How to make your Mac safe for a Children
Computers and the Internet are important assets if not fundamental for our children, from the point of view of entertainment and study.
The many dangers force us to accompany them whenever they approach these resources. Fortunately, Apple Mac comes to us by giving us many accessibility options. In this guide, we will see together how to monitor its activities and set parental controls on a number of applications. Let’s start!
1.) Let’s start by creating an account: System Preferences, and select Accounts. Open the lock by entering your system password. Now click the icon at the bottom of the form more to create a new account. You will encounter a new curtain for creating an account. Enter the necessary data and make sure you have selected in the New Account Managed with Parental Controls. To complete the configuration, return to the main menu of System Preferences, and went to Parental Controls. Re-Enable the lock at the bottom to have the permissions to perform the next directions. Click the account of your child (the one you just created) to enable the controls. This opens up a complete list of all the settings for the controls.
2.) Simple Finder mode helps your child to find quickly the application without displaying the file system and those not needed for his research. The most important part is the content section (or Web) that allows you to select only those sites that you can visit. You may also enable Limit Mail or iChat, but remember that it is especially useful option is to contact some Contacts in Address Book. Click on Email Limit, and the send Permissions permission to enter your email address: When your child will try to send someone an email, you will be immediately notified and can decide whether or not to allow the sending of the message.
3.) The most interesting part is here: now you will learn how to set time limits in which the child can use the computer! Sign in to time and you will find the section to set up what has been said before. You can easily fix a time, for example, where the Mac should go out on weekdays (school days) or at the weekend in which he can stay up longer. It’s a real ” computer curfew! “.
4.) Last but not least is KidZui, a very useful application that allows you to create a safe online environment for your child, at the same time protecting it from the dangers of the net. Download the application from this address www.kidzui.com and recorded. Then click the Add New Child and enter your data. You can now set up sites that can be visited, quite simply.
Remember that inhabit this service you just need to access are in your child and login to the service. The browser has an interactive interface and colorful. Your child will find links to games (Play Games), a funny video (Watch Funny Videos), to Internet sites (Explore the Web) and music videos (Music Videos). From now you can feel comfortable about his experience at the computer!
