Parental control software

#1 · August 11, 2016, 5:36 pm

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Posted by: n2theson <n2theson@...>

Hi, all! I could research this myself, but thought I would save some time by seeing if anyone know the answer off the top of his/her head.

I am looking for a specific Windows-based parental control capability. First, what I don't particularly need:

·        Content filtering: My son is a pretty responsible computer user and his computer is located where we can easily monitor his surfing habits.

·        Specific scheduling: I am looking for something more random.

·        Set length of time allowed: We're not looking to limit him to X minutes/hours per day.

What we ARE hoping to accomplish is to make computer usage a privilege earned by completing certain tasks. I want my wife or I to be able to say, "Sure, you can play you game as soon as you finish thus-and-such," or, "You're welcome to chat with your friends after you finish your school work." I would then like my wife or I to be able to enter a password remotely from our computers (Win10 for me, 7 for her) to unlock his (also Win10) for either a set length of time or until a specific time. A simple interface would be great for my wife who is both vision impaired and slightly technophobic. An Android version for my phone would be nice as well. And finally, budget friendly would be a definite plus, as I have been unemployed for nearly a year.

Any thoughts? Thanks in advance!

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Posted by: n2theson <n2theson@...>

Hi, all! I could research this myself, but thought I would save some time by seeing if anyone know the answer off the top of his/her head.

I am looking for a specific Windows-based parental control capability. First, what I don't particularly need:

· Content filtering: My son is a pretty responsible computer user and his computer is located where we can easily monitor his surfing habits.

· Specific scheduling: I am looking for something more random.

· Set length of time allowed: We're not looking to limit him to X minutes/hours per day.

What we ARE hoping to accomplish is to make computer usage a privilege earned by completing certain tasks. I want my wife or I to be able to say, "Sure, you can play you game as soon as you finish thus-and-such," or, "You're welcome to chat with your friends after you finish your school work." I would then like my wife or I to be able to enter a password remotely from our computers (Win10 for me, 7 for her) to unlock his (also Win10) for either a set length of time or until a specific time. A simple interface would be great for my wife who is both vision impaired and slightly technophobic. An Android version for my phone would be nice as well. And finally, budget friendly would be a definite plus, as I have been unemployed for nearly a year.

Any thoughts? Thanks in advance!

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