I don’t know everything, even though I’m happy to field answers for followers like Allison Stone:

I have a question, and I knew you would be just the person to ask! I am currently researching parental control software, and there is so much out there to choose from. I’d like a program that will allow installation on multiple computers (at least 3), with a time restriction and keyword filtering. I’m no fun at all, I know! I am not ready to jump ship to Vista, and my son is getting too net savvy for my comfort now. I’ve been looking around, but instead of paying for something that will lock ME out and cause me to bang my head on the keyboard in frustration, I thought I would turn to you first. Thank you in advance!

I can tell you this much: when I was visiting a friend’s house the other day, I watched him use Windows Vista with its parental controls flipped on – and I had never seen more password prompts in my entire life. Argh. There must be an easier way?