Kythin's Rants

Kythin rants about all kinds of things, but mainly website development, SEO and PC Gaming.

May
19
2010

I want!

General
i-want

Inspired by the wonderfully articulate Chick Norris, I’ve decided to make my own list of things I want to do… eventually.

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May
13
2010

Don’t like the Like button?

Tutorials

If you’re like me and you don’t like the new way Facebook is trying to take over the internet, here’s a quick fix to make sure (until they change the address) they won’t follow you around.

Find your Hosts File

  • In windows, it’s c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts
  • on a Mac, it’s /private/etc/hosts

Add this line:

127.0.0.1 connect.facebook.net

Save it, and then just to be safe, clear your browser cache to ensure the javascript file isn’t being saved. From now on you shouldn’t see a ‘like’ button anywhere, or if you do, it shouldn’t work and shouldn’t be able to track you.

To be even more safe, get in the habit of logging out of Facebook whenever you visit it, INCLUDING ON YOUR PHONE.

- K