Another approach I’ve seen. Internet Explorer/AIM/MSN etc… is only available on the parents log in, it is not available via any other log in. Setting the parents as the administrators of the computer also means that kids logged into their own directory on computer can not install anything on the hard drive (such as a copy if IE they can get off a CD that has juno or Netzero) and the only available tools to them are Word, Excel and the things needed for schoolwork. If they DO need to be online for schoolwork or other legitimate reason as determined by parents, then one of the parents must make the application available to the kids by logging in on their own. It sounds cumbersome, but it really isnt. It makes the computer avaialable to the kids whenever they want to use it it legitimately (Word, Excel, PowerPoint or an allowed game – installed by the parents and made available to all “users” – for example) and the parents dont have to worry about “where” the kids are.
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