Re: [LINK] Of Fossildom and Other Ailments

2015-09-12 Thread JanW
At 10:25 AM 13/09/2015, Roger Clarke wrote: >A personal declaration: > >"I personally use the cloud as little as possible. My e-mail is on my own >computer -- I am one of the last Eudora users -- and not at a web service like >Gmail or Hotmail. I don't store my contacts or calendar in the cloud.

Re: [LINK] Of Fossildom and Other Ailments

2015-09-12 Thread Scott Howard
On Sat, Sep 12, 2015 at 6:51 PM, Andy Farkas wrote: > I suspect someone will fork FF and hack the bad bits out. > Or you could just go into the settings and disable it. Scott ___ Link mailing list Link@mailman.anu.edu.au

Re: [LINK] Of Fossildom and Other Ailments

2015-09-12 Thread Andy Farkas
Time to stop using Firefox too: http://www.zdnet.com/article/mozilla-gets-built-in-firebox-advertising-rolling/ -andyf (an avid IRC user since the beginning of the century!) ___ Link mailing list Link@mailman.anu.edu.au

Re: [LINK] Of Fossildom and Other Ailments

2015-09-12 Thread Andy Farkas
On 13/09/15 11:32, Bernard Robertson-Dunn wrote: > On 13/09/2015 11:23 AM, Andy Farkas wrote: >> Time to stop using Firefox too: >> >> http://www.zdnet.com/article/mozilla-gets-built-in-firebox-advertising-rolling/ > What's a good, but reliable and trustworthy alternative? > Trustworthy? UTSL. I

Re: [LINK] Of Fossildom and Other Ailments

2015-09-12 Thread JanW
At 12:08 PM 13/09/2015, Scott Howard wrote: >Or you could just go into the settings and disable it. Now I know what you're talking about. https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/hide-or-display-sites-new-tab-page I noticed those changes in the New tab, but didn't equate to this issue. Now I get

Re: [LINK] Of Fossildom and Other Ailments

2015-09-12 Thread Bernard Robertson-Dunn
On 13/09/2015 11:23 AM, Andy Farkas wrote: > Time to stop using Firefox too: > > http://www.zdnet.com/article/mozilla-gets-built-in-firebox-advertising-rolling/ What's a good, but reliable and trustworthy alternative? -- Regards brd Bernard Robertson-Dunn Sydney Australia email: