Re: loss of I/O on some websites
On 11/05/14 22:59, Whit Hansell wrote:
> Am getting frustrated. On the internet today there are so many sites
> that have taken on so much advertising that it is killing my desire to
> go to various sites. I mean specifically news sites.
>
> My box is a relatively new AMD quad core over 3 Gh, 16 Gb Ram and a
> video card w. 1 Gb memery on it, running Wheezy always updated and
> current. I go to some news sites and they have video start up and run
> while I'm still trying to get the page loaded and then trying to scroll
> the page my I/O (mouse and/or cursor keys) won't work or I have to wait
> for a video ad or more get done. Than someitmes w/o meaning to I
> scrolll over another ad and it starts running it's video and it starts
> all over again.
>
> Am I missing something in some an additional program I can install to
> help take over or as an addon to Eceweasel browser? This is really
> frustrating and I woiuld appreciate any help anyone can give.
>
>
> Thanks in advance for any help.
>
> Whit
>
>
AdBlock Pro
Why don't you have it? It'll reduce the amount of page you need to
download ($ netstat --iinet will show you connections).
:)
You 'should' also have these installed:-
NoScript
FlashBlock
It's All Text
RightToClick
Self-Destructing Cookies
User-Agent Switcher
Kind regards
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