I Don't "Digg It"
Hm... there's no such thing as "security" if you're using internet explorer...
Use a safer alternative browser like Firefox or Opera if your security is important to you.
But I'm not just gonna be off-topic here... I too see no reason for the digg button to be on APOD and although I learned to ignore it, it did bother me at first.
Use a safer alternative browser like Firefox or Opera if your security is important to you.
But I'm not just gonna be off-topic here... I too see no reason for the digg button to be on APOD and although I learned to ignore it, it did bother me at first.
Where do you mean? Is this in a batch file windows loads at startup?Steerpike wrote:You want it gone? Just add the line:
127.0.0.1 digg.com
to your WINDOWS\HOSTS file (or ETC/HOSTS file if using Linux).
You'll see no trace of the digg things anymore.
Can you post the exact location within the Windows folder (if referring to one)? Or is this within the RegEdit...
Even with a slick fix, the cybersensitive would still know the digg link script had been delivered to their computer in the page's html source code, harmless and invisible yet bothersome in a Princess & Pea sort of way. Sort of like sweeping dirt under the rug and still knowing it's there. For me, the link has already been rendered invisible by my inner Vulcan eyelid, so I need do no cyberhousekeeping.
Arramon wrote:Where do you mean? Is this in a batch file windows loads at startup?Steerpike wrote:You want it gone? Just add the line:
127.0.0.1 digg.com
to your WINDOWS\HOSTS file (or ETC/HOSTS file if using Linux).
You'll see no trace of the digg things anymore.
Can you post the exact location within the Windows folder (if referring to one)? Or is this within the RegEdit...
- "hosts" is is a file.
- You'll find it in a folder below your C:\Windows directory named C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc (Type "%WINDIR%\system32\drivers\etc" into your explorer address bar - without the quotes).
- You can edit it with Notepad or any other text editor (do not use Word or other word processors, as they will insert undecipherable characters into the file).
- All changes come into effect immediately after you saved them.
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Spoken like a true Microsoft hater and person who enjoys paddling upstream (and hiding behind a handle instead of stepping up to the forum like a man). Frankly, the only truth in this is that IE gives the most/best functionality, and more importantly is installed on far more platforms than any other, and so it has been attacked far harder than those other "also rans".Wicked wrote:Hm... there's no such thing as "security" if you're using internet explorer...
Rather than hate it and avoid it for no good reason, might as well learn to use it adeptly.
You will be assimilated.
-Noel
Last time I looked at browser market stats: IE had pretty much wiped out all its old competition, the once mighty Netscape Navigator had fallen nearly to zero market share, and Mozilla Firefox was the new alternative gaining market share very fast.
While my very cursory survey reveals that IE still has the greater functionality, Firefox works on a lot of platforms too and does a few things quicker and nicer. If a script on a web page is not completing for whatever reason, Firefox tells me while IE leaves me hanging. I'm also impressed that the download to install Firefox was a relatively small file compared to the functionality it provides or compared to an IE download. Still, I use IE for familiarity and Firefox only for sites and pages where IE won't do the job. My old PC chokes on some flash video ads in IE whereas Firefox handles them better - I wish they would go away entirely. Done wandering now.
While my very cursory survey reveals that IE still has the greater functionality, Firefox works on a lot of platforms too and does a few things quicker and nicer. If a script on a web page is not completing for whatever reason, Firefox tells me while IE leaves me hanging. I'm also impressed that the download to install Firefox was a relatively small file compared to the functionality it provides or compared to an IE download. Still, I use IE for familiarity and Firefox only for sites and pages where IE won't do the job. My old PC chokes on some flash video ads in IE whereas Firefox handles them better - I wish they would go away entirely. Done wandering now.