This children’s web browser and email portal for Windows-based computers is designed to offer only parent-selected sites and e-mail addresses to children in the 4-12 age range. A Parent Dashboard area is designed to let you select sites and populate an address book of family and friends. You can also monitor children’s web surfing and e-mail activities. Sites are represented as icons on the child’s screen, with thumbnail images of the main screen, allowing nonreaders easy access to sites. A kiosk mode protects the rest of the family’s computer from the child, if necessary.
The basic service is free, providing one child account and five web links and 10 e-mail contacts. A premium account costs $20 per year (or $30 for life), offering unlimited child accounts, web links and e-mail contacts. Note that you must have Windows Internet Explorer installed on your computer, with the latest version of Flash. The software is available as a download from www.pikluk.com
Price: $free with registration, $20/year.