Internet Safety and side benefits

In the past, I have been asked to find software that would help a parent to restrict their child's Internet usage to only "safe" sites. This can be anything from porn to Internet dating sites, such as MySpace. There are quite a few offerings in this area, but running your Internet through another software application can slow down the access and I did not find any one application that I can say is better than the rest. With most applications, you are stuck with the services list of restricted sites and cannot easily add sites of your own.

Today, I discovered an alternate and I feel better solution. OpenDns.org allows you to filter your access in any number of different categories and it is highly customizable. In addition, their DNS service is often faster than your own ISP's DNS. My speeds picked up considerably when I implemented their service.

The Open DNS site is well organized and the installation instructions are clear and easy to use, so I will not detail them here. I will instead refer you to their site - 

If anyone who like help in setting up the service, I would be happy to help!