Mac Computer Monitoring Software

Computer monitoring is useful for Windows users as well as Mac OS X users. That’s why the software market that makes available tools designed for computer user supervision always makes available a Windows version as well as a Mac version. By purchasing such a software tool you will be able to keep an eye on your child’s computer activities even when you are at work, discover if your employees are doing their job acceptably or if your spouse is cheating on you. That’s because the powerful monitoring solutions that the market makes available can take care of all these issues without even warning the one being supervised. That means you will notice their genuine behavior, read accurate statistics about the websites they visit and the computer applications they use most often and discover what Internet searches they launch, what emails they send and receive, how much time they spend on social networking websites and what they do with the files they manage. Some of these details are more important for employers who are trying to make sure work performance is at an optimal level while others are perfect for parents concerned about their children and the dangers of the Internet and for spouses that want to make sure they are still of interest for the person they love.

So, if you are interested in a computer monitoring software that will work on any Mac computer, no matter if it’s a MacBook Air or a MacBook Pro, you should consider the Spector Pro version for Mac OS. Using this monitoring software is like pointing a surveillance camera to the one/ones that you want to supervise. That’s because this software is designed to record even the most insignificant computer activity for which the targeted Mac computer is used. Maybe that’s the main reason why this monitoring software is the world’s number one selling tool of this kind. After installing it on the computer of your interest, you will gain access to hundreds of screenshots taken every hour that you can play in video style, as well as to logs that include all the websites visited, all the email sent and received, all the keystrokes typed and more.

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As far as pricing goes, this is not the kind of tool that’s cheap because as we will discover together it integrates features that are extremely powerful. So, if you need such a tool in order to supervise your child, you will have to pay $99.95 for one license. If you need two licenses you will have to pay $179. However, you should know that these are reduced prices because normally the price per license is of $169.95. So, if after you read my review you decide that this software is attractive and powerful enough to support your needs, you shouldn’t think twice about making a purchase.

Snapshots

The first feature that impresses when it comes to this monitoring software for Mac is the ability of the software to take screenshots. To help you determine what your child or employee does all day long in front of the computer, Spector Pro for Mac OS, continuously takes picture of the targeted person’s computer screen. You will be able to customize the frequency with each screenshots are taken, so you should know that you can set the screenshots to be taken every 5 seconds, or depending on how intense user activity is. You can also condition the capture of screenshots on the type of computer program launched, or website visited. After the screenshots are taken as you wish, you will be able to review them at any later time. To help you review all the video information fast, Spector Pro makes available a video-style playback feature. This feature allows you to skip the screenshots you want to ignore and allows you to focus on the ones you are interested in.

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By checking out the screenshots taken, you will be able to determine what websites were visited on the targeted Mac computer and what activity was registered. You will see what categories were selected, what article was reviewed, what photo was zoomed out and more. You will also be able to take a look at the chats and instant messages exchanged. Although you will also receive a copy of the conversation that’s created by Spector Pro, having the possibility to also view screenshots of the conversation makes things seem even more real. Another piece of information made available by screenshots refers to the user activity that was recorded in a certain app or game. You will be able to read what messages were typed and notice the behavior of the one monitored within the app. You will see exactly what searches were conducted and what result pages were accessed. Not to mention that you will see what online purchases were made and what social networking messages were exchanged.

Chat and Instant Messages

The capabilities of Spector Pro also make sure you get a copy of all the chat and instant messages that the one monitored initiates or participates in. This feature offers support for most chat application and retrieves records that include both sides of a conversation as well as the time and the date of the line exchange. In order to find out what this monitoring software has recorded recently, all you have to do is click the Chat/IM Activity button and take a look at the list provided. The conversations listed can be the results of iChat, AIM, Yahoo, Adium or MSN activity, so most Mac-compatible chat apps are covered. A quick look will give you an idea with whom your spouse, child or employee talks most often and will help you determine when certain meetings were established.

If after revising the records provided, you decide that you want your child or employee to stop talking to someone in particular, you will be able to use the capabilities of this computer monitoring software in order to block the individual’s messages and prevent any further contact between the two parties.

Website Activity

Other computer data that Spector Pro can record refers to website activity. By using the capabilities of this software, you will be able to record all the websites that were visited via the Internet connection of the Mac computer in question. The website visits will always be sorted chronologically, so it will be easy to review the information and get an idea of what websites have been recently of interest for your child or employee. The level of detail recorded is much higher than the one that describes normal browser history. That’s because every listing also includes the time and the date when the site was browsed, details about the last website visit, the number of times that specific website was visited and more. In addition, no matter if browser history is deleted, you will still find the necessary entry listed in the recordings provided.

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What this feature provides is a summary report of overall web usage, a date and time for each website visited, all the information submitted on those web pages, the URL, Name and Title of each page browsed, the total number of visits in the case of each website and the possibility to block future accesses to that website by using one single click.

Program and Email Activity

You will also be able to easily find out what applications were launched by the one being monitored. That means you will be able to determine if your child was playing games instead of doing his/her homework or if your employee was playing solitaire or browsing a website instead of taking care of his/her responsibilities. The information provided by the program activity feature records the name of each application launched by a certain user, the date and the time when the application was used and a statistics that lets you know how many times each app was used.

When it comes to email activity, you should know that Spector Pro saves a copy of all the emails that were sent/received from/on the targeted computer. All the copies saved will be visible by accessing the Email Activity tab. By browsing the list displayed you will be able to discover all the information that’s of your interest: the name of the person who sent the email and of the one who’s supposed to receive it, the email’s subject and its entire content. You will even be able to get your hands, if you wish, on the photo, video or document that might be attached to the email in question.

The email clients supported by Spector Pro are many. The list includes Apple Mail, Mozilla Thunderbird, Microsoft Entourage and most POP and SMTP Mac email clients. Web-based email clients aren’t forgotten either. That means you will get copies even of emails sent or received using Yahoo, Gmail, Facebook, Hotmail or MySpace.

Conclusion

If you take a close look at all the features I’ve mentioned, I think you agree with me when I say that this computer monitoring software is worth every penny and your undivided attention.

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