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Or try . . . - Version: 3.2, 6/18/2008 05:56AM PST
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rayjay
. . . Intego's ContentBarrier. I don't think any of the parental control programs are perfect, but ContentBarrier is very flexible, reasonably effective, and fairly unobtrusive. Our grandchildren have easy access to their user account on one of our Macs: I control ContentBarrier from my admin account to which they do not have access. I can monitor what they've been looking at and what ContentBarrier has denied them access to, and I can adjust the filters accordingly.
AOL-like system interference...NOT good for Macs 
- Version: 3.0, 4/13/2008 09:30PM PST
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hiproductions1
This is AWFUL software for the MAC. If you have a Mac, DEMO THIS FIRST. Don't be like me and check it out for a couple days then jump into year-long subscription boat. Give this thing an ENTIRE demo so you have time to surf and see what applications it starts to mess with.
First, it acts like AOL, taking over the Mac system in areas where it does not need to. For instance, the program shuts off after a few minutes of what it calls "inactivity" thereby, disconnecting you from the internet, even if you are using broadband! It does this by hijacking your connection to begin with, you cannot connect without signing into Safe Eyes. The amazing thing is, if you are working on your computer and are making a crucial graphics or video adjustment, this silly software pops up ON TOP OF WHAT YOU'RE DOING! just like AOL used to do.
Secondly, it has a box to click that says "remember my name and password" you click it, it does nothing. NOTH-ING! It does not remember anything I've ever entered, EVER. You have to sign in over and over and over everytime it disconnects you (just like AOL-except that at least AOL remembered your name and password in the later days). Also, it blocks sites for no damn reason whatsoever, like cigars? forgettaboutit. All cigar sites are blocked from the get go. Like to play online flash games or interactive games? Forgetaboutit, it will block all the game sites and EVEN ESPN fantasy football because the software interprets that as "online games" when it is actually statistics checking. As someone else posted, it blocks ebay, shutterfly, and many other useful sites.
Yes you can go in and add an * next to the website for "allow" but who wants to do this for a thousand different sites a thousand different times!? Also, if you do 'allow' a site. I've found that site will never operate properly after that. I still cannot view flash files on youtube consistently. The site just acts like it is loading forever and never plays. Any flash video sharing site is blocked entirely whether there is adult content or not. No problem, find the good sites, type them in to "allow" in the admin panel with an * and then??? Bamn! no workie!
My whole system works far slower after having installed Safe Eyes. When I try to shut off my system, Safe Eyes blocks it and tells me I must "Quit Safe Eyes" which I do and then it just simply pops back on again all by itself...I click "quit" back on it comes! preventing a proper shutdown of my mac. Its annoying and more trouble than its worth for the money. I am going to investigate other internet filter systems for my company and try to get the remaining amount of my money back.
Andrew Hamilton
Hamilton International Productions
Video Production Las Vegas
http://www.hiproductions.com
First, it acts like AOL, taking over the Mac system in areas where it does not need to. For instance, the program shuts off after a few minutes of what it calls "inactivity" thereby, disconnecting you from the internet, even if you are using broadband! It does this by hijacking your connection to begin with, you cannot connect without signing into Safe Eyes. The amazing thing is, if you are working on your computer and are making a crucial graphics or video adjustment, this silly software pops up ON TOP OF WHAT YOU'RE DOING! just like AOL used to do.
Secondly, it has a box to click that says "remember my name and password" you click it, it does nothing. NOTH-ING! It does not remember anything I've ever entered, EVER. You have to sign in over and over and over everytime it disconnects you (just like AOL-except that at least AOL remembered your name and password in the later days). Also, it blocks sites for no damn reason whatsoever, like cigars? forgettaboutit. All cigar sites are blocked from the get go. Like to play online flash games or interactive games? Forgetaboutit, it will block all the game sites and EVEN ESPN fantasy football because the software interprets that as "online games" when it is actually statistics checking. As someone else posted, it blocks ebay, shutterfly, and many other useful sites.
Yes you can go in and add an * next to the website for "allow" but who wants to do this for a thousand different sites a thousand different times!? Also, if you do 'allow' a site. I've found that site will never operate properly after that. I still cannot view flash files on youtube consistently. The site just acts like it is loading forever and never plays. Any flash video sharing site is blocked entirely whether there is adult content or not. No problem, find the good sites, type them in to "allow" in the admin panel with an * and then??? Bamn! no workie!
My whole system works far slower after having installed Safe Eyes. When I try to shut off my system, Safe Eyes blocks it and tells me I must "Quit Safe Eyes" which I do and then it just simply pops back on again all by itself...I click "quit" back on it comes! preventing a proper shutdown of my mac. Its annoying and more trouble than its worth for the money. I am going to investigate other internet filter systems for my company and try to get the remaining amount of my money back.
Andrew Hamilton
Hamilton International Productions
Video Production Las Vegas
http://www.hiproductions.com
PROBLEMS PROMBLEMS PROBLEMS - Version: 2.2, 9/6/2007 11:10AM PST
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jesusversuswar
As you can read from my write-up on Safe Eyes I have nothing against them. But I ought to share problems I had. Safe Eyes held cookies of my passwords (which defeated the object). But in general I was impressed, so I thought, after the time ran out, I will now drop Safe Eyes in AppZapper, and it disappeared. Then I can start again with them. But I put it in the trash too somehow, sometime. This now means I cannot EMPTY THE TRASH, because the files were "locked". I probably won't buy Safe Eyes now. Not being able to empty my trash is probably quite BAD. I think they should warn you before hand about locked files.
If only I now knew an application that would unlock and destroy locked files in the TRASH, systematically and in a push button automatic run. I am only a novice in computing and I never knew how problematic downloading anything is, games, apps, etc. Perhaps if I had had APPZapper from the start I would be okay, but I don't know if that put Safe Eyes in the trash locked (??)
READER BEWARE THESE PROBLEMS!
If only I now knew an application that would unlock and destroy locked files in the TRASH, systematically and in a push button automatic run. I am only a novice in computing and I never knew how problematic downloading anything is, games, apps, etc. Perhaps if I had had APPZapper from the start I would be okay, but I don't know if that put Safe Eyes in the trash locked (??)
READER BEWARE THESE PROBLEMS!
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