Useful links

Parental controls and site blocking
One of the best solutions to controlling web access by your kids (or employees) is the OpenDNS service. All you do is set up a free account there, change your router or computers to use their domain name servers rather than your ISP's ones, and within your OpenDNS account you can then filter out sites by name or category. You can customise the "bounce" page with a logo too - for our home setup I've uploaded the logo of our ISP so the blocking is seen as external to our control.

BT Home Hub Security
Many of my clients have BT Internet as their ISP, and have been concerned about security matters regarding their Home Hub router, as the default security settings are somewhat insecure. All the information required to lock down the router from hackers are here.

Virtual Personal Assistant
If like me you work from a home-based office it's handy to have someone to pick up the phone when you are not available yourself. I use and can recommend Moneypenny, who will provide you with your own personal secretary / PA at a much more cost-effective rate than employing someone directly. And as they say, you would be happy to employ any of their PAs yourself. There is a free trial available too - just tell them I referred you!

Video games for children
As a parent, steering through the absolute minefield of computer and video games trying to avoid those unsuitable for under 18s is a tricky task. Whilst multiplayer games from the Disney stable such as Toontown and Club Penguin, and BBC games such as Adventure Rock are very child-friendly, others are not, and many parents of under-18s can unknowingly be allowing them to play games such as Grand Theft Auto which presses all the game classification buttons for sex, violence and bad language. For some useful guidance visit Gaming With Children and What They Play.

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