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Blocking access to Yahoo! Chess?
A member of my household has developed an unheathy addiction to Yahoo! Chess, and it's causing major problems. They're not wanting to sign off, and are putting it in higher priority than family.
Does anybody know if there's a way I can disable access to Yahoo! Chess without affecting files on any computer? Perhaps there's a way to block access from my router settings or something?
I can't add user account/passwords to the computer. That's part of "not altering files".
2 Answers
- 2 decades agoFavorite Answer
Instead of denying access, why don't you talk to the person, explaining exactly how their chess addiction is affecting the family? Maybe put it in persepctive: chess is a game and family is really real. Maybe suggest that they play after everyone goes to sleep. If it comes down to it, explain how marriages and families can be destryoed by addiction. Maybe they should try http://www.redhotpawn.com/ which is not a "live" chess site, in that people make moves, then they are notified when an opponent makes a move, etc. so the person can check in, make a move, then return to family life because it isn't a "live" game but more of a correspondence chess game.
just some thoughts fer ya. Enjoy!
- 2 decades ago
I think maybe the only way is stop him from using the computer at all by installing a password to log on.
