From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Dec 18 21:28:05 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 294051065678 for ; Thu, 18 Dec 2008 21:28:05 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kurt.buff@gmail.com) Received: from wf-out-1314.google.com (wf-out-1314.google.com [209.85.200.169]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 036AC8FC17 for ; Thu, 18 Dec 2008 21:28:04 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kurt.buff@gmail.com) Received: by wf-out-1314.google.com with SMTP id 24so849901wfg.7 for ; Thu, 18 Dec 2008 13:28:04 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:message-id:date:from:to :subject:cc:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type :content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition:references; bh=ne/lbybwZ3SypqHaK23tQ12wloA+Jj1F2Loya4HQHPM=; b=eli8j+ySuEI2j62EpabDknNHhdW27TINWXiwjuC6mW7C8xkdUToUnY+eiwU23TJLx0 JewvGFMOx2CHZouRDch1fSBcNoxOSxZzXpIH+01ItHK++DfGiu3GAbYio6BipjjOwZZ2 MiWs1jshjFaq7cLwc6hw8aRqHWo9oWyb4FmH8= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=message-id:date:from:to:subject:cc:in-reply-to:mime-version :content-type:content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition :references; b=tjc+VWPgrRDf0qwx60bTxLRivUr52Qjc08l6XPGILe1SGLWwmqrhptjcUsvcDPDmt/ W5BJfBlakOZI5qVlxshvlAlOt1jHPdQd3hXHBNXfNuVIxcLWnnW5VpKxrEOx59/zY16v QmPDCnJrqK5a+uH4lih5itfxcSPUuKHeIxPBI= Received: by 10.142.169.4 with SMTP id r4mr987311wfe.105.1229635684690; Thu, 18 Dec 2008 13:28:04 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.142.101.7 with HTTP; Thu, 18 Dec 2008 13:28:04 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2008 13:28:04 -0800 From: "Kurt Buff" To: "Roland Smith" In-Reply-To: <20081218211659.GA81292@slackbox.xs4all.nl> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline References: <20081218211659.GA81292@slackbox.xs4all.nl> Cc: FreeBSD Questions Subject: Re: Firefox, or FreeBSD? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2008 21:28:05 -0000 On Thu, Dec 18, 2008 at 1:16 PM, Roland Smith 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