Computer question.

[slobodan]

Is it easy to block F**ebook from the computer?

Is what it says here a good way to go about it?

edit: no, the above doesn't work

[JUDWAK]

i never done it like that
i have a ban box on my zone alarm
owt i put in there is well errm just banned

[slobodan]

i have a ban box on my zone alarm

A what on your what?

[dieselboy]

Slobodan what firewall do you have?
If you edit the hosts file you may need to use all of these:

www.facebook.com
facebook.com
www.facebook.co.uk
facebook.co.uk

What this does is prevent the PC completing a DNS lookup for the IP address of the web server and instead uses 127.0.0.1 as the web server. 127.0.0.1 is an internal loopback address on your PC which will just ignore the web requests and so not return the facebook page. Its the easiest way to do it and works for people who know little about computers.

Web proxy web sites will still allow facebook access.
Facebook applications such as sidebars or other websites that allow you to post things to facebook will still work.
Visiting Facebook via the IP address of one of their webservers will still work.

[JUDWAK]

i use a programe called zone alarm pro
i then say what i see and what i dont
all things porn violance criminal activerty and race propaganda are all turned off
facebook has been close to being droped in my ban box
if i ban it
its banned forever because i have no idea how to unbann it

look up zone alarm pro

that link you give out may work iam just no into messing about in there

[dieselboy]

A what on your what?

Free software firewall that is used instead of windows firewall.

[madmanc]

Just remove the application and never use it again !!!

[slobodan]

Slobodan what firewall do you have?

Windows firewall is all I use.
What I don.t quite understand is where it says..

"click the "X" on the top left of the dialog box"

What 'x' ?

[slobodan]

Just remove the application and never use it again !!!

It's the kids, their ***** computer class teacher told them to open a f**ebook account for their homework.
Up until now it hasn't been that interesting for them. But winter is coming and they sit on their arses on f**ebook instead of proper schoolwork.

[Apache]

We have the EXACT issue with ours!

I'd like a timed 'ban' on f***ing Farcebook too for that same reason! She was doing her history homework at 7am yesterday, despite her telling us she'd done it days before.

Is it possible to easily stop Facebook and other (anti)social networking sites working say, after 6pm?

[slobodan]

Is it possible to easily stop Facebook and other (anti)social networking sites working say, after 6pm?

That'd be cool.

[dieselboy]

It's the kids, their ***** computer class teacher told them to open a f**ebook account for their homework.
Up until now it hasn't been that interesting for them. But winter is coming and they sit on their arses on f**ebook instead of proper schoolwork.

I would have some serious words with that school teacher. If you need some inspiration here is a good link for email quality: http://www.27bslash6.com/easter.html

[shirley53]

how about the old fashioned way..

Q Is your homework done???

A yes

Q show me...

Easy solution...no homework completed ...Take powerlead ( battery as well from laptop) from PC/Laptop....

Shirl

[dieselboy]

Windows firewall is all I use.
What I don.t quite understand is where it says..

"click the "X" on the top left of the dialog box"

What 'x' ?

Normally this would refer to closing the window which is top right, or double click the top left hand corner. But I'm not sure in which context this is used.

[dieselboy]

We have the EXACT issue with ours!

I'd like a timed 'ban' on f***ing Farcebook too for that same reason! She was doing her history homework at 7am yesterday, despite her telling us she'd done it days before.

Is it possible to easily stop Facebook and other (anti)social networking sites working say, after 6pm?

This sort of thing is done with timed access lists.. There is probably an option on a free software firewall like zone alarm to have a timed access rule which prevents facebook except during the period of 18:00 to 18:05 for example