Important Firefox update
Posted 24/03/2010 - 19:22
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AdBlock Plus is wonderful.
Kris Lockyear
It is an illusion that photos are made with the camera they are made with the eye, heart and head. Henri Cartier-Bresson
Lots of film bodies, a couple of digital ones, too many lenses (mainly older glass) and a Horseman LE 5x4.
It is an illusion that photos are made with the camera they are made with the eye, heart and head. Henri Cartier-Bresson
Lots of film bodies, a couple of digital ones, too many lenses (mainly older glass) and a Horseman LE 5x4.
Posted 24/03/2010 - 19:26
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womble wrote:
AdBlock Plus is wonderful.
Agreed!
AdBlock Plus is wonderful.
Posted 24/03/2010 - 19:27
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streets ahead of the Safari adblockers
let the education continue
proud owner of a couple of cameras and a few bits and bobs
proud owner of a couple of cameras and a few bits and bobs
Posted 24/03/2010 - 22:44
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Anvh wrote:
Sorry, I was bit unclear. I meant that you can use add-ons with Firefox that can filter out flash and javascript content if you so choose.Tobio wrote:
I use both Firefox and Opera. Firefox I like better because one can use it with those nice script and flash filters.
What do you mean?I use both Firefox and Opera. Firefox I like better because one can use it with those nice script and flash filters.
Perhaps bit OT, but I also use Sandboxie that 'runs your programs in an isolated space, which prevents them from making permanent changes to other programs and data in your computer', so that your computer should be safe from malware etc. Now there's also support for 64 bit Windows.
Regards,
Tobio
Best regards,
Tobio
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Tobio
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Posted 24/03/2010 - 23:35
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Since opera 9 you can block animation, sound, javascript and plug-ins (flash, silverlight ect.)
You can selective allow or disallow content.
Simply do right click on an empty space and say block and click on everything you want to block and that's it
You can selective allow or disallow content.
Simply do right click on an empty space and say block and click on everything you want to block and that's it
Stefan
K10D, K5
DA* 16-50, DA* 50-135, D-FA 100 Macro, DA 40 Ltd, DA 18-55
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K10D, K5
DA* 16-50, DA* 50-135, D-FA 100 Macro, DA 40 Ltd, DA 18-55
AF-540FGZ
Posted 25/03/2010 - 10:14
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Anvh wrote:
Since opera 9 you can block animation, sound, javascript and plug-ins (flash, silverlight ect.)
You can selective allow or disallow content.
Simply do right click on an empty space and say block and click on everything you want to block and that's it
Thanks for reminding me. I seem to have forgotten that trick. I remember now that I in some point did do that but my memory failed me now...Since opera 9 you can block animation, sound, javascript and plug-ins (flash, silverlight ect.)
You can selective allow or disallow content.
Simply do right click on an empty space and say block and click on everything you want to block and that's it
Regard,
Tobio
Best regards,
Tobio
K20d with Tamron AF 90mm f/2.8 Di SP macro , smc da 18-55 mm, smc da 50-200 mm and smc da 55-300 mm + Metz 58 af-1. Editing with Pentax Photolab, Gimp and Paint.net.
Tobio
K20d with Tamron AF 90mm f/2.8 Di SP macro , smc da 18-55 mm, smc da 50-200 mm and smc da 55-300 mm + Metz 58 af-1. Editing with Pentax Photolab, Gimp and Paint.net.
Posted 25/03/2010 - 11:20
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Tobio wrote:
Thanks for reminding me. I seem to have forgotten that trick. I remember now that I in some point did do that but my memory failed me now...
Don't worry I only found out just now, because you asked Thanks for reminding me. I seem to have forgotten that trick. I remember now that I in some point did do that but my memory failed me now...
You can disable the animation, sound, javascript and plug-ins in the menu under content.
Stefan
K10D, K5
DA* 16-50, DA* 50-135, D-FA 100 Macro, DA 40 Ltd, DA 18-55
AF-540FGZ
K10D, K5
DA* 16-50, DA* 50-135, D-FA 100 Macro, DA 40 Ltd, DA 18-55
AF-540FGZ
Posted 25/03/2010 - 11:57
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Oggy wrote:
As a result, IE is actually a great deal more secure than most others and if anyone had a decent go at the opposition, they would find it quite easy.
I'm very sorry, but this is pure fiction, plain and simple There is one reason, and one reason only, that IE is a huge security risk when compared to any other browser, and that is ActiveX.
As a result, IE is actually a great deal more secure than most others and if anyone had a decent go at the opposition, they would find it quite easy.
Tim
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Flickr Fluidr PPG Street Portfolio site
Feel free to edit any of my posted photos! If I post a photo for critique, I want brutal honesty. If you don't like it, please say so and tell me why!
Posted 25/03/2010 - 12:55
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thoughton wrote:
'Windows Update uses ActiveX Controls and active scripting to display content correctly and to determine which updates apply to your computer.'Oggy wrote:
As a result, IE is actually a great deal more secure than most others and if anyone had a decent go at the opposition, they would find it quite easy.
I'm very sorry, but this is pure fiction, plain and simple There is one reason, and one reason only, that IE is a huge security risk when compared to any other browser, and that is ActiveX.As a result, IE is actually a great deal more secure than most others and if anyone had a decent go at the opposition, they would find it quite easy.
ActiveX can be switched off when not installing updates. One can use those restricted zones and safe zone tricks, for example to only use it when in Windows update. One reason why IE is more risky is because it's the most popular and therefore most targeted browser.
Using protected mode in Vista and Windows 7 brings some safety but I'm not sure how much it actually helps. Chrome has a similar function and using Sandboxie is a similar sandboxing trick.
Please correct me if I'm wrong (as I often am).
Regards,
Tobio
Best regards,
Tobio
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Tobio
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Posted 25/03/2010 - 21:25
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Just to confirm I did it right, I clicked the add on tab in the firefox menu under tools, and then in the search box typed in adblock plus. It brought up one made by a company called ABP. Is this the correct one ?
Its currently subscribed to a USA thing ?
yes, that should be fine for most cases. I personally use EasyList+EasyList Deutschland because i surf a lot of German sites. Just to confirm I did it right, I clicked the add on tab in the firefox menu under tools, and then in the search box typed in adblock plus. It brought up one made by a company called ABP. Is this the correct one ?
Its currently subscribed to a USA thing ?
IE8 is very, very standards-adherent. However, security can be debated until the ends of the earth; FF has had more bugs found recently, which again means nothing. If it doesn't promote secure behaviour on the part of the user, it's worse than sloppy programming.
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So it's no ads and no flash or javascript or silverlight or whatever unless I say so. Which is really, really nice.
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