Re: AARGH... give me some idea for ad-blockers
On Sun, 06 Jan 2013 19:40:37 -0800, Gary Kline wrote: > itHOught I'd ask the best list which ad-blocking software I should > use. > > firefox is my std browsers; also use ixquick. I just use a hosts file and it works well (as long as you're not running a web server on port 80 of the localhost, of course). I use the one at http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.htm, with a nightly cron job to fetch, unzip and dos2unix it, then merge it with my (very small) 'real' hosts stub. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
Re: AARGH... give me some idea for ad-blockers
On Tue, Jan 08, 2013 at 11:16:05AM +0100, Harald Weis wrote: > On Sun, Jan 06, 2013 at 07:40:37PM -0800, Gary Kline wrote: > > > > > >itHOught I'd ask the best list which ad-blocking software I should > >use. > > > >firefox is my std browsers; also use ixquick. > > > >thanks for some tips, > > Have a look at midori. thanks, iwill. > -- > Harald Weis > ___ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org" -- Gary Kline kl...@thought.org http://www.thought.org Public Service Unix Twenty-six years of service to the Unix community. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
Re: AARGH... give me some idea for ad-blockers
On Sun, Jan 06, 2013 at 07:40:37PM -0800, Gary Kline wrote: > > > itHOught I'd ask the best list which ad-blocking software I should > use. > > firefox is my std browsers; also use ixquick. > > thanks for some tips, Have a look at midori. -- Harald Weis ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
Re: AARGH... give me some idea for ad-blockers
On Mon, Jan 07, 2013 at 04:44:18PM +0200, Aldis Berjoza wrote: > 07.01.2013, 05:43, "Gary Kline" : > > itHOught I'd ask the best list which ad-blocking software I should > > use. > > > > firefox is my std browsers; also use ixquick. > > > > thanks for some tips, > > > > gary > > > > -- > > Gary Kline kl...@thought.org http://www.thought.org Public Service Unix > > Twenty-six years of service to the Unix community. > > > > > I use dns/pdnsd to block (with dns) many advertisement sites, facebook, > twitter etc > I also use www/privoxy for html content blocking > Finally if something remains, that I can't filter, then I use ad-block > -- > Aldis Berjoza > FreeBSD addict to everybody on adblocking:: Thanks! I was about to go apeshit with all rthese bloody ads. I mean, enuf already. --g. -- Gary Kline kl...@thought.org http://www.thought.org Public Service Unix Twenty-six years of service to the Unix community. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
Re: AARGH... give me some idea for ad-blockers
07.01.2013, 05:43, "Gary Kline" : > itHOught I'd ask the best list which ad-blocking software I should > use. > > firefox is my std browsers; also use ixquick. > > thanks for some tips, > > gary > > -- > Gary Kline kl...@thought.org http://www.thought.org Public Service Unix > Twenty-six years of service to the Unix community. > I use dns/pdnsd to block (with dns) many advertisement sites, facebook, twitter etc I also use www/privoxy for html content blocking Finally if something remains, that I can't filter, then I use ad-block -- Aldis Berjoza FreeBSD addict ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
Re: AARGH... give me some idea for ad-blockers
From: RW To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Sent: Monday, January 7, 2013 9:34 AM Subject: Re: AARGH... give me some idea for ad-blockers On Mon, 7 Jan 2013 14:32:35 +0100 Polytropon wrote: > Today I don't need to deal with this question anymore. I've > been using a "two browsers approach": Firefox with "Flash" > installed, everything works as intended, and Opera as my > main browser, with "Flash" deactivated, and quite picky > about what sites are allowed to do. If I urgently need to > access something that doesn't show in Opera, I'll use > Firefox for this one occassion. :-) There's also an Opera setting "enable plugins only on on demand". With that setting if you click on a place-holder it becomes activated until you leave the page. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org" It is indeed a sad fact of life that surfing the web has become so bloated with ads of every kind imaginable. I watched this morning as it took several minutes just for a yahoo page to load because it was stuffed full of advertisements. I recall the good ole days back in 1996 when the Internet first started and ads were not to be found. I think we have lost our way and the Internet has become a boondoggle with everyone shouting and competing for money instead of the free and open exchange of information. I'm no prude. I think ads have their place. But just like this posting shows, there is no simple, sure-fire way to just turn them off when you don't want them. If you change the settings on Flash or other plug-ins you may very well inhibit your ability to do what you want with the net. I just wish there was a way to stop all this non-sense of ads for everything from consuming my bandwidth. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
Re: AARGH... give me some idea for ad-blockers
On Mon, 7 Jan 2013 14:32:35 +0100 Polytropon wrote: > Today I don't need to deal with this question anymore. I've > been using a "two browsers approach": Firefox with "Flash" > installed, everything works as intended, and Opera as my > main browser, with "Flash" deactivated, and quite picky > about what sites are allowed to do. If I urgently need to > access something that doesn't show in Opera, I'll use > Firefox for this one occassion. :-) There's also an Opera setting "enable plugins only on on demand". With that setting if you click on a place-holder it becomes activated until you leave the page. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
Re: AARGH... give me some idea for ad-blockers
On Sun, 6 Jan 2013 19:40:37 -0800, Gary Kline wrote: > > > itHOught I'd ask the best list which ad-blocking software I should > use. > > firefox is my std browsers; also use ixquick. Simply deactivate "Flash". :-) There are several extensions for Firefox to make the web less annoying and more usable by removing ads. The most prominent probably is Adblock Plus; also NoScript is worth having a look at. Still simply (temporarily) deactivating "Flash" gets you rid of most annoying ads, and you're typically left with grey boxes which is much more acceptable than blaring autoplay videos, squeaking buttons and other shit crazy people think to belong to a "modern web experience". Sadly, some web sites use "Flash" as a replacement for content, for HTML. This definitely is a signal that the page doesn't want visitors. Many use it to deliver video (streaming), which can already be perfectly done using HTML 5. Some are using it for interactivity features. All those uses may be justified, even though "Flash" is losing its importance. So if you deactivate it, you're also safe against those "backwards designs", where "Flash"-based advertisement is a main part of the delivered "content". Today I don't need to deal with this question anymore. I've been using a "two browsers approach": Firefox with "Flash" installed, everything works as intended, and Opera as my main browser, with "Flash" deactivated, and quite picky about what sites are allowed to do. If I urgently need to access something that doesn't show in Opera, I'll use Firefox for this one occassion. :-) -- Polytropon Magdeburg, Germany Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ... ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
Re: AARGH... give me some idea for ad-blockers
Quoting herbert langhans : All I use is Adblock Plus. With the automatic updates I havent seen any ad for month.. I'll second this endorsement, i've been using it for a good few years now and I "just works" :) Mike Woods Full of squishy cynicism ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
Re: AARGH... give me some idea for ad-blockers
All I use is Adblock Plus. With the automatic updates I havent seen any ad for month.. herb langhans ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
Re: AARGH... give me some idea for ad-blockers
On Sun, Jan 6, 2013 at 7:40 PM, Gary Kline wrote: > > > itHOught I'd ask the best list which ad-blocking software I should > use. > > firefox is my std browsers; also use ixquick. > > thanks for some tips, > > gary For firefox I use the following: Adblock Plus Better Privacy Ghostery NoScript RequestPolicy I have few problems with ads. Kurt ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
AARGH... give me some idea for ad-blockers
itHOught I'd ask the best list which ad-blocking software I should use. firefox is my std browsers; also use ixquick. thanks for some tips, gary -- Gary Kline kl...@thought.org http://www.thought.org Public Service Unix Twenty-six years of service to the Unix community. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
