ContentBarrier

Commercial; $59.95

Current Version: "X4" (10.4.4) (October 26, 2007)

Intego, Inc. produces the ContentBarrier Internet content filtering software for parents. The "Classic" Mac OS version is no longer available for purchase, although updaters are still available for download (see below).

Features include:

• Multiple users - if you have several children, you can adjust the settings for their age and maturity
• Multiple levels of protection
• Pre-determined categories for safe and easy content filtering
• Limit Internet access by day and time
• Anti-predator function to block predatory language in chat sessions
• Keep a detailed log of each user's Internet sessions
• Traffic data recorded for an overview of Internet use
• Automatic updates with Intego's NetUpdate function
• Password protection to prevent unauthorized users from changing program settings
• Automatic e-mail notification of certain events

Version "X4" (10.4) introduced the following new features:

• New interface
• New assistant simplifies user configuration
• Overview screen shows all user settings
• Blocks streaming media
• Blocks peer-to-peer software
• Blocks chats and e-mail
• Application blocking
• Start and stop time limits from the Intego menu
• More protocols filtered for total protection
• Instant authorization for blocked sites
• Compatible with Intel-based Macs
• Updates via NetUpdate X4
• User manual in the Help menu
• Add user photos for easy recognition and configuration
• Optimized for Tiger

Version 10.4.4 adds/changes the following:

• This release includes minor bug fixes and insures compatibility with the next major release of Mac OS X.