Monitoring Your Childs PC usage
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"Spector 6.0 from Spectorsoft "
The ability for a parent to monitor a child's internet usage is a must have tool. I read somewhere recently that every single child at some point has had something nasty happen to them on the web. It could be a poor email sent from someone they know, or an older child "messenging" in language or about topics that are too old for them. It could even be the unthinkable where a paedophile is on the prowl (see article below).
Trying to monitor a childs internet usage is not so easy. I mean this in the nicest way - a child often knows more about the internet, chat programs, myspace, ipods, emailing etc than the parents. I visit home sites to fix their PCs and even being an engineer, they are using software I have never seen.
This software is easy to install, easy to run and the child will not know it is there. Even the most untechnical of parents or guardians could monitor their childs internet access with ease.
This is why our engineeers at Brightcity are recommending Spectorsoft Pro. It is a question we are often asked - how can be be sure my child is using the internet appropriately? Easy - monitor their usage.
For PC or computer tracking, Spector is the market leader. It consistantly wins awards for tracking pc use. Every detail of a computer use can be tracked by Spector. There is even a warning system where you can be alerted based on a series of keywords.
NEW! Mother uses spy software to get a paedophile arrested.
A paedophile living in the US was grooming a boy in the UK for sex, but was caught by the boy's mum who monitored his internet usage using spy software of the type like Spectorsoft Pro.
Jason Bower 26 years old had sent the boy explicit pictures and videos. He was arrested as he boarded a flight to meet the boy. The authorities were alerted by the boys mother. His mother was concerned about the graphical images on her son's PC, often of a pornographics nature, and then she purchased the software to have a closer look.
Bower is now looking at up to 20 years in prison. He had a video and 24 pornographic pictures of the boy. (source Metro Newspaper, 01/06/2007)
Advanced Warning System - when monitoring your childs internet usage, if any of the keywords you are looking for are activated, the system can send you an email or a message to your mobile phone.
Screen Snapshots - you can set the rate of screen shots taken and play them back just like a DVD or video, pausing and rewinding as needed.
Chat/Instant Message - both sides of the converations are recorded for all the main chat sites. The important thing is not to get too involved with the teenagers chat, but to keep tabs and control if it is a problem.
New! Chat Blocking - If you want to, you can block conversations with certain users completely. Not monitoring, but actively blocking!
Saving keystrokes by application, by date and time - Useful to see zip file passwords, or for applications not yet tracked.
MySpace - all children seem to use this tool. It's monitored also.
Searches - monitor what your child is typing into google, msn or yahoo etc.
Websites - continually monitor every single web site and web page that is accessed.
Email - even if your child deletes an email, it is monitored and recorded for your review
Programs - monitor every program or applciation run on the computer.
All this information can be seen quickly using the built summary reports supplied by the program.
