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		<title>URL-Blocker: Working On a Deadline? Block Your Favourite URL for Improved Productivity</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2009 09:27:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Abbas</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ComputerHelp  released a software called URL-Blocker  which is essentially aimed at working people who are addicted to social sites  like Facebook, Digg, Stumbleupon, Twitter, Youtube, etc..&#160; because of which their work and timelines are  affected. 
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img border="0" align="left" alt="ComputerHelp" src="http://tnerd.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/logo.png" />ComputerHelp  released a software called URL-Blocker  which is essentially aimed at working people who are addicted to social sites  like <a href="http://facebook.com" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, <a href="http://digg.com" target="_blank">Digg</a>, <a href="http://stumbleupon.com" target="_blank">Stumbleupon</a>, <a href="http://twitter.com" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="http://youtube.com" target="_blank">Youtube</a>, etc..&nbsp; because of which their work and timelines are  affected. </p>
<p>  So how does this software work? All you got to do is add a  URL you want to block and then select for how long you want to block it. For example  1 day or say 30 minutes, once you are sure of how long do you want to block it  for, hit the Block button and you are done.</p>
<p>  Next time you visit the blocked URL during the time you&rsquo;ve  selected it won&rsquo;t show you the site instead it will show you the content from  ComputerHelp.com.</p>
<p>  <span id="more-2630"></span>To make it even better, there is no way of deleting a  blocked URL (so don&rsquo;t be ambitious with the time frame of blocking a URL) the  only option you have is to uninstall the software. Let&rsquo;s make that even tougher;  uninstaller of this software does not come with it, in case you want to  uninstall it you&rsquo;ll have to download it separately. </p>
<p><strong>Screenshots:</strong></p>
<p align="center"><img width="385" height="553" alt="" src="http://tnerd.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/url-blocker.png" /></p>
<p>Though the intent is good, the way it&rsquo;s done isn&rsquo;t.. here is  why. Every time you try to visit a blocked URL you are shown pages from  computerhelp.com which are trying to sell you a new product, nowhere does it  say that you are seeing this page because the URL you are trying to visit is  blocked. There is more of self-promotion involved here than helping people out  who want to get back to work. </p>
<p>  Uninstaller is another thing which I think should come as a  package and users should not have to download it from the site separately. The  software does not even have instructions about how to uninstall it. </p>
<p>Click <a href="http://www.computerhelp.com/url-blocker.aspx" target="_blank">here</a> to download the software and <a href="http://www.computerhelp.com/uninstall.aspx" target="_blank">here</a> to download it&#8217;s uninstaller</p>

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