How to Block Access to Facebook

Today, we will show you some ways to quickly block access to Facebook.com – because sometimes you need to block distractions in times of study,  work or home. With these services, you decide which sites to block and how long of a duration of the block.

Block Access with Software

One of the most common methods to prevent access to social networking sites or other sources of distraction are to use programs that are installed and run in the background. On the internet you will find many options, some freeware, others paid.
We suggest: block it for me , a free utility that takes only a few steps to block access to various Internet sites including Facebook, Twitter, Blogger, LinkedIn, WordPress.com and many others. Just run the program and choose which services to monitor, store and activate.

Download Block It For Me

Other similar software is called The Web Blocker , it is free but also more customizable. And 'in fact it’s possible to choose a password to enter to remove the block.
Download The Web Blocker


Obviously software is easy to start, easy to terminate a process to circumvent the block. Just close it or uninstall the program to unlock and access facebook.

Block by Changing the "hosts" file in Windows

A block is much more effective by modifying the Windows hosts file, which regulates access to files and various web servers. Entering Facebook.com as an exception makes it so the site will not be able to be visited from any browser or application on that PC.
Follow instructions: the "hosts" file is on the path: "C: \ Windows \ System32 \ drivers \ etc".
Open it up by right clicking and selecting "open with" - Notepad.
If you're on Windows Vista/7/8, you must also open the file with administrator permissions, required for the modification of system files.
If it is necessary for you to open the first Notepad with administrative privileges (right button - run as administrator), and thereafter from Notepad, open the "hosts" file.

The text you should add is the following line of text:

127.0.0.1 facebook.com www.facebook.com

Save and close the file. Now try to visit the Facebook site, if you have done everything correctly, it will be impossible.
To restore access to the site, you will have to redo the process erasing the line previously added to the file "hosts".
This is a very effective method for blocking access to websites

How to Get iOS 5 for Your Apple iPad, iPhone or iPod touch

Today's the big day for all Apple fans to start updating their devices to the new
iOS 5, which has many improved features compared to its iOS 4 predecessor.


One of the biggest updates for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch devices is cloud synchronization via Apple's iCloud service, which houses all of you content and provides users with over-the-air updates. When you purchase mobile apps, albums and videos from the iTunes Store, it's stored in the cloud and is available to all of your devices—anywhere, any time, at no additional cost.

Also, you'll be able to download all of your previous application, book, music and television purchases to any of your devices, including your computer, for free (as long as they are still available in the iTunes Store).


And best yet—wireless syncing capabilities. Now you can sync all of your devices to iTunes any time they're on the same Wi-Fi network. With this wireless sync feature and iCloud storage, you can finally ditch that annoying USB cable!


But before you can eliminate the cable for good, you need to use it one last time...
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1. Update iTunes
On your Mac or PC, open up Software Update and install iTunes 10.5, the newest version that's aptly nicknamed "iTunes in the Cloud".
 

 

2. Update Your Devices
Open up iTunes and agree to the Software License Agreement. Plug in your iPad, iPhone or iPod touch with the USB cable and select it on the left-side of iTunes. Then, press the Check for Update button and install the new iOS 5 software to your device.

And that's it.                               

                                      

 Once you've successfully downloaded iOS 5 to your devices, you should be ready to cut the cord for good! And if you're getting a new devices, like the new iPhone 4S, it will already be preloaded with iOS 5—anything purchased after October 12th will be, so you will not need the wired update.