2006-10-30 12:23:32 · 3 answers · asked by capaldi30 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Internet
My suggestion?
Drop both AOL and IE, and use a real ISP (cable or DSL) and use Firefox.
http://getfirefox.com
I honestly think you'll like it.
Firefox...
Free, fast, a small 5mb download, Firefox blocks pop-ups and sites from secretly installing programs on your computer. Firefox is powerful too, it's more up-to-date than even IE7 according to the web standards (w3.org).
The main reason I like Firefox is because it's customizable.
Why is customizability important?
Imagine being able to do 2 small things and never seeing a banner ad, flash ad or an iframe ad again? (Remember, pop-ups are gone already)
Imagine being able to pause your computer's music player when the phone rings without having to switch to it?
Firefox puts the power back in your hands!
Firefox - http://getfirefox.com/
Adblock Plus - http://adblockplus.org/
Adblock Filterset.G Updater - https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/1136/
FoxyTunes - http://www.foxytunes.com/
Firefox Addons - https://addons.mozilla.org/
2006-10-30 13:52:42 · answer #1 · answered by AmandaKerik 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is done purposely by AOL. and always has done so. AOL controls the web content and websites you can visit. IE allows you total freedom to the entire WWW. If a website you like to visit isn't on the approved AOL servers, then it will open IE for you so you have limited access to certain "wild" websites. (Wild in this case means any website that AOL has not approved, even if it is childrens' site.)
As long as you are getting AOL for free or paying for AOL, they will continue to exert this control over your content. They also monitor any email you send or receive. This monitoring is not a person, but an automatic Keyword search. They will send you an email that alerts you that they don't approve of some of the contents of your email.
AOL has enough spyware and remote access to your computer to make sure they remain the dominate ISP on your computer. Even if you uninstall AOL, many of its components remain to monitor how you access the Internet, even without the AOL portal.
We Techs call AOL the Internet on Training Wheels, or Almost OnLine.
2006-10-30 20:33:13 · answer #2 · answered by Corillan 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It works for me. All you do is connect and then run the other browser (you MAY need to set up a proxy though)
2006-10-30 20:32:30 · answer #3 · answered by no one 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋