Attack of the killer bloat...

DRiP Guy · 09-28-2007, 06:46 PM

I could sure do without all the new Ads, banners, and assorted junk.

samclem · 09-28-2007, 08:54 PM

Resistance is futile. It is for our own good, like the new software. Just keep repeating to yourself "Everything is for the best in this best of all possible worlds."

spncity · 09-29-2007, 06:41 AM

I want the ER Forums to collect their due in ad fees. No resistance there.

But I'm so far out in the country, that I'm on (gasp) dial-up! The cable lines and dsl lines stop about a mile away. We've begged them to come further out our way. So of course, the more complicated the graphics, the longer it takes to load.... Sigh.

All those who take their high speed for granted - stop for a moment and breathe a thankful thought!

travelover · 09-29-2007, 08:39 AM

Firefox with ad blocker makes it all go away.

OAG · 09-29-2007, 08:57 AM

Ditto for Firefox.

TromboneAl · 09-29-2007, 10:31 AM

With Firefox:
WithFirefox.jpg

DRiP Guy · 09-29-2007, 12:51 PM

There ya go, just like it ought to look! (now have set all of my phazers to 'stun', shields up, intruder alert to high, etc. to prevent all the page-trinkets from coming along for the ride.

On a semi-realted topic, has anyone noticed all the physical "table-SPAM" you have to clear out of the way at the more common chain restaurants at lunch these days (Chili's, Road House, etc)? Between the umbrella drinks pictorial, the appetizers fold-out, the special lunch menu insert, the regular menu, the special of the day placard on the center of the table, etc. I find I have to clear an arm-load of crap out of the way just to make room for my essential schooner of brewski!

Goonie · 09-29-2007, 10:06 PM

Yep....Firefox with ABP works wonders! Not just here, but on EVERY website that has all that advertising. It's a real time saver.

SonnyJim · 10-06-2007, 12:29 AM

You can also use Adblock Plus found here https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1865

09-28-2007, 06:46 PM	#1
DRiP Guy Full time employment: Posting here. Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 506	Attack of the killer bloat... I could sure do without all the new Ads, banners, and assorted junk.

09-28-2007, 08:54 PM	#2
samclem Thinks s/he gets paid by the post Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 2,932	Resistance is futile. It is for our own good, like the new software. Just keep repeating to yourself "Everything is for the best in this best of all possible worlds." __________________ "Freedom begins when you tell Mrs. Grundy to go fly a kite." - R. Heinlein

09-29-2007, 08:39 AM	#4
travelover Full time employment: Posting here. Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 983	Firefox with ad blocker makes it all go away. __________________ Feral Engineer

09-29-2007, 08:57 AM	#5
OAG Thinks s/he gets paid by the post Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Dublin, Ohio Posts: 1,775	Ditto for Firefox. __________________ Proud Vietnam Veteran: Cu Chi 66, 1/25th, HHC 25th and Pleiku 66-67 41st Sig Bn 1st STRATCOM

09-29-2007, 10:31 AM	#6
TromboneAl Thinks s/he gets paid by the post Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 4,113	With Firefox: WithFirefox.jpg __________________ - Al -- Always serious, never joking. No, wait. Never serious... Always... I forget.

09-29-2007, 06:41 AM	#3
spncity Recycles dryer sheets Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 124	I want the ER Forums to collect their due in ad fees. No resistance there. But I'm so far out in the country, that I'm on (gasp) dial-up! The cable lines and dsl lines stop about a mile away. We've begged them to come further out our way. So of course, the more complicated the graphics, the longer it takes to load.... Sigh. All those who take their high speed for granted - stop for a moment and breathe a thankful thought!

09-29-2007, 12:51 PM	#7
DRiP Guy Full time employment: Posting here. Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 506	There ya go, just like it ought to look! (now have set all of my phazers to 'stun', shields up, intruder alert to high, etc. to prevent all the page-trinkets from coming along for the ride. On a semi-realted topic, has anyone noticed all the physical "table-SPAM" you have to clear out of the way at the more common chain restaurants at lunch these days (Chili's, Road House, etc)? Between the umbrella drinks pictorial, the appetizers fold-out, the special lunch menu insert, the regular menu, the special of the day placard on the center of the table, etc. I find I have to clear an arm-load of crap out of the way just to make room for my essential schooner of brewski!

09-29-2007, 10:06 PM	#8
Goonie Thinks s/he gets paid by the post Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: North Central Illinois Posts: 2,042	Yep....Firefox with ABP works wonders! Not just here, but on EVERY website that has all that advertising. It's a real time saver. __________________ "Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind." - Dr. Seuss - Retired April 2007 @ 50 with COLA'd DB Pension plus Lifetime Medical & Dental Insurance.

10-06-2007, 12:29 AM	#9
SonnyJim Dryer sheet aficionado Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 35	You can also use Adblock Plus found here https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1865 __________________ I'll be done Jan 1, 2014, but who's counting, at the ripe old age of 48 Last edited by SonnyJim; 10-06-2007 at 12:30 AM. Reason: Edited because I can't type

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