Sick of these ads? Of course you are… Well what if you could avoid them altogether?
Here’s a simple tip that heps you do just that,- stopping images and pages from a long list of notorious web sites from being displayed on your browser. These particular ones are hosted on the domain “content.yieldmanager.edgesuite.net” and link to a url at “ad.adperium.com” – literally just a couple of sites among many which are purely for shoving advertising and spam down the viewers throat.
One easy way to stop such ads appearing is to use customise your HOSTS file. This is basically like a local version of a DNS server (those servers that translate domain names into numbers so your browser can find web sites). In the HOSTS file, you’d have a list of all the sites you want blocked and have them correspond to 127.0.0.1 (also known as “localhost”) – so that your browser would try to load the images and pages from your own PC instead of the actual web site.
Handily, someone’s already written a customised HOSTS file for you to use and it’s pretty simple to install. First things first though, – better safe than sorry.. back up the file you’ve got.
I’ve not been blogging much recently … this has been taking up my time (and will be for the next 4 weeks):
It’s Real Radio a brand new “HOT TALK” radio station for Dublin (and surrounding counties), running on a pilot license for 30 days from the 5th of October and features such big names as Niall Boylan, Jason Byrne, Chris Barry, Mike Moloney, Greg Merriman, Bob McKenzie and Enda Caldwell.
I’m working on the news team there as well as helping out in a few other ways. These guys should really shake things up a bit in the Irish radio business and it’s going to be great craic (and a lot of hard work)… can’t wait to go live!
Well, according to famed Irish comedian, Dara O’Briain, that is.
Cue Don LaFontaine style movie trailer voice: “In a world, where rivalries are settled… with complicated and ridiculously over-the-top “dance-off”s… which have been made illegal… ONE MAN… ONE DESTINY… etc. etc.”
From the writer and director of “You Got Served” (hahahahaha… sorry.)… it’s BOOGIE TOWN!
[ ✔ ] Good fast processor
[ ✔ ] Adequate amount of memory
[ ✔ ] Nice size hard drive
[ ✔ ] Long battery life
[ ✔ ] High-speed double layer capable DVD burner
[ ] Can be caught in mid-air by a man using only his arse
Er… Hang on a sec…
WORST VIRAL AD EVERRRRRR!!!
This year marks the 250th anniversary of the signing of the 9,000 year lease on St. James’ Gate (and thus the birth of Guinness Stout) in Dublin. That’s why this ad is now on telly (and will be until September):
The guy who appears 20 seconds in and raises a pint, ‘accidentally’ saying “To Martha!” is Billy – one of the customers in my local pub (where I’m currently working part time). 
Anyway, Guinness are also labelling September 24th this year “Arthur’s Day” and they’re marking the day with 4 celebratory gigs in Dublin venues… including St. James’ Gate itself, various little gigs in pubs around Dublin, and further celebrations around the world… and the following acts have been announced & confirmed as performing:
Michele
Claire Boyles
NiallOK
johnathan mcauliffe
