Comments on: Surfs up http://www.oddcog.com/2010/03/25/surfs-up/ The uncensored musings of an unconventional mind on life, technology and software development Fri, 23 Dec 2011 10:44:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Browse like a ninja « Odd Cog Blog http://www.oddcog.com/2010/03/25/surfs-up/comment-page-1/#comment-448 Browse like a ninja « Odd Cog Blog Sun, 31 Oct 2010 11:34:45 +0000 http://www.oddcog.com/?p=763#comment-448 [...] to the security and privacy on offer from some of the myriad of awesome third party add ons. I have previously explained why NoScript and AdBlock Plus are must haves for me, but I have recently come across two [...] [...] to the security and privacy on offer from some of the myriad of awesome third party add ons. I have previously explained why NoScript and AdBlock Plus are must haves for me, but I have recently come across two [...]

]]> By: JoJo http://www.oddcog.com/2010/03/25/surfs-up/comment-page-1/#comment-403 JoJo Fri, 26 Mar 2010 18:50:48 +0000 http://www.oddcog.com/?p=763#comment-403 @Gruntfuggly: I don't want to download adverts that I don't want to see, I pay for the bandwidth, so I choose what I download. I will definitely take another look at Chromium though, especially if it enables selective scripting white listing. Thanks for the heads up. @Gruntfuggly: I don’t want to download adverts that I don’t want to see, I pay for the bandwidth, so I choose what I download. I will definitely take another look at Chromium though, especially if it enables selective scripting white listing. Thanks for the heads up.

]]> By: Gruntfuggly http://www.oddcog.com/2010/03/25/surfs-up/comment-page-1/#comment-402 Gruntfuggly Fri, 26 Mar 2010 13:41:50 +0000 http://www.oddcog.com/?p=763#comment-402 Why is it important not to download them? By downloading and then hiding, you keep everybody happy... The latest Chromium build has content settings enable so you can black list or white list javascripts from sites. You can also block plugins from sites - works with your link to Giorgio Maone's page... Why is it important not to download them? By downloading and then hiding, you keep everybody happy…

The latest Chromium build has content settings enable so you can black list or white list javascripts from sites.

You can also block plugins from sites – works with your link to Giorgio Maone’s page…

]]> By: JoJo http://www.oddcog.com/2010/03/25/surfs-up/comment-page-1/#comment-401 JoJo Fri, 26 Mar 2010 09:53:10 +0000 http://www.oddcog.com/?p=763#comment-401 @Gruntfuggly: CSS hiding might prevent adverts from being displayed, but it does not prevent them from being downloaded and it does nothing to guard against scripting attacks. I believe that Chromium and Chrome (I did try both) are both lacking in a NoScript type plugin. @Gruntfuggly: CSS hiding might prevent adverts from being displayed, but it does not prevent them from being downloaded and it does nothing to guard against scripting attacks. I believe that Chromium and Chrome (I did try both) are both lacking in a NoScript type plugin.

]]> By: Gruntfuggly http://www.oddcog.com/2010/03/25/surfs-up/comment-page-1/#comment-400 Gruntfuggly Fri, 26 Mar 2010 09:45:39 +0000 http://www.oddcog.com/?p=763#comment-400 Well it might be easily coded around, but I honestly don't see any adverts. If it works in practice, surely that's good enough? If you haven't tried Chromium (not Chrome - I'd rather be free of Google if I can) I'd recommend giving it a go... Well it might be easily coded around, but I honestly don’t see any adverts. If it works in practice, surely that’s good enough?

If you haven’t tried Chromium (not Chrome – I’d rather be free of Google if I can) I’d recommend giving it a go…

]]> By: JoJo http://www.oddcog.com/2010/03/25/surfs-up/comment-page-1/#comment-399 JoJo Fri, 26 Mar 2010 08:48:50 +0000 http://www.oddcog.com/?p=763#comment-399 @Gruntfuggly: As Giorgio Maone explains in the article I linked to, the Chrome ad blockers can be easily coded around, besides which, how are you controlling flash, javascript and everything else? @Gruntfuggly: As Giorgio Maone explains in the article I linked to, the Chrome ad blockers can be easily coded around, besides which, how are you controlling flash, javascript and everything else?

]]> By: Gruntfuggly http://www.oddcog.com/2010/03/25/surfs-up/comment-page-1/#comment-398 Gruntfuggly Thu, 25 Mar 2010 23:08:25 +0000 http://www.oddcog.com/?p=763#comment-398 I use AdThwart in Chromium and I can honestly say adverts are not a problem - it allows you to add new filters, and whitelist sites. I never thought I'd jump ship from Firefox - I love the extensibility of it, but since swapping to Chromium, whenever I've gone back to Firefox it feels like I'm browsing through treacle... I use AdThwart in Chromium and I can honestly say adverts are not a problem – it allows you to add new filters, and whitelist sites. I never thought I’d jump ship from Firefox – I love the extensibility of it, but since swapping to Chromium, whenever I’ve gone back to Firefox it feels like I’m browsing through treacle…

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