Please can you tell me how to `lock facebook` on daughters laptop

steve1980

Follow this guide:

Internet Explorer

Tools

Content

Click on Enable... under Content Advisor

Approved Sites

Type website in full ie. www.hotmail.com

Click Never

Add other websites in the same way

When finished click on General

Then under Supervisor password click on Create password

Create your password, click ok, ok, ok, ok until you exit out of the options

Close down Internet Explorer

Sites listed are now blocked unless you enter the correct password.

katies_mum

Great advice and info thank you all. I do hide the laptop frequently but some of the homework lately has been where she has had to find out info, so she has needed it.

steve1980 what you have recommended looks quite straighforward,I`m going to wait until she is at school tomorrow to sort this. Is it easy to unblock when she has earned it back?

slenderkitten

steve1980 wrote: »

Follow this guide:

Internet Explorer

Tools

Content

Click on Enable... under Content Advisor

Approved Sites

Type website in full ie. www.hotmail.com

Click Never

Add other websites in the same way

When finished click on General

Then under Supervisor password click on Create password

Create your password, click ok, ok, ok, ok until you exit out of the options

Close down Internet Explorer

Sites listed are now blocked unless you enter the correct password.

that only works on i.e wouldn't work on another browser

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20100710125345AAjM0nI

if theres away to block it from within the modem settings that would be best, but may still be able to access through a proxy

alanwjones

I used this to great success on my granddaughter's laptop - http://www1.k9webprotection.com/

23n1th

Not to burst the bubble but if she really wants to use facebook and is determined theres not much you can do. Instead of doing homework she'll now be trying to bypass any blocks you've put on the computer and will likely succeed.

bristol_pilot

pull the router out of the phone socket while she homeworks

jayme1

it is simple you are admin make your daughter a sub account password the admin account and install windows live essentials specifically this bit but update the other programs too. (win vista or 7 required)

then simply set it to block programs and set access times and (if it can block websites) I dont believe in cutting all access 100% of the time but when she really has to do her homework then it is a must.

if you cannot block websites with that then add the sites to the router with custom block times.

DCFC79

bristol_pilot wrote: »

pull the router out of the phone socket while she homeworks

like the OP says the daughter needs to use the internet at certain times for her homework

how about tell her to do her homework downstairs but she stays off facebook and this way you could keep an eye on her

renegade

Doesn't really matter what you do, kids are so IT savvy these days they know how to unblock any restrictions you put on the PC.
Only way is to unplug the router.

richard734

Another vote for Open DNS.
I have a 14yr old and had exactly the same issues. Use Open DNS and despite a few temper tantrums and hissy fits because 'you are just ruining my life' all seems resolved. OpenDNS reporting on websites visited etc is also pretty good.