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If you're looking for a quick way to monitor your children's
computer usage, or perhaps you're curious about your spouse's
on-line meanderings, then the sneaky KeyKatcher will have some
appeal.
The tiny spy device is about the size of half a double A battery.
It connects to the keyboard cable on one end and then into the
keyboard port on the other and collects all the keystrokes typed
into the computer via the keyboard. These are saved in the gadget's
32K memory. Models with more memory are also available
To retrieve the data, you open a word processor such as Microsoft
Word or Windows Notepad, and type a password. The KeyKatcher
types control menus back at you in your word processing document.
You can see what's been collected, search the content and even
save it as a file, since it's all be dumped into your open document.
You can also search for Internet Web site addresses that have
been entered. It does not collect actual web pages or images
that may have been viewed. Nor does it capture Web sites that
have been bookmarked.
Curiously the device's manual says you are responsible for telling
users of the computer that they are being monitored.
No software needs to be installed to run the gadget. It is invisible
to anyone working on the computer. If they look for it on the
back of the machine it looks like a simple keyboard adapter.
It's devious, works well. All you have to do is wrestle with
your conscience.
Price: $150 Cdn / $99 US
More info: www.keykatcher.ca,
www.keykatcher.com
Buy it: In Canada, call 1-877-735-9111. In the U.S.,
various spy gear outlets sell it. See Keykatcher.com for details
or get it on the web at:
Catalog City 
-Andy Walker, Cyberwalker
Media Syndicate
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