I don't have any photos for you today, just some thoughts.

The other day I ran into a problem with a favorite web site, The Other Side of the Ocean, in that Nina's last few entries were not showing up as usual, so I contacted her to let her know, and after a long circuitous route, she and Ed finally figured out what had gone wrong and fixed the problem. In the meantime, the browser "Firefox" was mentioned, and since I had been interested in changing over from my Internet Explorer (IE) at some point, I thought it would be a good time to try out Firefox (FF), so I did.

I put FF on my laptop and later that night I put it on my desktop computer upstairs. It's a little different, but I wasn't averse to learning a new browsing set-up. It wasn't THAT different but a little.

I spent that day fiddling and diddling with it on both computers. After I'd changed to FF, I was having trouble entering comments at Nina's blog, and she helped me tweak this and twaddle that in my system until I finally was able to successfully enter my comments into her blog.

There was the opportunity to switch back and forth between these two browsers for me (IE and FF), and I found that if I was planning on going to Nina's blog, I would use IE where I never had any problems before, rather than risk encountering another problem with FF.

On my Laptop, it's easy to switch back and forth because I have a pop-up box that comes on to say "FF is your default browser, do you want to keep it that way?" or something similar. If I wanted to change over to IE, I'd just click on "no" and poof, I was using IE. But on my computer upstairs, I don't ever get that pop-up question box.

While I was in the FF mode earlier in the day, I was exploring some of the add-ons they have, and one was the AdBlock option. The Simple AdBlock as opposed to the more complex one I guess. This, if enabled, lets you visit web sites and NOT see any of those irritating ads. I tried it and it was great! I loved it. Sites like newspapers and magazines, which are loaded with aggravating ads flashing at you, some even talking at you, now just showed a blank space where the ads once were. Ahhh... quietude! No Ads has my vote.

However, since I was switching back to IE sometimes, I thought today I'd see if there's the possibility that IE has an AdBlock similar to FF, and sure enough it does!

Here is the site if anyone has IE and wants to block all those irritationg ads.

I downloaded it for free and followed all the obvious clicks and directions, and away we go! No more ads now.

I just wonder what I've had to give up for this pleasure of surfing the internet ad-free. I hope nothing, but I expect something as things are just not that easy for me usually. There is no free lunch, and I've always found that axiom to be so true!

~ ~ ~ ~

As for the home front, the dogs are napping, I am typing and watching TV with the mute button on (the best way to watch most shows I've found), and an Indian Summer type of breeze is wafting through the open slider doors next to my chair. We've been having cooler temps lately and they've been so fantastic, especially for sleeping. I just love it when my feet are a little cold in bed, I can always fall asleep faster if I'm a little chilly. But today seems warmer for some reason, so I'm opening all windows for a while today.

Friend Mz. Em tells me that the Autumn Equinox is coming up this weekend, so a change of seasons is right around the corner. That can't mean we have to change the clocks, can it? I'll have to go look that up. I am not as in tune with the earth's cycles as Emily is, so thanks, Em, for the reminder of this.

I'm feeling especially chipper today only because the Red Sox won a ballgame last night against Tampa Bay. My baseball team is down in the dumps this year so winning a game is a really big deal for me. Paul doesn't seem to care about them anymore. I hope next year's season will be a lot better!

Hope and Change. I'll be voting for that, for sure, in more ways than one!

Cheers,

Bex

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Previous Entry :: Next Entry Mood: Hopeful Read/Post Comments (8) Share on Facebook		2012-09-18 12:29 PM Hope and Change In Many Ways I don't have any photos for you today, just some thoughts. The other day I ran into a problem with a favorite web site, The Other Side of the Ocean, in that Nina's last few entries were not showing up as usual, so I contacted her to let her know, and after a long circuitous route, she and Ed finally figured out what had gone wrong and fixed the problem. In the meantime, the browser "Firefox" was mentioned, and since I had been interested in changing over from my Internet Explorer (IE) at some point, I thought it would be a good time to try out Firefox (FF), so I did. I put FF on my laptop and later that night I put it on my desktop computer upstairs. It's a little different, but I wasn't averse to learning a new browsing set-up. It wasn't THAT different but a little. I spent that day fiddling and diddling with it on both computers. After I'd changed to FF, I was having trouble entering comments at Nina's blog, and she helped me tweak this and twaddle that in my system until I finally was able to successfully enter my comments into her blog. There was the opportunity to switch back and forth between these two browsers for me (IE and FF), and I found that if I was planning on going to Nina's blog, I would use IE where I never had any problems before, rather than risk encountering another problem with FF. On my Laptop, it's easy to switch back and forth because I have a pop-up box that comes on to say "FF is your default browser, do you want to keep it that way?" or something similar. If I wanted to change over to IE, I'd just click on "no" and poof, I was using IE. But on my computer upstairs, I don't ever get that pop-up question box. While I was in the FF mode earlier in the day, I was exploring some of the add-ons they have, and one was the AdBlock option. The Simple AdBlock as opposed to the more complex one I guess. This, if enabled, lets you visit web sites and NOT see any of those irritating ads. I tried it and it was great! I loved it. Sites like newspapers and magazines, which are loaded with aggravating ads flashing at you, some even talking at you, now just showed a blank space where the ads once were. Ahhh... quietude! No Ads has my vote. However, since I was switching back to IE sometimes, I thought today I'd see if there's the possibility that IE has an AdBlock similar to FF, and sure enough it does! Here is the site if anyone has IE and wants to block all those irritationg ads. I downloaded it for free and followed all the obvious clicks and directions, and away we go! No more ads now. I just wonder what I've had to give up for this pleasure of surfing the internet ad-free. I hope nothing, but I expect something as things are just not that easy for me usually. There is no free lunch, and I've always found that axiom to be so true! ~ ~ ~ ~ As for the home front, the dogs are napping, I am typing and watching TV with the mute button on (the best way to watch most shows I've found), and an Indian Summer type of breeze is wafting through the open slider doors next to my chair. We've been having cooler temps lately and they've been so fantastic, especially for sleeping. I just love it when my feet are a little cold in bed, I can always fall asleep faster if I'm a little chilly. But today seems warmer for some reason, so I'm opening all windows for a while today. Friend Mz. Em tells me that the Autumn Equinox is coming up this weekend, so a change of seasons is right around the corner. That can't mean we have to change the clocks, can it? I'll have to go look that up. I am not as in tune with the earth's cycles as Emily is, so thanks, Em, for the reminder of this. I'm feeling especially chipper today only because the Red Sox won a ballgame last night against Tampa Bay. My baseball team is down in the dumps this year so winning a game is a really big deal for me. Paul doesn't seem to care about them anymore. I hope next year's season will be a lot better! Hope and Change. I'll be voting for that, for sure, in more ways than one! Cheers, Bex 2003 - 2007 Archives at Diaryland 2007 - 2009 Archives at WordPress 2009 Archives at JournalScape 2010 Archives at JournalScape 2011 Archives at JournalScape 2012 Archives at JournalScape Read/Post Comments (8) Previous Entry :: Next Entry Back to Top