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Date:      Thu, 18 Dec 2008 13:28:04 -0800
From:      "Kurt Buff" <kurt.buff@gmail.com>
To:        "Roland Smith" <rsmith@xs4all.nl>
Cc:        FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: Firefox, or FreeBSD?
Message-ID:  <a9f4a3860812181328h64a4bc61hf824572c60b3f668@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <20081218211659.GA81292@slackbox.xs4all.nl>
References:  <a9f4a3860812181129kc07d55cs14642bd27ab08a9d@mail.gmail.com> <20081218211659.GA81292@slackbox.xs4all.nl>

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On Thu, Dec 18, 2008 at 1:16 PM, Roland Smith <rsmith@xs4all.nl> wrote:
> On Thu, Dec 18, 2008 at 11:29:37AM -0800, Kurt Buff wrote:
>> I'm visiting various web sites, and having a stupid little issue which
>> is really annoying.
>>
>> FreeBSD 7.1-PRERELEASE FreeBSD 7.1-PRERELEASE #4: Sun Dec 14 22:08:22
>> PST 2008     root@:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC  amd64
>
> Same here.
>
>> FireFox 3.04.
>
> Ditto, with NoScript and AdBlock Plus extensions.
>
>> For instance, if I go to http://www.wsj.com, among others, it's
>> constantly beeping, as the little headline scroller at the top of the
>> page updates.
>
> No headline scroller and no beeps here.
>
>> I can't find anywhere in the menu items, or in FF help, on how to turn
>> the beeping off, and it's driving me nuts.
>>
>> Anyone have a hint for me?
>
> Install NoScript and AdBlock Plus. It makes for a much nicer web
> experience, IMHO.
>
> Roland.

Heh.

I have those, but actually *want* the headline scroller, and some of
those other things - I just want the silly beep to go away. It seems
to do this on any page that does autoupdates - gmail does it too, when
a new message comes in.

Kurt



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