Blocking Ads on the Internet

One shouldn't have to slog through the internet and be inundated by advertising. Sure it's how a good portion of internet revenue is generated, but who wants to read ads. The first step is to get a browser that is not Internet Explorer. No one should ever willingly use this program. I can't emphasize enough that you should not be using Internet Explorer, ever. If you are using it, please, please, go to one of the following links and install either of these alternatives. I highly recommend Chrome. It is the fastest and best web browsing experience. The other great alternative is Firefox. Both of these applications will give you the option to transfer your bookmarks/links over and set themselves up as the default browser for your computer.

Chrome

1. Install Chrome. Click 'Download Google Chrome'. Follow the instructions.
2. Open Chrome, go to the Chrome Web Store and search for 'adblock plus'. Select 'Add to Chrome', Install.

I didn't provide the direct link to the Chrome adblock plus because I wanted to show new users the Chrome Web Store. There are lots of applications that you can install here. I recommend Angry Birds and for Windows and Netflix users you can install the Netflix app. To see and run your installed apps, click the + next to the tab on the top left of your window. You should see the apps , recently closed, and most visited sections.

Firefox

1. Install Firefox. Click the 'Free Download' button. Follow the instructions. 
2. Open Firefox, follow this link, and click the 'download now' or 'add to firefox' button, then wait a few seconds and click 'install now', then 'restart now'. That's it. It will add a button to the right of your address bar. Click this for preferences if you want to increase the amount of ads you block.

Back in March they held the annual pwn2own competion in which programmers try to hack into the major browsers and expose security holes. Safari and Internet Explorer were both exploited the first day, chrome and firefox made it through the competition unscathed. You can read more about this here.

One last thing about Chrome. It automatically updates itself and it never gets in your way about it. A new version is released every 6 weeks. All the other major browsers are working to follow this model now.