Hi All
OT, but I find the locoster's support to be very wide.
My kids are now learning to use PC's and the to use the internet.
Any recommendations on Software to filter out the Bad stuff ?
They do have their own PC to use.I'm not letting them loose on mine .
Thanks in advance
Martin
Use the OpenDNS familyshield DNS servers on either your kids machine only (in the network settings as DNS providers) or set it on the router and it'll block from all machines on the network. It's free.
Having worked with Kids and IT if they want to find "naughty" stuff they will...regardless of how many filters you have in place....
Filters are ideal for preventing accidental stuff from coming up but won't do much if they get clever :p
Education is the best prevention really... They will just go round their friends houses where you can't keep an eye on them if you get too OTT
with restrictions.
Put the PC where you can casually see the screen.
Microsoft family safety works OK.
Stu
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Originally posted by scudderfish
Put the PC where you can casually see the screen.
Norton Family online is for great kids generally. Just create an account on the PC for each junior member of the family, configure their age and off you go..
I think i was maybe about about 10 back in 1997ish when we first had internet* at our house by which time the computer had moved upstairs into the
space that had been used for changing my brothers nappies (nice) and the TV had moved from what was guest room (now my brothers bedroom) into the
living room, which in retrospect was prehaps all a bit arse about face.
However, while I might die if my parents read this, it did allow me fairly free reign of the internet, all be it very, very, slowly.
Im fairly sure we didnt have any 'protection software' but its certainly the case that I wouldnt have gone on some of the sites I did if the
PC was in a more public place in the house, which if/when I have kids, it will be when they are younger which is fairly simple in my book. Thats
probably all I would do, not tested it with young children, but google safe search stops most of the more interesting internet when im on a
computer.
Once they start getting a bit older and want there own space I guess it gets a bit more complex, and there becomes a fine line between being that
parent who wont let go, and keeping them safe from facebooking a randomer who turns out to be a pedophile, which I think is where you switch over to
education, and hoping!
I am however also interested to hear what others are doing with there kids.
*A Power Macintosh 5500 fitted with a 14k modem and the infamous aol!
We then stepped it up to 56k in christmas 2000 (actually arrived early jan)
with 'Time' branded PC, shipping with the infamous windows ME.
Daniel
Thanks
The Kid's are still young ,so they are not old enough yet for deliberate searching the "bad stuff"
Just want to limit it for now.
I do know my way around computers enough for their ability for a few years.
On Firefox the BlockSite add on is useful for blocking site you know they have already been on, it might also be available for IE and Chrome
quote:
Originally posted by scudderfish
Put the PC where you can casually see the screen.