Parental controls Articles on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog

Mac App Store shots reveal Parental Controls, store helper app

by Mike Schramm (Dec 24th, 2010)

9to5Mac apparently snuck its way into the Mac App Store a little early (the marketplace is set to open up on January 6), and has brought back some screenshots of the app's OS X trappings. You can see the app's icon already, and the app will have a login screen very similar to what you already use in ...

Mac 101: How to use the iTunes parental controls

by Dave Caolo (Feb 24th, 2010)

As Apple removes sexually suggestive apps from the App Store (and is evidently preparing a Red Light District for the future), users are wondering how they can protect their kids from certain content. With that in mind, here's an overview of the parental controls in iTunes. Note that the ...

Net Nanny for the Mac released

by Steven Sande (Aug 11th, 2008)

Are you concerned about the youngsters in your household being exposed to inappropriate content on the Web? ContentWatch today announced the release of Net Nanny for the Mac, the first Mac version of their popular Internet filtering and parental control software. With Net Nanny, you can block ...

Mac 101: Parental Controls

by Dave Caolo (Jul 7th, 2008)

Mac OS X Leopard has a slew of controls meant to keep whipper-snappers at bay protect our kids (and data). They aren't the most powerful tools in the world (especially if Junior knows your administrator password), but they are helpful. To make use of Parental Controls, you'll first have to create an ...

Other new features from the Apple TV software update

by David Chartier (Jun 20th, 2007)

While YouTube on the Apple TV stole the show of the device's most recent software update, Apple managed to sneak in a few other features and some intriguing hints at possible future features. As TUAW reader Brandon mentioned, there is a new iTunes Store section in the Settings menu, but all this ...

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