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Windows 11’s push for mandatory Microsoft accounts is hitting a nerve with users who say the change complicates setup, privacy, and basic PC ownership (www.windowscentral.com)
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[–] 10 points 5 months ago (5 children)

Mocking up whole websites seems like a pain. With a Pihole, you can create different service groups for computers and apply a whitelist to just their machines. Plus you get adblocking too!

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  • [–] 4 points 5 months ago*

    Yeah, could also have two Pi-Hole instances. One is network wide and block ads for everyone, and the other is the DNS the kids PCs use, set with a white list of approved sites only. You can set Pi-hole to block everything (set * as the a RegEx filter) and then add domains to the white list to be allowed through.

    Groups is probably more efficient but two instances could be offer more options/nuance on how you run things.

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  • [–] 3 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    I tried pi-hole, but it turned in a real pain, trying to set it up for normal use, plus two WFH offices. I may give it another try, when I feel more patient.

    The idea of mocking websites came from talking to other parents from my kids' school. I was thinking about some form of a local "internet" for our neighbourhood for all the kids. Heavily curated, a mix of mock sites (like the full download of Wikipedia), news through RSS, moderated message boards, etc. I don't think it's an original idea given the current state of the Internet, so at this stage I'm just reading up on design best practices.

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  • [–] 2 points 5 months ago

    In the past, I've used Adguard Home, and I liked it. When I tried to my Adguard server as the DNS for my router, though, my WFH corporate VPN wouldn't connect, so there's that. Granted, I was using it to remove ads, but people seem to like it for parental controls too.

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