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Wow, it's been a while. Here's what's going on:
- Mark's now six months old! Time flies. He's huge and adorable. Check out the gallery for new photos, including our first hiking trip in our new backpack carrier! (Okay, it was only to the local park, but hey. Plus, bonus photos of his first time in a real swing!)
- SpotDJ now has a Facebook app! Check it out and let me know what you think. I'm having a lot of fun using it as a personal jukebox during the day.
- I've upgraded my BlackBerry Pearl to the latest OS from T-Mobile, and now I'm unable to tether it to my Mac successfully - after one successful connect, it won't reconnect until I pull the battery to reset it. Cingular users have been reporting this for ages, but I couldn't reproduce it until now. Here's hoping there's a simple solution.
- DisableTextAds has been updated - I was contacted by the developers of the Lingospot inline ad system. They actually provided me with a simple hook for disabling their ads. Kudos to them for giving users the chance to opt out.
Another month, another annoying text ad provider. This month's blockage keeps you from seeing ads from EchoTopic, Tribal Fusion's entry into the text link ad space. They're still in private beta, but hey, why wait? You can grab the GreaseMonkey script here.
Okay, my DisableIntelliTXT GreaseMonkey script has been in need of a name change for some time. So, without further ado, meet DisableTextAds. You can grab the latest version here (or right click that link to install directly), and old links to the script will redirect to the newest version.
In addition, the script now blocks ads from a third ad network, Linkworth. Triple the original protection from annoying popup ads, same low price. I won't be undersold!
Update 2: DisableIntelliTXT is now DisableTextAds! Check it out here.
Update: Version 3.2 is up - thanks to those who pointed out I was eating words in Kontera multi-word links. Their generated HTML is truly... interesting.
Only takes a few people pointing out my flaws to get me off my duff. New release can be found on Userscripts or installed by right-clicking here.
I spent a month or so trying to prevent the Vibrant Media javascript from executing, but it seems impossible given the current limitations of Greasemonkey. So I've adopted an approach first used by Brian Donovan, which is both clean and more correct than my css hack.
Update 2: DisableIntelliTXT is now DisableTextAds! Check it out here.
UPDATE: A newer version is up! You can read about it here, or you can install it using the links below.
Well, I finally got around to updating my GreaseMonkey plugin for blocking contextual ads. Around June, Vibrant Media figured out what I was doing and modified their system to render my plugin ineffective, at least for sites that don't explicitly allow disabling of intelliTXT ads. So, I've modified the plugin to work by modifying the page itself. The end effect is the same; in fact, it's slightly better, as there's no need to reload the page to see the results.
As an added bonus, I've added preliminary support for blocking similar ads by Kontera - guess I need to think about a name change! At any rate, you can grab the latest version here or over at UserScripts.
I've updated my GreaseMonkey script to disable IntelliTXT ads. The new version adds support for disabling ads on web servers hosted outside the US. It's a simple change, but if you run into problems with it let me know.
You can install the new version by right-clicking here and selecting 'Install User Script...', or you can grab the latest from userscripts.org.
From zero to automated in an afternoon! You'll need Firefox and GreaseMonkey. Once you've got both, you can install the script by right-clicking on this link. You can also check out the page on userscripts.org.
