Website Addiction Failsafes
26/09/2008I’ve been spending way too much time time on reddit lately and came up with a way to curb my addiction. Here’s how:
- Host file entry:
This is the first level of defense where you set a specific host entry for the site you want to block to 127.0.0.1. It’s a bit annoying but takes a few seconds to back out the change when you need a fix. On *nix OS’s this file is typically at /etc/hosts.
- Block at router and reset router password
This is the next level I went to after step one failed. Most routers these days have some sort of access restrictions built into them. What you need to do is set up a restriction for the site and change the router password to something you’ll never remember. Now the only way you can get to the site is to reflash your router which is a pretty big inconvenience and in my case did the trick. Note: I did allow sites to be accessed for 1 hour out of the day.
