Comments on: Internet Safety Resources http://ldsmediatalk.com/2006/07/20/internet-safety-resources/ Sharing technology ideas for LDS parents and youth Thu, 16 Oct 2008 00:36:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: James Anderson http://ldsmediatalk.com/2006/07/20/internet-safety-resources/#comment-72 James Anderson Wed, 30 Aug 2006 04:56:06 +0000 http://www.ldsmediatalk.com/?p=13#comment-72 Another free filter, originally created by a local Utah company for businesses that was bought out a couple years back, and has 100,000 downloads so far, is available at k9webprotection.com You don't download a database, but every time you visit a page the software queries a server run by the company to see what the page's rating is. Has the largest URL database of any known content filter service as well. Specs: Windows 2000 or higher Most Pentium III or higher processors, especially the faster ones. Works in recent MSIE and Mozilla browsers. Takes about 300kb disc space. Comes preconfigured for the most part. You just quickly set passwords, etc. Doesn't slow the speed of the webpage download at all. Another free filter, originally created by a local Utah company for businesses that was bought out a couple years back, and has 100,000 downloads so far, is available at k9webprotection.com

You don’t download a database, but every time you visit a page the software queries a server run by the company to see what the page’s rating is. Has the largest URL database of any known content filter service as well.

Specs:

Windows 2000 or higher
Most Pentium III or higher processors, especially the faster ones.
Works in recent MSIE and Mozilla browsers.
Takes about 300kb disc space.
Comes preconfigured for the most part. You just quickly set passwords, etc.
Doesn’t slow the speed of the webpage download at all.

]]> By: Hugh http://ldsmediatalk.com/2006/07/20/internet-safety-resources/#comment-17 Hugh Fri, 04 Aug 2006 22:52:49 +0000 http://www.ldsmediatalk.com/?p=13#comment-17 Church member Dave Lopata keeps a free filter available for Mac OS X users available as well. http://www.lopata.net/component/option,com_docman/task,cat_view/gid,14/Itemid,29/ Church member Dave Lopata keeps a free filter available for Mac OS X users available as well.

http://www.lopata.net/component/option,com_docman/task,cat_view/gid,14/Itemid,29/

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