How to make your PC safe for children

Now our children know how to use the computer from an early age, and although it is a great way to enrich their knowledge, is a source of immense inappropriate content and potentially dangerous.

Here we will see how to make your PC safe for the children, without necessarily have to check every time they connect to the network.

1.) Create a separate account for your child. Each user has a unique profile with a separate desktop and My Documents folder. Limited users cannot modify system settings or install new hardware or software, including most games, media players, and chat programs. To do this simple task authenticate as an administrator, click Start > Control Panel > Add or remove user accounts, and then click the Create new account.

2.) Once you create the new profile, go to the Control Panel. Under User Accounts, select the item set up parental controls. In Windows Settings, move on Windows Vista Web Filter and select the restrictions of the web content you want to not be displayed. In Windows Settings, click on games and allowed those suitable for children. If you have Vista, you can also set time limits and check the logs that show your child’s activities on the computer.

3.) In case you have Mac OS X, the procedure is slightly different. After you have created a private account for your child, and you have logged in as an administrator, go to System Preferences and Accounts menu. Click the lock icon and enter your password administator. In the Access Options, turn on Enable fast user switching. Then add the new user and click the plus sign () in the list below. Open the Parental Controls menu to configure the settings. You can also configure the limits here, the logs of the system, the Content, mail and chat ..

4.) In the system, you can remove all entries from the desktop and from the dock that could confuse the child. In Content, you are going to set up websites that you can visit and what types of content will be displayed in Google searches. For older kids, some with which users can exchange e-mail and chat, by selecting the names are known to you and safe.