Tired of all those ads that you have to contend with while surfing the web (including those on this blog)? Three tools will eliminate a large number of such ads: Firefox, Adblock Plus, and Flashblock.
The latest iteration of Firefox should be the browser of choice for anyone and if you're still skeptical after that strong statement, then try it for yourself, you won't be disappointed. Flashblock and Adblock Plus install as add-ons to the Firefox browser and are easily installed by going to Tools->Add-ons, or you can just navigate with the links above.
Adblock works by using a set of filter rules that block images associated with ads. One can create their own filters or subscribe to a set of filters that ABP supplies. Subscribing to a filter is painless and recommended for a general ad blocking system. Further customization can be made by the user using urls and wildcards (*'s) to block anything that may be missed by the subscribed filters (although they are updated regularly).
Today, many ads are flash-based and Adblock cannot remove them. Instead, Flashblock is needed, which blocks all flash-based content. This may seem like a bad idea at first as many websites and content are entirely flash-based, but it is not as bad as it may seem. To overcome this, the add-on allows one to simply click a play button on the flash-content to enable it. It is a seamless way of blocking ads, while still allowing easy access to non-ad flash-based content.
Give the three a try and you will notice a significant reduction in ad content, wasted bandwidth, and Google Adsense revenue.
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