The 'why are the ads now in such an annoying place' whinge thread
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Thank you for reporting -- we've seen complaints of these app store redirect ads for a couple of weeks. They are not permitted on PPRuNe, but we're having a hard time tracking them down for blocking.
If you see one, please take a screen shot and post it or send it to me. We'll get this taken care of.
Thanks
Paul
If you see one, please take a screen shot and post it or send it to me. We'll get this taken care of.
Thanks
Paul
And this is the whole problem with obtaining ads form third party operators who obtain them from who knows where. You have no control over what is shown to your users and this leaves you open to serving up malware putting your users at risk. Sorry I block ads from sites who use this model of advertising because it's a risk I don't have to take.
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As stated by Capetonian
If you have a windows PC Use Firefox as your browser and set up Ad blocker as offered. (I use win 8.1 no problem )
I see no Ads at all on this site and very very few on any others such as BT etc.
I try never to use my Nexus 7 unless I'm traveling and i use a 'thick phone'.
I don't use twitter or facebook and never will. And i dont walk down the road with my head stuck in a screen pretending to be important.
Also while Im about it Flight Sim 2004 runs perfectly well on Win 8.1 even with loads of add on's.
Another point with 8.1 get rid of all the crap that makes it pretend to be a tablet or smart phone, you don't need to set up a MS account ( if your cleaver ) and you can copy from other windows PCs all the things you used to get for free without an account such as Skype and older games.
MS and Google want to control your world dont let them do it.!!!!!
Feel better now will take a pill and have a beer or three.
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If you have a windows PC Use Firefox as your browser and set up Ad blocker as offered. (I use win 8.1 no problem )
I see no Ads at all on this site and very very few on any others such as BT etc.
I try never to use my Nexus 7 unless I'm traveling and i use a 'thick phone'.
I don't use twitter or facebook and never will. And i dont walk down the road with my head stuck in a screen pretending to be important.
Also while Im about it Flight Sim 2004 runs perfectly well on Win 8.1 even with loads of add on's.
Another point with 8.1 get rid of all the crap that makes it pretend to be a tablet or smart phone, you don't need to set up a MS account ( if your cleaver ) and you can copy from other windows PCs all the things you used to get for free without an account such as Skype and older games.
MS and Google want to control your world dont let them do it.!!!!!
Feel better now will take a pill and have a beer or three.
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The extension "Adobe Shockwave Flash" is normally disabled on my machine, so I don't get all the stupid ads jumping up and down, causing a distraction. I only enable it when I want to watch a Youtube video or similar.
You would be surprised how many ads use Shockwave Flash, and by disabling it - nothing, with minimal effort.
You would be surprised how many ads use Shockwave Flash, and by disabling it - nothing, with minimal effort.
[If you have a windows PC Use Firefox as your browser and set up Ad blocker as offered. (I use win 8.1 no problem )
I see no Ads at all on this site and very very few on any others such as BT etc.]
I started to use Firefox a few months ago, and have no problem with it, and have added AdBlock, but I was reluctant to remove I.E in case I wanted to go back to it for some reason unknown at the time of changeover, so it still lurks somewhere on my computer - except - when I sign in to PPRuNe ,then it opens in I.E. with no command from me ! Plus Ads.
Can I safely kick I.E. into touch, or does Windows Hate Point One need it for some reason ? e.g. I've been told that Windows needs the thrice-accursed SkyDrive ( now OneDrive) to work properly, and if I did succeed in ditching SkyDrive - not easy apparently - I would create all sorts of problems, and don't want to fall into that trap by removing I.E. unnecessarily.
Ignorance is only Bliss sometimes !
I see no Ads at all on this site and very very few on any others such as BT etc.]
I started to use Firefox a few months ago, and have no problem with it, and have added AdBlock, but I was reluctant to remove I.E in case I wanted to go back to it for some reason unknown at the time of changeover, so it still lurks somewhere on my computer - except - when I sign in to PPRuNe ,then it opens in I.E. with no command from me ! Plus Ads.
Can I safely kick I.E. into touch, or does Windows Hate Point One need it for some reason ? e.g. I've been told that Windows needs the thrice-accursed SkyDrive ( now OneDrive) to work properly, and if I did succeed in ditching SkyDrive - not easy apparently - I would create all sorts of problems, and don't want to fall into that trap by removing I.E. unnecessarily.
Ignorance is only Bliss sometimes !
