One of the things that parents need to consider when configuring parental controls and monitoring applications for their children on computer systems is how easy it is to bypass those mechanisms that are designed to protect the underage computer users. Qustodio is a free parental control and Internet monitoring application for the Windows operating system. [...]

Categories: Software, Windows

Family computers should have independent user accounts for every family member. These user accounts can be configured by the system administrator, usually one of the parents, for specific requirements and regulations. Some parents for instance may want to configure the computer in a way that their children are only able to use it when they [...]

Categories: Tutorials Basic, Windows

I will preface this by saying I am not a champion for any type of censorship. But when there are children involved, there are times when this is very appropriate. But parental controls are not just about blocking specific web sites from your children’s view. Parental controls also includes keeping your children off the computer all [...]

Categories: Uncategorized

The free nature of the Internet makes it more or less uncontrollable, which can be a problem for parents, teachers, businesses and the government. Parents for instance usually want to make sure that their children do not visit unsuitable websites. The problem that they encounter is that it is virtually impossible to block all pornographic, [...]

Categories: Advice, Tutorials Basic

Sharing a computer with children can be a great way for them to get started early on. It does however raise a few concerns that have to be addressed. One area of concern are games. Everyone can play games on a computer if they are installed on it. Sure, there are the parental controls in [...]

Categories: Software, Windows