Parental Control
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Can any of you advice a good parential control software, to prevent children from viewing porn, and anything dubious. Its advice for a aunty of mine. She has AOL, but not sure how good the built in parential control is for AOL 8, compared to other programs on the market. Not sure what other good programs are out there. Look forward to your replys :-) --- Peter M
From what I have seen the best thing is to pay attention to what the kids are doing online. Sit beside them and surf together. Regardz Colin J Davies
Sonork ID 100.9197:Colin
You are the intrepid one, always willing to leap into the fray! A serious character flaw, I might add, but entertaining. Said by Roger Wright about me.
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Peter Mayhew wrote: Can any of you advice a good parential control software, to prevent children from viewing porn, and anything dubious. I have heard that placing your modem cable's plug in a non-lubricated condom before plugging it into the wall socket can prevent unwanted porn, as well as preventing the spread of viri. I've never tried it myself though, I prefer the natural feel of plastic on plastic and besides - my modem and I are lifetime partners. :rolleyes: Seriously though, taking a pair of scissors to the modem cable is the only sure fire way of doing that. All the software I have seen is absed on great ideas but usually blocks out all sorts of legit sites. Then again, I haven't really pushed them hard, my experiences is limitd to whatever was being used at my school and college.
David Wulff http://www.davidwulff.co.uk
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Can any of you advice a good parential control software, to prevent children from viewing porn, and anything dubious. Its advice for a aunty of mine. She has AOL, but not sure how good the built in parential control is for AOL 8, compared to other programs on the market. Not sure what other good programs are out there. Look forward to your replys :-) --- Peter M
From what I have read and seen, the parental controls in AOL 8.0 are pretty good. That should be adequate.
Build a man a fire, and he will be warm for a day
Light a man on fire, and he will be warm for the rest of his life! -
Peter Mayhew wrote: Can any of you advice a good parential control software, to prevent children from viewing porn, and anything dubious. I have heard that placing your modem cable's plug in a non-lubricated condom before plugging it into the wall socket can prevent unwanted porn, as well as preventing the spread of viri. I've never tried it myself though, I prefer the natural feel of plastic on plastic and besides - my modem and I are lifetime partners. :rolleyes: Seriously though, taking a pair of scissors to the modem cable is the only sure fire way of doing that. All the software I have seen is absed on great ideas but usually blocks out all sorts of legit sites. Then again, I haven't really pushed them hard, my experiences is limitd to whatever was being used at my school and college.
David Wulff http://www.davidwulff.co.uk
Save a tapestry, eat a cat
;PLOL:-D you sure your not a comdeian on the side... ;) ******************** * SteveMcLenithan * steve@steve-mac.com * http://steve-mac.com ********************
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From what I have seen the best thing is to pay attention to what the kids are doing online. Sit beside them and surf together. Regardz Colin J Davies
Sonork ID 100.9197:Colin
You are the intrepid one, always willing to leap into the fray! A serious character flaw, I might add, but entertaining. Said by Roger Wright about me.
Well said. There is no substitute for involving yourself in what your kids do. Christian Hey, at least Logo had, at it's inception, a mechanical turtle. VB has always lacked even that... - Shog9 04-09-2002 During last 10 years, with invention of VB and similar programming environments, every ill-educated moron became able to develop software. - Alex E. - 12-Sept-2002
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Can any of you advice a good parential control software, to prevent children from viewing porn, and anything dubious. Its advice for a aunty of mine. She has AOL, but not sure how good the built in parential control is for AOL 8, compared to other programs on the market. Not sure what other good programs are out there. Look forward to your replys :-) --- Peter M
You have to remember that no software is 100% accurate in blocking these things. The best parental control to have is to make sure that the parent sits with the child whilst they are on the internet. Especially within AOL chatrooms and the like. Michael "I've died for a living in the movies and tv. But the hardest thing I'll ever do is watch my leading ladies, Kiss some other guy while I'm bandaging my knee." -- The Unknown Stuntman
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Can any of you advice a good parential control software, to prevent children from viewing porn, and anything dubious. Its advice for a aunty of mine. She has AOL, but not sure how good the built in parential control is for AOL 8, compared to other programs on the market. Not sure what other good programs are out there. Look forward to your replys :-) --- Peter M
The AOL built in parental controls are very very good. Regards, Brian Dela :-)
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From what I have seen the best thing is to pay attention to what the kids are doing online. Sit beside them and surf together. Regardz Colin J Davies
Sonork ID 100.9197:Colin
You are the intrepid one, always willing to leap into the fray! A serious character flaw, I might add, but entertaining. Said by Roger Wright about me.
<utterly-sick-joke>Maybe then the parent and the child can find a porn site they both like?</utterly-sick-joke> Sorry, couldn't resist. :-D -- Master, I'm so glad to feel your presence. But you don't seem to share my impatience. I relied upon you to break the silence. I cannot understand your reluctance. Master, I feel so warm and I'm so happy, oh master. Give me some more of the warm little beasts I'm so fond of.
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Can any of you advice a good parential control software, to prevent children from viewing porn, and anything dubious. Its advice for a aunty of mine. She has AOL, but not sure how good the built in parential control is for AOL 8, compared to other programs on the market. Not sure what other good programs are out there. Look forward to your replys :-) --- Peter M
Locate the computer in a 'common' area like the living room or kitchen. It physically places the computer in an appealing location but does not offer privacy, making it easier to see what's going on. Works for me and my kids. Erik Westermann Author, Learn XML In A Weekend (October 2002)
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;PLOL:-D you sure your not a comdeian on the side... ;) ******************** * SteveMcLenithan * steve@steve-mac.com * http://steve-mac.com ********************
Steve McLenithan wrote: you sure your not a comdeian on the side... Well people frequently point and laugh at me... does that count? ;P
David Wulff http://www.davidwulff.co.uk
Save a tapestry, eat a cat
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From what I have seen the best thing is to pay attention to what the kids are doing online. Sit beside them and surf together. Regardz Colin J Davies
Sonork ID 100.9197:Colin
You are the intrepid one, always willing to leap into the fray! A serious character flaw, I might add, but entertaining. Said by Roger Wright about me.
Colin Davies wrote: From what I have seen the best thing is to pay attention to what the kids Absolutely:) "Anyone can die, it is how you live that counts." Paul Watson 16 Oct 2002
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Locate the computer in a 'common' area like the living room or kitchen. It physically places the computer in an appealing location but does not offer privacy, making it easier to see what's going on. Works for me and my kids. Erik Westermann Author, Learn XML In A Weekend (October 2002)
But the problem occurs when the adult are out. Hence the need of software, its not 100% perfect, but its a start. While the cats away, the mice will play! --- Peter M
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<utterly-sick-joke>Maybe then the parent and the child can find a porn site they both like?</utterly-sick-joke> Sorry, couldn't resist. :-D -- Master, I'm so glad to feel your presence. But you don't seem to share my impatience. I relied upon you to break the silence. I cannot understand your reluctance. Master, I feel so warm and I'm so happy, oh master. Give me some more of the warm little beasts I'm so fond of.
That is utterly sick. :-) Regardz Colin J Davies
Sonork ID 100.9197:Colin
You are the intrepid one, always willing to leap into the fray! A serious character flaw, I might add, but entertaining. Said by Roger Wright about me.