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DESCRIPTION
Watcher is a computer usage monitoring tool. With Watcher, a computer's owner can define how long a given user can use the computer on a daily, weekly or monthly basis. Watcher has been designed to help parents who want to watch their childrens.
With Watcher 5, enjoy these unique features:
  • Network-wide configurations
  • Computer usage statistics
  • Ability to watch the whole computer or specific applications
  • Restricted accounts support
  • Compatibility with Intel-based Macs.
  • Disk usage monitoring
  • Week days/week end curfew
  • New User Interface
  • Custom TCP port selection for firewall users
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WHAT'S NEW
Version 5.21:
  • New command-line utility, allowing the system administrator to add credit from a remote machine (version 5.2.1).
  • Watcher now saves settings and statistics when upgrading to a newer version
  • Added the ability to replace the screen fading effect with a standard alert
  • Curfew alerts can be automatically hidden after 60 seconds
  • Bugfix : Fixed a time display issue for curfew warnings (version 5.2.1)
  • Bugfix : Watcher no longer closes the session when quitting an application because of curfew restrictions
  • Bugfix : The status item is no longer displayed on Mac OS X 10.3
REQUIREMENTS
Mac OS X 10.3.9 or later.


SCREENSHOT

Developer:Alorsoft
Downloads:10,460
  - Version d/l:1,173
Utilities:Security
License:Shareware
Date:19 Sep 2007
Platform:PPC/Intel
Price:$12.99
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    Jul 3 2007
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    HARRISTYPE  Used version 5 all through the beta process. Many parts didn't function as expected, or at all. Settings wouldn't stick. Now the author want to charge me for the "upgrade." I'm sticking with version 4.  
    (Version 5.0)

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    Feb 15 2007

    ERIC CALDWELL  I have this loaded on my daughter's eMac to demo it and it never seemed to cut her off. What are others experience with it?  
    (Version 5.0b1)

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    Feb 16 2007

    ALORSOFT  If you have any problem with this beta, please get in touch with us (software - at- alorsoft . net) ! We will try to figure out your problem ASAP. Please don't forget to tell us your system configuration in your email.

    Thanks in advance,

    Alorsoft  
    (Version 5.0b1)

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    Apr 28 2006

    RANDOM  an idea would have a feature that lets anyone over lan add quota to someones user

    eg children are in other room using the computer and they are running out of quota. parents reward them for something and put quota in their user from a computer connected to the lan.

    instead of having to go to the other computer and do it... it also might come in handy if you have locked yourself out of your computer.  
    (Version 3.4)

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    Mar 4 2005
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    ANONYMOUS  Wacher is elegant simple application that allows you to control the amount of time users spent on computer. I very easily allowed my son 2hours per day, the program automatically reloads time every day or week. What it does it does very well. And no it is not a virus, when time ran out the system warns a user that she has 60 sec to save her work.

    I wish more features: 1) simple way for a user to see how much is left, say using keyboard shortcut;

    2) not counting time if user does not log out, but just locks out screen.  
    (Version 2.0)

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    Mar 4 2005

    ANONYMOUS  I shoud correct myself. It turns out Watcher allows a user to check her time, just using ctr+option+c, it shows time used and left on top of the screen Cool!

    So I should give 3.5 stars for features.

    I only wish it wont count time if user does not log out, just switches or locks out screen. Here is example, my son plays online game and he wants to take break, but wants to leave the game on, jsut lock out the screen saver. The only way to stop time count is log out of user, hence log out og game.

    Windows program Watchdog stopped couting time, when users switched but did not log out.

    Other than that Wacther is superb and true to Mac's simple bugless interface.  
    (Version 2.0)

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    Sep 7 2005

    ANONYMOUS  FWIW, Mac Minder does what you request. It's generally a pretty flexible app.  
    (Version 2.1.3)

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