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    Block facebook app

    I want to block facebook on my computer. Is there some good software for that purpose?

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    Re: Block facebook app

    How does the computer connect to the internet? Most routers have some sort of filtering - for example a netgear one I can could redirect or block requests to the facebook website.

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    Re: Block facebook app

    The reason why you want to block it would be a good start

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    Re: Block facebook app

    The simplest way to block it is to use OpenDNS, though it's also the easiest to circumnavigate as well.

    (\___/) (\___/) (\___/) (\___/) (\___/) (\___/) (\___/)
    (='.'=) (='.'=) (='.'=) (='.'=) (='.'=) (='.'=) (='.'=)
    (")_(") (")_(") (")_(") (")_(") (")_(") (")_(") (")_(")


    This is bunny and friends. He is fed up waiting for everyone to help him out, and decided to help himself instead!

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    Re: Block facebook app

    Firefox or Chrome + greasemonkey + External Facebook Block
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    Re: Block facebook app

    and just to be sure - adblock it, that's the spanish inquisition that one

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    Re: Block facebook app

    was going to say stick:

    127.0.0.1 facebook.com

    in your hosts file, but anyone with a brain can get around it.

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    Re: Block facebook app

    Quote Originally Posted by jimbouk View Post
    How does the computer connect to the internet? Most routers have some sort of filtering - for example a netgear one I can could redirect or block requests to the facebook website.
    This is the best option for a home solution imo. If you add a browser extension, there is nothing to stop you using another browser. If you change the host file, then there is nothing stopping you from using a different computer (e.g. might have mobile devices, laptops etc on the LAN too).

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    Re: Block facebook app

    Ahh, I read it as trying to block all the crap Facebook craps across other pages, not trying to block Facebook completely.

    If it's the latter then OpenDNS is the easiest solution imho. It was also the most blocked site of 2010 according to OpenDNS's recent stats.
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    Re: Block facebook app

    Quote Originally Posted by mycarsavw View Post
    ... It was also the most blocked site of 2010 according to OpenDNS's recent stats.
    I love the way that it's both the most blacklisted, and the second most whitelisted site... Apparently facebook is an opinion divider!

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    Re: Block facebook app

    i find removing the cable from the back of the tower works best, call me old fashioned and all, but it works!

    http://secretgeek.net/block_sites.asp

    interesting!
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    Re: Block facebook app

    Quote Originally Posted by streetster View Post
    was going to say stick:

    127.0.0.1 facebook.com

    in your hosts file, but anyone with a brain can get around it.
    I think 99% of people fall into that category, I can almost guarantee if I did that to most of my friends' computers they would spend hours trying to figure out what's going on, phone their ISP then end up phoning me.

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