Comments on: X3Watch and Covenant Eyes - What are the key differences? http://www.covenanteyes.com/blog/2008/02/14/x3watch-and-covenant-eyes-what-are-key-the-differences/ Thoughts on Pornography Addiction, Removing Online Temptation, and the Need for Accountability. Tue, 19 Aug 2008 22:31:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Ron DeHaas http://www.covenanteyes.com/blog/2008/02/14/x3watch-and-covenant-eyes-what-are-key-the-differences/#comment-750 Ron DeHaas Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:12:25 +0000 http://blogs.covenanteyes.com/2008/02/14/x3watch-and-covenant-eyes-what-are-key-the-differences/#comment-750 David, I'd be curious to know the situations you ran into where hardware configuration pages were blocked... you must have been using the filter. It sounds like you don't need a filter, just the accountability. As for cost, you should know that our hardship program allows anyone to use the program for free, no questions asked. Of course, we have 43 families to support, so we need to cover our costs, but we have some great members who contribute to the program so we can make it freely available. If you'd like to test Covenant Eyes, when you sign up, enter onefree in the promocode box (anyone can do this) and you will get the first month for free. I think you'll find that, even for your needs, CE provides a much more complete accountability than any other program, free or not. David, I’d be curious to know the situations you ran into where hardware configuration pages were blocked… you must have been using the filter. It sounds like you don’t need a filter, just the accountability. As for cost, you should know that our hardship program allows anyone to use the program for free, no questions asked. Of course, we have 43 families to support, so we need to cover our costs, but we have some great members who contribute to the program so we can make it freely available. If you’d like to test Covenant Eyes, when you sign up, enter onefree in the promocode box (anyone can do this) and you will get the first month for free. I think you’ll find that, even for your needs, CE provides a much more complete accountability than any other program, free or not.

]]> By: David http://www.covenanteyes.com/blog/2008/02/14/x3watch-and-covenant-eyes-what-are-key-the-differences/#comment-661 David Fri, 11 Apr 2008 15:10:51 +0000 http://blogs.covenanteyes.com/2008/02/14/x3watch-and-covenant-eyes-what-are-key-the-differences/#comment-661 I'm in the process of reviewing all the softwares, and will be looking at covenant eyes next. I have found that X3 works well for certain types of people, and not for others. The reason that I use it is that I am in the IT field and I need accountability, but I cannot be constantly hassled by software that blocks things it shouldn't and that hog my resources to do it. Also, X3 is free. X3 is easy to circumvent, it's true, but for someone who WANTS to be accountable, it works well. Also, I have ran into situations where CovenantEyes blocks online hardware configuration pages, like for routers and cable modems, making my job impossible. I understand the difficulty in making an all-encompassing blocker, and how useful that is, but it seems they are either too sensitive, or not sensitive enough, and I don't have the time to tweak every little setting, nor do I want to have to test it out by going to sites I don't want to go to. Like I said, I will be reviewing CovenantEyes soon, and I will probably be recommending it if it works well, but I don't think I can use it personally. In conclusion, as a tech, if I really wanted to look at porn, a software package would never really stop me -- but since I don't want to, accountability works well. I’m in the process of reviewing all the softwares, and will be looking at covenant eyes next. I have found that X3 works well for certain types of people, and not for others. The reason that I use it is that I am in the IT field and I need accountability, but I cannot be constantly hassled by software that blocks things it shouldn’t and that hog my resources to do it. Also, X3 is free.

X3 is easy to circumvent, it’s true, but for someone who WANTS to be accountable, it works well.

Also, I have ran into situations where CovenantEyes blocks online hardware configuration pages, like for routers and cable modems, making my job impossible.

I understand the difficulty in making an all-encompassing blocker, and how useful that is, but it seems they are either too sensitive, or not sensitive enough, and I don’t have the time to tweak every little setting, nor do I want to have to test it out by going to sites I don’t want to go to.

Like I said, I will be reviewing CovenantEyes soon, and I will probably be recommending it if it works well, but I don’t think I can use it personally.

In conclusion, as a tech, if I really wanted to look at porn, a software package would never really stop me — but since I don’t want to, accountability works well.

]]> By: Luke Gilkerson http://www.covenanteyes.com/blog/2008/02/14/x3watch-and-covenant-eyes-what-are-key-the-differences/#comment-256 Luke Gilkerson Mon, 25 Feb 2008 14:09:16 +0000 http://blogs.covenanteyes.com/2008/02/14/x3watch-and-covenant-eyes-what-are-key-the-differences/#comment-256 Will, We'd love to help you out. I'm assuming you are referring to our filter, not our accountability program, because our accountability program doesn't block at all. Perhaps we can talk about how to adjust the settings of the program so you can create your website. Please contact me at luke.gilkerson@covenanteyes.com Luke Gilkerson Will,
We’d love to help you out. I’m assuming you are referring to our filter, not our accountability program, because our accountability program doesn’t block at all. Perhaps we can talk about how to adjust the settings of the program so you can create your website. Please contact me at luke.gilkerson@covenanteyes.com
Luke Gilkerson

]]> By: will http://www.covenanteyes.com/blog/2008/02/14/x3watch-and-covenant-eyes-what-are-key-the-differences/#comment-245 will Sun, 24 Feb 2008 05:29:47 +0000 http://blogs.covenanteyes.com/2008/02/14/x3watch-and-covenant-eyes-what-are-key-the-differences/#comment-245 this program is stupid, my dad uses it to restict everything i try to do on the web i am trying to create a website and your stupid program wont let me do it and by the way the site im making is about beekeeping not porn this program is stupid, my dad uses it to restict everything i try to do on the web
i am trying to create a website and your stupid program wont let me do it
and by the way the site im making is about beekeeping not porn

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