Looking for ways to limit access to a Windows Program

[Kurt Granroth]

Okay, this is a low-tech solution but what I did with my daughter was
give her a timer (a kitchen timer, but any would do) and told her she
has 1.5 hours on a weekday (after chores, homework, and practice).  She
starts it anew each day and is done when it goes off.  I trust her most
of the time but keep her honest by doing random spot checks.  That is,
I'll walk on by and silently note the time remaining.  I'll then come on
by, say, 15 minutes later and verify that 15 minutes has really
progressed.  That sort of thing.  She knows that if she ever "cheats" on
the timer that she'll be grounded from the computer (all electronic
devices, actually) for a week.  I had to do it once when we first
started this system and that was enough.  Works like a charm.

Mark Phillips wrote:
> I have a daughter who is spending too much time on WoW (World of
> Warcraft). I am looking for suggestions for the following:
> 
> 1. ways to monitor usage of WoW
> 2. ways to set limits on the amount of time it is available - i.e. 1
> hour/day M-F.
> 
> WoW runs on Windows XP and uses TCP and UDP on port 3724. My router
> (Linksys BEFSX41) will only limit ports on a schedule (i.e. Friday 5-7
> PM) and not on usage.
> 
> I have found one program called KidsWatch (http://www.kidswatch.com/)
> that looks like it will do what I want.
> 
> I am wondering if there are other solutions that some of you have used,
> or if anyone has used Kidswatch before.
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> Mark
> 
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