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Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Life The Emancipation Application

Posted by Eli Sanders on Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 9:35 AM

It takes over your computer and forces you off the internet!

Freedom is an application that disables networking on an Apple computer for up to eight hours at a time. Freedom will free you from the distractions of the internet, allowing you time to code, write, or create. At the end of your selected offline period, Freedom re-enables your network, restoring everything as normal.

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The world of Apple is totally cool.

Posted by you wouldn't understand on April 15, 2009 at 9:46 AM

Kinda like "pet rocks"

Posted by Urgutha Forka on April 15, 2009 at 10:10 AM

I need this app. That is so awesome.

Posted by The Bloodhound Gang on April 15, 2009 at 10:36 AM

So, it's sort of like an "off button", but, um, the computer stays on?

Or it's really more like disconnecting from your wireless network?

Or like unplugging the network cable?

Or like not opening your browser app at all?

And the only way to circumvent this Amazing New Product is to go through the time-consuming hassle of rebooting?

This is why I'll never make a fortune in the software industry - I can never come up with these brilliant solutions to earth-shattering problems like how to prevent people from using teh Interwebs.

Posted by COMTE on April 15, 2009 at 10:57 AM

Failblog posted a device that does something similar, though the "restoring everything as normal" part might be tricky: http://failblog.org/2009/04/13/candle-fa…

Posted by Fnarf on April 15, 2009 at 11:09 AM

power-button FAIL.

Posted by wilbur@work on April 15, 2009 at 12:30 PM

April First was over two weeks ago, right?

Posted by ...I'm just askin... on April 18, 2009 at 4:04 PM