http://mrsmecombersscrapbook.com Talking technology, computers, and the Internet... for the average computer user Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:04:51 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://mrsmecombersscrapbook.com/2010/01/theres-no-place-like-127-0-0-1.html http://mrsmecombersscrapbook.com/2010/01/theres-no-place-like-127-0-0-1.html#comments Thu, 21 Jan 2010 01:55:51 +0000 Mrs. Mecomber http://mrsmecombersscrapbook.com/?p=1550 There’s No Place Like 127.0.0.1

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There’s No Place Like 127.0.0.1This is from Mrs. Mecomber's Scrapbook and is copyrighted material. Did you realize that you can control what Internet sites (including advertisements) are displayed on your computer? Within Windows, there’s a file called “Hosts” that essentially controls what websites your computer can connect to. You can modify the Hosts file to [...]]]> http://mrsmecombersscrapbook.com/2010/01/theres-no-place-like-127-0-0-1.html/feed 0 http://mrsmecombersscrapbook.com/2009/01/blocking-ads-in-opera.html http://mrsmecombersscrapbook.com/2009/01/blocking-ads-in-opera.html#comments Fri, 23 Jan 2009 03:40:03 +0000 Mrs. Mecomber http://mrsmecombersscrapbook.com/?p=680 Blocking Ads In Opera

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Blocking Ads In OperaThis is from Mrs. Mecomber's Scrapbook and is copyrighted material. I love the Opera browser more and more. It’s just so terrific. It’s fast, it’s convenient, it shows content (unlike Firefox, where I have to reload and reload), and I love the “Notes” feature of the sidebar panel. Probably the only complaint [...]]]> http://mrsmecombersscrapbook.com/2009/01/blocking-ads-in-opera.html/feed 0