On Tuesday, August 7, 2001, at 08:57 AM, Eric Murray wrote:
On Tue, Aug 07, 2001 at 11:51:57AM -0400, Riad S. Wahby wrote:
Ray Dillinger <bear@sonic.net> wrote:
Simple answer: turn off javascript and java. It is generally not used except to make ads more annoying.
Certain browsers (*ahem* Konqueror) allow you to just disable the window.open() method. That way, if a site requires JavaScript (some do---even some useful ones) you can still avoid the banners.
There are also a number of freeware ad filter programs, including one that I wrote (see www.lne.com/ericm).
When I turn it off (it's not perfect and a few sites won't work with it on), I'm astounded by the number of ads that I don't normally see.
To all who have contributed ideas about turning off Java, blah blah, l wasn't really _complaining_ about my personal situation. I was noting the bizarre world of online advertising in which the right third of a page is filled with ads, the top third is filled with ads, and now there are pop-up windows covering the main page...and which pop-up several times. I had just installed a new version of Explorer (5.1, a new build, for OS X) and hadn't turned off "animations" and "scripts." Now I have. Most of the ads have gone away, but still many are chasing the relevant text into smaller and smaller boxes. My friends and I have been joking for a while about how we'll need to buy 22-inch LCD monitors, like the Apple Cinema Display, just to be able to see content that isn't advertising. (I'm surprised no one has urged me to use Lynx. Is it still being used?) --Tim May