Simple and Effective way’s to Monitor Your Kids Computer Activity

June 22, 2009 · Filed Under Tech News · Comment 

In today’s modern world you may find it necessary to monitor your kids computer activity. We all have the very best of intentions and would like to hope that our kids our taking responsibility and making good judgments.

However the internet is a very BIG place and with so many different influences out there you may never know what your kids may get into or be drawn into.

With some of the Internets most popular sites and online applications like My Space, YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, Internet Forums and Chat Rooms it is obvious that there is a huge concern for parents and that they may want to keep an eye on their Kids activities.

Kids now a days are easily bombarded with the ease of communication and information available to them. I’m sure most of us have had common occurrences with this and can relate to the positive benefits of technology as well as the negative problems that may occur as a result.

Parents may be looking for a easy and effective solution to keep an eye on their kids internet and computer activity. To date there has been multiple ways to accomplish this. You can install computer monitoring software or use hardware to monitor computer activity.

There are many software applications on the market today that may work well but on the down side may also cause problems with your Spy Ware and Anti Virus programs and may also bog your computer down.

There is many hardware devices out that will monitor computer activity. These are installed in between your PC and Mouse. They come in USB and PS2 models depending on what type of mouse you have. This type of keylogger works very well and is very reliable. The down side to this type of computer activity monitor is you must leave the hardware connected in order for it to work continually.

One of the newest devices out on the market to monitor computer activity is the Spy Cobra. It is a USB thumb drive type of device that is very easy to use and install. You simply plug it into the computer that you want to monitor activity on and within 15 seconds the program installs on the computer. The Spy Cobra can then be removed.

The big advantage to this is the Spy Cobra does not have to be installed and left in the PC at all times. When you want to retrieve the activity that has been monitored on the PC you simply plug the Spy Cobra into the USB port and Keystrokes, Web Activity and Screenshots are instantly off loaded to the Spy Cobra where the data can be later viewed at your convenience.