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Internet Safety
By Dr. Don Dunlap
Pastoral Counselor Here are practical resources to protect you and your family while surfing the Internet.
Family Counseling Ministries -
Spector automatically takes hundreds of snapshots every hour, very much like a surveillance camera. With Spector, you will be able to SEE exactly what your spouse, kids and employees have been doing online and offline.
Spector works by taking a snapshot of whatever is on the computer screen and saves it away in a hidden location on your computer's hard drive. A few seconds later, Spector takes another picture. In fact, Spector can automatically take a picture of your computer screen as frequently as once per second.
You get recordings of all chat conversations, instant messages, e-mails typed and read, all web sites visited, all programs/applications run, all keystrokes typed - EVERYTHING they do on the computer and on the Internet. You can come back to the computer a few minutes, a few hours, a few days or weeks later and SEE EXACTLY what they were doing, because Spector has recorded it.
Regularly priced at $99.95, Spector is on sale for $69.95 and is available for immediate download. Spector is fully compatible with all versions of Windows since Windows 95, including Windows XP.
More information - click here
Recommended Filtering Resources
 1) Bsafe Simple Security™ Filter
Web Filtering and Accountability Reporting
Super Fast filter service costs $40.00/year and has a 10 day FREE trial. Works with your existing Internet Service Provider (ISP) at narrow and broadband speeds! Automatically updated (server based). Blocks newsgroups, Peer to Peer programs, proxy sites and other holes used to bypass most filters. Has no password override (i.e. no temptation). New option for site history reporting automatically emailed to your choice of accountability partners. Also multi-profile, override and business filtering service at $60.00/year.
System Requirements
- Any Windows PC
- Any Internet Service Provider (including AOL)
- Any browser (Internet Explorer, Netscape, Opera, etc.)
Click here for more information about Bsafe family filtering.
Click for more information about Bsafe business and school filtering.
To try Bsafe's Internet Filter for a 10 day free trial, click here.
 2) FamilyClick
Email and Web Filtering
Email and Web filter which costs $4.95/month or $49.95/year (30 day FREE trial available). Works with most Internet Service Providers (ISP's).
System Requirements
- PC that is Windows based
- Internet Service Provider (other than AOL, Juno, or Compuserve)
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 or Netscape 4.0 or higher
If you do not have Internet Explorer Version 4.0 or higher and would like to download it from Microsoft, bookmark this webpage then click here. Once downloaded and installed, return here and you will be able to complete the FamilyClick registration.
Click here for information about FamilyClick filtering.
To try FamilyClick's Internet Filter for a 30 day free trial, click here.
 3) Realtime Sentry
Web, E-mail, and Search Engine Filtering
Scans every web page, including those from e-mail, and every search engine request, blocking inappropriate content. This patent-pending technology can block pornography not previously encountered, the only way to effectively deal with explosive Internet growth. Works with most dial-up, cable modem, and DSL connections. AOL subscribers can use AOL’s “Bring You Own Access” plan and Realtime Sentry for the ultimate protection. 10-day free trial.
System Requirements
- Windows 95, 98, or 98 SE
- Internet Explorer 4 or higher or Netscape 4 or higher (excluding Netscape 6)
- Internet Service Provider (most dial-up, cable modem, DSL)
Visit us at www.realtimesentry.com for more information.
 4) We-Blocker
Web Filtering
FREE Web filtering which works with your current Internet Service Provider (ISP).
System Requirements
- PC (Windows/DOS)
- Windows 95/98/NT/2000
- 200 MhZ Pentium Processor
- 40 MB RAM
- Modem (28.8 or better recommended)
- 5 MB available hard disk space
- Internet Service Provider (ISP)
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.02 or Netscape Navigator 3.02 or better.
To get the most recent version of Internet Explorer, bookmark this webpage then click here. Once downloaded and installed, return here and you will be able to complete the We-Blocker registration.
For additional We-Blocker information click here.
Helpful Organizations
In addition to parental oversight and secure Web filtering, there are numerous organizations dedicated to informing you and your family about Internet safety. You can visit these sites to find out more about fighting the ever-increasing battle against pornography and inappropriate content on the Internet.
Additional Resources
The Crosswalk.com Goshen Web Directory (the best directory of Christian sites on the Internet) provides links to hundreds of Internet Service Providers. Focus on the Family also maintains a directory of more than 50 family based Internet Services Providers at www.family.org/familyisps. In addition, GetNetWise, a site produced by several commercial and charitable groups, provides an interactive database that will direct families to the service that best meets their needs.
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