Re: Slightly OT- Looking for recomendations on parental control software

On 11 Apr 2006 01:03:27 -0400, Philip Lewis
<flip+spiced_ham@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:


1: unplug router when kid is using it "just for papers".
Pro: Defeats all attempts at accessing web/instant message/etc.
CON: no internet for the desktop either

Why do so many rely on a router? This is home.repair . Run the cable
to your computer and you won't need the router when you don't want to
use it.

2: note, this solution might be too geeky, sorry.
Check your router manual to see if it has built in filters.
(I've seen them filter on keywords, time of day, sites, content,
etc) This solution is good because it isn't browser based.
(not linked to internet explorer, or firefox, or mozilla, so they
cannot just switch browsers to get around it.)

3: If the child is running on an account with administrator, they can
likely undo anything you do to stop them, so make a separate login
ID for the kid(s) and make sure it(they) is a (are) "normal user"
account(s), not administrator. Also make sure they don't know any
administrator account password.

NO ONE in the family should run as an administrator. That account
should only be used druing software installation. Then the person
should log off and log on as a user without admin priveleges. That
means that if there is a virus, it won't be able to install itself
then. (Whether it can lurk until the next time you log on as an
administrator is a question I haven't seen asked. Check on it.)

Net Nanny. I used to know another famous one, but I forget. Haven't
used any.
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