Re: Feature request: Limitting time usage per user.

From: Kelly (kelly_at_mvps.org)
Date: 05/03/04 

Date: Mon, 3 May 2004 00:03:10 -0500

There are many ways to restrict programs from running, restrict internet
access, force logoff but at this time third party is needed for the
Dutch(ess). :o) Here is one, for example.

Control how much time your kids spend on the computer!
http://www.noonsoon.com/infodocb.htm 

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"Skybuck Flying" <nospam@hotmail.com> wrote in message 
news:c74a7o$gb0$1@news5.tilbu1.nb.home.nl...
> Hi,
>
> A dutch woman was concerned about her kids using msn messenger to long.
>
> She wants to limit the ammount of time a kid uses msn messenger.
>
> To me as a programmer this seems an interesting problem.
>
> I know in windows NT it was possible to specify the login times when users
> where allowed to login...
>
> However this woman's requirements are a bit different.
>
> I also told her limiting her kids might make them aggressive, etc.
>
> Though I can also see other usages for this kind of functionality.
>
> I have no idea how much time I spent on certain programs.
>
> I already told my requirements a few years ago that a time logging feature
> per program would be very usefull to get insight
> into how much time I or any other person spends on certain programs.
>
> Also for businesses this also seems a bit of an interesting solution to
> share computers among their workforce... or for 
> schools/college/universities
> where
> there are limited resources available and have to be shared...
>
> An administrator can then set a time usage limit per student etc... or 
> maybe
> even measuring how long a student spent time on doing his practices etc...
> :) to see if he actually tried ;)
>
> Please forward this message to anybody within microsoft who could make all
> this 'time stuff' a reality :D
>
> I'm sure it will add to reasons why people like to buy microsoft windows
> instead of buying competing solutions/products :)
>
> Bye,
>  Skybuck.
>
>

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