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I hope that this is the correct forum; if not, please direct me to the right one.
Please could someone advise on a good Ad Blocker for the Edge browser. I am reluctant to download one at random from the web as it is nigh on impossible to decide if they are any good or if they are malware. I have trust in CPians to give honest unbiased suggestions.
Please do not respond by saying "Ditch Edge and get FireFox / Chrome / IE6  / Opera".
Thanks
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Ditch Edge and get FireFox / Chrome / Opera
No one would recommend you use IE6... 
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AFAIK, Edge doesn't support extensions at all yet, so anything that claims to be an ad-blocker for Edge is almost certainly lying.
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined."
- Homer
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If you really want a browser with an edge, don't use Edge.
Or any browser Microsoft ever produced.
And stay away from their search engines also.
They haven't been very good with OS'es either lately.
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You don't need a specific ad blocker... just take a look at this link[^] where a tuned hosts file for your OS will do the same for all the browsers you have.
I've been using it for years and it is really sweet. 
Hope this helps.
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Yeah, that's the one I use too. Been using it since it was first introduced.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013
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Yes, I can't remember who was the one here that recommended it to me, but it works perfectly and I've been using it since then.
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No need for an ad blocker with a proper hosts file. 
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If you're only thinking in terms of domain blocking, you're vastly underestimating the capabilities of a modern content blocker. Blocking on html elements lets you get rid of all sorts of useless crap that comes from the same domain (and even part of the same html file) as the page you're intentionally loading.
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, waging all things in the balance of reason?
Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful?
--Zachris Topelius
Training a telescope on one’s own belly button will only reveal lint. You like that? You go right on staring at it. I prefer looking at galaxies.
-- Sarah Hoyt
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I know an ad blocker is more powerful. Yet for the websites I visit the most, there's not much of a difference between Edge (hosts file only) and Firefox (with ad blocker). The obvious one is the visible navigation error pages where the ad normally goes, but I can live with that. In fact, if I open a specific website in Firefox and it detects I'm using an ad blocker, it switches to some kind of inline CSS advertising that I have to block manually. In Edge, all I get is the navigation error in a small frame.
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That has done the trick nicely. Pages load much faster. I had one minor issue with a site that I needed to access being blocked, so I have written a little batch file to merge my own hosts file (that contains my home network) with the MVP one and to incorporate a temporary overrides file as well. Just in case it might be of use to anyone else, I've copied it below.
@echo off
rem Create a new hosts file concatenated from
rem hosts.local - local hosts file
rem hosts.mvp - host file from ad blocking lists site
rem hosts.exceptions - overrides to undo blockings
cd "\Windows\System32\drivers\etc"
echo # +--------------------------------+ >hosts.tmp
echo # ¦ hosts entries from hosts.local ¦ >>hosts.tmp
echo # +--------------------------------+ >>hosts.tmp
echo # >>hosts.tmp
type hosts.local >>hosts.tmp
echo # >>hosts.tmp
echo # +------------------------------+ >>hosts.tmp
echo # ¦ hosts entries from hosts.mvp ¦ >>hosts.tmp
echo # +------------------------------+ >>hosts.tmp
echo # >>hosts.tmp
type hosts.mvp >>hosts.tmp
echo # >>hosts.tmp
echo # +-------------------------------------+ >>hosts.tmp
echo # ¦ hosts entries from hosts.exceptions ¦ >>hosts.tmp
echo # +-------------------------------------+ >>hosts.tmp
echo # >>hosts.tmp
type hosts.exceptions >>hosts.tmp
if exist hosts copy /y hosts hosts.bak
copy /y hosts.tmp hosts
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You are welcome!
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Just use your hosts file to redirect ad site links to localhost. There's a web site that provides an updated hosts file, I forget the name.
In any case, that's how I do it.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013
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I can't reccomend this because I have never used it, but it claims to block ads and other junk
http://www.privoxy.org[^]
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Just use IE9 hardly anything works in that anymore. 
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I recommend blocking with a hosts file (others provided the link) and manually add to it if you find sites with annoying ads. It seems Edge is not quite ready with the extensions.
You have to ignore all the IE haters, as someone that developed websites back in the non-standards days of IE vs Netscape and had Windows 95 crash and lose my homework - I had my issues with MS but now I use Bing more than Google and IE11 as my main browser and it's great, plus I have a surface book on order - whoop! MS is doing well but for some reason people still think it's 2005 and cool to hate them?? Meh. Ignore the trolls.
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I also recommend blocking the with a hosts file (others provided a link) and manually adding to it as you find annoying ads on your favorite sites. Also look into Disconnect. It seems Edge is not quite ready with the extensions but when they are available add that and layer the blocking!
You have to ignore all the IE haters, as someone that developed websites back in the non-standards days of IE vs Netscape - and had Windows 95 crash and cost me hours of homework - I had my issues with MS! Today I use Bing more than Google and IE11 as my main browser and it's great, plus I have a Surface Book on order - whoop! MS is doing well but some people really seem to enjoy hating them like it's still 2002... Meh, ignore the trolls.
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The interviewer asked me what my biggest weakness was.
I said "Honesty".
He replied, "That isn't a weakness!"
And I said "I don't give a sh*t what you think".
I'll get my coat and leave.
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Why get your coat? I have had interviews like that!
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That may help explain the 'BackInThePUB' part.
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment
"Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst
"I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle
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Speaking of... any interviews upcoming?
We hope to see your name change back to 'atWork'
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Well, I have had some 'encouraging' phone calls from agents today and sent a couple of hopeful emails to companies that might look at me...it is so depressing.
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Don't let it get you down: if you do, then you get discouraged from trying, and then you have less chance of getting selected for interview. And if you do get selected, you don't perform well because you go in with a negative mindset, and that shows in your interview performance.
I know it's difficult, but try to think positively.
Not working at this time of year has it's advantages. You don't have to go to the staff Christmas party. You don't have to play "secret Santa" for people you actively dislike. You don't have to get up in the dark, and get home in the dark.
Ok, it has downsides...but try not to dwell on them!
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You are of course right!
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