The situation is getting desperate. The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) and the University of New Hampshire did a recent study that found that 1 in 5 children who regularly use the Internet have been solicited for sex in the past year.

But get this: The same study found 1 in 4 children report being exposed to photos of people having sex, even though about 1/3 of households reported using “Internet blocking software.”

That’s the problem. That’s why keystroke monitoring programs like PC Tattletale have been developed. It’s one of a whole bunch of programs that let parents know just what their kids are doing online. But what I like about this application is it records any and all software programs run, web sites visited, instant messages exchanged and while doing so, does not interfere with normal browsing & won’t slow down your PC like so many other monitoring software programs.

This program offers a VCR-like control & playback function that makes it as simple as clicking the “PLAY” button to watch EVERYTHING your child did when they were online. And if you are away, it can even send you copies of your child’s emails in real time so you’ll know what’s going on even if you’re at the office.

You can try it for free. If you want to buy. It’s $49.

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Forget the roof-mounted dish or the expensive cable connection. Now there’s a way to get 3,000 international satellite TV stations beamed directly to your PC through the Internet. Think of VoIP for satelliet TV. It’s all perfectly legal and involves a $49 program.

You do need a broadband connection for the best audion and video pickup and it works anywhere, picking up stations from Albania to Venezuela. Because the stations are streamed via the Internet, you don’t need any extra hardware or a PC card.

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The claims are pretty astounding: Making from $5 to $75 by taking online surveys and participating in product testing focus groups. The surveys are generally intended to get your honest opinions on various topics, such as what kind of products you buy, why you choose one product over another, what you think of certain products and how much they cost, how much you spend on various products, etc.

Remember envelope stuffing? This appears to be the high tech work-from-home successor. Thousands are participating in it. I’ve never tried it and I’m sure it’s not going to get you rich quickly. But I looked at the offering of a company called Survey Scout and it sounded like a great way to pick up a few extra bucks without a lot of work. Another suvey company is called PaidSurvey.

Surveys are generally made up of anywhere from 20-50 questions, sometimes multiple choice and sometimes with space for you to add your personal comments, etc. In general, the more time it is expected to take to complete the survey, the more you will be compensated. Some take only 5 minutes, say the companies.

Interesting.

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