http://www.librarianactivist.org/2006/07/28/block-website-ads/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 20:42:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 http://www.librarianactivist.org/2006/07/28/block-website-ads/#comment-3604 admin Sun, 30 Jul 2006 03:14:00 +0000 http://www.librarianactivist.org/2006/07/28/block-website-ads/#comment-3604 That sounds really cool. I'm actually turning my laptop over to Ubuntu this week so maybe I'll give it a go. I have to say, though: I love the satisfaction of the before and after effect -- watching a site go from loud and obnoxious to being full of empty spaces with little type that says, meekly and with all due embarassment, "advertisement". -Sabina That sounds really cool. I’m actually turning my laptop over to Ubuntu this week so maybe I’ll give it a go. I have to say, though: I love the satisfaction of the before and after effect — watching a site go from loud and obnoxious to being full of empty spaces with little type that says, meekly and with all due embarassment, “advertisement”.
-Sabina

]]> http://www.librarianactivist.org/2006/07/28/block-website-ads/#comment-3592 Edward Spodick Sat, 29 Jul 2006 00:56:44 +0000 http://www.librarianactivist.org/2006/07/28/block-website-ads/#comment-3592 If you have a Unix-based computer, including a Macintosh, you could install a local proxy server called Privoxy (http://www.privoxy.org/) which will handle most ad-blocking for you at the moment. I almost never need to use the extension because of this. Of course, using a local proxy will slow down your surfing a bit - but I have not noticed it being at all onerous. -Spode If you have a Unix-based computer, including a Macintosh, you could install a local proxy server called Privoxy (http://www.privoxy.org/) which will handle most ad-blocking for you at the moment. I almost never need to use the extension because of this. Of course, using a local proxy will slow down your surfing a bit - but I have not noticed it being at all onerous.
-Spode

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