Any suggestions for website blocker for kids....

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

04/30/2007 08:06:10 PM · #1

Hello, my dad is not a computer guy at all when it comes to installing programs so once again he called me to ask if their is any programs to install that will block certain websites to kids (example myspace). I dont know any of course because I dont have kids yet. So anyone know or suggest any programs to block kids from any kind of websites that the parents dont want them going to.

Thanks

DrAchoo

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5

04/30/2007 08:17:58 PM · #2

From the Washington Post

Different blockers available

However, the list looks really old. I'd just use it for the names, not the details. I noticed for compatibility, they stop at Windows 95...

Message edited by author 2007-04-30 20:19:00.

awpollard

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS

04/30/2007 08:20:46 PM · #3

What age kids? They are getting pretty internet savvy these days... if you are talking mid teens it gets pretty tough... If you are going to block younger kids there are parental controls in IE

It is pretty straight forward.

In IE
Tools > Internet Options > Content (tab)
Click the Parental Control button
You can set up to block sites there... or have them password protected so they would have to ask a parent to log them in.

This of course assumes that you have 2 log in accounts on the machine, on Dad login (with a password so kid can't log in) and a kid account.

I did this when my kid was goofin on me... I wished it was just myspace.

05/01/2007 01:19:15 PM · #4

they are 13 & 14 years old and thank you for the info... :-)

DjFenzl

05/01/2007 01:31:28 PM · #5

Vista Home Premium has it built in as does Norton 360.

I use watchdog to block sites, monitor programs and limit their computer time. It's the best program I've found over the years.

The problem with using IE parental controls is that's only 1 way to get to the internet. Kids will download Firefox or Opera or other work around to get their porn and MySpace - especially if your Dad isn't all that computer savy.

Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM

05/01/2007 02:11:37 PM · #6

Originally posted by Megatherian:

hey thats awesome thanks I will go over their and install that and show my dad how to use it so that he can watch the kids. What I did for now was install firefox's "procon" extenstion and made a white list then I did that parental control thing in explorer. But my little brother takes after me in computers so I know by now or soon he will find a way around what I did. But that link you gave me looks like the thing to use.

Thanks again

Simms

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

05/01/2007 03:16:32 PM · #7

I have just setup up child filtering on my sons PC. Its the one that came with my ISP, its incredibly good and also blocks ANY apps that are trying to access the internet. It then emails me and I can allow permission or deny to any websites he is attempting to connect to.
same with emails
and messenger contacts

works great. not much help to you, but maybe to some Brits here reading. I use BTYahoo.

dclarke

Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT

Canon EF 75-300mm f/4.0-5.6 II

05/01/2007 03:34:38 PM · #8

I work at a company called Bsafe Online that does the website blocking, we do a very good job on the filtering and offer many other solutions. Check out the website (bsafehome.com) and see if this is something that would work. I will be glad to answer any questions you have on it. There are many other programs that would help though, some examples are netnanny and safeeyes. They all cost about 50 dollars and you can make them as stringent or as lax as you want.