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01-23-2018, 06:39 PM

#11

tof

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Good luck, Dave. Hope you find one that works well with your Mac. I've never run an ad blocker. Most seem like more trouble than I care to exert. As a result I have become adept at just ignoring ads and don't even notice most of them. Well, except on YouTube..

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01-23-2018, 09:56 PM

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windhund116

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Originally Posted by dlq04

Unless I missed something, that doesn't block ads. It deletes cookies, etc. which I can do at any whim for any period of time; and I do so on a rather regular basis.... in fact, just did it a few days ago.

Sorry, about that. I use InPrivate mode in IE (CTRL-SHIFT-P). Plus, Stop Google Tracking and Privacy Choice in TOOLS ---> Manage Add-Ons. These pretty much stop all side ads and pop-ups in every site.

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01-23-2018, 11:30 PM

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kgf3076

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Originally Posted by Morris

Dave, I thought cookies were something your computer left on websites that you visit. Once you visit, you can't "delete them". However, you can turn cookies off on your browser, which everyone should do while shopping. For instance, airlines know you have been there looking at rates, and next time you look, you may find they have gone up. I have experienced that myself.
Am I wrong?

Cookies are left on your computer by sites you visit. They're called Tracking Cookies and that's what they do. When you visit a website, in the exchange of information between the website server and your computer, you're given a cookie. Doesn't that sound innocuous and so nice of the website?

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01-24-2018, 10:10 AM

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Scooterboy

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I keep going to the Nestles website hoping that they would leave some Toll House cookies for me!

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01-24-2018, 04:06 PM

#15

windhund116

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Originally Posted by Scooterboy

I keep going to the Nestles website hoping that they would leave some Toll House cookies for me!

These Internet "cookies" are bad ones. They give you max heartburn and acne!

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06-17-2019, 07:29 AM

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MsPerky

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Decided to install Ghostery to see if it would get rid of that pesky Sponsored Content thread at the top of the normal threads. It did, along with the other ads on the page. So

See how long it works.

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06-17-2019, 07:52 AM

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S1997

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^^^Do you still show an ad at the top?

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06-17-2019, 08:00 AM

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Kyras

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Originally Posted by Emil St-Hilaire

Dave,try Ghostery.

Quote:

Originally Posted by MsPerky

Decided to install Ghostery to see if it would get rid of that pesky Sponsored Content thread at the top of the normal threads. It did, along with the other ads on the page. So

See how long it works.

Quote:

Originally Posted by S1997

^^^Do you still show an ad at the top?

I just added Ghostery, too. It works like a charm, so far. Even my Yahoo email page has lost the ads to the side, in addition to the ad at the top, here, Jim.