Larkin375 (15:28:40): it's giving me a bunch of boxes with available updates
Larkin375 (15:28:46): should I check all the boxes?
COME as u r337 (15:28:49): yes
Larkin375 (15:29:32): and downloading the updates doesn't take up too much room?
COME as u r337 (15:29:35): no
Larkin375 (15:29:39): ok
Larkin375 (15:34:27): fire fox 2006 is the best one?
COME as u r337 (15:34:32): um..
COME as u r337 (15:34:36): whatever the newest release is
COME as u r337 (15:34:39): www.getfirefox.com
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Larkin375 (15:59:48): would you reccomend installing the missing plugins?
Larkin375 (15:59:50): or is it just crap?
COME as u r337 (16:00:10): get adblock first
COME as u r337 (16:00:16): and i'll tell you what to do from there
Larkin375 (16:00:25): sure
COME as u r337 (16:00:34): go to tools - extensions in a firefox window
COME as u r337 (16:00:38): i think its still under tools
COME as u r337 (16:00:45): and then itll take you to a site
COME as u r337 (16:00:53): find AdBlock on there, download and install it
COME as u r337 (16:01:00): then restart firefox
COME as u r337 (16:01:03): tell me when you've done
Larkin375 (16:01:52): Ok, so first off just google adblock?
COME as u r337 (16:02:07): no
COME as u r337 (16:02:15): in firefox, go to tools - extensions
Larkin375 (16:02:23): i checked in tools on firefox and it only brought me to the google toolbar
COME as u r337 (16:02:25): might not be under tools anymore..
COME as u r337 (16:02:45): look around in those menus for it
Larkin375 (16:03:02): ah nm
Larkin375 (16:03:08): i'm at the site firefox add-ons
COME as u r337 (16:03:13): yes
COME as u r337 (16:03:20): now find AdBlock in there
COME as u r337 (16:03:25): its probably one of the highest downloaded
Larkin375 (16:03:41): found it
Larkin375 (16:04:15): installing now
COME as u r337 (16:04:16): itll auto install it when you click on it
COME as u r337 (16:04:17): yeah
COME as u r337 (16:04:22): then youll have to restart firefox
Larkin375 (16:04:42): ok opening it up again
Larkin375 (16:04:58): ok now, what were those directions?
COME as u r337 (16:05:17): okay, now go to Tools and you should see AdBlock as an option
COME as u r337 (16:05:26): you see it?
Larkin375 (16:05:26): yep
COME as u r337 (16:05:30): okay, sending you a file
COME as u r337 (16:05:35): arg
COME as u r337 (16:05:37): wont let me
COME as u r337 (16:05:42): go to http://thevectorman.net/comeasur/asdf/
COME as u r337 (16:05:46): and find "ads.txt"
COME as u r337 (16:05:54): right click and save it to your comp
Larkin375 (16:06:20): good man, it's in alphabetical order;-)
COME as u r337 (16:06:30): got it?
Larkin375 (16:06:48): downloaded
COME as u r337 (16:06:56): now go into that adblock choice in Tools and click on Preferences
COME as u r337 (16:07:05): (maybe Adblock Options.. i forget)
Larkin375 (16:07:38): yea it has adblock options
Larkin375 (16:07:42): what should I check?
COME as u r337 (16:08:05): youll want to click on options and go to where it says "Import Filter"
Larkin375 (16:08:20): then just select ads
COME as u r337 (16:08:27): then chooose that txt file you downloaded from my site
Larkin375 (16:08:47): it says do you want to replace the current filters or append them?
COME as u r337 (16:08:52): append
Larkin375 (16:09:16): now just click done, they give me a list of a bunch of programs
COME as u r337 (16:09:25): now just make sure adblock is enabled and click done
COME as u r337 (16:09:33): and now ads should be blocked on ezboard and some other sites :-)
Larkin375 (16:09:44): nice!
Larkin375 (16:09:52): did that fix that enable plugins thing too?
COME as u r337 (16:09:55): well
COME as u r337 (16:09:59): some ads will have plugins
COME as u r337 (16:10:14): and you dont want to download those if you dont need them
COME as u r337 (16:10:26): you might need to download latest versions of flash and some others
Larkin375 (16:10:39): well, I don't see any difference on the sites I used to go on using IE
Larkin375 (16:10:42): prob not necessary
COME as u r337 (16:10:53): you can adblock things manually too
COME as u r337 (16:10:59): just right click on them and choose
COME as u r337 (16:11:11): "adblock image" "adblock frame" etc etc
Larkin375 (16:11:15): ah
Larkin375 (16:11:21): well no more spyware crap
COME as u r337 (16:11:24): so if you see ads and you dont want them, you can get rid of them yourself
COME as u r337 (16:11:37): as long as you dont visit too bad of sites, FF is good against most spyware
Larkin375 (16:11:46): hehe
Larkin375 (16:11:57): EZ board is bad
COME as u r337 (16:12:03): nah
COME as u r337 (16:12:08): ezboard doesnt install anything
COME as u r337 (16:12:11): just has annoying ads
COME as u r337 (16:12:15): but they're easy to get rid of
Larkin375 (16:12:25): thanks a lot come!
Larkin375 (16:12:26): all set now
COME as u r337 (16:12:30): np
COME as u r337 (16:12:44): ask others for some other good extensions
COME as u r337 (16:12:47): some can do really cool things
COME as u r337 (16:12:57): check out some themes too, find one you like
COME as u r337 (16:13:09): and get used to using tabs when browsing
Larkin375 (16:13:40): ahah I don't even know how yo use them
COME as u r337 (16:13:52): okay
COME as u r337 (16:13:55): open up t-e.n
COME as u r337 (16:13:57): front page
COME as u r337 (16:14:03): and find the link to the GE rankings
COME as u r337 (16:14:06): now right click that
COME as u r337 (16:14:13): and choose "Open in New Tab"
COME as u r337 (16:14:26): you should see what it does
Larkin375 (16:14:34): ah so it makes things more efficient basically
COME as u r337 (16:14:37): yeah
COME as u r337 (16:14:44): you can have a ton of sites open in one browser window
COME as u r337 (16:14:58): instead of right clicking and choosing it, you can also middle click if you have a scroll wheel thing
Larkin375 (16:15:14): Yea, I was missing out a lot then
Larkin375 (16:16:06): firefox is so much better
Larkin375 (16:16:07): man
Larkin375 (16:17:59): o could I ask you one more thing?
COME as u r337 (16:18:10): maybe
Larkin375 (16:18:13): I think if you go on certain sites on IE they insall stpid crap onto yoru comp
Larkin375 (16:18:20): something I don't ever remember having
Larkin375 (16:18:54): it's called britannica
Larkin375 (16:18:58): never even heard of it
COME as u r337 (16:19:10): so just remove it?
Larkin375 (16:19:36): Yea, I want to but i don't remember if it came with the comp or not!
COME as u r337 (16:19:49): i think its just an encyclopedia thing that probably came with your comp
Larkin375 (16:19:57): ok
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