Parental Control programs of this type manage access to the Internet. Most of these programs work with any Windows Internet application, such as Netscape and Microsoft Network. Typically, they allow adults to screen and block access to objectionable material on the Internet.

Cyber Patrol http://www.cyberpatrol.com is an access management utility. It allows adults to determine which topics are blocked within the Web, the IRC (the interactive communications portion of the Internet), newsgroups, and so on. The program can be configured for different times of day and it also allows control of non-Internet activities, such as games and applications. Password protection and logging facilities are also available. The program includes a list of inappropriate sites.

Net Nanny http://www.netnanny.com allows adults to screen and block access to anything on the computer, online as well as offline. A site list assists adults in determining what to block. This list can be downloaded with the program.

CYBERsitter http://www.cybersitter.com lets adults limit access to objectionable material on the Internet. Adults can block the material, block and alert, or just simply sound an alert when access to the specified material is attempted.

Logging and Time Management Programs