
With the internet having virtually no controling factors
to it, you may be concerned about what your kids are accessing on the web.
Hey, lets face it, the web is full of pornography and hate literature.
You can't fight it, but maybe you can control it in your own home.
The following sites will give you some very good cyber sitters. These
are programs you can download and install on your syste, to control what
your children are viewing. They don't cut them off from everything,
just what you want them to see. A
Piece Of Advice: Don't get your kids
to install the program for you. I know it sounds stupid, but people
do it and then wonder why it doesn't work. First off, you need to
make up a password for it. This allows you to turn it on and off.
The one who installs it usually makes up the password. Are you starting
to get my drift. Install it yourself. It's not that hard.
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This is one of the most popular cyber sitters on the market. It allows you to customize lists that are broken down into categories. It runs on windows 3.1/ windows 95/ macs and LANs. It'll run you about $30 US for the program and about the same price for a 1 year suscription. |
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If you don't like other people deciding what your children view on the net, then this is the one for you. Instead of blocking single words or phrases, it looks at how the word or phrase is used. this program will run you about $40 US. It runs on windows 95 and windows NT. you can download a free demo from this site. |
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This one blocks by URL or IP address. It also contains a typing filter. It all ready contains words that it finds in appropriate, but it does allow you to add any of your own. It does not block search engines. Instead, it blocks words typed into the search engine. It runs on windows 3.1/windows 95 and macs. It'll run you about $40 US. |
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This one is another excellant control device. It watches for sexually expicit, violence, drugs, alcohol, and hate literature. It runs on windows 3.1/windows 95 and macs. It'll run you $50 US. |
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This one is a little different, it allows you to let the kids surf the net, then logs the site addresses for you to check out. If you find out that your child has been to an adult site or some other site you don't approve of, you can block that site and it can not be accessed again. It runs on windows 3.1, windows 95 or windows NT. You can download a demo for win 95 or win NT here. The program will run you about $30 US. |
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This is a site that lists numerous amounts of parental control devices. You should be able to find one that will run on windows 3.1 and windows 95/98. Some of the software is free, but you will find that you might have to pay a yearly fee for database access. |
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This one will also log all sites that have been visited. You can also give your child a bit of responsibility this way. It will work on all aplications running on the PC. It runs on win95 and I believe Macs. It'll cost about $40. |
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