Tech Review: Things We Love!  

Sexting, cyberbullying, text-bombing. These are all extra dangers your child can face if he has a cell phone. While it can be convenient for your child to have a cell phone, there are many negatives associated with it that we parents need to be informed about. Ask yourself the following questions:

• Are your children texting when they should be in school or doing homework?
• Are they visiting parent-approved websites, or are they surfing the Internet in dangerous waters?
• Do you know where your children are? Are they being honest about where they were this evening?
• Are your children talking on the phone for hours? Who are they talking to?

Developed by our friends over at Spectorsoft, this convienent software can be downloaded to your child's smartphone and can help ease any stress that your child might experience.

Be Notified Immediately

eBlaster Mobile Instant Notification keeps parents "in-the-know" by automatically sending you an EXACT copy of every text message sent and received, and a thumbnail of every photo snapped -- even if the messages or images were deleted from the phone. See any inappropriate texting or sexting right away, so you can take action.

SMS/Text Messages

Get transcripts of text message conversations - every word that was typed on both sides of the conversation. Discover if your children are sending or receiving inappropriate text messages or are being contacted by strangers.

Web History

Review the address of EVERY website your child visits. Find out if your children are visiting inappropriate websites and how frequently they are visited. Know if your kids are spending too much time surfing for fun when they should be learning.

Location

Find out where your kids are and when they were there by using the GPS or cell site location of the phone. Did your teenager really go to the library after school to study or did she go to a friend's house to party?

Voice Call Log

See who your child called (and who is calling him) and the duration of the call. Find out if your children are talking on the phone during times when you have asked them not to, such as after their bedtime.

For more information about the many types of filtering software for your technology devices, visit http://www.spectorsoft.com. 

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