I need a way to protect my Quicken files and lock out the Internet's red-light district. The solution to this juggling act in our house is MacOS 9. MacOS 9 has the ability to switch personalities, to change the way it looks, acts, and responds to each individual user. Think of them as conventional, restricted, and training wheels. Normal mode is the traditional Finder interface.
Limited users have access to only a subset of the programs and documents on the system.
A user can access his or her account by either typing a password or speaking a pre-recorded phrase into the microphone. Once unlocked, the Mac finishes booting, and presents the user with a customized interface. In Limited and Panel modes, only that specific users applications and documents are useable. There is also optional control of the CD-ROM drive. When Multi-user is coupled with KidSafe, parents have unprecedented control over both their local hard drives and the internet.