Category Archives: Computer Security for Children

Guides and topics related to parental controls and security for Kids on Computers

Secure Computing with Children

Yesterday I presented to a PTA for a local high school about some of the risks and threats facing our children online, and how to mitigate these risks.  I thought it would be a good idea to post these for … Continue reading

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Age-based guidelines for kids’ Internet use

The American Academy of Pediatricians helped Microsoft develop age-based guidelines for children and internet safety, so I thought I would include those here: Up to age 10 Here are some safety tips to consider when you go online with your … Continue reading

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Monitoring and Filtering Internet Activity

Providing internet access to kids is definitely a necessity nowadays.  School work is now conducted online, and the computer is a great educational tool when used correctly.  The only problem is that providing unfettered access to the internet can be … Continue reading

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How to Set Up Parental Controls on Your Mac

Earlier we posted an article on how to setup parental controls for Windows 7, but we didn’t want to leave out those with Macs.  Below is how you can setup parental controls on a MAC to limit access to content … Continue reading

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How to Set up Parental Controls in Windows 7

Those of you with kids knows that they are constantly texting, emailing, facebooking, etc…  Rather than their face in a book their face is usually firmly planted in front of some electronic gadget.  As a parent one of the things … Continue reading

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