Parental Control Software Reviews

A software that enables parents or elder people at home to monitor the surfing habits of children, and which also protects them from the dangers lurking in the world wide web could be termed as the parental control software.

Reviews of Parental Control Software

There are many parental control software available in the market. The safety features provided by many of the software products are more or less the same. Thus, it is difficult to term any particular software as the best. One should compare the software that are available in the market and choose the one that is most suitable to their needs, and of course reliable.

Safe Eyes
The Safe Eyes software provides the user with features that enable them to monitor the children at home. With the help of Safe Eyes software, one can customize and filter the content that is viewed on the PC. The settings can be customized for every individual if more than one user has access to the PC. The software prevents the user from searching certain inappropriate keywords, thereby limiting the Internet access to a select number of sites. Allocation of a specified time limit for computer usage can be set for users. The Safe Eyes software has the facility to record the IM conversations. The recordings can be used by parents for discussions with children and to teach them the pros and cons of chatting with strangers. If required, there is a provision to block all the IM programs too. The 'Instant Alerts' feature of the software provides the parents with notifications regarding the attempts to access inappropriate sites. The notifications could be obtained through text messages, email or telephone. The time as to when the parents want the notification to be sent can be set. It is also possible to block certain programs such as media players, instant messengers, newsgroups, FTP, email, etc., from running on the computer.

Child Control
This software tracks the time spent by children on the PC. Once the allowance time set for a particular user gets over, the computer automatically shuts down. A similar feature can be activated for Internet usage. The Internet connection could be shut after a stipulated period of time of usage. The precise or exact time at which the Internet should be used by children can also be set using this software. The Child Control software is efficient in monitoring the Internet usage by children and allows or blocks certain sites from being viewed, based on the content presented on those sites. Filters are used to block sites that promote violence. One million sites could be chosen with the help of this software for restricting them. The software runs on all the 'Windows' platforms, ranging from Windows 95 to Windows Vista.

Spector Pro
This software is literally loaded with security features and collects information regarding screenshots, emails, file transfers, web searches, passwords and user names. The stealth technology protects the user from unauthorized access to his computer. The Spector software can be accessed by a special feature, i.e. a combination of hot keys.

WebWatcher
The WebWatcher along with the common features like site blocking, instant alerts, security, etc., has a special feature which allows it to run invisibly on the PC. The software is not even recorded in the registry of the computer which makes it a 'smart' software. Unlike other parental control software, the Webwatcher can be accessed from anywhere in the world. The software allows to filter and sort the information recorded as per the date. Another specialty of the software is that it enables the user to monitor more than one computer.

Free Software
The 'PureSight PC' is a free software and provides parents with filtering tools, blocks unauthorized content, provides timely alerts, etc. The free download of the software, 'PureSight PC' can be obtained from its official website.

The parental control software reviews presented above give us a rough idea about the numerous features these software possess. One should thus choose a software that serves his specific needs, and also be safe and efficient.