Windows Vista - a Welcome Change! by Nicholas Spriggs
The Windows Vista User Experience represents a new design philosophy that delivers a compelling user experience from the moment that you start interacting with the computer to the moment that you leave it. It introduces breakthroughs in user experience, security and reliability, enabling you to... Some interesting Features : 1.Parental Controls: Windows Vista introduces a rich set of parental control features, providing powerful tools to help parents monitor, manage, and administer their children's computer usage to keep them safe.

Your Mac and Your Kids by Chris McMullen
For some Mac fans reading this, their Mac is almost like their child. However, for those of us who have both children and Macs, we have to take responsibility for educating and protecting our children on the computer. This was never made clearer to me than one late night a few months back. ... To add approved sites will require your Administrator password; so only use this if you want to be in complete control of where your kids go online. ... Do you want your child to change system settings or burn CDs?

13 Comparisons of Vista vs Tiger by Paul W Wilson
Competitive and fast are two terms that are applicable to the world of computers. Constantly changing and evolving computer systems bring many advantages to the users and techies alike. The race for supremacy between the yet to be launched Vista (scheduled for 2006) and Mac OSX Tiger began in... Vista has new systems similar to Tiger that will enable users to assert parental locks or blocks. ... Parental controls help limit computer usage by children protecting them from several dangers. ... Since the Tiger user base is small the number of hackers and attackers are fewer as compared to...

CoolSat - Your Free to Air Satellite Receiver by Jeff Herder
Never before in human history has technology moved as quickly as it moves today. Each day brings new inventions and advancements. It would be impossible to keep up with it all. But, with times constantly changing, we have to do our best to keep up. One of the latest trends that everyone should... The device has a parental lock, installation lock, and receiver lock and comes with a sleek universal remote control. ... The Coolsat Platinum 5000 features a last channel memory function, eight favorites channel groups that can be re-named, and powerful channel control by favorites, lock, skip,...

Computer Gaming Appropriateness by Paul W Wilson
Children spend at least 13 to 30 hours a week gaming. Most computer games are violent and aggressive and do little to inculcate moral values. Studies indicate that gaming results in aggressiveness and violent responses in children. And, children are less concerned and helpful towards their peers... The child must be confident, curious, and forthright; display self control; be able to relate linearly, be caring and cooperative, and be communicative. ... If you find any signs of being unsettled withdraw games that cause this change in behavior.

Anti-Spyware Protection – Holes in the Shining Armor by Alexandra Gamanenko
Looking at all the ads which promise to get rid of all spy programs, one may wonder why there is still plenty of them everywhere and the situation is by no means getting better. So let me spoil the advertisers' mood and show some of the "holes" in the majority of software products we expect... Monitoring programs for parental control or workplace surveillance are very common and easily available from the Web. ... Speaking about drawbacks of anti-spyware, let's take the word "spyware" in the narrow sense for a change and call "spyware" only software products that really spy, i.e.

The History of Video Surveillance – from VCRs to Eyes in the Sky by Lucy P. Roberts
Mention video surveillance and most people think of video cameras mounted in the corners of train stations and banks or private detectives video taping an erring spouse for a messy divorce case. The truth is that the history of video surveillance is much more complex and goes back much farther... The drawback in many cases was that after a while, owners and employees would become complacent and not change the tapes daily or the tapes would wear out after months of being re-used. ... Private detectives were able to provide more graphic and compelling evidence of affairs and parental...