Simon Handby
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Epson Stylus Photo PX720WD review
All-in-one printers Home office Printers
It's not ideal for office work, but if you want a superb MFP for creative projects you needn't spend more.
Internetsafety.com Safe Eyes review
Software
Although not the worst parental control software, Safe Eyes is comparatively expensive and isn't foolproof.
Computer Business Solutions KidsWatch Professional review
SoftwareA potentially brilliant parental control package that's let down only by an apparent weakness in 64-bit systems, and a vulnerability to proxy software.
ContentWatch Net Nanny 6.5 review
SoftwareNet Nanny impressed us with its broad spread of features, plus the ease and effectiveness of its default protection. It's the best parental control package around.
Cyber Patrol Parental Controls 7.7 review
SoftwareCyberPatrol feels long-in-the-tooth, with middling performance and a fiddly interface. We hope the next release improves it.
McAfee Family Protection 2011
SoftwareFamily Protection's default setting is far too lax for kids and too restrictive for adults.
Symantec Norton Online Family review
SoftwareOnline Family is easy to configure and friendly to use, producing great results. Sadly, it's not infallible.
Blue Coat K9 Web Protection
SoftwareWe still like K9's free, effective and simple web filtering, but it loses out to other free packages, which offer a wider scope.
The Learning Bubble - child learning software
SoftwareThe Learning Bubble is good for encouraging younger children's learning on a PC, but its apparent fallibility concerns us.
Microsoft Family Safety review
SoftwareFamily Safety is free, comprehensive and resisted our attempts to bypass it. Its default settings should be stricter, though.
