Surfing isn’t fun anymore May 12, 2008

I’ve developed an aversion to the Internet. I guilt of some kind.
I have no problem surfing and wasting my time but every time I succeed in closing my computer, I feel a lot better.

May 11, 2008

Since Tuesday I’ve been trying to restrict the time I spend on line. That’s the reason why I haven’t blogged much recently.
I try to write more. It is good for my brains.

Three weeks without Igoogle May 5, 2008

I spent two days away from the Internet. While being away, I felt no urge to check blogs or email.
Now while writing this I’ve been six hours on line. This small piece of writing is everything I’ve produced today.
I browsed some blogs with no interest. No topic caught my attention. These six hours have been [...]

Two weeks without Igoogle April 28, 2008

My addiction to certain blogs is practically gone. I still read some of them occasionally because I don’t see any harm in doing so.
Last Monday I started a 30 day challenge about ubiquitous capture but dropped it in a few days. The reason was that it was too effective. I wrote down the three most [...]

A week without Igoogle April 20, 2008

A week ago I stopped using Igoogle. Here are my experiences of the first week without.
How it went
I decided not to read my email very often and log out in between. This worked quite well. During the first days I still typed igoogle occasionally, but since the third day it hasn’t happened any more. Mere [...]

No more Igoogle April 13, 2008

Today I’m ditching Igoogle. I’ve had it as my home page for years. About as long as it has been possible.
At first finding all I was surfing for in one page seemed like a good idea. I remember doing my daily reading in a fraction of time I had used before.
Now it has become a [...]