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Keeping An Eye On Your Kids’ Online Activities With Parental Controls [Video...
As a parent, it is always important to keep tabs on what your children are doing on the computer. Whether it’s the sites they are visiting, the amount of time they spend online, or even what...
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GateKeeper’s Technology Isn’t Really New… But Its Control Over Developers Is
Mountain Lion’s GateKeeper feature is designed to improve Mac security by harnessing the power of the Mac App Store and through a new developer program in which Apple will offer Developer IDs to...
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iOS 5.1 Adds Unannounced Security And Management Features
Apple included a list of new features in the release notes for iOS 5.1, which became available on Wednesday alongside the announcement of the new iPad. It seems that Apple included some unannounced...
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How To Handle Content Filtering For iPads In The Classroom (And At Home)
Mass iPad deployments in schools bring new challenges when it comes to filtering laws and regulations. Technology in the education sector, particularly for K-12 schools, often poses unique challenges...
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Limit The Time You Can Use Your Mac With Parental Controls [OS X Tips]
Parental Controls are built right in to OS X, and they’re a great way for parents to set time limits for their children. My daughter is quickly becoming a teenager, what with her wanting to be online...
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MobileKids App Lets You Track Your Kids, Control Their Phone Usage and Gives...
A mobile phone in the hands of your kid can be a liability. But it can also be guardian angel — it all depends on how it’s used. MobileKids is a free iPhone and Android app that enhances a phone’s...
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Apple Helps You ‘Learn More About In-App Purchases’ In The App Store
Alongside its weekly App Store refresh this week, Apple introduced a new page that helps App Store users “learn more about in-app purchases.” The guide explains what in-app purchases are, how they...
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Manage Parental Controls For Your Kids’ Mac Remotely [OS X Tips]
Parental controls are a wonderful thing, letting you filter internet content, restrict your kids to certain apps, and even keep them from accessing the Mac during times they should be sleeping or doing...
View ArticleMake your Mac safer for your kids
Keeping your kids safe on your computer is one of the more important things you can focus on as a parent. Mac OS X has a great tool built right in to do just that: Parental Controls. It’s fairly easy...
View ArticleHow to keep kids from checking out bad stuff on Apple TV
Not every Apple TV is in a household full of self-realized adults. Apple knows this and has set up some restrictions, similar to the parental controls on iOS. That way, you can make sure that your kids...
View ArticleHow to keep your kids safe on the App Store
Parental Controls help you keep your kids out of mischief, and keep them safe on the app store. (via Cult of Mac - Tech and culture through an Apple lens)
View ArticleHow to use age restrictions to protect your kids from adult apps and movies
Restricting the movies, apps, TV shows, and books that your kids can see on their iPhone or iPad is easy. Here's how to switch on and customize iOS age restrictions. (via Cult of Mac - Tech and culture...
View ArticleHow to restrict what your kids can watch on YouTube
YouTube's restrictions mean that you can let you kids watch endless hours of video without once checking up on them. Here's how to enable YouTube restrictions. (via Cult of Mac - Tech and culture...
View ArticleT-Mobile FamilyMode brings parental control over every device in the house
Parental controls are a hot item. Apple is building them into iOS 12, kid-friendly apps have them, and T-Mobile just unveiled its solution: Family Mode. This includes iOS and Android apps than can...
View ArticleHow to block any website on iPhone and iPad
It's easy to block any website on your iPhone or iPad, to stop your kids from accessing it, perhaps. Here's how. (via Cult of Mac - Tech and culture through an Apple lens)
View ArticleApple says parental control apps were removed for privacy and security reasons
Apple has responded to a New York Times report, claiming that it has removed various parental control apps from the App Store. Apple allegedly removed apps which offered similar features to its own...
View ArticleThis tool ensures your kids use their iPhones safely
This post is presented by Wondershare. It’s 2019, so kids are practically born with a smartphone in their hands. The ability to communicate and access information anywhere is mostly a great thing. But...
View ArticleHow to stop your kids from wasting their lives on Apple Arcade
New subscription gaming service Apple Arcade is here1, and it looks like an incredible deal. For just $5 per month, everyone in your family gets unlimited access to dozens of exclusive games (with a...
View ArticleiOS 13.3 finally lets parents set limits on texting, FaceTime and more
Parents will soon be able to limit when their children use an iPhone or iPad to talk to their friends, thanks to a long-awaited new Screen Time feature. Communication Limits were supposed to come...
View ArticleiOS 13.3 inches closer to launch with new beta
Apple developers received a fresh batch of new betas for the first time in over two weeks today with new builds of iOS 13.3, tvOS 13.3 and watchOS 6.1.1. The new iOS 13.3 beta adds a bunch of new bug...
View ArticleApple promises to fix big bug in iOS 13’s new parental controls feature
iOS 13.3 dropped this week, bringing a brand-new parental controls feature called Communication Limits. But it comes with a serious flaw that allows kids to bypass any rules set by adults. Apple says a...
View ArticleFeds quiz parental control app maker in Apple antitrust investigation
The U.S. Justice Department is reaching out to parental app control companies that may have been affected by Apple’s allegedly anti-competitive App Store practices. Reuters reported this morning that...
View ArticlePeek-a-View lets you safely limit the photos someone can see [Review]
Peek-a-View gives you control over what photos album someone can view, without worrying they'll delete or get into anything they shouldn't be. (via Cult of Mac - Tech and culture through an Apple lens)
View ArticleHow to lock your Netflix profile with a PIN
Netflix finally made it possible to keep your personal profile private from other people using your account with a new update today that lets users create individual pins. The new feature is part of a...
View ArticleIntego Mac Premium Bundle X9’s powerful solutions secure your Mac
This Mac security post is presented by Intego. Macs have a reputation for being less vulnerable than PCs to online threats like malware and viruses, but your machine is certainly not invulnerable. Far...
View ArticleAdGuard is an ad blocker, a VPN and a security app in one — and this deal...
AdGuard combines a potent ad blocker with the best privacy and security features of a virtual private network and a parental-control app. And right now, you can get a lifetime subscription to the...
View ArticleSecure Your Mac Against Cyber Threats With ESET Cyber Security Pro [Deals]
ESET Cyber Security Pro fortifies your Mac’s built-in defenses, protecting against Mac and Windows-based threats, hackers and other attacks all while shielding your kids from inappropriate web content....
View ArticleCircle with Disney is a near-flawless parental control system [Reviews]
I recall at WWDC 2011 when Steve Jobs introduced iCloud he talked about how up until that point, managing and syncing content across devices was driving everybody nuts. You’d take one photo on one...
View ArticleVerizon Smart Family app gives parents new tools
Verizon’s new service lets parents limit their children’s’ screen time, monitor who they’re texting (and how often), and track their location. The Smart Family program also includes content filters,...
View ArticleHow to block adult content on iPhone and iPad
There is a lot of explicit content out there on the internet, or so I am told. Before handing a device off to a child, you may want to disable or limit access to the wide-open internet and App Store....
View ArticleHow to track your kids’ live location with Wondershare FamiSafe
Parents keep a pretty close eye on children's whereabouts these days. Technology can help, thanks to apps like Wondershare FamiSafe. (via Cult of Mac - Tech and culture through an Apple lens)
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