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Kodak ESP 9250 review Despite many photo features, this is an unconvincing photo MFP. It makes much more sense to be used in the office.
£187
Canon PIXMA MG6150 review This big, stylish MFP is a great all-rounder, but it's quite expensive to run. Epson's PX720WD just has the edge.
£139
Epson Stylus Photo P50 review This compact inkjet produces truly great photos, but it lacks a scanner, card reader or network interface. We expect more at this price.
£80
Brother DCP-J715W review This MFP does everything adequately, but nothing particularly well. High print costs compound these problems.
ContentWatch Net Nanny 6.5 review Net Nanny impressed us with its broad spread of features, plus the ease and effectiveness of its default protection. It's the best parental control package around.
£26
Cyber Patrol Parental Controls 7.7 review CyberPatrol feels long-in-the-tooth, with middling performance and a fiddly interface. We hope the next release improves it.
£26
McAfee Family Protection 2011 Family Protection's default setting is far too lax for kids and too restrictive for adults.
£30
Symantec Norton Online Family review Online Family is easy to configure and friendly to use, producing great results. Sadly, it's not infallible.
Blue Coat K9 Web Protection We still like K9's free, effective and simple web filtering, but it loses out to other free packages, which offer a wider scope.
Microsoft Family Safety review Family Safety is free, comprehensive and resisted our attempts to bypass it. Its default settings should be stricter, though.
HP Photosmart Plus B210 review Although it's cheaper to run, this printer is outclassed by Epson's PX720WD.£100
Kodak ESP 9250 review Despite many photo features, this is an unconvincing photo MFP. It makes much more sense to be used in the office.£187
Canon PIXMA MG6150 review This big, stylish MFP is a great all-rounder, but it's quite expensive to run. Epson's PX720WD just has the edge.£139
Epson Stylus Photo P50 review This compact inkjet produces truly great photos, but it lacks a scanner, card reader or network interface. We expect more at this price.£80
Brother DCP-J715W review This MFP does everything adequately, but nothing particularly well. High print costs compound these problems.£104
Epson Stylus Photo PX720WD review It's not ideal for office work, but if you want a superb MFP for creative projects you needn't spend more.£133
Internetsafety.com Safe Eyes review Although not the worst parental control software, Safe Eyes is comparatively expensive and isn't foolproof.£32
Computer Business Solutions KidsWatch Professional review A potentially brilliant parental control package that's let down only by an apparent weakness in 64-bit systems, and a vulnerability to proxy software.£29
ContentWatch Net Nanny 6.5 review Net Nanny impressed us with its broad spread of features, plus the ease and effectiveness of its default protection. It's the best parental control package around.£26
Cyber Patrol Parental Controls 7.7 review CyberPatrol feels long-in-the-tooth, with middling performance and a fiddly interface. We hope the next release improves it.£26
McAfee Family Protection 2011 Family Protection's default setting is far too lax for kids and too restrictive for adults.£30
Symantec Norton Online Family review Online Family is easy to configure and friendly to use, producing great results. Sadly, it's not infallible.
Blue Coat K9 Web Protection We still like K9's free, effective and simple web filtering, but it loses out to other free packages, which offer a wider scope.
The Learning Bubble - child learning software The Learning Bubble is good for encouraging younger children's learning on a PC, but its apparent fallibility concerns us.£20
Microsoft Family Safety review Family Safety is free, comprehensive and resisted our attempts to bypass it. Its default settings should be stricter, though.