The manifold pleasures of the Web can bleed hours away from your
life. If you could use a friendly but stern hand guiding you in
moments of weakness, try LeechBlock. This Firefox extension offers
you a great deal of control in the ways it blocks the sites that
are your personal black holes of time and productivity.
LeechBlock isn't some over-restrictive "nanny" that automatically
blocks everything remotely interesting. Instead, it gives you
options to decide what to block and when. When you open
LeechBlock's options from Firefox's Tools menu, it gives you a
tabbed window in which you can make up to six renameable "block
sets." Each of the block sets can have its own rules for the days
of the week and time of day for blocking. You can allow each set a
certain number of minutes before it cuts you off. By default,
LeechBlock redirects you to its own page when a more compelling one
is blocked, but you can choose a different one if you prefer.
This customizability makes LeechBlock a great productivity tool for
folks who need just a little Web control, not total self-denial.
Note: This link takes you to the vendor's site, where you
can automatically install the file into your Firefox browser.
--Laura Blackwell
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LeechBlock
- Version: 0.3.4
- Downloads Count: 2,682
- License Type: Free
- Price: Free
- Date Added: Dec 12, 2007
- Operating Systems: Microsoft Windows NT 4.0, Microsoft Windows 98, Microsoft Windows ME, Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Vista
- Requirements: Mozilla Firefox
- Author: James Anderson
Editorial Review of LeechBlock
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