As part of our continuing support for the 1-1 laptop programme for Family Bauhinia, we will offer some advice or useful apps in each Newsletter. This issue we will focus on how to avoid distractions whilst working on the computer.

SelfControl is a free and open-source application for Mac OS X that lets you block your own access to distracting websites, your mail servers, or anything else on the Internet. Just set a period of time to block for, add sites to your blacklist, and click “Start.” Until that timer expires, you will be unable to access those sites–even if you restart your computer or delete the application.

You can download the app at http://selfcontrolapp.com/