My Virgin Eyes

I've had quite a few people ask me about protecting kids on computers and tracking computer usage.

Personally, I recommend K9 it's free, basically web based, and comes recommended by real users. I have to admit that I have not personally used it but I have helped someone set it up. It has a pretty simple interface and uses a small footprint on your desktop. Which means it uses very little system resources, so it will still run well on older computers. The setup is a good interface with clear options.

When you try to access a site that K9 has blocked it will prompt you for your password. For the first couple of weeks it will be a little bit of a pain because it will probably block some sites that you've already deemed are safe. In setup there is a way to enter a web address to allow it always or to block it always. In a single user setting it can be annoying to enter your password sometimes, but at least it will filter out many unwanted things that stream in your computer.

Here's a link from PCWorld.com with a review of K9: PCWorld.com K9 Review

Link to K9: http://www1.k9webprotection.com/

This review and K9 website do a much better job at articulating features but let me say this, if you have children or youth in your home you've got to have a blocker. There are just to many accidental options out there not even counting the real temptations that come along. Without trying to sound gender biased, I recommend that men especially, use it on their laptop or desktop even if they are a single user. That's not to say the ladies are not having issues but let's face it we're not quite as visually stimulated and do naked pictures of men ever pop up? Okay, they do but not nearly as often. Youth if you've got your own laptop, be proactive and put something on there to filter out content. Don't wait for mom or dad to lock down your laptop. Granted if you've got your password you can see anything you want but at least it's not just gonna pop up in your face.

Last but not least if you are someone who does lots of web surfing, searches and picture searches this will really help filter out unwanted content.

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