the PC without supervision and am confident that they are as safe as possible without switching the internet off! You have to set the kids up with their own account on the PC for it to work effectively automatically though, otherwise you have to manually turn the feature on each time in the Norton Settings screen. Strangely though, Norton decided to do away with this feature in the 2007 version, along with email spam filtering and other good bits from 2006. It can be picked up for around Quote
jwilliams Posted February 21, 2007 Report Posted February 21, 2007 There is a free one which I have used on the kids pc's it was developed by people at harvard ( I can't remember what it's called) which redirects them to a web page of your choice. It runs hidden from them and seems to work. What I need is a good program to limit the time that they use the computers. Quote
Smilge Posted February 21, 2007 Report Posted February 21, 2007 Hi Obee, I would agree with Cepheus on the Norton Internet Security Suite 2006 ...... I've tried all the freebies and various trial versions that had all the usual facilities but the kids still managed to get on sites that I wasnt too happy about. In fact, the Norton is the only one that has prevented any "nasties" from being downloaded inadvertantly. Yes it is cheaper to buy an OEM version off E-bay and after the first year you have to subscribe to it, but hey, its worth it knowing that the kids are safe. Quote
Gteuk Posted February 21, 2007 Report Posted February 21, 2007 What I need is a good program to limit the time that they use the computers This can be done through most routers, unless you just want it on that PC while others have access, its down to a proxy server again. Lansuite 602 is free for 5 users Set that on your PC and then route all other PCs through it except yours (if seperate from kids) this way you can see all the sites they visit in real time, set up filters and firewall as well as switch it off at certain times. Quote
jwilliams Posted February 21, 2007 Report Posted February 21, 2007 I am looking for a program which will shut down their PC's except at allowed times otherwise battle for middle earth is more important than getting ready for school and going to sleep! Quote
NikpV Posted February 21, 2007 Report Posted February 21, 2007 had a link to this sent me sometime back I can't vouch for it but it looks like it does what you want Quote
Smilge Posted February 21, 2007 Report Posted February 21, 2007 I am looking for a program which will shut down their PC's except at allowed times otherwise battle for middle earth is more important than getting ready for school and going to sleep! a little persuasion and threatening to remove the fuse to the PC usually does the trick with mine j... :lol: Quote
NikpV Posted February 21, 2007 Report Posted February 21, 2007 I have to say I agree with you bleeno - If they cant learn a little self control (or at least the ability not to be caught :lol: ) where will they get it ?? Quote
obee Posted February 21, 2007 Author Report Posted February 21, 2007 I'd like to think mine are too young (7 & 5, both girls) to really grasp the 'power' :lol: of the t'internet, so I was after something whereby I don't have to keep a constant eye on them and that attempts to keep them away from any dodgy sites. Quote
mumof4 Posted February 21, 2007 Report Posted February 21, 2007 You would be surprised obee...my 5 yr old is pretty damn good on the pc..i have the pc in the front room and i have set hours at which they can go on it..(stops the fighting between them all..a rota of sorts)..i supervise their time on the pc..my 3 yr old is pretty pc savvy aswell now..better than me..LOL. Quote
Gteuk Posted February 21, 2007 Report Posted February 21, 2007 I will sort out a batch file and put it in the download section to show you how to schedule a shutdown proceedure, the problem is they can restart it, but you could get a time switch so it shutsdown at 7 and the time switch turns power off at 7:05 pm so if the batch file helps let me know Quote
Gteuk Posted February 21, 2007 Report Posted February 21, 2007 Instead of me doing it look at this instead, no point in reinventing the wheel http://www.winxptutor.com/schsd.htm Quote
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