TimeOut PC 2.2

• License:

  Free to try; $24.99 to buy

• Editor's Rating:

  4.0 stars

• Average User Rating:

  1.0 stars (out of 2 votes) Rate it!

• Downloads:

  5,157

• Operating Systems:

  Windows 95, Windows Me, Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows NT, Windows 98

• Additional Requirements:

  Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP

• Limitations:

  No limitations

• Date Added:

  August 28, 2006

• Previous Versions:

  Select a version TimeOut PC 1.1.0.0

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Publisher's description of TimeOut PC

TimeOut PC an Internet monitor software is used to monitor your kids Internet usage and control the amount of time they may spend on a PC. Web sites visited are sent as SMS / text messages to you mobile phone at regular intervals, allowing parents to monitor the sites their kids are visiting in real time. All Web sites visited by each user are also logged for analysis at any stage by a parent. Up to 4 users may have time limits placed on their use of the PC.

Version 2.2 sends SMS messages to your mobile phone with details of the Web sites that your kids are currently viewing.

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Editor's review of TimeOut PC

• 4.0 stars

• "TimeOut PC"

• Reviewed by: CNET Staff
• Version reviewed: TimeOut PC 2.2

You'll need to purchase a good SMS plan if you install this helpful system-monitoring tool. TimeOut PC's dialog-sized multitabbed interface is easy to decipher, but the Web log's small size is difficult to read. You drag and drop any program you'd like it to monitor. The program defaults to tracking Windows Messanger and IE use, but failed to log Firefox when we added that application. It can immediately notify you through SMS when tracked programs are used. The SMS notification is simple to set up, but the demo allows only a test message.

It takes just a minute to set the minutes each user is allowed to operate any tracked programs, but restrictions can't be set per monitored program. With just a click, you can easily set the application to shut down the PC at the end of the allowed time. TimeOut PC effectively monitors Internet Explorer, but we were disappointed with the poor or missing logging of other applications.

To set sending monitor logs through e-mail, you merely click your e-mail application, if listed, and the program loads the appropriate settings. However, the program failed to send e-mails during testing. The demo is easy to disable through the tray icon. TimeOut PC is an effective timing tool, but only proved capable of monitoring Internet Explorer. Parents looking for a simple monitoring application may like this utility.

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