On Computers

A writer who is also a reader of our column says he is turned off by all the trivia and time-wasting junk on Facebook. He thought he would use the social network to showcase his articles, but was continually interrupted by requests to look at someone’s tattoo, their pet’s latest trick, fantasy travel plans and other drivel of our time. Help, he wrote, “How can I get off this online world?” This turns out to be a frequent request.

Go to tinyurl.com/exitfacebook. Once there, you can sign out of Facebook for good. But … you have to stay off for two weeks to make it stick. So don’t go back in there to check on the latest tattoos.

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