[shig]

My 14yr old son has just started using a computer with xp in his own room, We know most of the time what he is upto and he has told us who everyone of his contacts on messenger is. Is their any way we can see what time he is on the computer till and what sites he has been visiting, he is sensible and we trust him but for extra peace of mind we would like to check every now and again just to be doubley sure.

[evilfantasy]

The bottom of this post has links and tools that may fit what you have in mind.

Let me know what you come up with. I will either look for something more, or add whatever you find to my list. I am always on the look out for new stuff.

[Cew27]

hmm i have many opinions here as a minor my self but i shall not disclose them
you could use a key logging program on the pc to see everything he types (not malicious)

[shig]

just been told to try spector pro, any ideas and what does it do

[evilfantasy]

These would be recommended.

I have never heard of the Spector software so can't comment on it. Although it does look pretty thorough.

Free Parental Control Software

• KidRocket - Safe Web Browser for Kids.
• W3kids.com - Kid safe search engine.
• Glubble creates a trusted surfing environment for kids. Allows you to set sites that you trust for your kids.
• DirFile.com Free Parental Control Software.
• Crawler Parental Control provides you with comprehensive control of user activity on your computer.
• Naomi is an advanced internet filtering program, easy to use and totally free, intended for families, and kids in particular.

Commercially licensed Parental Control Software

• NetNanny
• CyberSieve
• NetDog
• WebAllow

[shig]

Thankyou evilfantasy for all your help and advise

[evilfantasy]

No problem, let me know which one works best for you. (if not on my list)

Sorry I can't be more specific, but I have never used any of them personally.