Comments on: The 30 day product challenge: ClickStop http://entrian.com/blog/30-day-challenge-clickstop/ The blog of Richie Hindle and Entrian Solutions, creators of Entrian Source Search, a full-text search add-in for Visual Studio. Mon, 20 Jun 2011 13:41:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: Design day (28 days to go) http://entrian.com/blog/30-day-challenge-clickstop/comment-page-1/#comment-3980 Design day (28 days to go) Fri, 16 Apr 2010 15:43:37 +0000 http://entrian.com/wordpress/?p=1#comment-3980 [...] Richie Hindle has posted up detail on his latest product – ClickStop. A product intended to allow a parent to block certain keystrokes and demarcate boundaries of the desktop primarily so that children can use a software application (like Paint Shop Pro) without ruining Windows! There are competitors in this space, but all block user action so as to use their own kiddie-entertaining software. None allow you to block actions to use a software product only you want. His software could find use in trade shows and schools too. [...] [...] Richie Hindle has posted up detail on his latest product – ClickStop. A product intended to allow a parent to block certain keystrokes and demarcate boundaries of the desktop primarily so that children can use a software application (like Paint Shop Pro) without ruining Windows! There are competitors in this space, but all block user action so as to use their own kiddie-entertaining software. None allow you to block actions to use a software product only you want. His software could find use in trade shows and schools too. [...]

]]> By: Tower Prints » Blog Archive » An update on our progress http://entrian.com/blog/30-day-challenge-clickstop/comment-page-1/#comment-10 Tower Prints » Blog Archive » An update on our progress Fri, 06 Jun 2008 05:59:53 +0000 http://entrian.com/wordpress/?p=1#comment-10 [...] stop them from deleting files and changing settings etc. Here is his explanation about his product: Click Stop. Filed under: 30days Article tags: capistrano, dreamhost, mod_rails, passenger, ror, ruby on [...] [...] stop them from deleting files and changing settings etc. Here is his explanation about his product: Click Stop. Filed under: 30days Article tags: capistrano, dreamhost, mod_rails, passenger, ror, ruby on [...]

]]> By: Design day (28 days to go) : Mike on Software http://entrian.com/blog/30-day-challenge-clickstop/comment-page-1/#comment-7 Design day (28 days to go) : Mike on Software Thu, 05 Jun 2008 22:10:19 +0000 http://entrian.com/wordpress/?p=1#comment-7 [...] Richie Hindle has posted up detail on his latest product - ClickStop. A product intended to allow a parent to block certain keystrokes and demarcate boundaries of the desktop primarily so that children can use a software application (like Paint Shop Pro) without ruining Windows! There are competitors in this space, but all block user action so as to use their own kiddie-entertaining software. None allow you to block actions to use a software product only you want. His software could find use in trade shows and schools too. [...] [...] Richie Hindle has posted up detail on his latest product – ClickStop. A product intended to allow a parent to block certain keystrokes and demarcate boundaries of the desktop primarily so that children can use a software application (like Paint Shop Pro) without ruining Windows! There are competitors in this space, but all block user action so as to use their own kiddie-entertaining software. None allow you to block actions to use a software product only you want. His software could find use in trade shows and schools too. [...]

]]> By: Susan http://entrian.com/blog/30-day-challenge-clickstop/comment-page-1/#comment-6 Susan Thu, 05 Jun 2008 12:38:47 +0000 http://entrian.com/wordpress/?p=1#comment-6 Hi, I think your app idea sounds interesting. My daughter is 7 now, but when she was 4, she did the same thing. This would have been very helpful then. And a Happy Birthday to Jenny! Five is such a wonderful age. I hope you all have a great year. :) Best regards, Susan Hi,

I think your app idea sounds interesting. My daughter is 7 now, but when she was 4, she did the same thing. This would have been very helpful then.

And a Happy Birthday to Jenny! Five is such a wonderful age. I hope you all have a great year. :)

Best regards,

Susan

]]> By: Richie Hindle http://entrian.com/blog/30-day-challenge-clickstop/comment-page-1/#comment-5 Richie Hindle Thu, 05 Jun 2008 07:02:58 +0000 http://entrian.com/wordpress/?p=1#comment-5 <strong>@Mike</strong>: Thanks, and consider yourself signed up as a beta tester! <strong>@Daniel</strong>: You're right, you can't <em>prevent</em> Ctrl+Alt+Del, but you temporarily register your own program as Task Manager. Effectively the same thing. Baby Smash looks cool, and its non-destructive promise is just like ClickStop. The difference is that ClickStop doesn't provide any activity - you choose whatever software you like for that (Paint, Word, games, Flash game website, whatever) and then you sandbox the kid into it using ClickStop. <strong>@Bracken</strong>: You never know what kids will do. :-) And there's always the clever kid with the older brother who's taught her a trick or two. As for "text on the screen", yes, absolutely. Stay tuned - my next post will be talking about exactly that. @Mike: Thanks, and consider yourself signed up as a beta tester!

@Daniel: You’re right, you can’t prevent Ctrl+Alt+Del, but you temporarily register your own program as Task Manager. Effectively the same thing. Baby Smash looks cool, and its non-destructive promise is just like ClickStop. The difference is that ClickStop doesn’t provide any activity – you choose whatever software you like for that (Paint, Word, games, Flash game website, whatever) and then you sandbox the kid into it using ClickStop.

@Bracken: You never know what kids will do. :-) And there’s always the clever kid with the older brother who’s taught her a trick or two. As for “text on the screen”, yes, absolutely. Stay tuned – my next post will be talking about exactly that.

]]> By: Bracken http://entrian.com/blog/30-day-challenge-clickstop/comment-page-1/#comment-4 Bracken Thu, 05 Jun 2008 05:58:54 +0000 http://entrian.com/wordpress/?p=1#comment-4 I think that is a great idea! I know anything is possible, but it seems at least somewhat unlikely that a little kid would get the CTRL+ALT+DEL combination all together. So maybe that wouldn't be necessary... Will you also have some text on the screen somewhere explaining what is happening and how to get out? I can just imagine leaving that program running and a friend or someone coming in to use the computer and being totally dumbfounded. That could be a little entertaining actually. ;) I think that is a great idea!
I know anything is possible, but it seems at least somewhat unlikely that a little kid would get the CTRL+ALT+DEL combination all together. So maybe that wouldn’t be necessary…
Will you also have some text on the screen somewhere explaining what is happening and how to get out? I can just imagine leaving that program running and a friend or someone coming in to use the computer and being totally dumbfounded. That could be a little entertaining actually. ;)

]]> By: Daniel Plaisted http://entrian.com/blog/30-day-challenge-clickstop/comment-page-1/#comment-3 Daniel Plaisted Thu, 05 Jun 2008 03:27:02 +0000 http://entrian.com/wordpress/?p=1#comment-3 Can you prevent CTRL+ALT+DEL? I don't think you are supposed to be able to. Also you may want to check out http://www.hanselman.com/babysmash/ for something kind of similar. Can you prevent CTRL+ALT+DEL? I don’t think you are supposed to be able to.

Also you may want to check out http://www.hanselman.com/babysmash/ for something kind of similar.

]]> By: Mike Wilson http://entrian.com/blog/30-day-challenge-clickstop/comment-page-1/#comment-2 Mike Wilson Thu, 05 Jun 2008 01:13:24 +0000 http://entrian.com/wordpress/?p=1#comment-2 Hello Richie, I've added you to the list, and I must say what a brilliant idea. My little one now 10 months old absolutely loves to use "daddy's" computer and anything that can help prevent loss of work or data (say I have visual studio open) would be most helpful. It would also help prevent against cat's. My cat has so far in 2008 sent several emails and cancelled a direct debit. Not good! Best Regards, Mike Wilson Hello Richie,

I’ve added you to the list, and I must say what a brilliant idea. My little one now 10 months old absolutely loves to use “daddy’s” computer and anything that can help prevent loss of work or data (say I have visual studio open) would be most helpful.

It would also help prevent against cat’s. My cat has so far in 2008 sent several emails and cancelled a direct debit. Not good!

Best Regards,

Mike Wilson

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