Mar. 22, 2007 - Internet Safety thingy

Posted by jtcosby

Hey, Dave Ramsey recommends one, I think it's kidsafe but cannot remember. It is listed on his website (he is a WONDERFUL CHRISTIAN FINANCIAL GUY). www.daveramsey.com Love your blog by the way....you make me smile!

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Mar. 22, 2007 - not sure if you know where to find me

Posted by jtcosby

Ok...so I am not sure how all of this works so I am going to add my url www.cosbyfamily1.blogspot.com

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Mar. 22, 2007 - Untitled Comment

Posted by nsremom

I use the latest Firefox browser and it has a built-in filter. You can set it to most anything. Nate can only go on if the filter is set to high. I tested it and you can't even get 'hotmail.' Now that's my kind of filter!

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Mar. 22, 2007 - Untitled Comment

Posted by 40winkzzz

I found our filter by going to a website that rated ten different filters and gave pros & cons of each. That was a few yrs ago, and I can't remember the name or url of the site! Perhaps you can find it if you do a search for "best internet filters" or "internet filter ratings". If that doesn't work, you can try what I did-- I actually found this site by typing in a search for CyberSentinal, a filter that someone had recommended to me. Instead of a site for CyberSentinal, the search brought up this ratings site (where, ironically, CS was rated only a 6 out of 10). We ended up going with the site's top-rated filter, which is (or at least was at that time) ContentProtect. Besides filtering, it also keeps records and can be set to record IM dialogue. It isn't perfect-- like most filters, it overfilters sometimes & underfilters other times-- but it works well in most areas and is pretty user-friendly. It is a big pain to have to type in a password all the time, and it does slow up the internet (I think this is true of most filters), but that trade-off is worth it to me.

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Mar. 24, 2007 - <i>Untitled Comment</i>

Posted by 40winkzzz

Hi Gayle, That website I mentioned can be found at www.internet-filter-review.toptenreviews.com. (Sorry, it doesn't want to let me link.) I found it to be a very helpful site and I recommend you visit! ContentProtect is still top-rated, tho it has bought out NetNanny and now goes by that name instead. 2nd-rated CyberSentinal looks great too, maybe even better-- I had a hard time choosing between the two and still would! The main negative thing I experience w/ CP is that the time-block feature does not usually work (if it did, I would not be commenting right now b/c the way I have it set, it would have cut me off 2 minutes ago at midnight!) This may change when I get around to activating the updated version that i recently downloaded. Edited by 40winkzzz on Mar. 24, 2007 at 9:12 PM

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Mar. 28, 2007 - Hey

Posted by NeverAlone

We use the AFA filter. It is customizable so that you (you being the one with the password) can add back in a site if they block it or you can change the categories that they block. So the kids computer gets mega blocked but mine is less stringent. I think it is about $60 a year, To me its a bargain for the peace of mind it gives.

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Apr. 4, 2007 - Bsafe Online

Posted by pottershand

The site Dave Ramsey suggests is Bsafe Online. ( www.bsafe.com ) We recently added it to our computers. I love it. It is very simple to set up and is active any time you are online.

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