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06-01-2009
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| | Re: Limit amount of time on PC? Calab, Place the computer in a very public area in your home such as the living room or the kitchen. -- Richard Urban Microsoft MVP Windows Desktop Experience "Calab" <public@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:upE19Ni4JHA.5048@xxxxxx Quote: > Is there a way to limit how much time a user can be using the computer > each day? I've got the parental controls set up to limit when, but I'd > also like to limit how much of that time they can use. > > If not, are there any free, simple programs out there? Everything I find > is much more than I need - controlling what the user does, managing the > time the users can use the PC, etc. > > Thx! |
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06-01-2009
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| | Re: Limit amount of time on PC? "Richard Urban" <richardurbanREMOVETHIS@xxxxxx> wrote: Quote: >Calab, > >Place the computer in a very public area in your home such as the living >room or the kitchen. Your solution would either require that the parent always be at home to monitor the situation - or that the computer be password protected so it could only be used when the parent enabled it. Stick to giving computing advice, and leave the dispensing of parenting advice to people with more expertise. |
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06-01-2009
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| | Re: Limit amount of time on PC? Gee. My grand children 5 and 9 jump off the chair if they get to a web site other than what they are allowed to go to. And the way my son accomplished it was by being there when the children used the computer. It *IS* all about parenting! -- Richard Urban Microsoft MVP Windows Desktop Experience "Travis Bickle" <t.bickle@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:6p0825tqu9mvi731h4fq4n6mt5ld21o93t@xxxxxx Quote: > "Richard Urban" <richardurbanREMOVETHIS@xxxxxx> wrote: > Quote: >>Calab, >> >>Place the computer in a very public area in your home such as the living >>room or the kitchen. > That wasn't very well thought out. > > Your solution would either require that the parent always be at home > to monitor the situation - or that the computer be password protected > so it could only be used when the parent enabled it. > > Stick to giving computing advice, and leave the dispensing of > parenting advice to people with more expertise. |
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06-01-2009
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| | Re: Limit amount of time on PC? "Travis Bickle" <t.bickle@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:6p0825tqu9mvi731h4fq4n6mt5ld21o93t@xxxxxx Quote: > "Richard Urban" <richardurbanREMOVETHIS@xxxxxx> wrote: > Quote: >>Calab, >> >>Place the computer in a very public area in your home such as the living >>room or the kitchen. > That wasn't very well thought out. > > Your solution would either require that the parent always be at home > to monitor the situation That's the whole point. Quote: >- or that the computer be password protected > so it could only be used when the parent enabled it. > > Stick to giving computing advice, and leave the dispensing of > parenting advice to people with more expertise. |
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06-02-2009
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| | Re: Limit amount of time on PC? On Mon, 01 Jun 2009 11:39:29 -0500, Travis Bickle <t.bickle@xxxxxx> wrote: Quote: >"Richard Urban" <richardurbanREMOVETHIS@xxxxxx> wrote: > Quote: >>Calab, >> >>Place the computer in a very public area in your home such as the living >>room or the kitchen. >That wasn't very well thought out. > >Your solution would either require that the parent always be at home >to monitor the situation - or that the computer be password protected >so it could only be used when the parent enabled it. parent or guardian should be home and paying at least moderate attention to what they are doing. If they are older, then it's definitely time to teach them responsibility (it might even be too late - you need to start young). If we have more children taught about responsibility, integrity, etc at a young age, we might not have so many incapable and nearly intolerable adults. Quote: >Stick to giving computing advice, and leave the dispensing of >parenting advice to people with more expertise. |
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