To own a gun or not? - MySpace
On the one hand gun owners can justify owning a gun and in all respects there is nothing wrong with it. Guns are a good way to bond with your child; you can take her hunting or target practice and make a day of it. Many people feel safer with a gun in the house in case of an intruder.
On the other hand, guns are deadly objects that have a purpose of killing; accidental or intentional. Anti-gun activists can justify not owning a gun and in all respects there is nothing wrong about feeling that way either. Many children die each year at the hands of a gun that went off accidentally in homes just like yours.
What is the happy medium? Knowledge! Whether you are a gun owner or not knowledge can make the difference between life and death.
I do own a rifle. I have taught my children the dangers of my hunting rifle and I keep the ammo separate from the gun and hidden. I have used knowledge as a tool to reduce the chance of danger coming to my children. This knowledge came in handy one day when my daughter was playing at another house and a child found a LOADED gun and started playing with it; my daughter knew the dangers and came and got an adult immediately. Praise God!
I have been asked by several Christian brothers and sisters why I am so cautious about http://www.MySpace.com. I don't believe having a MySpace page or visiting MySpace is bad so please don't think I am judging you if you have a page. I just want to share in the knowledge that could possibly prevent harm from coming to someone you know some day. 
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- MySpace, Facebook attract online predators
- MySpace Child Predator Exposed
- What does CBS have to say about MySpace?
- Online Safety Kit - msnbc
- Easy as 1 2 3
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MySpace, Facebook attract online predators
Experts say be careful what you post online - somebody is always watching
MySpace Child Predator Exposed
MySpace Child Predator Exposed
Two adults posed as 14-year-old girls on MySpace to snoop out child predators. It didn't take long to start getting obscene pictures and videos sent to them from Chip.
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What does CBS have to say about MySpace?
Online Safety Kit - msnbc
Dateline\to catch_a predator
- MySpace invader - More on MySpace - MSNBC.com
- A police detective shows teens and their parents that they're not as safe on MySpace as they think. Rob Stafford reports.
- A sample profile- with TMI - More on MySpace - MSNBC.com
- Dateline created a sample page to illustrate what a MySpace profile could look like and the kinds of personal information users post. See why this information might be potentially dangerous.
- MSNBC - More on MySpace Front Page
- A police detective shows teens and their parents that they're not as safe on MySpace as they think. Rob Stafford reports
- Inside Dateline: All they want for Christmas - Dateline NBC - MSNBC.com
- Parents of teenagers know all too well: When it comes to holiday presents, kids want tech toys. But in a world where most teens know more about computers than their parents, and where there's always an unseen danger - like predators lurking in chat rooms and social networking sites - what'
- Staying ahead of 'predators' - Dateline NBC - MSNBC.com
- Webisode: Robert De Leo, Executive Director of Polly Klass Foundation shares his top three tips to keep kids safe online.
- Predator: Experts answer frequently asked questions - Dateline NBC - MSNBC.com
- Dr. Lawrence Balter, Donna Rice Hughes of Enough is Enough, and MSNBC.com's Bob Sullivan answer questions frequently asked by parents.
- Internet safety: What parents need to know - 'To Catch a Predator' - MSNBC.com
- Keeping children safe online means teaching them to be smart, responsible users of the Internet. Click on an age group to see tips from WiredSafety.org's Parry Aftab.
- Family contracts for online safety - 'To Catch a Predator' - MSNBC.com
- Here are two family contracts from Safekids.com- one for parents, and another for kids. Go over them as family, and use them as discussion points and guidelines on safe Web usage. Don't forget to sign the contract!
- Why are kids still surfing in the bedroom? - The Red Tape Chronicles - MSNBC.com
- If you have children and you watched any of "Dateline's" "To Catch a Predator" series, you're scared. You have to be. And you have to wonder: Could this happen to my kids?
Easy as 1 2 3
and 4
I am not here to judge or defend MySpace. I have had negative and positive experiences with MySpace. I am going to tell you a very simple way to block MySpace from showing up on your computer. I have not tested this in VISTA only XP. This is not foolproof if your child reads this post however =)
Then what was done could be undone!
1st - Select START and click on RUN
2nd - Copy and paste this text: %SystemRoot%\system32\DRIVERS\ETC\hosts
3rd - Scroll down and double click notepad
- # Copyright (c) 1993-1999 Microsoft Corp.
#
# This is a sample HOSTS file used by Microsoft TCP/IP for Windows.
#
# This file contains the mappings of IP addresses to host names. Each
# entry should be kept on an individual line. The IP address should
# be placed in the first column followed by the corresponding host name.
# The IP address and the host name should be separated by at least one
# space.
#
# Additionally, comments (such as these) may be inserted on individual
# lines or following the machine name denoted by a '#' symbol.
#
# For example:
#
# 102.54.94.97 rhino.acme.com # source server
# 38.25.63.10 x.acme.com # x client host
# 127.0.0.1 will block the site and any other IP will forward tot hat IP
127.0.0.1 localhost
# block myspace.com
127.0.0.1 myspace.com
127.0.0.1 www.myspace.com
127.0.0.1 63.208.226.219
127.0.0.1 63.208.226.24
127.0.0.1 63.208.226.25
127.0.0.1 63.208.226.28
127.0.0.1 63.208.226.40
127.0.0.1 63.208.226.41
127.0.0.1 63.208.226.42
127.0.0.1 63.208.226.43
127.0.0.1 log.myspace.com
127.0.0.1 browseusers.myspace.com
127.0.0.1 classifieds.myspace.com
127.0.0.1 collect.myspace.com
127.0.0.1 events.myspace.com
127.0.0.1 favorites.myspace.com
127.0.0.1 forum.myspace.com
127.0.0.1 groups.myspace.com
127.0.0.1 home.myspace.com
127.0.0.1 invite.myspace.com
127.0.0.1 linux.myspace.com
127.0.0.1 login.myspace.com
127.0.0.1 message.myspace.com
127.0.0.1 messages.myspace.com
127.0.0.1 music.myspace.com
127.0.0.1 mx2.myspace.com
127.0.0.1 myspace.com
127.0.0.1 ns1.myspace.com
127.0.0.1 ns2.myspace.com
127.0.0.1 profile.myspace.com
127.0.0.1 rio.myspace.com
127.0.0.1 search.myspace.com
127.0.0.1 vids.myspace.com
127.0.0.1 viewmorepics.myspace.com
127.0.0.1 vmta01.myspace.com
127.0.0.1 vmta02.myspace.com
127.0.0.1 vmta03.myspace.com
127.0.0.1 vmta04.myspace.com
127.0.0.1 vmta05.myspace.com
127.0.0.1 vmta06.myspace.com
127.0.0.1 vmta07.myspace.com
127.0.0.1 vmta08.myspace.com
127.0.0.1 vmta09.myspace.com
127.0.0.1 vmta10.myspace.com
127.0.0.1 vmta11.myspace.com
127.0.0.1 vmta12.myspace.com
127.0.0.1 vmta13.myspace.com
127.0.0.1 videos.myspace.com
127.0.0.1 mail.myspace.com
127.0.0.1 signup.myspace.com
127.0.0.1 security.myspace.com
127.0.0.1 sads.myspace.com
127.0.0.1 www.unblockworld.com
127.0.0.1 uk.myspace.com
127.0.0.1 www1.myspace.com
127.0.0.1 www.canalok.net
127.0.0.1 www.unblockworld.com
127.0.0.1 canalok.net
127.0.0.1 cp-ta.com
127.0.0.1 trafikmontagne.com 4th - Right click, select all, copy the contents in the box above then paste into the file (over) you just opened then save and close.
That's it! Your Done! Easy huh!
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notamember wrote
Love your work, keep it up.
Posted November 26, 2008
Ali wrote
Hey - thanks, this is really good.
I've been trying to study for exams, and I always get distracted by both myspace and facebook.
I tried altering the code for facebook, but it doesn't work.
Is there one for facebook? or can you only do one at a time?
Thanks so much!
Posted October 29, 2008
gdfhfdg wrote
I CANT SAVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted October 03, 2008
Me wrote
You GUys are pricks. Myspace isnt bad. Stop being boring parentsss! You child wants a social life unlike you! Just trust them Jeeezzzzz. seriosuly
Posted July 18, 2008
john44 wrote
Kids can use free proxies to bypass this kind of block using hosts file.
Website Block product from Ashkon.com is what we use...
Posted April 27, 2008
doll_girl15@yahoo.cpom wrote
i need to get to myspace quick
Posted March 11, 2008
LIL B^LXXD wrote
MY5PA(cK)E I5 THE 5HIT WHY YA'LL HATIN
Posted January 23, 2008
Steve_Sanchez wrote...
Thanks for taking the time to build a lens on child safety! It's a topic near and dear to me heart! For your viewers I found a Free Internet Safety Comic Book simply click on the link! Enjoy!
Posted October 27, 2007
Lisa wrote
Thanks for the info. FYI, for vista, notepad just needs to be opened as administrator.
Posted June 29, 2007
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