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Lakshmi7
Lakshmi7 Posts: 339,968 Forumite
Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts I've been Money Tipped!
in Techie Stuff
I'm getting fed up with searching for things to buy, only to find that when I start visiting other sites, I keep getting banners showing me the things that I've searched for and where I can buy them.

Is there anyway that I can stop this from happening?

Thank you.
It is a scientific fact that your body will not absorb calories if you take it from another person's plate.
:A :A :A
Chocolate is the answer and I don't give a damn what
the question is.;)

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  • penrhyn
    penrhyn Posts: 15,215 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Do you ever delete tracking cookies?
    Simple way of keeping the accumulated junk under control is to download ccleaner.

    Run it on a regular basis.


    http://www.piriform.com/ccleaner
    That gum you like is coming back in style.
  • Lakshmi7
    Lakshmi7 Posts: 339,968 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts I've been Money Tipped!
    edited 21 May 2010 at 7:40PM
    penrhyn wrote: »
    Do you ever delete tracking cookies?
    Simple way of keeping the accumulated junk under control is to download ccleaner.

    Run it on a regular basis.


    http://www.piriform.com/ccleaner

    Thanks for that.

    I normally just delete my temporary internet files at the end of a session, but I'll do my cookies as well from now.

    And, I've downloaded that programme.

    ETA: Deleting the cookies has appeared to done the trick. :T :T :T
    It is a scientific fact that your body will not absorb calories if you take it from another person's plate.
    :A :A :A
    Chocolate is the answer and I don't give a damn what
    the question is.;)
  • tronator
    tronator Posts: 2,859 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Lakshmi7 wrote: »
    I'm getting fed up with searching for things to buy, only to find that when I start visiting other sites, I keep getting banners showing me the things that I've searched for and where I can buy them.

    Is there anyway that I can stop this from happening?

    Use Firefox and Adblock+

    https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/32967641#Comment_32967641
  • 23n1th
    23n1th Posts: 1,523 Forumite
    Not to mention BetterPrivacy. Or even better http://www.torproject.org/ download their portable browser.
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