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I f o u n d t h i s u s e f u l f o r m e a n d m a y b e y o u , s o I s h a r e i t h e r e . I t i s o r i g i n a l l y a b o u t p a r e n t a l c o n t r o l , b u t I t h i n k i t i s t h e s a m e u s e f u l f o r b l o c k i n g s i t e s . T h e f o l l o w i n g s t e p s w i l l e n a b l e t h e C o n t e n t A d v i s o r i n I n t e r n e t E x p l o r e r . - - C l i c k o n t h e & q u o t ; T o o l s & q u o t ; m e n u a n d s e l e c t & q u o t ; I n t e r n e t O p t i o n s & q u o t ; - - I n t h e I n t e r n e t O p t i o n s d i a l o g , c l i c k o n t h e & q u o t ; C o n t e n t & q u o t ; t a b a n d t h e n c l i c k t h e & q u o t ; E n a b l e & q u o t ; b u t t o n . T h i s o p e n s u p t h e C o n t e n t A d v i s o r p r o p e r t i e s w i n d o w . I n t h i s w i n d o w , c l i c k e a c h c a t e g o r y a n d u s e t h e s l i d e r t o s e t t h e d e s i r e d l e v e l . - - Y o u w i l l a l s o n o t i c e t h e & q u o t ; A p p r o v e d S i t e s & q u o t ; t a b . I t a l l o w s y o u t o a d d s i t e s m a n u a l l y a n d s p e c i f y i f y o u w a n t t h e s i t e t o b e a l w a y s b l o c k e d o r a l w a y s a l l o w e d . - - T h e & q u o t ; G e n e r a l & q u o t ; t a b l e t s y o u s p e c i f y i f w e b s i t e s w i t h o u t r a t i n g s y s t e m s h o u l d b e b l o c k e d o r n o t . Y o u c a n a l s o s e t a s u p e r v i s o r p a s s w o r d a n d f i n d r a t i n g s y s t e m s i n t h e & q u o t ; G e n e r a l & q u o t ; t a b . C h o o s e a s e c u r e p a s s w o r d , w r i t e i t d o w n a n d s t o r e i t i n a s a f e p l a c e . - - Y o u w i l l n e e d t h i s p a s s w o r d w h e n e v e r s o m e o n e n e e d s a c c e s s t o r e s t r i c t e d c o n t e n t a n d w h e n e v e r y o u n e e d t o c h a n g e o r d i s a b l e t h e C o n t e n t A d v i s o r . I n a d d i t i o n t o t h e C o n t e n t A d v i s o r i n I n t e r n e t E x p l o r e r y o u c a n a l s o s e t p a r e n t a l c o n t r o l s i n W i n d o w s X P b y m o d i f y i n g t h e t h e w i n d o w s h o s t s f i l e . I t i s l o c a t e d i n t h e C : W I N D O W S S Y S T E M 3 2 D R I V E R S E T C d i r e c t o r y . T o v i e w t h e c o n t e n t s o f t h i s f i l e , b r o w s e t o t h e l o c a t i o n o f t h e f i l e a n d d o u b l e c l i c k o n i t . Y o u w i l l b e a s k e d w h e t h e r y o u w a n t t o s e a r c h t h e i n t e r n e t f o r a p r o g r a m t o o p e n t h e f i l e o r i f y o u w i s h t o c h o o s e f r o m a l i s t . C h o o s e t h e l i s t o p t i o n a n d o p e n t h e f i l e w i t h N o t e p a d . Y o u c a n n o w v i e w a l l o f t h e w e b s i t e s t h a t a r e b e i n g b l o c k e d . T o m a n u a l l y b l o c k a s i t e , g o t o t h e b o t t o m o f t h e f i l e a n d o n a n e w l i n e t y p e 1 2 7 . 0 . 0 . 1 s i t e y o u w a n t t o b l o c k . c o m w i t h o u t u s i n g q u o t e s . T h i s w i l l b l o c k s i t e y o u w a n t t o b l o c k . c o m . R e p e a t t h e p r o c e s s f o r a n y o t h e r s i t e s y o u w i s h t o b l o c k , a n d t h e n s a v e t h e f i l e b y g o i n g t o F i l e & g t ; S a v e . A n d o f c o u r s e , i t w i l l b e b e t t e r i f y o u i n s t a l l s o m e s o f t w a r e t o h e l p p a r e n t a l c o n t r o l . I f y o u w a n t t o w e b f i l t e r : h t t p : / / w w w . a o b o - p o r n - f i l t e r . c o m w h a t c a n a n d c a n N O T b e s e e n o n t h e I n t e r n e t , y o u c a n u s e O p e n D N S . S c h o o l s a n d g o v e r n m e n t o f f i c e u s e i t a n d i t s f r e e . T h e e a s i e s t m e t h o d i s t o u s e p r o f e s s i o n a l p a r e n t a l c o n t r o l s o f t w a r e : w w w . s p y - t e c h - m o n i t o r i n g . c o m / s p y t e c h - s e n t r y p c . h t m l o n y o u r c o m p u t e r . T h e r e a r e a l s o r e m o t e m o n i t o r i n g s o f t w a r e : h t t p : / / w w w . r e m o t e - p c - s p y . c o m t h a t y o u c a n u s e t o p a r e n t a l c o n t r o l e v e n w h e n y o u a r e a t w o r k . H e r e a r e a f e w a d d i t i o n a l r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s : - - I n s t a l l y o u r h o m e c o m p u t e r i n t h e l i v i n g r o o m , w h e r e y o u c a n w a l k b y f r o m t i m e t o t i m e . T r y n o t t o m a k e y o u r t e e n a g e r f e e l l i k e y o u a r e s p y i n g o n h i m / h e r t h o u g h . - - T r y t o s h o w s o m e i n t e r e s t i n w h a t y o u r c h i l d i s d o i n g o n t h e i n t e r n e t . T a l k a b o u t t h e f u n s t u f f , s o t h a t t h e y k n o w t h a t i t ' s o . k . t o t a l k a b o u t i t . - - M a k e s u r e t h e y u n d e r s t a n d n o t t o s e n d t h e i r n a m e o r a d d r e s s o v e r t h e i n t e r n e t t o s o m e o n e t h e y h a v e n e v e r s e e n i n r e a l l i f e . - - Y o u c a n f i n d a l o t o f & q u o t ; f r e e & q u o t ; s t u f f o n t h e i n t e r n e t . O f t e n y o u o n l y n e e d t o p r o v i d e y o u r e m a i l a d d r e s s t o g e t t h e g o o d i e s . C o n s i d e r o p e n i n g a s e p a r a t e h o t m a i l a c c o u n t , u s e d f o r i n t e r n e t s i t e s . T h a t m a k e s i t a l o t h a r d e r f o r s p a m m e r s t o a b u s e y o u r p r i v a t e e m a i l a d d r e s s . - - U s e a n i c k n a m e o r o n l y a f i r s t n a m e f o r c h a t o r i n s t a n t m e s s a g i n g . - - D o n ' t e n t e r p h o n e i n f o r m a t i o n i n a c h a t p r o f i l e .

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