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| Thread ID: 59380 | 2005-06-30 15:17:00 | Spying on my kids computer usage | scottsox2000 (8446) | Press F1 |
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| 368299 | 2005-06-30 15:17:00 | Anyone know a way I can record what my kids are doing on my personal computer? Internet Sites, IM, email... | scottsox2000 (8446) | ||
| 368300 | 2005-06-30 15:26:00 | internet sites: check the history of the browser, but if they catch on they will just clear the history, im: log the convo, it is in a txt file somewhere, yet again if they catch on they will just delete it. email: you will have to know the password to there email account but if they are that young and you cant trust them, why do you allow them on the internet anyway? |
Prescott (11) | ||
| 368301 | 2005-06-30 15:58:00 | You need to question yourself first: Are you children too young to be exposed to the beneficial yet dangerous Internet? I wasn't properly exposed to the Internet till I was age 14. The best result would be to leave the computer somewhere in a big and open area (living room or the parents' bedroom, for example). You can check out NetNanny (http://www.netnanny.com). It is a program that monitors the webpages your browser loads. Bear in mind it is not free and you need at least a 128MB RAM computer to run it, otherwise it would be pointless. As a parent, you yourself should know the password for your children's email account. Cheers :) |
Renmoo (66) | ||
| 368302 | 2005-06-30 16:49:00 | As a parent, you yourself should know the password for your children's email account. im going to disagree with you on that point.my parents have never known my password for my email account, and they never will. i had my first computer when i was 11 or 12. a bit of lee-way should be given, it all depends on how old they are.. i think the best way to approach this is to have rules and an agreement, eg only on the internet when you are there etc. but it depends on the age of your kids, it would be stupid if you have to snoop around after a 14 year old.... |
Prescott (11) | ||
| 368303 | 2005-06-30 18:47:00 | This is a good opportunity to mention an excellent app for this . Plus it's a Kiwi app . Download Key Logger . I use it to check up on homework hours vs surfing hours when needed . "How it can be used As a responsible Parent, Teacher or Network Administrator, you would like to think your PC is being used purposefully . But you can`t always be there to watch what`s going on . User Logger can take care of that monitoring for you . It will log User Names, Dates and Times, as well as optionally recording all sorts of other information . User Logger can take shots of the screen (at intervals you set) and even look for a keyword (such as internet) before taking the screen shot . User Logger was originally written for a local school, to see whether the old machines were being used . If you charge out your computer time, use it to work out how much time you have spent on a project . Information User Logger can save User Name, Date and Time Useful network and identification information: Computer Name Domain Name IP Address MAC Address Log all windows (Show the programs were being used) Capture an image of the screen at set intervals" The screenshots are particularly enlightening . :) Get it here (http://chemware . co . nz/) |
Peterj116 (6762) | ||
| 368304 | 2005-06-30 23:55:00 | Sit beside them. :eek: | Metla (12) | ||
| 368305 | 2005-07-01 00:02:00 | Also make sure they do not have "administrative rights" while using the computer. You should reserve this use for adding software/hardware only. If a game requires admin rights to play, get another game, otherwise install as admin and play as user. Also www.netsafe.org.nz for other good advice |
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