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"Gingerposer" <newsboy@DELETETHEPORKgingerposer.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in
message news:bl9nhb$64p$1@news7.svr.pol.co.uk...
> please recommend me a good free one. go on, go on.
>

If you're on Windows and use IE, then download the Google toolbar, as it
blocks pop-up ads very well.  Mozilla has recently duplicated this
functionality in its browser.

--
Steve
'02 YZF-R6

Pip <pip@ukrm.net> spouted the following in
news:fgognv4k9lo9n585ravo2sqqfqift6otsh@4ax.com:

> http://www.proxomitron.info/

nice one Pip. I like this one. Before, I just stuck a list of all the
adservers in the world into the windows hosts file and set their addresses
to be localhost, which worked, insomuch as inline ad frames on webpages
just looked like little 404 pages. The disadvantage was that you needed to
hit the back button several timea to back out of a page with several ad
frames on. This sorts that problem neatly.

Ta M8  :-)

"Steve" <me@somewhere.com> spouted the following in news:UBZdb.5184044
$mA4.734184@news.easynews.com:

> "Gingerposer" <newsboy@DELETETHEPORKgingerposer.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in
> message news:bl9nhb$64p$1@news7.svr.pol.co.uk...
>> please recommend me a good free one. go on, go on.
>>
>
> If you're on Windows and use IE, then download the Google toolbar, as it
> blocks pop-up ads very well.
>


No. Don't. Honestly, it's not a good idea.

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On Mon, 29 Sep 2003 17:46:33 +0100, "Gingerposer"
<newsboy@DELETETHEPORKgingerposer.freeserve.co.uk> wrote:

>please recommend me a good free one. go on, go on.

http://www.proxomitron.info/

It's free and it works.

I've not seen a pop-up since installing it - and it does a lot of
other stuff too.  Just remember to click on the Proxomitron logo after
a restart, before you go surfing (otherwise it won't let you access
the net, see) and away you go.

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The unit known as Gingerposer wrote:

>please recommend me a good free one. go on, go on.
>

Ad Aware   http://www.lavasoftusa.com/support/download/

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On Mon, 29 Sep 2003 17:35:05 +0000, tallbloke wrote:

> "Steve" <me@somewhere.com> spouted the following in news:UBZdb.5184044
> $mA4.734184@news.easynews.com:
>
>> "Gingerposer" <newsboy@DELETETHEPORKgingerposer.freeserve.co.uk> wrote
>> in message news:bl9nhb$64p$1@news7.svr.pol.co.uk...
>>> please recommend me a good free one. go on, go on.
>>>
>>>
>> If you're on Windows and use IE, then download the Google toolbar, as it
>> blocks pop-up ads very well.
>>
>>
>
> No. Don't. Honestly, it's not a good idea.

I thought that the google toolbar was spyware, is that why?

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On Mon, 29 Sep 2003 17:49:22 +0100, Pip wrote:

> On Mon, 29 Sep 2003 17:46:33 +0100, "Gingerposer"
> <newsboy@DELETETHEPORKgingerposer.freeserve.co.uk> wrote:
>
>>please recommend me a good free one. go on, go on.
>
> http://www.proxomitron.info/
>
> It's free and it works.
>
> I've not seen a pop-up since installing it - and it does a lot of other
> stuff too.  Just remember to click on the Proxomitron logo after a
> restart, before you go surfing (otherwise it won't let you access the net,
> see) and away you go.

What Pip says...

Good bit of kit it is, does what it says on the tin, and a hell of a lot
more. Should be a standard bit of kit on every web connected Windows box.

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Muck
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"I've got a CG125, and I'm not affraid to use it."
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Remove _TEETH_ to e-mail

tallbloke wrote
>Pip <pip@ukrm.net> spouted the following in
>news:fgognv4k9lo9n585ravo2sqqfqift6otsh@4ax.com:
>
>> http://www.proxomitron.info/
>
>nice one Pip. I like this one.

I just been to this site using opera and from what I can see on the test
page I have already got it turned on enough and don't need no extra pop
up killer stuff.  Which is nice.

--
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"Muck" <mr.muck@vir_TEETH_gin.net> wrote in message
news:pan.2003.09.29.17.55.41.110863@vir_TEETH_gin.net...
[snip]
> >>>
> >> If you're on Windows and use IE, then download the Google toolbar, as
it
> >> blocks pop-up ads very well.

> > No. Don't. Honestly, it's not a good idea.
>
> I thought that the google toolbar was spyware, is that why?
>

It asks you whether you want to send information to Google when you install
it, it's quite simple to click 'no'.

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Steve
'02 YZF-R6

"Fr. Jack" <someothercunt@overthere.com> wrote in message
news:i7rgnvgev1scl3b3f6fvsu7h90b0v2npra@4ax.com...

> >please recommend me a good free one. go on, go on.
> >
>
> Ad Aware   http://www.lavasoftusa.com/support/download/

That's the puppy :)

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http://toolbar.google.com

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On Mon, 29 Sep 2003 18:55:44 +0100, "Muck" <mr.muck@vir_TEETH_gin.net>
wrote:

>On Mon, 29 Sep 2003 17:35:05 +0000, tallbloke wrote:
>
>> "Steve" <me@somewhere.com> spouted the following in news:UBZdb.5184044
>> $mA4.734184@news.easynews.com:
>>
>>> "Gingerposer" <newsboy@DELETETHEPORKgingerposer.freeserve.co.uk> wrote
>>> in message news:bl9nhb$64p$1@news7.svr.pol.co.uk...
>>>> please recommend me a good free one. go on, go on.
>>>>
>>>>
>>> If you're on Windows and use IE, then download the Google toolbar, as it
>>> blocks pop-up ads very well.
>>>
>>>
>>
>> No. Don't. Honestly, it's not a good idea.
>
>I thought that the google toolbar was spyware, is that why?

It's spyware in the sense that it tells Google what you've been
searching for and your IP etc, yes.  But then they can glean that
information from you using the webpage.
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Gingerposer was seen penning the following ode to ... whatever:
> please recommend me a good free one. go on, go on.

Mozilla Firebird is *very* good at blocking pop-ups and -unders.
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Ben <spam@randygerbil.com> spouted the following in
news:353hnvcv7ihrsgk6umgo6badjfia1ole3i@4ax.com:

> It's spyware in the sense that it tells Google what you've been
> searching for and your IP etc, yes.  But then they can glean that
> information from you using the webpage.

I recommend the use of the google proxy at
http://www.google-watch.org/cgi-bin/proxy.htm

for subject matter sensitive searches.

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tallbloke

"Steve" <me@somewhere.com> spouted the following in
news:Vz%db.313038$Ji7.3427030@news.easynews.com:

> "Muck" <mr.muck@vir_TEETH_gin.net> wrote in message

>> I thought that the google toolbar was spyware, is that why?
>>
>
> It asks you whether you want to send information to Google when you
> install it, it's quite simple to click 'no'.
>

Lol, the naievete of youth.

Gingerposer wrote:

>please recommend me a good free one. go on, go on.

Turn the computer off and listen to Radio Four.

--
Ben Blaney
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"We stopped only for fuel"

On 29 Sep 2003 21:30:41 GMT, tallbloke <rog@tallARSEDbloke.net> wrote:

>Ben <spam@randygerbil.com> spouted the following in
>news:353hnvcv7ihrsgk6umgo6badjfia1ole3i@4ax.com:
>
>> It's spyware in the sense that it tells Google what you've been
>> searching for and your IP etc, yes.  But then they can glean that
>> information from you using the webpage.
>
>I recommend the use of the google proxy at
>http://www.google-watch.org/cgi-bin/proxy.htm
>
>for subject matter sensitive searches.

You believe the X Files style crap on that site, and have the gall to
call other people naive?
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Champ <ukrm@champ.org.uk> spouted the following in
news:8uchnvcj70l3hngmh0em3hr0b522j4hn4v@4ax.com:

> On 29 Sep 2003 21:30:41 GMT, tallbloke <rog@tallARSEDbloke.net> wrote:
>
>>Ben <spam@randygerbil.com> spouted the following in
>>news:353hnvcv7ihrsgk6umgo6badjfia1ole3i@4ax.com:
>>
>>> It's spyware in the sense that it tells Google what you've been
>>> searching for and your IP etc, yes.  But then they can glean that
>>> information from you using the webpage.
>>
>>I recommend the use of the google proxy at
>>http://www.google-watch.org/cgi-bin/proxy.htm
>>
>>for subject matter sensitive searches.
>
> You believe the X Files style crap on that site, and have the gall to
> call other people naive?

Just because I make use of the sites proxy onto google it doesn't follow
that I believe the content of the site does it Champ?

Not at the school of logic I went to.

Not sure what you are referring to anyway, it's all pretty factual stuff
that you can draw your own conclusions from, or not.

--

tallbloke

Champ <ukrm@champ.org.uk> spouted the following in
news:9rchnvk84l6sa4s53s9h6eqkh1cm1sofgj@4ax.com:

> On 29 Sep 2003 17:35:05 GMT, tallbloke <rog@tallARSEDbloke.net> wrote:
>
>>"Steve" <me@somewhere.com> spouted the following in news:UBZdb.5184044
>>$mA4.734184@news.easynews.com:
>>
>>> "Gingerposer" <newsboy@DELETETHEPORKgingerposer.freeserve.co.uk>
>>> wrote in message news:bl9nhb$64p$1@news7.svr.pol.co.uk...
>>>> please recommend me a good free one. go on, go on.
>>>>
>>>
>>> If you're on Windows and use IE, then download the Google toolbar,
>>> as it blocks pop-up ads very well.
>
>>No. Don't. Honestly, it's not a good idea.
>
> It seems an excellent idea to me - I couldn't manage without the
> google toolbar nowadays.  And don't give me any of that "woo, they're
> watching you" paranoid bollox.

Ok.

But remember, just because I'm paranoid, doesn't mean they're not
watching you  ;-)

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tallbloke

Champ <ukrm@champ.org.uk> spouted the following in
news:8uchnvcj70l3hngmh0em3hr0b522j4hn4v@4ax.com:


> You believe the X Files style crap on that site, and have the gall to
> call other people naive?

from the site:

Google's toolbar updates to new versions quietly, and without asking. This
means that if you have the toolbar installed, Google essentially has
complete access to your hard disk every time you connect to Google (which
is many times a day). Most software vendors, and even Microsoft, ask if
you'd like an updated version. But not Google. Any software that updates
automatically presents a massive security risk.

Not particularly 'X Files' is it?

"tallbloke" <rog@tallARSEDbloke.net> wrote in message
news:Xns9406C8B1EB34heresthebeer@195.149.20.147...
[snip]
>
> But remember, just because I'm paranoid, doesn't mean they're not
> watching you  ;-)
>

You've got an exceptionally large ego if you think they're looking at /your/
searches over the other millions of others.  At most you are just a
statistic, sorry to disappoint you.

--
Steve
'02 YZF-R6

On 30 Sep 2003 00:11:42 GMT, tallbloke <rog@tallARSEDbloke.net> wrote:

>Champ <ukrm@champ.org.uk> spouted the following in
>news:8uchnvcj70l3hngmh0em3hr0b522j4hn4v@4ax.com:
>
>> On 29 Sep 2003 21:30:41 GMT, tallbloke <rog@tallARSEDbloke.net> wrote:

>>>I recommend the use of the google proxy at
>>>http://www.google-watch.org/cgi-bin/proxy.htm
>>>
>>>for subject matter sensitive searches.
>>
>> You believe the X Files style crap on that site, and have the gall to
>> call other people naive?
>
>Just because I make use of the sites proxy onto google it doesn't follow
>that I believe the content of the site does it Champ?

No, but I'm wondering *why* you're recommending that people don't use
the google toolbar

>Not sure what you are referring to anyway, it's all pretty factual stuff
>that you can draw your own conclusions from, or not.

Yes, it's factual stuff knitted together for the gullible to leap to
conclusions e.g.

"Matt Cutts, a software engineer at Google since January 2000, used to
work for the National Security Agency and has a top-secret clearance.
Google would like to hire more like him. Can you trust Google with a
database of all the search terms you've ever used?"

The inference is that because an employee used to work for the spooks,
his new employers can't be trusted - it's just kids stuff.

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> Pip <pip@ukrm.net> spouted the following in
> news:fgognv4k9lo9n585ravo2sqqfqift6otsh@4ax.com:
>
> > http://www.proxomitron.info/
>

Downloaded this morning and it seems effective - lots of nice features
(vile colour scheme though :( )

It seems to inhibit  the displaying of all gif images on a web page - is
this normal - couldn't find a setting to alter this behaviour. There is
an option to bar animated gifs but unchecking this didn't make any
difference to static ones. Is this normal?

--

jeremy
['75 RD250A] | ['02 Fazer 600 in blue]

On 30 Sep 2003 00:24:24 GMT, tallbloke <rog@tallARSEDbloke.net> bored
us all completely to death with wittery prose along the lines of:

<prolly snipped>
>Google's toolbar updates to new versions quietly, and without asking. This
>means that if you have the toolbar installed, Google essentially has
>complete access to your hard disk every time you connect to Google (which
>is many times a day). Most software vendors, and even Microsoft, ask if
>you'd like an updated version. But not Google. Any software that updates
>automatically presents a massive security risk.

That's bollox and full of paranoia. Sorry dude.
--
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Jeremy wibbled ...

> Downloaded this morning and it seems effective - lots of nice features
> (vile colour scheme though :( )

Yeah the owner mentions that, and how to get around it, on his site,
IIRC.
--
Bear
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Acoustic)"

Champ wibbled ...
> On 30 Sep 2003 00:24:24 GMT, tallbloke <rog@tallARSEDbloke.net> wrote:
>
> >Champ <ukrm@champ.org.uk> spouted the following in
> >news:8uchnvcj70l3hngmh0em3hr0b522j4hn4v@4ax.com:
> >
> >
> >> You believe the X Files style crap on that site, and have the gall to
> >> call other people naive?
> >
> >from the site:
> >
> >Google's toolbar updates to new versions quietly, and without asking. This
> >means that if you have the toolbar installed, Google essentially has
> >complete access to your hard disk every time you connect to Google (which
> >is many times a day). Most software vendors, and even Microsoft, ask if
> >you'd like an updated version. But not Google. Any software that updates
> >automatically presents a massive security risk.
>
> It's also completely untrue.  I had to manually upgrade the tool bar
> recently

What features does the toolbar give you? [1]

[1] specifically which ones do you use and like?
--
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UKRMFBC#3 BOTAFOT#1 MSWR#2
*****************************************************************
                   "omnis culpa ursi est."
Bear's Current Paw Track: "Foo Fighters - Times Like These (Studio
Acoustic)"

On Tue, 30 Sep 2003 11:04:58 +0100, Bear
<bastardUNDERSCOREbear@yahoo.com> wrote:

>What features does the toolbar give you? [1]
>
>[1] specifically which ones do you use and like?

Well, you get a permanent little search term window, so you never have
to go to google.com itself - that's a least one keyclick saved.  Then
it provides a little drop down of the words in your search, and when
you click on one of them, it takes you to the occurence of the word in
the target document.  My other favourite feature is the 'up' button,
that takes you up thru the URL (this needs an eg)....

Say a google search has taken you to www.a.com/foo/bar/whatever.htm.
Hit the 'up' button, and it takes you to  www.a.com/foo/bar/.  Hit it
again and it takes you to  www.a.com/foo/.  One last time takes you to
www.a.com.  If find this very useful.

hth
--
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GYASB#0;BotToS#2;BOTAFO(T|F)#35;UKRMFBC#2;IHABWTMMJ#3;MCT#5;WG*#1;BONY#40;DFV#8;IbW#17;SBS#34;BHaLC#1
Racing : www.team-ukrm.co.uk.  Vanity Publishing : www.champ.org.uk

Champ wibbled ...
> On Tue, 30 Sep 2003 11:04:58 +0100, Bear
> <bastardUNDERSCOREbear@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> >What features does the toolbar give you? [1]
> >
> >[1] specifically which ones do you use and like?
>
> Well, you get a permanent little search term window, so you never have
> to go to google.com itself - that's a least one keyclick saved.

I've added google.co.uk as a button to my IE.

> Then
> it provides a little drop down of the words in your search, and when
> you click on one of them, it takes you to the occurence of the word in
> the target document.  My other favourite feature is the 'up' button,
> that takes you up thru the URL (this needs an eg)....
>
> Say a google search has taken you to www.a.com/foo/bar/whatever.htm.
> Hit the 'up' button, and it takes you to  www.a.com/foo/bar/.  Hit it
> again and it takes you to  www.a.com/foo/.  One last time takes you to
> www.a.com.  If find this very useful.

Ah right, yes that does sound useful.

> hth

It did, ta; I'll try it and see I think.
--
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*****************************************************************
                   "omnis culpa ursi est."
Bear's Current Paw Track: "Foo Fighters - Times Like These (Studio
Acoustic)"

On Mon, 29 Sep 2003 21:43:10 +0100, Ben Blaney <benblaney@ukrm.net>
wrote:

>Gingerposer wrote:
>
>>please recommend me a good free one. go on, go on.
>
>Turn the computer off and listen to Radio Four.

Only way I can listen to radio 4 during the day is via my computer.
Which kind of relies on the computer being on.

--
Claire Grainger
ZXR400 DFWAG#5 TWA#8 IbW#21 BOTAFOT#?

On Tue, 30 Sep 2003 12:05:06 +0100, Ben wrote:
>
> Most of my searching is pretty innocent, and even when I do
> search for slightly dodgy stuff, I'm one of millions doing so and
> won't be noticed.

Probably depends on the values of "slightly".  e.g. MILF will be rated
"systems normal" but "distillery webcam" will get the big red flashy
lights.

--
Rick
NT650V
TWA#11  BREast#6  BOTAFOT#139

On Tue, 30 Sep 2003 21:38:42 +0100, Badger <spam@housemartin.f9.co.uk>
wrote:

>On Tue, 30 Sep 2003 12:05:06 +0100, Ben wrote:
>>
>> Most of my searching is pretty innocent, and even when I do
>> search for slightly dodgy stuff, I'm one of millions doing so and
>> won't be noticed.
>
>Probably depends on the values of "slightly".  e.g. MILF will be rated
>"systems normal" but "distillery webcam" will get the big red flashy
>lights.

And "kiddy porn" will result in "what, another one?"
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          DIAABTCOD#11 BOTAFOT#75 ex-two#19
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       but to prevent life escaping from us."
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On Tue, 30 Sep 2003 13:20:19 GMT, Champ <news@champ.org.uk> allegedly
wrote:

> Well, you get a permanent little search term window, so you never have
> to go to google.com itself - that's a least one keyclick saved.

Mozilla has this by default - type stuff into the address bar, and as well
as matching previous URLs it offers the option to web search.

Also, highlight some text in a document with the mouse, right click and
select web search - brilliant.

- Dave.

In article <slrnbnh3h1.2md9.tnews@nermal.unix-consult.com>, Timo Geusch wrote:
> Gingerposer was seen penning the following ode to ... whatever:
>> please recommend me a good free one. go on, go on.
>
> Mozilla Firebird is *very* good at blocking pop-ups and -unders.

Yup. *And* has a handy google-search field where you just type in
your search and hit enter...

Phil

--
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                Triumph Tiger 955i
 'Do not meddle in the affairs of sysadmins, for they
  are quick to anger and have no need of subtlety'
         Remove sick person to email me

On Wed, 01 Oct 2003 12:21:50 GMT, Phil Launchbury <phill@vnuinc.co.uk>
allegedly wrote:

> In article <Xns94077E348565Fnospamta@130.133.1.4>, Switters wrote:
>> On Tue, 30 Sep 2003 13:20:19 GMT, Champ <news@champ.org.uk> allegedly
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Well, you get a permanent little search term window, so you never
>>> have to go to google.com itself - that's a least one keyclick saved.
>>
>> Mozilla has this by default - type stuff into the address bar, and as
>> well as matching previous URLs it offers the option to web search.
>
> And the reason that they both have the same feature is...
>
> <Roll of drums>
>
> Firebird is Mozilla! Albeit without the bloaty bits
> like mail/news client, IRC client etc etc.

I thought Champers was talking about IE.  Oh well.

"Steve" <me@somewhere.com> spouted the following in
news:R2aeb.5217900$cI2.737197@news.easynews.com:

> "tallbloke" <rog@tallARSEDbloke.net> wrote in message
> news:Xns9406C8B1EB34heresthebeer@195.149.20.147...
> [snip]
>>
>> But remember, just because I'm paranoid, doesn't mean they're not
>> watching you  ;-)
>>
>
> You've got an exceptionally large ego if you think they're looking at
> /your/ searches over the other millions of others.  At most you are
> just a statistic, sorry to disappoint you.
>

Yebbut, it's not so much that I have the conceit to think they are
anxious to know what I'm up to at any given moment. It's more that
because google archives this stuff (The cookie expires in 2038) they can
pull out a search history and use it for profiling at any point in the
future.

Given the increasingley paranoid nature of The US administration and
it's poodle Mr Tory Bliar, who knows what sort of witch huntery they may
dream up after the id cards are issued.

I just don't like being profiled by a commercial company which has you
agree to them doing more or less what they like with the data they
gather on you when you click 'yes' in their license agreement, or even
just use their search engine.

Targeted advertising annoys me as much as political repression...
nearly.

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tallbloke

In article <3f787bb8$0$805$fb624cd1@news1.zeelandnet.nl>, mb says...

> Proxomitron for those little ads and panicware pop-up stopper, free edition.
> www.panicware.com

Why?  Proxomitron kills popup windows, and if you don't want to kill
them you just hit "bypass", do whatever needed popups and then return to
normal.


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