Sams Teach Yourself Internet and Web Basics All in One
by Ned Snell, Bob Temple, T. Michael Clark
Using AOL's Parental Controls
America Online has always touted itself as a family-friendly online service. As such, it's been at the forefront of developing technologies that allow parents to have control over what their children see and do online.
AOL's Parental Controls is a leader in this area, although it does suffer from some of the same drawbacks as some of the other Web-censoring programs. For example, if you choose the tightest security level (“Kids Only,” which is designed for elementary-aged kids), it blocks such sites as the official sites of Britney Spears and the Backstreet Boys, which your kids may want to see.
At the core of Parental Controls are the screen names. You can have up to seven screen names per AOL account. This allows ...
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