Requires refresh

[Sundog]

Frequently, when clicking a URL found from a Google search, FF 28.0 requires a refresh before anything loads. And sometimes it loads an ad instead of the desired site, which does come up when I do a refresh.

My Extension list is lengthy, but includes Adblock Plus 2.5.1, Adblock Plus Popup Addon 0.9.1, and Element Hiding Helper for Adblock Plus 1.2.3.

Yes, I could remove one or combinations of extensions to see if that could make a difference, but in my case that would take exactly 85.12032471 years (at 10 seconds per combination trial).

Any other suggestions?

[HansV]

Have you tried clearing your browser's cache? (Firefox button > Options > Options, Advanced tab > Network tab > Clear Now)

[Sundog]

Thanks, will try to see if it makes a difference.

[viking33]

Frequently, when clicking a URL found from a Google search, FF 28.0 requires a refresh before anything loads. And sometimes it loads an ad instead of the desired site, which does come up when I do a refresh.

My Extension list is lengthy, but includes Adblock Plus 2.5.1, Adblock Plus Popup Addon 0.9.1, and Element Hiding Helper for Adblock Plus 1.2.3.

Yes, I could remove one or combinations of extensions to see if that could make a difference, but in my case that would take exactly 85.12032471 years (at 10 seconds per combination trial).

Any other suggestions?

Might be those creatures messing around?
You anywhere near Area 51?
Just kidding... couldn't resist...once more!

[Sundog]

Extra credit for those who tell me how many extensions I have...

[HansV]

Spoiler

27 extensions

[Sundog]

Close, but only most of a cigar (as opposed to close, but no cigar).

Spoiler

In Excel, Log(85.12032471x365x24x60x60/10,2)

[Sundog]

Spoiler

The number of different combinations of n things is 2^n.

[Sundog]

Have you tried clearing your browser's cache? (Firefox button > Options > Options, Advanced tab > Network tab > Clear Now)

Cleared cache, here's an example of what shows, when I Googled a firm then clicked the link:

http://123srv.com/ads-clicktrack/click/ ... ersion=1.1

[Sundog]

Same result in Chrome, with different characters after the &ai. Chrome then hangs or waits a loooong time.

If I click Chrome's Back button, I return to my search page, where if I click the firm's link again, I go right to it.

[HansV]

Do you have NoScript installed? It's not an ad blocker but it keeps lots of this kind of thing out.

[Sundog]

Thanks for the tip. Installing it now.

[Sundog]

Installed NoScript, found that it blocked too many worthwhile sites/scripts.

Now trying Firefox>Options>Advanced>General>Warn me when websites try to redirect or reload the page.

The Mozilla support forum says "When this option is enabled, Firefox will prevent websites from redirecting you to another page, or automatically reloading." So it doesn't "warn," it prevents. Sounds like what I need.

[BobH]

Might be those creatures messing around?
You anywhere near Area 51?
Just kidding... couldn't resist...once more!

Bob, you really need to leave the Cape more often. There really is a LOT of geography beyond Boston and NYC.

Area 51 is near Las Vegas, Nevada.

Roswell is in Southeastern New Mexico.

[viking33]

Might be those creatures messing around?
You anywhere near Area 51?
Just kidding... couldn't resist...once more!

Bob, you really need to leave the Cape more often. There really is a LOT of geography beyond Boston and NYC.

Area 51 is near Las Vegas, Nevada.

Roswell is in Southeastern New Mexico.

There are other places? Do tell! I traveled over enough of those other places, in my younger days.
So Roswell is where the UFO crashed and Area 51 is where they took the alien pilot for autopsy. Both places are alien country, so they say. Anyway, they are close enough in general terms. IMHO.

[BobH]

Might be those creatures messing around?
You anywhere near Area 51?
Just kidding... couldn't resist...once more!

Bob, you really need to leave the Cape more often. There really is a LOT of geography beyond Boston and NYC.

Area 51 is near Las Vegas, Nevada.

Roswell is in Southeastern New Mexico.

There are other places? Do tell! I traveled over enough of those other places, in my younger days.
So Roswell is where the UFO crashed and Area 51 is where they took the alien pilot for autopsy. Both places are alien country, so they say. Anyway, they are close enough in general terms. IMHO.

Roswell LV.jpg

And that is just Roswell to Las Vegas. Area 51 is somewhere between LV and the green square at the upper left.

They are farther apart than P'town and Bean Town.

[viking33]

Wow! To think a Texan would say that is far away! I thought you guys went that far for
a bite of lunch?

[BobH]

Wow! To think a Texan would say that is far away! I thought you guys went that far for
a bite of lunch?

You're correct, as usual, Bob! That there map only covers about 800 miles. It's a lot further than that from Orange to El Paso or from Corpus Christi to Dalhart.