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Child Protection
impecunious
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in Techie Stuff
Moving PC into lounge and wondering what is the best way of safeguarding the kids from surfing too many naughty things on the net and also excluding them from the vital programs on the PC itself.
Can you please offer some advice?
Thanks
Can you please offer some advice?
Thanks
If I had 8 hours to chop down a tree, I'd spend 6 hours sharpening my axe
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I would set them up with their own accounts, but not with administrative rights. That way they can't instal or delete vital stuff!!
I've used this free program for parental control and works well, but can slow down an old PC markedly:
http://weblocker.fameleads.com/
Otherwise you could look here and pick your own:
http://www.sofotex.com/download/Security/Parental_Control/0 -
If you have a netgear router, you can get a free 1 year trial of this software which integrates with the router:
http://uk.trendmicro-europe.com/consumer/products/products.php?cat=&prodgroup=4&family=37&id=60&rightnav=0,0
Trend Micro™ Home Network Security blocks viruses, hackers, spyware, spam, and other Internet security threats. As an integrated solution, it delivers a comprehensive, coordinated defense, utilizing advanced Trend Micro technology built into your router. The complete line of defense includes:
- Antivirus
- Anti-hacker
- Anti-spyware
- Anti-spam
Privacy protection
Parental Controls
Parental control features, built into the router for extra security, allow you to manage your children’s Web activity by blocking specific Web sites and filtering content based on a wide variety of categories. You can set password-protected security profiles for each member of your family and view Web activity logs of any PC on the network.
You may have to upgrade the router with the latest firmware to enable it
http://documentation.netgear.com/dg834g/enu/202-10135-01/DG834G-05-19.html
http://www.trendmicro.com/en/offers/global/tmss-netgear.htmEver get the feeling you are wasting your time? :rolleyes:0
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