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From the Covenant Eyes Blog:

One of the most important things to us at Covenant Eyes is to provide you with the tools you need to protect yourself and your family online. It’s even in our mission statement. After all, while the Internet has brought a lot of benefits, it has a dark side as well.

Over the years, this has led us to a lot of innovations. We’ve launched our iPhone® and Android™ Accountability apps, we’ve made the Accountability Reports easier to understand, and we launched a brand new online account tool to manage your Report and Filter settings.

We’re pleased to announce that the newest tool for your toolbox has arrived. That’s right: the Mac Filter is here and ready for you to install! That means, if you already have Filtering on your account, all you have to do is install the latest version of Covenant Eyes on your Mac computer, and you’ll be ready to go.

I’m a Covenant Eyes affiliate because I believe that they have the best solution for monitoring your family’s Internet activity. I highly recommend their product because it can be used on desktops, laptops, tablets, and smartphones.

There are free filters available but what you’ll find is that if you want comprehensive and detailed reporting you’ll have to pay. Covenant Eyes’ reporting allows you to gauge your child’s Internet usage and ward off any potentially harmful behavior.

Covenant Eyes Internet Accountability is available for Windows, Mac, Android™ phones and tablets (including Kindle Fire and Kindle Fire HD), iPhone®, iPad®, and iPod touch®. You get all-around protection for all of your devices and you don’t need to look through multiple reports. One report gives you the entire picture. Use the promo code “wiredhs” to receive a 30-day free trial when you sign up.

Full Disclosure: The links in this article are affiliate links. If you purchase Covenant Eyes using the links provided or use the code “wiredhs” when signing up I receive a commission. This helps to cover the costs of running this site and producing podcasts.

If your children are online using Facebook after midnight, not only are they losing sleep but they’re also at greater risk of being cyber-bullied.

23% of children (age 10-15) are online after midnight and that means they’re using social media when they’re tired and their judgment is impaired.

There are some simple things you can do to prevent this from happening:

1. Remove all gadgets and computers from their bedroom. When your child turns in for the night make them give you their device.

2. Enable time limits on computers. Windows and MacOS both have parental control features that allow you to configure times when an account cannot login.

3. Review your child’s online activity. An occasional spot-check of your child’s phone and social media accounts will help you find any after-hours activity.

4. Reset your child’s account password. This is rather extreme but sometimes necessary. You reset their account password and they must have you login for them.

5. Use filtering and monitoring software. Software like Covenant Eyes, NetNanny, and SafeEyes will go a long way in curbing a child’s late night surfing.

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When Amazon released FreeTime for the Kindle Fire HD, many bloggers who use iOS devices like the iPhone and iPad thought there should be a similar option for Apple’s portable devices. Guided Access in iOS 6 allows parents to lock their device to only one app and prevents kids from straying into unapproved apps. Think of it as “FreeTime Lite”.

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It’s not often that you come across a filtered browser that supports nearly every major operating system.  I was pleasantly surprised when I stumbled upon Mobicip Safe Browser which is available for  iOS, Android, Kindle, Windows, Mac OS, and Linux.

Not only is Mobicip available on several platforms, it’s also a great deal starting at $4.99 for multiple mobile devices.   Continue Reading…

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Before I begin my review of Covenant Eyes I want to be very clear: I am a Covenant Eyes affiliate. I’m an affiliate because I believe they have a great product. However, my relationship with Covenant Eyes in no way will prevent me from speaking truthfully about their product.

I’ve written a lot about Covenant Eyes in the past, mostly on my old blog/podcast Jesus Geek. I’m a big advocate for their software so it will be difficult for me to control my enthusiasm. Continue Reading…