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Parental Control Software Shields From Web Dangers |
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| Date Added: June 12, 2010 02:39:52 AM | |
| Author: miokayla99 | |
| Category: Computers & Internet: Software | |
Parental control software is a type of software tool purpose-built for home computers which controls computer use, filters the Web content, thus allowing parents to secure a safe overall online experience for their family. When choosing parental control software for your family, regard as important features it should have. First of all, the tool should be easy to set up and use. Second, the package should be password protected and impossible for smart kids and teenagers to turn it off. It should block or filter anything that a parent finds improper for a child. Some programs include profanity masking - even in e-mails and instant messages - a proxy guard to keep your kid from visiting a proxy site to avoid the parental control programs, and social networking controls to block or control your child's behavior on the most visited sites, including Facebook and MySpace. There are also software packages that provide chat control. This feature is great for filtering improper words and keeping detailed reports of live conversations so that you know who your child is talking to and what they are chatting about when you are not monitoring. Other features that parents may regard as valuable include time restricting which allows you to set a schedule for your kid's Web use to certain times of the day and reporting features which will give you a detailed report of all of the Internet activities on your PC. Some of the parental controls also have pre-set profiles grounded on age purpose-built to make a very user-friendly set-up for computer-illiterate parents who want to shield their children from some of the dangers arising out of surfing on the Web. Some programs allow parents to use the tool on a network containing up to three home computers. This feature is especially great, if you have several computers at home or if your child has their own portable PC. Although the software packages have much in common and are designed to allow parents to monitor computer use and filter the Web content, they have some differences in features that may make one or another more appropriate for your family or situation. For example, some parental controls really work well with social networking sites while some do not, so if your kid has a personal profile on any of these websites, you will want to select a software program that has those features. Each software program has something different to offer, so take the time to read each review thoroughly to find out which program is the most suitable for your family. |
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