I'm definitely overworking, two posts in one day but I do have to thank my co-worker (code name: Mr. Search and Destroy) for all these wonderful free services for all of us to use.
If you are a parents with children under 18 yrs old, read this blog and implement immediately! Does your kid have a computer with Internet access? What a silly question, everybody have a computer and without an Internet connection what use is it. Agree, so every kids who are on a computer have Internet access and probably viewing porn sites or other adult related sites. Agree? Not my kid, righhht, if your kid have a computer in their room, you’re in for a big surprise. I have my computer in the living room so I can monitor what they view. Anyway, let just say all our kids are perfect but want to protect our children from accidently going to these horrible sites, so what can you do that is FREE? There is an Internet service called OpenDNS at http://www.opendns.com/ and it is better than paid software that does the same thing, in my opinion. Basically, Opendns will block websites that you don’t want your children go to and it is updated by Opendns. You say, I can do this on my Windows 7, sure you can and I have tried it too but it is pretty painful to type in website after website or you can just say “block all”, which defeat the purpose of having a computer, right?
Go to the Opendns website and read their feature, you’ll be surprised. By the way, if you set this up on your router your kid Itouch or Ipad will be protected by Opendns if using your router WIFI. If any question please let me know, so I can ask my co-worker who introduce this to me. Happy surfing.
Some of the feature of Opendns:
§ Web Content Filtering: Cloud-based, award-winning Web content filtering from OpenDNS with more than 50 categories of content. No appliance necessary. Effective against proxies, P2P, Web 2.0, adult and more.
§ PhishTank Anti-Phishing: Industry-leading anti-phishing powered by PhishTank, the most authoritative source of phishing data on the Internet. Protects your network, organization and its employees from fraudulent phishing scams.
§ Malware Site Protection / Botnet Protection: DNS layer security protects the most vulnerable level of your network against the latest threats, including viruses, worms and zero-day vulnerabilities.
§ Whitelist / Blacklist: Lets you decide where your users can navigate on your customized Internet. Whitelist-only functionality available.
Wednesday, December 29, 2010
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Nice post, Im a fan of OpenDNS and we just launched a new service that is complimentary and I believe both are a must have for anyone with kids using computers.
ReplyDeleteOpenDNS users love 8snaps.com
1. OpenDNS – to BLOCK sites
2. 8snaps.com – to know what your kids are doing online – to DETECT issues
OpenDNS works as a proactive filter to stop bad sites. On the other hand, 8snaps.com service takes pictures of the childrens computer screen and lets you see what is happening – its not only about pornography but addresses a large range of online issues including cyber-bullying and sexual predators.
Catches activity outside of web browsing such as instant messaging and games. The service is currently FREE.
Even good sites can have bad people on them.
– About 8snaps.com —
Our mission is to provide children with a happier, safer childhood. We have created an online anti-cyberbullying service for parents and schools which makes it simple to monitor and detect children’s online activities. The service is available at http://www.8snaps.com and is currently free for home use.