Hey! This is Craig Gross and I am excited to share with everyone some exciting updates in regards to X3watch. First of all if you are a current member/subscriber nothing changes today for you. I posted some videos if you want to watch and hear a bit about the story of X3watch and what … Continue reading
Hello! We’ve got exciting news to share with you. We have released an important update to our iOS app! This update: Resolves issue where the app close when trying to browse to a new website. Resolves issues related to Bookmarks Improves overall performance of the app Optimizes the “Getting Started” flow making it easier for new … Continue reading
We’ve got exciting news to share with you today. We have just released an update to our Mac OS program. This update: Resolves issues related to slow website browsing when using Mac OS Sierra. Resolves issues related to uninstall error messages. Other stability, usability, security and performance improvements.- Build version 2.0.2 (113) Released 02.02.17 We … Continue reading
We are happy to announce updates for our iOS app – our first release in nearly two years for this platform! We’ve spent a lot of time updating the code that runs X3watch to use all of the the latest programming language from Apple (like Swift). These changes will make the program run a bit faster … Continue reading
X3watch has released a new version of our accountability software for computers running Windows 7 and newer. These updates specifically address some of our top customer concerns including: – False Positives – White-listing websites False positives are websites that are generally acceptable to browse, but are blocked by X3watch (usually due to excessive trigger words … Continue reading
See if this sounds familiar: you’re hooked on porn. You’ve tried a lot of options to try to get off it, though. First you tried willpower, but that didn’t work so great, and so then you decided to take the next step and install X3watch on all your devices to help you stay accountable … Continue reading
Smartphone addiction can be a real problem for some people, especially when they get addicted not so much to their phone but to what they use their phone for. To put it simply: more and more people are using their smartphone for porn, and it’s taking over their lives. And so what do they … Continue reading
You’re way into porn, and no one knows it. Can you stop hiding? Can you stop blaming others? Can you start accepting the truth about yourself and about your actions? Yes, you can stop hiding. Yes, you can stop blaming. Yes, you can be free. But you need help. You can’t do it on … Continue reading
Smartphones are, by this point, impossible to avoid. If you want any kind of mobile phone at all, you have to work really hard NOT to get a smartphone. The days of the flip phone are over, and rather than being the coolest accessory, the Motorola RAZR is now an antique. But regardless of … Continue reading
Smartphone porn is all too easy to get these days – and it’s all to easy to blame the smartphone. Porn, however, doesn’t care who gets the blame, as long as it gets in front of your eyes and stays there. But playing the blame game comes naturally to us, so while smartphone porn … Continue reading
We have released a new version of X3watch for Windows. This update is designed to improve the performance and stability of X3watch on Windows. It also contains changes to help reduce “false positives” and make whitelisting easier and more reliable. X3watch Support recommends that all Windows users install this critical X3watch update as soon as … Continue reading
WHEN: Today, Monday October 26 beginning around 8PM PDT and lasting though Tuesday October 27 2AM PDT. WHAT: X3watch developers have advised us of maintenance scheduled for Monday evening into Tuesday morning. This maintenance is required and will improve performance of the app and also the integrity, safety and security of our networks. IMPACT: During this … Continue reading
Hello everyone! I have a new partner notification to tell you about today! We have just implemented a new partner notification that will tell your accountability partners whenever an X3watch user enables or disables website blocking. We believe this new partner notification is going to improve your X3watch user experience by providing even more accountability … Continue reading
X3watch is pleased to announce that we have updated our Quick Reference Guide for X3watch software. If you are new to X3watch – or just want a refresher on the basics, download this helpful guide today. The new guide contains information about downloading and installing the program, adding accountability partners, updating your website blocking settings, … Continue reading
One thing we’ve found from our X3watch customer base is that people want alerts. If someone is making unhealthy choices, accountability partners often want to know about it immediately rather than waiting for a weekly report. Partners want an alert because it lets them reach out to the person they’re supporting. Users want alerts because … Continue reading
By far the most basic and important feature of X3watch is the report. Without accountability reports all the benefits of X3watch become strictly theoretical, which is why we do all we can to make sure your reports get to your accountability partners, and why we let you check or generate your reports any time you … Continue reading
At X3watch, we know plenty of our customers want internet blocking and filtering, and we’ve worked hard to include those. But I want to take a moment to talk to you about the purpose of blocking and filtering websites. We believe in blocking. We just don’t believe in trying to insulate yourself from the world, … Continue reading
When you use X3watch, you get to partner up with someone you love and trust, someone who will work with you to help you achieve all the goals you have for your life. We call that person an “accountability partner.” But what makes a good accountability partner? Here are three things you want to … Continue reading
By far the most basic and important feature of X3watch is the report. Without the report, all the benefits of X3watch become strictly theoretical, which is why we do all we can to make sure your reports get to your accountability partners, and why we let you check or generate your reports any time … Continue reading
So, you’re taking the plunge and getting accountable with X3watch. That’s great! We’re excited for you as you take this important step into a healthier online lifestyle. But before you go any farther, you have to add an accountability partner! Hopefully you’ve already chosen an accountability partner (or partners) who understand your goals and … Continue reading
As we’ve worked in and around this world of accountability, we’ve seen that most accountability partners are willing, good-hearted participants who are eager to help out. Unfortunately, though, this isn’t always the case. Here are three simple ways to recognize toxic accountability partners. As soon as you see these red flags, run the other … Continue reading
You have X3watch. You have an accountability partner. You have everything you need to stay accountable, and now you just want to make sure it stays great. You want to build a great partnership with your accountability partner. (Tweet This!) Well, we’re just as excited about the possibilities as you are, and we are … Continue reading
We already covered the foundation of this in our blog “What Is an Accountability Partner?”, but now we’d like to go a little deeper and talk about three things that make a great accountability partner. They understand. A great accountability partner knows exactly where you’ve been and where you want to go, oftentimes because … Continue reading
“A good story requires more than one character.” This thinking is foundational for gaining and maintaining lifelong freedom in every area of your life. Our culture certainly loves to celebrate and honor individual achievement, and while that’s definitely a worthwhile endeavor, we here at X3watch have seen too many recoveries get derailed because someone … Continue reading
We get a lot of questions here at X3watch, but by far the thing people wonder the most—whether they ask it or not—is this: What in the world is accountability software, anyway? It’s a good and fair question; if you aren’t familiar with the concept of accountability—and especially that it’s a good thing we … Continue reading
Read previous 10 Things Here. And now, for our final installment in this series about X3watch, we bring you a list carefully compiled by Adam Wynn, our Product Support Leader. Here they are, the last 10 things you may not know about X3watch: 1. In 2014, our customer service-support team handled 17,112 support requests and … Continue reading
If you are reading.. here is blog #3 in our 10 things series. Last one is here. When X3watch first launched, we filtered and blocked only a very limited number of known porn sites; now X3watch checks hundreds of thousands of new sites per month. We’re constantly working to analyze, improve, and expand our porn filter … Continue reading
Did you check out the last post with ten things you may not know about X3watch? Here are ten more: 1. In 2014, we spent over $700,000 re-investing in the X3watch technologies, rebuilding it from the ground up so that it will be as solid as ever. 2. X3watch is the only online accountability software for pornography … Continue reading
This week we are going to do a series of posts about X3watch. For those of you new to things here at XXXchurch.com, let me give you some brief history. We started in 2002, and one of the first things we said we would do is give away free accountability software. We did this because … Continue reading
We’ve just completed a major update to our our Mac OS version of X3watch. X3watch support recommends this update for all X3watch users who are running Mac OS 10.8.5 and up! – Major update of filtering database for improved website filtering. – Improvements to website scoring that will reduce false positives (good sites being blocked by accident). – Performance and … Continue reading
We’ve just completed a major update to our our Windows version of X3watch. X3watch support recommends this update for all X3watch users who are running Windows Vista and up. – Major update of filtering database for improved website filtering. – Improvements to website scoring that will reduce false positives (good sites being blocked by accident). – Performance and stability enhancements. … Continue reading
Hello everyone! We’ve been working extra hard to deliver a great accountability program and a great customer service experience for our X3watch family. We’re undergoing a lot of changes right now and are about to release some major updates to both our Mac and Windows versions, as well as our support website. I’m excited to … Continue reading
WHEN: Today, Tuesday March 3 beginning after 7PM PST and lasting though Wednesday March 4 7AM PST. WHAT: X3watch developers have advised us of planned maintenance scheduled for Tuesday evening into Wednesday morning. In addition to X3watch, some of our vendors are also planning maintenance to equipment that powers our X3watch program. This maintenance is … Continue reading
2014 was a great year. We learned a lot and grew in many ways. You can download a PDF below or just read the post. “A good story requires more than one character.” We believe this to our core; so much so that this very phrase has become the “why” behind X3watch. Internet pornography is … Continue reading
Hello everyone! I am so excited to announce that we have just launched our first ever public beta testing program for X3watch! We’re looking for all sorts of people to join our team from novice to power-user. If you’re an X3watch user, or just a supporter of our ministries work, we’d love to have … Continue reading
We’ve completed an incremental update to our our Mac version of X3watch. X3watch support recommends this update for all X3watch users who are running Mac OS 10.8.5 and up. – Incremental update of filtering database for improved blocked and reduced false-positives. – Corrects a user log in issue that resulted in “null” for username and “null” … Continue reading
Today’s youth are connected like never before. They are growing up in a word with smartphones, tablets and thousands of applications that allow them to share information with their friends and even networks of complete strangers, in a matter of seconds. Apps like Facebook let them connect and share details about their lives, personal information … Continue reading
X3watch Premium includes a powerful content filter (AKA “website blocker”) that detects inappropriate content and blocks it from appearing in your browser. Like all filters, sometimes you may find it too strict and other times, perhaps not strict enough. That’s why we included an easy-to-use override feature called My Site Lists. My Site Lists allows … Continue reading
Did Santa give your family a new computer or tablet for Christmas this year? If he did, Congratulations! Computers and tablets can take us places the old encyclopedia sets never could. In a moment they can take us across the world, allowing us to experience new cultures and even meet new people. But this technology … Continue reading
Porn is everywhere. Think about it. It finds it way onto your computers, on televisions, your magazines and chances are, you carry with you every single day. That smartphone or tablet you carry every day, it’s like a porn hub for your palm. How does porn find you? Porn finds it way to you through … Continue reading
Can you believe it? 2014 is almost over. Thanksgiving is upon us and with it, comes the infamous “Black Friday”. Maybe it’s just me, but I always feel excited, and sometimes a bit overwhelmed by all of the amazing tech deals that crop up this time of year. Android tablets, iPads, smart TV’s, you name … Continue reading
I just wanted to take a moment and announce that we have released an update for our Mac OS customers. If you are currently using X3watch on Mac OS, please take the time to download and install the new update located here. Please note that system requirements have changed. Beginning with this version of X3watch, the … Continue reading
I just wanted to take a moment and announce that we have released an update for our Windows customers. If you are currently using X3watch on Windows, please take the time to download and install the new update located here. Release Notes: – Minor fixes including the resolution of a minor proxy issue. – … Continue reading
I hope you all had a great weekend! I must admit that I had another blog planned for this week but over the past few days, something compelled me to write about a different topic. I was researching trending items and requests from our support group and I noticed that there was one common question … Continue reading
Snapchat is an incredibly popular social media app that allows users to instantly share pictures with one another. Users really love it because Snapchat automatically deletes these pictures between one and ten seconds (user option) after the recipient looks at the image. At least that’s what users are told. You see, Snapchat pictures are never … Continue reading
Deciding on a content filter for your family is a big decision. There are many things to consider: features, stability, reliability, ease-of-use, the type of protection the program offers and how much you get. X3watch has it all. X3watch offers the most comprehensive accountability and filtering solution on the market today. X3watch gives … Continue reading
Protecting an iOS device may seem like a daunting task, but X3watch makes it easy and affordable. There are many things to consider when selecting a safe browser for your iOS devices: features, stability, reliability and ease-of-use are all important. And so is the cost. X3watch for iOS gives you the most value for your dollar. … Continue reading
When looking for an Android content filter to protect your family from online harm, there are many things to consider: features, stability, reliability and ease-of-use are all important. And then there’s pricing. You want the most value for your dollar – and that’s where X3watch for Android comes in. X3watch is the most comprehensive … Continue reading
Welcome to X3watch Premium! X3watch Premium is packed full of great features and tools for accountability. We are excited you decided to purchase & use X3watch! It’s important to us that you know you are not alone. This is a huge first step. Accountability can be a foreign or new concept for most, so as part of your … Continue reading
Now that we’ve launched the latest version of X3watch for Android, many of you have ask me how you can get the most protection out of your Android devices. The good news is that if you’re using an Android tablet, you have some great options. The not-so-good news is that if you’re using an Android … Continue reading
Here’s a cool way to add some value to your X3watch accountability reports. Now that we’ve introduced updates to our Windows, Mac and Mobile software, we’ve added support for identifying reports by device name instead of by type. Not sure what I mean? No worries, I’ll explain! In the first release of X3watch Premium, reports were … Continue reading
It doesn’t matter how many times we test our product on a new platform, I am always nervous on days like today when Apple releases a major update and the public pushes real live use cases against X3watch. I personally downloaded the public release of iOS 8 on my iPhone 5 and ran X3watch … Continue reading
Let’s face it, protecting your loved ones from seeing inappropriate content on a computer is a difficult task, so it’s no surprise that accomplishing this on a mobile device like an iPhone or an iPad is an even more difficult task. Thankfully though, by combining the power of X3watch and the parental control settings that … Continue reading
Hey everyone! As many of you know, we’ve released a new version of our iOS app that offers improved stability and enhanced features. I wanted to take a quick moment to acquaint you with it.First thing’s first though. If you haven’t updated or installed the new app yet, go ahead and do that now. To install … Continue reading
It took 6 months for us to jump through countless software development hurdles in releasing the new 2.0.1 version of X3watch Premium for iOS (hiring and then re-hiring a new team of people were just a small piece of it). We have another update coming — version 2.0.2 — that is already in the final stages … Continue reading
We have been busier than super heroes on a day earth is invaded by aliens! We couldn’t be more stoked to announce this month that we have released updates to every single version of X3watch – iOS, Mac, Windows and Android. Yes! …. Even the mobile apps FINALLY got the long anticipated updates that we … Continue reading
X3watch Premium Update for Mac – June 13, 2014 We have been busy! We have just released another update to another platform, this time it is X3watch for Mac – be sure to take advantage of all the Premium features. Do you have other devices? Be sure to download X3watch for iOS, Android and Windows too! This new … Continue reading
X3watch for Windows 6.6.14 Update Give me just two minutes to tell you about the latest X3watch update for Windows. I’ve just posted a new version at (LINK) so be sure to download it today. I recommend this update for everyone who uses a Windows computer and X3watch. This new build includes several important enhancements that improve … Continue reading
X3watch Premium for iOS devices (Version 2.0.1) Hey everyone! Today is an exciting day for us here at X3watch because we’ve just released our all-new X3watch app for iOS and I wanted to take a minute to quickly acquaint you with it. Today’s latest news about this release (READ MORE + FEEDBACK WELCOME!) First thing’s … Continue reading
X3watch Premium for Android (Version 2.0.1) After months of development and testing, today, we’ve released our all-new app for X3watch on Android! Now, it’s time to learn about the new features, how to update your settings and what to expect when browsing using our app, or another third-party browser. First thing’s first though. If … Continue reading
Using X3watch is a big help toward having an online strategy because it provides you with the option of multiple accountability champions, people who can help you stick to the plan you created. Probably for starters, you’re going to have one or two champions. You might allow two of your best friends to get your … Continue reading
First, my apologies that it has take so long to give a reasonable X3watch mobile update. Through all of our challenges, there were many times when it was very, very difficult to see when the end of this development cycles was actually definitely going to be completed. Every conquered challenge seemed to open up new … Continue reading
X3watch today is so much more than software to block pornography, or “catch you in the act” of going someplace you would rather not go on the internet. Several years ago, we created the very first version of our accountability software in order to create conversations and build closer relationship among men and women who … Continue reading
Deep Discount Tuesday – March 25, 2014 We are excited to announce that X3watch is now able to offer “coupons” for promotional purposes on the new X3watch Premium product. This brand new feature is being live tested over the next two weeks. So, for a limited time and a limited number of customers, we would … Continue reading
We’re excited to share this great video that Michael from www.justscribbles.com created as a simple way to communicate what X3watch is. Watch it below and share with others!
You might not realize it, but YES, we do still have a free version of X3watch software for accountability. And YES, it’s free on on Android & iOS devices as well. We actually made that shift last summer. X3watch Premium offers so many great new features with a paid subscription… take a peek at the … Continue reading
FREE Parents Webinar March 4th How Do You Talk To Your Kids About Sex Hey X3Watch Family! In case you haven’t heard, Craig Gross is hosting a free webinar next Tuesday, March 4th at 8pm ET (6pm CT / 5pm PT) and sharing some thoughts on “How Do You Talk To Your Kids About Sex.” … Continue reading
Feb. 5/6 – X3watch PREMIUM Server Updates @ 11:00 PM Pacific / 2:00 AM Eastern Tonight we will be updating our X3watch PREMIUM servers. For users attempting to utilize the internet at this time, you will experience a loss of connectivity. During this update, you have two options: 1. Plan ahead to be finished with … Continue reading
We’ve worked our butts off over the last year to develop a completely new, completely redesigned X3watch, completely from the ground up–something we can put our full confidence in, knowing it will do its best for you and your family. We are in the final stages for migrating all of the current PRO users to … Continue reading
X3watch loyalists & new customers… We are sorry. Our new iOS app released inadvertently last night and we are unable to rollback the update. We are working around the clock to fix the user experience that is causing so much short term frustration. In short, there is concern that the app is not working or … Continue reading
We had at great time at #R13 the last few days. Pastors, we have a page that we are building at www.x3watch.com/pastors that will have information for your churches, fliers, videos and ways to be an affiliate. We will have this up shortly. We are excited about the re-launch of this product and have seen great … Continue reading
We have brand new mobile versions of X3watch that will sync with the free and the premium versions of the new X3watch. Those versions will be available in the Google play store and Itunes store by December 1. Until then, enjoy our current versions of the mobile product for FREE! Download for iOS Download for … Continue reading
We are excited to release the new versions of X3watch. We have a free version and a Premium version that we are rolling out. There are several old versions of the software out there. We strongly suggest if you are using a PC or a MAC to uninstall the old versions before installing the new … Continue reading