Time Boss

Time Boss: Control how your children and any other person spends time on your computer

It’s practically impossible to prevent your kids from interacting with computers in today’s technology-driven world. Nevertheless, setting some limits regarding computer usage is incredibly important as it will ensure your children get to perform varied activities and don’t get caught in the virtual universe for too long.

Time Boss is a useful application that allows you to fully control how your computer is being used. The tool lets you define time access limits for the computer as well as the web browser and instant messaging software.

As far as customization goes, Time Boss offers plenty of options. For example, you can create whitelists and blacklists for apps and separate ones for websites. This way you can completely controls the online content and software your computer users are able to access. However, the tool does detect a large number of them automatically so manual work is greatly reduced.

Furthermore, all the restriction options available in Time Boss can be customized on a per user basis. In the main window you can mark accounts as Boss or Subordinate which will allow you to customize various restrictions. For Subordinate users you can customize the total number of hours per day or per week computer usage is possible or simply set a specific interval. An alternative option is provided by a weekly timetable where you can mark access hours.