All the Pop up ads make me hate being here, how to stop the madness

[MONZTER]

I used to be a lifetime member years ago before I was away for like 10 years.  Had to re-start my account since an old email was gone.  So I'm no longer a life-time member, is this why I get such a ridiculous amount of pop-ups that I literally cant even read post?  I hate Facebook, but its free and you can read what people post.  Is there any solution, or are the ads the only thing keeping this plate alive?

 

Thanks, I really want to be here and share content with others, but it is so frustrating.

 

I want to do a new thread on Flow-bench testing and actual flow bench results, but its out of control.

 

Thanks

 

Jeff

Edited August 31 by MONZTER

[jhm]

Yes, unfortunately the pop-up ads are a necessary evil.  Active membership and annual donations have dropped way off, so Dan has to rely on the revenue generated by ads to keep the forum going.

 

There are ways to control it, however, depending on which web browser you use (and the default settings you've selected within the browser.)

 

Let me know if you'd like to merge your old account with your new account....we can usually do that fairly painlessly.  PM me if you'd like to.

Cheers.

[MONZTER]

I figured it was necessary to keep the light on.  Is it still the same as before the ads turn off with a premium membership or donation?  Or are they always on no matter what?  I use Chrome, so not sure what settings, do you have a page with instructions on how to set this up, membership benefits, ect?  Happy to help.

 

Thanks

Jeff

[jhm]

I am about the furthest thing from a computer/IT expert, so I will leave it here for others more savvy than I to chime in with tech tips and advice for you.  However, if you haven't already done so, click on the vertical row of three dots in the upper right corner of your Chrome browser window and that will open up your browser settings.  There you can select your desired levels of security, privacy, etc.  There's a "Settings" selection at the bottom of the pop-up menu that takes you to most of your selectable items.  (Sorry if I'm telling you something you already know.)

 

I should have also mentioned that your hardware and operating system can greatly affect web browsing speeds and response times.  My wife's Apple Macbook Pro browses the web WAY faster, with fewer ads, than my Dell laptop....on which I've tried several web browsers (Chrome, Edge, Firefox, etc.)  Mozilla Firefox seems to give me the best overall performance for web browsing.