Using an adblocker on a free site seems a bit unfair to me. But I am able to mentally block them. I'm just aware of a flash of colour as I scroll through. So I'm not playing the game either😉 What really peeves me is when you pay for a magazine that is full of ads or commercial radio stations with more ads than talk.
@B3, It does to me too, I've tried to just put up with it but I'm finding the screen just keeps moving up and down very quickly and as soon as I go to hit the thread title, it's bounced away again so 3 goes later and much swearing, I finally get to read what I want. Perhaps it's because I'm getting older and my eyesight just can't cope.
Google Chrome, Opera (and Chromium which is the open source version of both) and also Firefox: All using uBlockOrigin. A really lightweight extension/add-on. Made by the same folks who do the shields-up site for checking for holes in your internet security/firewall/router.
You'd need to add the addblocker to each system and browser you used.
Please tell me you ain't using Microsofts browser, Edge is it? Or worse, Internet Explorer! Those have quite well known and gaping security exploits. Anyone reading, do yourself a favour and don't use the Microsoft browsers.
As for Google Chrome vs. Firefox, well Chrome obviously collects statistics on your browsing, but is maybe a little quicker than Firefox, but does use more RAM too. Firefox is popular for a reason. Chromium is the open source browser that Google Chrome and Opera are built on.
I've just installed Incognito Adblocker and it's doing a great job for me. Our local paper has an on-line presence and that is smothered with ads, including one which covers the entire screen behind the 'active' part of the site. It disappeared immediately I put this beastie on.
Ad-blocking is built into a few browsers. I use Opera for this site, as otherwise my computer dies a slow horrible death - and a reboot is eventually required (older hardware). Found that it's useful on Android too. Nothing to stop you using multiple browsers/devices. But syncing does become a bit of a pain if that's your thing.
I have Adblocker running at the same time as Incognito at present, and both display a count of the the ad's they have blocked on each site. Incognito has blocked more, or at least claimed to block more, on every site. Early days yet but I'm happy at the moment.
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What really peeves me is when you pay for a magazine that is full of ads or commercial radio stations with more ads than talk.
All using uBlockOrigin. A really lightweight extension/add-on. Made by the same folks who do the shields-up site for checking for holes in your internet security/firewall/router.
You'd need to add the addblocker to each system and browser you used.
Please tell me you ain't using Microsofts browser, Edge is it? Or worse, Internet Explorer! Those have quite well known and gaping security exploits. Anyone reading, do yourself a favour and don't use the Microsoft browsers.
As for Google Chrome vs. Firefox, well Chrome obviously collects statistics on your browsing, but is maybe a little quicker than Firefox, but does use more RAM too. Firefox is popular for a reason. Chromium is the open source browser that Google Chrome and Opera are built on.