[Novalug] annoying gmail feature
Beartooth
karhunhammas@Lserv.com
Fri Jul 11 15:47:22 EDT 2008
On Fri, 11 Jul 2008, Mackenzie Morgan wrote:
>> On Fri, 2008-07-11 at 08:20 -0400, Ed James wrote:
>>> When I use gmail via firefox, the browser hangs until the
>>> "Sponsored Link" cwap is displayed. I can't "stop" the
>>> browser, can't shift to a different browser tab, and often
>>> can't use the taskbar to shift to a different
>>> program/process. This Sponsored Links cwap oftens takes a
>>> fairly long time to load, and really slow down everything
>>> else.
>>>
>>> Is there a way to defeat this "feature" (without sending
>>> money to Google, of course)? I've looked but didn't find an
>>> obvious way.
>
> AdBlock Plus?
That or some extension like it -- I've been running Ffx
for years (since it was Phoenix -- 0.4 iirc), always with every
defense I could get, and have seen one of those
whatever-they-are. NoScript a/o Flashblock might help, too.
--
Beartooth Implacable, Neo-Redneck Linux Enthusiast
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pro-gun, and pro-term-limits. Without defiance, no liberty.
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