child safety

The internet is often described as the "wild west" of our modern digital age—thrilling, full of opportunity, but also fraught with potential dangers. The anonymity of cyberspace can expose children to inappropriate content, online predators, cyberbullying, and more. Thankfully, if you're a...

Navigating the digital landscape is a common rite of passage for kids today, but as parents, we hold the crucial responsibility of ensuring their journeys are safe and productive. Setting up a Windows computer tailored to children's needs not only enhances their learning but also prioritizes...

I wish to use OpenDNS for filtering out certain websites like Facebook and Twitter for my child, who has their own user on Windows 10, however I do not want these DNS settings to apply to my account. Currently, when the DNS is setup on one user, it is applied across the device. Is there a way...

We live in a time of both great opportunity and great responsibility. Our children have access to more information, entertainment and more ways to connect than ever before, but with that comes plenty of new things that parents like you and I need to worry about and new ways to distract their...

Is there any common way to lock the key bindings for a program? The trouble is, I have a PC game which I use often and my younger brother constantly changes the Key Bindings and doesn't revert them back when he's finished playing. So is there any possible way to lock these Keybindings so that...

hi all new to the forums and need help. I am tired of my son downloading programs on my computer on his account so I disabled the admin privileges on his account. It was working cause he would call me down when the pop up box asking for my admin password and if I felt it was okay I would enter...

Hi there, we've got Windows 7 Professional and we have set up a standard account for the kids. I don't know how to limit the software they can use in their account. For example we have skype but we don't want them to have that in their account (which they do at the moment). How can we change...

littlekorea writes "Microsoft's much-maligned Vista operating system has been named in the top three of 26 tools tested by the European Commission to filter out web content deemed inappropriate for children. The EC tests found that none of the 26 products enjoyed a 100 percent success rate...

Morning all! (For those of you who it is morning anyway!) I have a question... My CEO came to me today and asked if it was possible for him to limit at home using a (free?) bit of software the amount of time his daughter spends on a specific website (probably facebook!). Do any of you know...

It has been observed that now a days kids are using internet, not only for knowledge purpose but also for personal use. Free email services are not always safe, and specially for the kids its important to have a secure email service so that we can make their email accounts safe and clean. There...

I do appreciate the intent of "Vista". One was to add an element of control over family use. One such program is the "Free Cyber Nanny": Link Removed