No more lollygagging

Calling all writers who can’t break free of the Internet long enough to get work done (and you know who you are). There’s help for your habit, and it only costs 10 bucks, darn it.

Nora Ephron mentioned it  in a recent issue of The New York Times Sunday magazine. “I have on my computer something called Freedom,” she said. “You put in however many minutes of freedom you would want, and for that period of time your computer does not allow you to go on the Internet.”

The app’s website, macfreedom.com, explains further: “Freedom is a simple productivity application that locks you away from the internet on Mac or Windows computers for up to eight hours at a time. Freedom frees you from distractions, allowing you time to write, analyze, code, or create. At the end of your offline period, Freedom allows you back on the internet. You can download Freedom immediately for 10 dollars through either PayPal or Google Checkout.”

Next up, presumably, are apps to prevent you from brewing a fresh pot of coffee, taking the dog out, and sharpening the pencils.

-- Ron Kovach, senior editor, The Writer

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