Free Web Filter And Internet Traffic Blocker Software
How to install web filter, monitor and blocker for kids? How to control the internet with free software? Which is the best internet filter blocker for kids and parents?
Content-control software, also known as censorware or web filtering software, is a piece of software designed and optimized for controlling the information permitted to the end reader. Some may cry freedom of speech, but under certain circumstances, it would be better to have the internet filtered rather than having young kids exposed to these unwanted images.
Imagining people surfing porn or noneducational related websites in the public library? Or young kids spending time surfing the net for pornography? To a certain extent, who are our kids communicating with? Love it or hate it, freedom of speech has it limits.
Free Internet Web Filter Blocker
- Blue Coat K9 Web Protection (free license for one computer only)
- Naomi
- Sentry Parental Control Lite
- Windows Family Safety
- Untangle
Paid Internet Security And Web Filter
- NetNanny | $39.99
- Sentry Parental Control Basic | $19.99
- Covenent Eyes | $4.99/mo, $54.99/yr
I can’t be certain which is the best web filter software, I believe there is no significant difference between paid and free version, this is be the fact that the non-profit driven software has a strong backing from various NGO and a dedicated team of web warriors, it is all done for the good of the community.
Given a choice, I would pick both NetNanny and K9 Web Protection. NetNanny is possibly one of the longest web filter software in the industry; K9 on the other hand has an impressive track record and being funded by various NGO.
p.s. Installing the software itself and allowing it to run as a background service is not good enough. It is important to monitor what websites has your kids visited, take action is necessary. This enables you to monitor the software performance while sending a strong message to your kids not to step over the boundary.
Download Adobe Reader 9 Alternative – Haihaisoft Reader
Where to download Adobe Reader 9 Alternative? Adobe Reader has all the necessary feature to read a pdf file, come to think of it, do you really need a bloated 35.7 MB file that is not only eats up your memory, it does take quiet sometime to load the application.
If you happened to be a light user of Adobe Reader, why not settle for Haihaisoft Reader (freeware). Here is some of their unique feature:
- Very small size – only 1.8 MB
- Speedy launch – it launches instantly without any delay.
- Read protected document – it supports protected PDF document by DRM-X platform.
The only drawback is the lack of copy and paste function. Which isn’t that bad, after all, how often do we use this feature?
