Miminizing downloading during browsing

[Sneakgab]

You're local amusingly computer ignorant guy returns! ;D

Well this may seem like an odd topic, but basically I need to reduce how much memory(?) I download due to my cap. With my cap being a meager 1 gigabyte, downloading vidoes, music, e.t.c is out of the question (unless there is some hyper compressed format I am unaware of) and therefore does not concern me. I am able to browse to a limited extent though and thusly I seek to reduce memory download to content ratio as such. And so I was wondering if it possible to do this, perhaps by setting you're web browser not to load pictures when opening pages or something?

[gryphon]

You can disable all images and (Java)scripts to stop embedded filmclips from showing up.

Then again, using a text-based browser can have the same effect.

Most 1mb download limitations come from mobile phones. Your fair use limit is 1, 5 or 10 gig something like that. I presume it is the same for you, if not who is enforcing that limit upon you ?

[Sneakgab]

And how exactly would one go about doing this?

Please take focused note of: ''You're local amusingly computer ignorant guy returns! ''

I have no idea how to get to that page.

''Then again, using a text-based browser can have the same effect.''

Is this something that comes with windows or is it downloadable or something.

[gryphon]

The screenshot I have showed you is from Opera. Although all settings I have mentioned can be found with your browser's preferences.

And no, a text based only browser is not included with Windows although you should be able to find one online. However I'd try to disable all the other stuff first with your current browser.

[Sneakgab]

I've disabled pics, vids, and animation under the ''advanced'' heading in internet options. Would a text based browser be a significant improvement? If so, how big is a typical text based browser (in terms of downloading, so in what other compressed format it comes in I suppose)

[Andrew]

If you are using firefox, get adblock+ extension and get a adblock filter to block advertisements.

If you don't use firefox you can get hosts file to block all advertisement internet connections no matter what browser you use.

Last time I checked adblock+ had blocked 400,000 ads since May 2007. I don't know how much bandwidth that saved me.

And going into your browser settings and disabling images javascript etc will help.

[Sneakgab]

Do I need to download anything so that my browser/comp can recognize the latest popups and block them? (ie: In a way similar to virus and/or adware scanners and their identities)

If I do then where I can download these things?

[Andrew]

Umm. I'm not sure. I'm pretty sure browsers nowadays alert you to when popups want to occur, and you have to allow them (unless you actually do click on a link for a popup to appear). you can go into browser settings and disable popups from ever occurring I think, but you might not want to do that since lots of websites use popups for relevant content (when you click on a link it could open a popup).

If you are getting lots of popups already for no reason, you probably have spyware installed on your computer.

What browser and operating system are you using?

That hosts file I linked to in my previous post will prevent your computer from connecting to most ad/spyware websites that serve your computer ads when you are browsing the web.