Dan
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11:22:52 pm on March 24, 2009 | # |
I twittered not too long ago that I setup Glubble on my kid’s computer the other day. Glubble has a lot of online features for families such as an online “message board” where they suggest you move your kitchen bulletin board online, share photos, etc. However the main feature I wanted from Glubble was to allow my kids to visit only certain websites and block everything else. Not a lot of software allows you to do that.Apparently version 1 of Glubble didn’t do this too effectively and I’m thankful that my experience came with v2. So far I have to say it’s done exactly what I want it to do. I can even see if my kid attempts to access a site they aren’t allowed to. If I want them to be able to access it I can easily enable it from my computer using the Glubble website. Not too bad.
I think what would be best is a free program that you didn’t have to make an account to run. But since there’s nothing out there with that spec, Glubble will just have to do.
I highly recommend the program to any parent who has a kid computer and wants to restrict access to the web. If you do use it, be sure to remove all shortcuts from the menu and desktop to Internet Explorer or other browsers. Eventually your kid will grow up and find their way around it. And when my daughter hits that stage … well I guess I’ll have to firewall her outgoing connections.
