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Yeah? You think you're cool?
Like most of the others - I use my browser's (Galeon) built-in popup blocking feature.
The only thing remotely annoying is that the "Open PM in new window" feature on AO is also blocked by this. But I can still look at my PMs.
Slarty
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Disabling certain features like Javascript, and active x can be a huge help. To do this open Internet Explorer click on Tools, Internet Options, click on the security tab, next click on the internet world icon then click the button that says 'custom level,' everything that says active X put the green dot in disable!!! There are 5 different options there. Scroll down and then place the green dots in disable on ths following options scripting, scripting of java applets, disable it. When done go to 'reset to' click on the drop down arrow and set it to 'high'it will prompt you are you sure you want to change these settings click yes. If you don't like the changes you can alaways go to Tools, Internet Options, click on the programs tab, bottom left hand corner theirs a button that says 'reset web settings,' click that hit yes. Changes are made back to normal.
In Mozilla, I get that popup but when I click Ok to view the message it does nothing. But it's good for letting me know when I have a new PM, then I just check my PMs from the main page.Quote:
The only thing remotely annoying is that the "Open PM in new window" feature on AO is also blocked by this. But I can still look at my PMs.
Hosts file.
it goes on and on. Works great and it's infinitely configurable.Quote:
#manual additions
127.0.0.1 burstnet.com
127.0.0.1 itestme.com
127.0.0.1 instacontent.net
127.0.0.1 mjxads.internet.com
127.0.0.1 spd.atdmt.com
127.0.0.1 videoclipstream.com
127.0.0.1 images.washtimes.com
#127.0.0.1 a248.e.akamai.net
127.0.0.1 s0b.bluestreak.com
127.0.0.1 altfarm.mediaplex.com
# Start of entries inserted by Spybot - Search & Destroy
127.0.0.1 images.real.com
127.0.0.1 real.com
127.0.0.1 ct5.hypercount.com
127.0.0.1 acme.bfast.com
127.0.0.1 ads.bfast.com
127.0.0.1 affiliates.bfast.com
127.0.0.1 affnet.bfast.com
127.0.0.1 airedale.bfast.com
127.0.0.1 application.bfast.com
127.0.0.1 applications.bfast.com
127.0.0.1 artuframe.bfast.com
127.0.0.1 barnesandnoble.bfast.com
http://www.accs-net.com/hosts/what_is_hosts.html
I use one from ashampoo, I think it is part of their "winoptimizer" suite. I ran that test and it seemed to block everything, but I can still get ones that I want...............well as far as I can tell :)
.... yeah but. I can right click on an annoying add on any page (especially hotmail, A.O. and man others) and say 'Block images from this server' using Mozilla. Sure, you have to do that a few times to get most of the adds, but the next thing you know your looking at a clean web page. I have blocked _all_ of the adds for A.O., and now it is as if I was looking at the site before J.P. sold out to 'the man'. Ka'chingQuote:
Originally posted here by pooh sun tzu
Internet explorer's built in ad pop-up blocking . No need for google, yahoo, or any other 3rd party software.
version 6.05.7047
-- spurious
- Pooh was talking about pop-up blockers, not about ads.Quote:
I can right click on an annoying add on any page (especially hotmail, A.O. and man others) and say 'Block images from this server' using Mozilla. Sure, you have to do that a few times to get most of the adds, but the next thing you know your looking at a clean web page. I have blocked _all_ of the adds for A.O., and now it is as if I was looking at the site before J.P. sold out to 'the man'. Ka'ching
- If you block images from a server, you might be missing out on a lot.
- If you don't know how to block all ads (kindly presented to you on AO) with a couple of mouse clicks and keyboards strokes, you don't deserve the right to be looking at a "clean" web page.
- Whether JP sold out or not is up to your imagination, but there's no doubt that JUPM is "the man".
Please don't tell me you are attempting to start an IE versus Mozilla flame war, with an IE version you've never used.Quote:
.... yeah but. I can right click on an annoying add on any page (especially hotmail, A.O. and man others) and say 'Block images from this server' using Mozilla. Sure, you have to do that a few times to get most of the adds, but the next thing you know your looking at a clean web page.
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