Firefox + Adblock

[ghostsofgiants]

http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/

http://adblock.mozdev.org/

You're welcome.

[Mutley]

1. Apparently Firefox is enough for me

because I don't see the ads.

[LSK]

4. same here

[Mutley]

6. Firefox is better anyway.

:P

[edwin]

5. You must have

the Pink Floyd Blindness Syndrome.

[Mutley]

8. Hey, maybe you're right.

:D

[Fox Mulder]

7. I see the ads on my Firefox.

x(

[edwin]

9. Me too. n/t

[Mutley]

11. Oh.

There goes that theory, then.

[originalpckelly]

14. Follow the following instructions:

Select the following menu:
Tools
Then mouse over the adblock menu
Then click on "Preferences"
Make sure the "Enable Adblock" checkbox is checked
Copy and paste this address into the "New Filter"
text box:
http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/
Then hit "Add"

[Fox Mulder]

17. I don't see the adblock menu.

:shrug:

[flvegan]

21. I added the filter to the

filterset g updater, and I'm still getting the ads.

I dunno. Glad I'm not the only one.

[Fox Mulder]

22. So did I.

And I still see the damn ads. x(

[flvegan]

27. First you have to install the adblock in the OP

It works for me now. Woo hoooooo!!

[Orsino]

31. ...after restarting Firefox.

Thanks a bunch! No more ads!

[gordontron]

34. wow crazy, but this kind of defeats the purpose nt

[ghostsofgiants]

36. Actually you'll want to wildcard that URL...

Like this: http://*.googlesyndication.com/*

[Chimichurri]

42. worked beautifully!! Thank you so much!!

What a relief - those ads were annoying.

[sweetheart]

46. K & R

I'm gonna bookmark this to answer random queries and
put this whole matter to rest in GD.

Thanks a lot. primate1, originalpckelly, and all.

:-) free from horrorshow ads!

[Omphaloskepsis]

2. Adblock Filterset.G Updater

https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/1136/

[ghostsofgiants]

13. Word.

[u4ic]

3. A question for you

will I still have my favourites menu, or will I have to make up a whole new one?

[originalpckelly]

10. Yes, Firefox imports all bookmarks (favorites)

So don't worry. You will also still have bookmarks in IE as well.

[u4ic]

15. Thanks!

:hi:

[Omphaloskepsis]

12. Firefox will ask if you want to transfer...

your favorites from IE.

[u4ic]

16. Thanks!

:hi:

[TimeChaser]

18. I feel stupid...

Trying to install adblock of the site, I keep getting "Software Intallation Disabled, click options..." But I can't find anything that lets it be installed :shrug:

[ghostsofgiants]

19. You just add that domain to the list of allowed domains in Options

I don't remember off the top of my head how to do so, but it's there somewhere, haha.

Also, I'll reply to your PM a little later.

[TimeChaser]

24. I did that

This is really strange, I even tried to download it off of mozilla.org's extension listing, and the same thing keeps coming up.

[Deja Q]

28. Wild card

After the first part of the URL, replace the rest with a "*" (without the quotes).

Example: "http://www.website.com/pageadverts/*"

If you did "http://www.website.com" you'd block EVERYTHING, but that can be detrimental.

[TimeChaser]

29. Tried it

Still being a bitch x(

[originalpckelly]

20. You have to make sure of the following

1. You have to find the option that allows software to be downloaded
2. Enable it
3. When the yellow bar pops up it should have a button "Edit Options"
4. Ad the "AdBlock" website to the "Software Installation" exceptions window by clicking "Allow" right under the "Address of web site" text box

[Deja Q]

23. Ooooh, you're mean!

:spray:

[u4ic]

25. Another question

will it disrupt the internet links I have to videos in Media or Real Player? (some I can't save right to the players)

[ghostsofgiants]

32. I'm not completely sure what you mean.

You mean when you click a link to a video, will it open up in the proper media player? If that's what you mean, then yes, that shouldn't be any kind of problem.

[u4ic]

33. Not quite

I have some video links stored on the 2 different media players (esp Windows Media).

For example...I have a video of a horse race - the actual file couldn't be saved on MediaPlayer (it was protected on the site), but the link to the race is (the path is saved on Windows MP). When I open on MPlayer, it links to the site (without me actually seeing the site), then plays on Windows Media.

When I switched from ME to XP, I lost alot of links like that. I don't want that to happen again. (this was the message, that came up with those I lost: Windows Media Player cannot play the file. If the file is on another computer, verify that you are connected to the network. If you typed a path, verify that it is correct. If the problem persists, the server might not be available.)

I hope that explains it...I don't know any other way...:blush:

[ghostsofgiants]

35. Okay, that's completely browser independent.

The reason you lost the links when switching from ME to XP was because it was the entire operating system that changed, which included Windows Media Player.

[u4ic]

37. OK, now I get it

that's a big relief.

I think I'll download your links now. Thanks! :hi:

[Fox Mulder]

26. I got it to work.

I'm stupid sometimes.

Thank God for adblock! :)

[deadparrot]

30. Cool. Thanks!

:hi:

[MadAsHellNewYorker]

38. primate1, you're my hero

:loveya:

[ghostsofgiants]

39. Haha, glad to be of service.

:)

[ghostsofgiants]

40. Kick for those still complaining about the ads.

[KitchenWitch]

41. What? You tired of the whining?

:rofl:

See my thread in GD!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x1288574

[wain]

43. Thanks. The ads interspersed on latest discussion

were particularly annoying.:)

[Misunderestimator]

44. Thanks for the reminder. I completely forgot I had adblock.

:patriot:

[progmom]

45. HAHAHAHA

this thread brought up a bunch of firefox ads. :rofl:

[Misunderestimator]

47. Adblock Adblock Adblock Adblock Adblock Adblock Adblock Adblock Adblock

[progmom]

48. oh dear - now i have a bunch of ads for embroidery and sewing

:rofl:

[Misunderestimator]

49. bike rack bike rack bike rack bike rack bike rack bike rack bike rack

[progmom]

50. don't forget to look into hitches!

:hi:

[Lisa0825]

51. LOL! I'm still getting David Gilmour and Pink Floyd ads! nt

[insane_cratic_gal]

52. For Firefox and DU

I'm getting issues with my login.

I tell it to save it and everything loads fine except I loose my inbox and MyDU options (because it logs me out automatically) I clicked remember my pw and log me every time. It's just not working correctly with firefox. I have to use regular internet explorer other wise I loose those two important shortcuts