Tag: PARENTAL CONTROLS

Chrome Whitelist, which couldn't be more aptly named, builds a whitelist out of domains that you provide it, and then it blocks access to all other sites when active. It's a simple and effective method to keep distractions to a minimum while trying to get work done online, but as can be said for all tools of this nature -- there's no accounting for willpower. So, if you're simply trying to keep ...

YouTube has a video on just about anything you'd want to watch -- and some things you don't. While the company claims that this diversity makes them who they are today, other users are looking for a safer and more "clean" experience. To this end, YouTube has announced a new opt-in feature known as Safety Mode. Safety Mode allows users to filter out "objectionable content" that they don't ...

There is a battle for the hearts and wallets souls of our young surfing children on the interwebs. Parents are obviously concerned about the appropriateness of the world wide web being a kid's playground, so are looking for suitable controls to help them feel their children are protected online. We looked at 2 kids browsers, Glubble and Kidzui, and gave them a test spin as well as subjected them ...

When Apple said they were going to redesign the Finder, we though, oh, we've heard that before. But with Quick Look and Cover Flow, Leopard introduces the most significant upgrades to the Finder since the 10.1 to 10.2 transition. One of the most time-consuming aspects of using the finder is previewing files. If you're thumbing through a folder looking for a file you need, and the only way to ...

Parental controls are good to have these days. There are a lot of sickos out there and the protection of our children online should be at the top of our lists. Social networking giant MySpace announced on Wednesday they are developing a parent notification tool and age verification software. The software, codenamed Zephyr, will be a desktop application. The current MySpace age verification ...