GimmeSlack12 said:
I find it funny how people asking simple questions get so much crap on these boards. Particularly when it comes to a parent simply wanting to install parental controls on their son/daughters computer.
Jeez, just answer the questions and keep your parenting expertise to your own kids!
Here ya go Pinetec, these are options to check out. Hope it is what you are looking for.
MacMinder
Watcher 3.0
And an article that talks about both the programs:
http://www.mac360.com/index.php/mac360/comments/760/
I could be wrong, but not nearly as wrong as the people giving the OP flack for actually asking this question, but the responses are probably coming from people who don't really have kids. If I am wrong, I'm no more sorry for my response than you would be for yours to pinetec.
There is no indication from pinetec that the software is supposed to take the place of a parent. However, the majority of two-parent homes have two working parents and there is a time between getting home from school and getting home from work where the children can be unattended providing they're of age. So it is a very legitimate question imho. Not to mention, if it is summer break and the kids are home a lot during the day, then yeah, how to you parent remotely? It's not an easy job.
So telling someone to be a better parent is just absurd. I supposed you have something against other software programs that limit where kids surf, cable TV parental controls, or even seat belts. I mean, hell...if pinetec is any kind of a parent he/she would prevent their kid from being harmed in an accident...that is if pinetec is any kind of a parent. Right? Give the OP a break, no one said this was being done in lieu of parenting.
Moving on. I think the Christmas tree timer is a nice idea, but then again, it only puts the Mac to sleep---which is safer than just shutting it off like a windows box I presume, but still something they can work around.
But, if it is the internet they're primarily on, then maybe that timer could be used with the router and shut down the internet that way.
