How To: Use Ad Blockers to Stop Ads from Displaying in Your Web Browser

How To: Use Ad Blockers to Stop Ads from Displaying in Your Web Browser
Tired of seeing all of those ads in your browser? The flashing ones make for a terrible browsing experience, and those rollover ones are just downright annoying. If you don't want to be bothered by them again, you've got a few choices, depending on what web browser you're using.

AdBlock (Safari / Chrome)If you've got a Mac, then AdBlock for Safari is perfect for removing those pesky banner ads. It's simple, easy to install, and powerful at junking those ads. And once you get it set up, you can just forget about it and let it do its work.Just download AdBlock for Safari and double-click on the extension from your downloads window. Press Install, then refresh any webpages you have loaded to see it in action. You can then manage this plugin via Safari's Preferences, in the Extensions panel.Alternative browser: AdBlock for Chrome.

Simple Adblock (Internet Explorer)If you fancy Windows, then Simple Adblock is the your best and easiest option for Internet Explorer, and works with IE7, IE8 and IE9, in both 32- and 64-bit versions. To get started, just download it, then run the installer, select your country, and enjoy.After installation, the menu for Simple Adblock lies in the bottom of your web browser, in Internet Explorer's status bar. When you click on the icon, the menu will appear, where you can disable it, send feedback, and get updated to the newest version.
AdBlock Plus (Firefox / K-Meleon / SeaMonkey / Chrome)AdBlock Plus 1.3.6 is an add-on extension for Firefox that strips the advertising from most webpages. It also works for SeaMonkey, Chrome, and the Windows-based K-Meleon, along with email client Thunderbird, and desktop web app program Prism. It contains over 40 filters, with the ability to add your own. The video below shows you how to install AdBlock Plus, uninstall, and get help. Please enable JavaScript to watch this video.

Floppymoose (Firefox / Safari / Camino + Thunderbird / Gmail)Not so much a plugin, Floppymoose blocks ads in multiple web browsers and online email clients by way of CSS file. Once you've downloaded the correct CSS file for your browser, Flash ads, ad images and ad iframes will no longer appear on webpages. If this sounds too complicated for you, don't worry—the website lays it all out for you, explaining everything in an easy-to-read format.It works with Gecko-based browsers (Mozilla Firefox, Camino) and Safari, along with email clients Gmail and Thunderbird. Just visit the website to see which folder to drop the downloaded CSS file into.

FaceBlock (Safari)FaceBlock is a must if you despise those Facebook ads whenever you're socializing online–too bad it's only for Safari. It removes the sidebar ads on Facebook pages, as well as other ad units incorporated on the page, making it easier to focus on what's important—your friends.
More OptionsIf you're not a fan of any of the above ad blocking options, you can try out some of the others out there:GlimmerBlocker 1.4.9 (Safari)PithHelmet 3 (Safari)Ad blocker 0.6.7 (Firefox 1.5 to 3.6)Ad Muncher (IE, Firefox, Opera, Chrome, Safari, Flock, Netscape, Maxthon, Avant — not free)Also see, How to Stop Advertising Companies from Tracking Your Online Activity for Targeted Web Ads.



When you view stories from the top of your Feed, they automatically scroll from one person's to the next. You can tap the screen to skip to the next photo or video, or swipe right or left to skip between people's stories. Swipe down on the screen or tap x in the top right to exit someone's story and return to Feed. On the web at Instagram.com:


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If you always carry earbuds with you in your purse or backpack, you can use simple household objects to prevent the cords from tangling up into knots. For a super-easy solution, simply place your earbud cords in a prescription bottle, a travel-sized Q-tip container, or an empty Altoid tin.
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Buried inside the new Nook Touch's search bar is a hidden Web browser. It's far from fully baked, but hopefully it will be some day.
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Thankfully, if you've been hit by a nasty piece of malware, you can learn how to find out if you've been hacked. These sites can tell you everything you need to know about your online security and
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What's Up Guys!!! The famous Flappy Bird (technically Flappy Droid) game is still around in Android 9.0 Pie. First introduced in 5.0 Lollipop, the game was originally the version number easter egg
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Interested in befriending someone on Pandora? It's easy. And this brief video tutorial from the folks at Butterscotch will teach you everything you need to know. For more information, including detailed, step-by-step instructions, and to get started adding friends on Pandora Radio yourself, take a look.
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How to Choose a Cell Phone. Selecting a cell phone can feel overwhelming given the wide variety of options. If you need to pick a cell phone, stop and consider several factors before moving forward.
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TeamViewer is also cross-platform, so you can use it to troubleshoot a Mac or troubleshoot your parents' Windows computer from your Linux PC. You can even remotely connect from an Android or iOS device. We've taken an in-depth look at TeamViewer in the past. Windows Remote Assistance. Windows has a built-in remote assistance feature
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You can change the look and feel of your Android phone to something more Microsoft friendly. Learn how to set up, customize, and use Microsoft Launcher.
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Before going any further, let's go over the app details. The Cinemark Movie Club subscription is accessible via the regular Cinemark Theatres app for both iPhone and Android phones. For iPhone users, you need to be running iOS 9 or later. For Android users, it'd be Android 5.0 and later.
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Try using your Apple ID that you use for iTunes in Facetime. Go to "Settings", "Facetime" and then click on the "Apple ID" and then sign out. Sign back into Facetime with your iTunes Apple ID and then where it says "You can be reached for video calls at" put in the iCloud E-Mail address.
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A communication system pretty much always breaks down to two parts, a transmitter and a receiver. Laser communication systems are no different: the laser is the transmitter and for the receiver we will use a photo-resistor. So really it's two circuits. For this project I am going to keep both of them very basic.
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