In response to a few bug reports and feature requests, I’ve updated Freedom. The new version should fix the “asking for your password at 5 minute intervals” affecting some users, and it now allows up to 6 hours of Freedom. To update Freedom, download the new version and drag it to your Applications folder.
Please also let me know if you run into any bugs. I was able to track down the bug in Freedom 0.1-2 to a problem described in an Apple Technical Note, so I’m feeling more confident.
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Fred Stutzman is a doctoral student, researcher and teaching fellow at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's School of Information and Library Science. He studies how people use social media.
Sad to report that I’m using v. 0.3 and it’s asking me for my password every five minutes. But in spite of that, I had a great 30 minutes of productivity the first time I used the app.
Nice work!
Update: it’s intermittent or a one-time thing. I’ve used the program twice this morning and I haven’t had it request my password after starting up.
You’re on Boing Boing today!
Utility shuts off net connectivity for up to six hours
Incredible! BoingBoing and Lifehacker on the same day. Poor ibiblio!