I've also heard a way around the application limit is instead of launching the app itself, you launch a file that in turn launces the app. Sound right or is that way off?
Thanks for the feedback on this, instead of setting up two accounts, it's easier to just use the router, I can set specific times to allow internet access fairly easily. As I said If this worked at the user level, I'd use that, but the solution at the OS level seems to involve too much duct tape and jiggering. Thanks. On Wed, Dec 23, 2009 at 9:58 AM, David K Watson <davidkirkwat...@gmail.com>wrote: > As others have pointed out, Accounts in System Preferences has > parental controls which allow you to limit computer time or specific > applications, but not time for particular applications. However, your > friend could set up two accounts and limit internet applications but > not time on one account and limit the time but not the internet > applications on the other account. On the full time account, he > can also be a little more specific and block Safari and iChat while > allowing Mail for specific addresses, for example. There is also a > logging feature which he might find useful. > > This seems to me to be easier to set up than the other solutions that > have been proposed. > > If his son needs to download files for use outside his open internet > interval (for school work, for example), he will need to set his downloads > folder to be either his public folder or the shared folder. > > > On Dec 22, 2009, at 11:00 PM, COMPUTERGUYS-L automatic digest system wrote: > > > From: mike <xha...@gmail.com> > > Subject: os x and limiting net access > > > > I've got a friend with a os x machine and he wants to limit his sons > > internet time to 30 minutes...I'm not quite sure if or how to do this on > the > > mac. He wants his son to have full access to the machine 24/7, but limit > > internet connectivity to a specified time period. Any advice > appreciated. > > > > > ************************************************************************* > ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** > ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** > ************************************************************************* > ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
