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Firefox has a plug in called ad block plus that would do a better job, but there is some controversy, because if more and more people do this, 'free' web sites will have to find other sources of revenue. Hoort, Brian wrote: > I too, am a big fan of these, and after using them for ~3 years, I've > never once had a problem with it. I'm not only a fan due to the speed, > but also the fabulous reduction in business on web pages. No more > jumping, bleeping, moving, blinking, neon ads distracting me to death > while trying to read an article online. However, I've only used it on > my own computers. Has anyone done this throughout their department? I > would appreciate some feedback on how that went over -- were there ever > complaints about the "file not found" errors, etc.? Have you ever had a > user not be able to surf to a needed site? > > (If you don't know what we're talking about, google "host file block" > and read up a bit--it's an admirably simple solution to the problem.) > > Brian Hoort > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Sean O'Malley [mailto:[log in to unmask]] > Sent: Monday, November 05, 2007 11:10 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: [MSUNAG] Rural High Speed Internet Service Providers > > Not to change the subject, but i did find mapping stuff like: > ssl.google-analytics.com > pagead.googlesyndication.com > www.doubleclick.net > to 127.0.0.1 > > Gives a considerable speed boost especially with low-bandwidth, > low-memory, and slow processor situations. (most ads are big flash > files.) > I use it with high speed. > > You do get "missing images" and "file not found" errors on the pages, > but > you aren't downloading ads, your tracking cookies aren't timing out, and > rasterization of the pages is a lot faster. > > I just use a host list, but a dns server is a lot cooler and simpler way > to maintain it acrossed several machines. You can find premade lists on > the net. > > I have always wondered how much the university network bill would drop > if > everyone on campus used it. > > > On Mon, 5 Nov 2007, Lee A Duynslager wrote: > > >> I have a faculty member who would have to pay a considerable amount of >> > money > >> approx. $2K to have Millenium cable run out to their rural home. >> >> I was wondering if any of you have any experience with Wild Blue High >> > Speed > >> Internet Service or know of anybody who does? >> >> http://www.wildblue.com/ >> >> >> Thank You in Advance, >> >> Lee Duynslager >> >> > > -------------------------------------- > Sean O'Malley, Information Technologist > Michigan State University > ------------------------------------- > >