Controlling the surf demons
Sun, 11 May, 2008
Why didn't I discover this before? LeechBlock helps me self-limit my surfing habits for certain sites. I read my feeds to the detriment of productivity many days. This is a bittersweet personal problem, because the feeds really do help me stay on top of technologies and trends. Throttling the intake is preferable to cold turkey.
I can have up to six configurations. In each configuration, I can specify the domains to block and when. The time control is fine-grained and well thought out. I can set time limits for each domain, and/or I can specify when they're blocked.
This is a gem for lifehackers. Thanks, James Anderson!