Is there a way to see on my PC if my kids are I'm ing or receiving i'ms on our AOL account?
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Check out this software.. its totaly awesome!  http://www.spectorsoft.com/products/SpectorPro_Windows/index.html
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yahoo has one also that will alert you as well as outlook express. Yahoo messenger can do it if its running but the outlook you have to leave open all the time otherwise it doesn't notify you
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Windows has a current feature that lets people see their houses from the above. See the advertisements in the MSN website. www.msn.com
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if u can access their comp you could check history and favorites
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AOL is Almost On Line.\n\nVery easy. Trueswitch.com
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First, I would check for viruses.... then ask AOL...
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...if you are a home user, I would suggest not.  Even though the odds are slim, if a hacker gets in to your computer they will inevitably look for keyboard monitoring logs (they are an easy way get mine passwords).  If you want to restrict access or know what your kids are doing online: 1) put the pc in the living room, the screen facing the room 2) ask your kids 3) if you really must use a keylogger, use it temporarily, and delete it when you are done!
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Nope. Not unless you have a keylogger. If you're concerned about what's going on on the computer when you're not around, a keylogger is the best way to keep track. It logs everything that's typed (like passwords, IMs and chats), programs opened, etc. and runs invisibly in the background. I use Ghost Keylogger, it's a little expensive, but it's really worth when you consider what it does. ;)\n\nSome applications of the keylogger\n- Monitor your computer while you are away \n- Retrieve lost information\n- Parents can monitor their children activity\n- Monitor what and when programs are opened\n- Find out what you actually wrote
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They can monitor EVERYTHING you do. Every site you visit, every keystroke in fact if you are at work now they know what you just typed. Keep in mind, they can and will have all your passwords as well. I have a program called Remote Administrator that allows me to sit here and watch my kids on their pc from my pc as if I was standing there.
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Spy Log will do it.\n\n20 bucks.   You should be able to download it somewhere.
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AOL uses this device as a safety measure just in case you forget that you are still online. If there is no account activity after 45 minutes then AOL will kick you off as you found out. To my knowledge, there is no fix for this. It has been their security device for more than 5 years now and its part of their own AOL program. I used AOL ten years ago, and I remember they had this feature, but I guess they extended the time limit on it because when I used to have AOL, they kicked me off after 15 minutes.\n\nI am pretty sure though, that there is a macro program out there that will make AOL think you are still active. You definitely need a macro job for this that makes your computer do active things while you are away from keyboard.
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download internet explorer tracking programs.   you can also check the cookies or just get a computer monitoring program that lists every action on the comptuer.  They run in the background so you cannot find it unless you know its there.  Check out some parental sites about ie monitoring.
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Yup, he goes into the AOL server using an ordinary browser.   Probably www.aol.com and then login using his own ID.   He might have had to set this up beforehand; I don't know.\n\nBUT\n\nIf your son has set his AOL account to download his messages onto his own computer, then the ones he has already downloaded won't be there when he looks at the account on your computer - only the new ones will be there.\n\nYou could try to persuade him to ditch AOL; they're horrible.   They operate a "white list" so only if you're on the white list can you send email to him.   That tends to kill not just the spam but a reasonable number of good messages as well.  But hey ho.\n\nBTW i wonder how many people on Answers know what a Glesga Bhoy is?   Joke: how do you know when you're in Shotts?  when they're throwing snowballs at the Orange walk...
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yes but you have to place a trogan onto their computer so that you can see the p[ages accesed.
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What's up? Don't you trust your kids? If that's the case, you should have a parental control on their PC. The information will be somewhere on the hard drive, you will have to get an expert to have a look for you but if they have done something illegal you can expect trouble with the law.
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If you are using a router it should have a log capability.  Log onto the router and check the log.\n\nIn addition the previous answer mentioned keyloggers and goggling.  However I suspect they would be detected by an antivirus.\n\nI would also suggest that you look for any thing spying on your machine.  Kids are pretty smart.
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All of these will help, net nanny, aol parental controls, mcafee parental controls etc\nBut having raised three children with a computer in the house 24/7.  I think you always need to monitor and talk to your children.  My oldest son is now 22,  he grew up with the computer as I have worked in tech support for two decades.  While I worked at MTU, he had access 24/7 at a lab that I didn't have total control over.  But he knew if I EVER caught him looking at anything I didn't approve of, I would terminate his access.  It helped I worked with all the sys admins at the time.  But when friends would ask this question and he was around, the would tell them " my dad knows what I do, and if I mess up, I won't be able to use a computer anywhere.  By being honest with my son, he was able to learn to program in three languages by the time he was 10. I also believe this open honesty between the two of us flowed into every other area of our relationship.  You know kids do really want your approval.  Build trust and listen.