This week saw an increase in the new subscribers rate, with many stating they were referred by a current subscriber. I hate banner ads. They are pervasive on the Info Highway. For website owners, they can provide a source of income, facilitate tracking of surfer behavior, and sell a product all benefits for them . For the average surfer, however, ads are typically viewed as a nuisance.
Animated ads can prove distracting.
Those downloaded ads become squatters on your HD until eventually YOU delete them. Finally, a certain portion of these ads can be used to actually monitor your Internet habits. As a consumer, and the owner of my computer, I claim the right to disallow these ads on my machine. As promised, this week I ll outline two methods that you can use to surf ad-free. The first method is to modify your Hosts file to block ad displays.