K9 Web Protection: Control your internet usage
After a recent upgrade of Firefox, one of my favorite plugins, LeechBlock, stopped working. So I went in search of a new control system that would help me think twice before I surfed my day away.
I’m now in love with K9 Web Protection, a free internet filtering service. Sure, it’s made for parents to protect their kids, but as a professional with a bad web habit, I appreciate its ability to keep me from wasting my precious time.
You set sites that you’d like to limit, and you can eliminate entire categories of sites. I am particularly bad when it comes to reading news articles. I can read article after article and waste an hour or two… Time just slips away. With K9, you can allow access for 15 minutes or a certain period of time. That way you can pop in to check on your friends in Facebook, but soon you’re back at work.
And it’s free. I love free.
K9 Web Protection – Free Internet Filtering and Parental Controls Software.
RoboForm: Save your passwords, conserve your typing
Two of the respondents in last month’s Giveaway mentioned RoboForm as their favorite free tool, and I agree it’s pretty darn cool.
RoboForm allows you to create an account that autofills passwords and other forms when you visit a website. It’s downloadable software (not sure if it works on PC and Mac), with a web-based edition as well.
I actually have this functionality with my Norton software, and I LOVE it. With this type of program, you’ll never have to fill out NAME, ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, etc again. RoboForm promises it keeps everything secure, and, like I said, it comes highly recommended by two regular readers of the Cheapskate Freelancer.
- Online Version
- Pro Version ($29.95 per license)
- Another cool tool: Password Scanner to see which of your passwords are unencrypted and potentially swipeable
RoboForm: Password Manager, Form Filler, Password Management.
