Blacklisting domain names blocks access to them through your Web browser (both Firefox and Safari are supported), as well as through applications that communicate with the sites directly. Launching the application brings up an interface displaying a slider that sets the amount of time your blacklisted domain names will be blocked (you can block access for anywhere between 1 minute and 12 hours), a button that enables you to edit and view your blacklist, and a button that begins the blocking. The open-source SelfControl is a streamlined application with a simple but effective interface and set of controls. (Lambert is also responsible for the popular Add-Art Firefox plug-in which replaces Internet ads with art.) Thus, it was a delight to discover that he also develops extremely useful real-world apps like SelfControl. Recently, I had begun following Lambert on Twitter, interested mainly in his tweets in regards to contemporary art. Thankfully, this is exactly what SelfControl, a new customizable domain-blocking application designed by artist Steve Lambert and developed by Charlie Stigler, does. What I need is a flexible program that enables me to select the sites I can block, and then prevents me from turning it off. This brings us to the second issue: given the capability to disable whatever is keeping me off the Internet, I will almost inevitably do so. So implementing a blanket no-Internet solution, such as disabling my AirPort connection, inevitably results in my needing to abandon it and get back online, and thus back in the realm of distraction. First, there’s the typical all-or-nothing ideology: I constantly need to check Web sites, gather information, and fact-check my work.
The trouble with many Internet blocking programs and methods is twofold. I also considered taking measures to block my Internet roaming - a principal offender in my time wasting - but decided I'd probably ignore anything that told me how much time I was wasting or turn off whatever was keeping me from where I wanted to go. You may recall me writing in that article: Sometimes it’s not enough to promise yourself you’ll stay away from your favorite blogs or social networking sites – sometimes you need an intervention.Īs a fairly distractible person, I’m big on applications that help focus my attention (see “Minimize Desktop Distractions”, ). Many of us rely on the Internet for work, and are at the same time incredibly distracted by it. #1622: OS feature survey results, Continuity Camera webcam preview, OWC miniStack STX.#1623: How to turn off YouTube's PiP, use AirPlay to Mac, and securely erase Mac drives.#1624: Important OS security updates, rescuing QuickTake 150 photos, AirTag alerts while traveling.#1625: Apple's "Far Out" event, the future of FileMaker, free NMUG membership, Quick Note and tags in Notes, Plex suffers data breach.#1626: AirTag replacement battery gotcha, Kindle Kids software flaws, iOS 12.5.6 security fix.
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