Tag: ADBLOCK

So you've tested Google Chrome and decided that you like it. You say you'd switch, but there's no adblocker? Fortunately for you, there are several free, tiny filtering proxy applications available that can do the job. The best part is, they'll help block ads in any browser - including Chrome. Before I get into a list, it's important to know that several of these apps haven't been updated in ...

When you go to set up a new computer, there's always your list of "essential" applications; i.e., applications you simply cannot function without. For some the first install is Firefox and its most-loved extensions. Maybe it's Outlook and your mail account. Hopefully there's an Antivirus application thrown in there somewhere. When it comes to a Mac, there's one essential plugin that rules them ...

The world of web browsers is a very unfair place. Internet Explorer isn't the best, yet everyone's using it, and it seems like Firefox gets all the cool add-ons and customizations. The Opera web browser is popular, but primarily with the mobile crowd, and as for Safari, well, it's nice. Safari add-ons aren't exactly the latest craze, but the few that exist are fairly useful. Introducing: Safari ...

Many of the websites you read on a daily basis (including this one) are supported by advertising. The same is true of television. But just like personal video recorders let you skip through TV commercials, there are browser plugins like Adblock Plus that let you prevent internet ads from displaying on your screen. As long as most computer users don't make use of these plugins, the internet ...

Computerworld has a recent article that lists 10 Firefox extensions that they believe users should avoid, with a subtitle stating "Just because an extension is popular doesn't mean it belongs in your Web browser." Unfortunately, the criteria used to determine what should be avoided seems very loose; everything from "so you don't hurt yourself due to your own ignorance", to more self-serving ...

Adblock is an excellent Firefox extension but has its failings. Among my Adblock pet peeves are its lack of a whitelist and general absence of options. Adblock Plus is an extension that tries to succeed where Adblock does not. It (as of version 0.6) is a complete rewrite of Adblock that does everything its successor does but adds whitelisting, preferences to control how it behaves, and a sidebar ...