(OffTopic) Where to get the news on dialup

[Gord Dibben]

My paper boy delivers the news every day.



Includes text and photos with no clutter or flash.





Gord



On Sat, 29 May 2010 14:02:16 -0600, average-computer-user@none.com wrote:



>I'm on dialup. Thats all thats available where I live, unless I want

>to spend a fortune on a dish, which I cant afford on a fixed income.

>I used to get the news on the web, especially on weekends when the tv

>dont have the news. It used to be that I'd go to CNN, CBS, FOX, (dot

>com), any of the big media companies. But these sites are no longer

>useful to simply get the news. They're so bloated with flash videos,

>scripts, and every other useless browser bling trick, that one can no

>longer read the news.

>

>It's not just the fact that I'm on dialup. Even if I had faster

>internet service, I absolutely hate the cluttered look of these sites,

>and hate flash content even more, and even with a popup blocker, these

>sites balst the user with popup crap.

>

>Where can a person go to read the news these days, and just get text

>and a few jpg photos, like the old websites? Is this still possible,

>or has the whole web turned into a one huge mass of garbage and bloat?

>

>I dont mind "click on" videos, but when the whole site is driven by

>videos and scripts, I want no part of the site. This is not only true

>for the news sites, but for all websites in general.

>

>It seems this will only continue to get worse, as website developers

>keep going wild with all these useless web toys, but there must still

>be at laest a few sites that simply give the news in text format and a

>few photos. After all, isn't the point of putting the news on the

>web, TO READ THE NEWS?

>

>I keep hoping some software developer comes up with a new browser that

>can bypass all the bloat and just show a site as basic HTML, but this

>may no longer be possible.

>

>Remember when the web was fun !!!

>

>Thanks - please post URLs if you have any.

 

[Richard in AZ]

Try the Google site (www.google.com) then choose the NEWS link at the top.

You can even customize the page to delete topics you do not want and add a

local news option.

The page is very basic and you can expand those topics you want more details

on.



wrote in message

news:h8r206hvq996oivm2mdf2cjkfk8n1rku6b@4ax.com...

> I'm on dialup. Thats all thats available where I live, unless I want

> to spend a fortune on a dish, which I cant afford on a fixed income.

> I used to get the news on the web, especially on weekends when the tv

> dont have the news. It used to be that I'd go to CNN, CBS, FOX, (dot

> com), any of the big media companies. But these sites are no longer

> useful to simply get the news. They're so bloated with flash videos,

> scripts, and every other useless browser bling trick, that one can no

> longer read the news.

>

> It's not just the fact that I'm on dialup. Even if I had faster

> internet service, I absolutely hate the cluttered look of these sites,

> and hate flash content even more, and even with a popup blocker, these

> sites balst the user with popup crap.

>

> Where can a person go to read the news these days, and just get text

> and a few jpg photos, like the old websites? Is this still possible,

> or has the whole web turned into a one huge mass of garbage and bloat?

>

> I dont mind "click on" videos, but when the whole site is driven by

> videos and scripts, I want no part of the site. This is not only true

> for the news sites, but for all websites in general.

>

> It seems this will only continue to get worse, as website developers

> keep going wild with all these useless web toys, but there must still

> be at laest a few sites that simply give the news in text format and a

> few photos. After all, isn't the point of putting the news on the

> web, TO READ THE NEWS?

>

> I keep hoping some software developer comes up with a new browser that

> can bypass all the bloat and just show a site as basic HTML, but this

> may no longer be possible.

>

> Remember when the web was fun !!!

>

> Thanks - please post URLs if you have any.

 

[average-computer-user@none.com]

I'm on dialup. Thats all thats available where I live, unless I want

to spend a fortune on a dish, which I cant afford on a fixed income.

I used to get the news on the web, especially on weekends when the tv

dont have the news. It used to be that I'd go to CNN, CBS, FOX, (dot

com), any of the big media companies. But these sites are no longer

useful to simply get the news. They're so bloated with flash videos,

scripts, and every other useless browser bling trick, that one can no

longer read the news.



It's not just the fact that I'm on dialup. Even if I had faster

internet service, I absolutely hate the cluttered look of these sites,

and hate flash content even more, and even with a popup blocker, these

sites balst the user with popup crap.



Where can a person go to read the news these days, and just get text

and a few jpg photos, like the old websites? Is this still possible,

or has the whole web turned into a one huge mass of garbage and bloat?



I dont mind "click on" videos, but when the whole site is driven by

videos and scripts, I want no part of the site. This is not only true

for the news sites, but for all websites in general.



It seems this will only continue to get worse, as website developers

keep going wild with all these useless web toys, but there must still

be at laest a few sites that simply give the news in text format and a

few photos. After all, isn't the point of putting the news on the

web, TO READ THE NEWS?



I keep hoping some software developer comes up with a new browser that

can bypass all the bloat and just show a site as basic HTML, but this

may no longer be possible.



Remember when the web was fun !!!



Thanks - please post URLs if you have any.

 

[Paul]

average-computer-user@none.com wrote:

> I'm on dialup. Thats all thats available where I live, unless I want

> to spend a fortune on a dish, which I cant afford on a fixed income.

> I used to get the news on the web, especially on weekends when the tv

> dont have the news. It used to be that I'd go to CNN, CBS, FOX, (dot

> com), any of the big media companies. But these sites are no longer

> useful to simply get the news. They're so bloated with flash videos,

> scripts, and every other useless browser bling trick, that one can no

> longer read the news.

>

> It's not just the fact that I'm on dialup. Even if I had faster

> internet service, I absolutely hate the cluttered look of these sites,

> and hate flash content even more, and even with a popup blocker, these

> sites balst the user with popup crap.

>

> Where can a person go to read the news these days, and just get text

> and a few jpg photos, like the old websites? Is this still possible,

> or has the whole web turned into a one huge mass of garbage and bloat?

>

> I dont mind "click on" videos, but when the whole site is driven by

> videos and scripts, I want no part of the site. This is not only true

> for the news sites, but for all websites in general.

>

> It seems this will only continue to get worse, as website developers

> keep going wild with all these useless web toys, but there must still

> be at laest a few sites that simply give the news in text format and a

> few photos. After all, isn't the point of putting the news on the

> web, TO READ THE NEWS?

>

> I keep hoping some software developer comes up with a new browser that

> can bypass all the bloat and just show a site as basic HTML, but this

> may no longer be possible.

>

> Remember when the web was fun !!!

>

> Thanks - please post URLs if you have any.



It is possible to go "very basic", with the Lynx browser.



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynx_browser



I doubt you want something that extreme though. You can

hardly tell where you're navigating. For example, look at

screenshot here, and see if you can tell where the URL links

are.



http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d5/Lynx-wikipedia.png



You could try emulating a mobile browser, on your desktop computer.



http://techie-buzz.com/tips-and-tricks/emulate-mobile-browser-in-firefox.html



Scroll down a bit on that page, until you see Step 1 through Step 7 of

the "Steps To Emulate A Mobile Web Browser In Firefox" section. By changing

the "User Agent" string on the browser, that fools a web site into

thinking you have a less capable browser, and then perhaps it'll use

fewer graphic elements.



Have fun,

Paul

 

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

http://news.google.com/



average-computer-user@none.com wrote:

> I'm on dialup. Thats all thats available where I live, unless I want

> to spend a fortune on a dish, which I cant afford on a fixed income.

> I used to get the news on the web, especially on weekends when the tv

> dont have the news. It used to be that I'd go to CNN, CBS, FOX, (dot

> com), any of the big media companies. But these sites are no longer

> useful to simply get the news. They're so bloated with flash videos,

> scripts, and every other useless browser bling trick, that one can no

> longer read the news.

>

> It's not just the fact that I'm on dialup. Even if I had faster

> internet service, I absolutely hate the cluttered look of these sites,

> and hate flash content even more, and even with a popup blocker, these

> sites balst the user with popup crap.

>

> Where can a person go to read the news these days, and just get text

> and a few jpg photos, like the old websites? Is this still possible,

> or has the whole web turned into a one huge mass of garbage and bloat?

>

> I dont mind "click on" videos, but when the whole site is driven by

> videos and scripts, I want no part of the site. This is not only true

> for the news sites, but for all websites in general.

>

> It seems this will only continue to get worse, as website developers

> keep going wild with all these useless web toys, but there must still

> be at laest a few sites that simply give the news in text format and a

> few photos. After all, isn't the point of putting the news on the

> web, TO READ THE NEWS?

>

> I keep hoping some software developer comes up with a new browser that

> can bypass all the bloat and just show a site as basic HTML, but this

> may no longer be possible.

>

> Remember when the web was fun !!!

>

> Thanks - please post URLs if you have any.

 

[Daave]

average-computer-user@none.com wrote:

> I'm on dialup. Thats all thats available where I live, unless I want

> to spend a fortune on a dish, which I cant afford on a fixed income.

> I used to get the news on the web, especially on weekends when the tv

> dont have the news. It used to be that I'd go to CNN, CBS, FOX, (dot

> com), any of the big media companies. But these sites are no longer

> useful to simply get the news. They're so bloated with flash videos,

> scripts, and every other useless browser bling trick, that one can no

> longer read the news.

>

> It's not just the fact that I'm on dialup. Even if I had faster

> internet service, I absolutely hate the cluttered look of these sites,

> and hate flash content even more, and even with a popup blocker, these

> sites balst the user with popup crap.

>

> Where can a person go to read the news these days, and just get text

> and a few jpg photos, like the old websites? Is this still possible,

> or has the whole web turned into a one huge mass of garbage and bloat?

>

> I dont mind "click on" videos, but when the whole site is driven by

> videos and scripts, I want no part of the site. This is not only true

> for the news sites, but for all websites in general.

>

> It seems this will only continue to get worse, as website developers

> keep going wild with all these useless web toys, but there must still

> be at laest a few sites that simply give the news in text format and a

> few photos. After all, isn't the point of putting the news on the

> web, TO READ THE NEWS?

>

> I keep hoping some software developer comes up with a new browser that

> can bypass all the bloat and just show a site as basic HTML, but this

> may no longer be possible.

>

> Remember when the web was fun !!!

>

> Thanks - please post URLs if you have any.



Which browser do you use? In the settings of most browsers, you can

filter out the things you are talking about. For example, I use Internet

Explorer 7. I can click Tools | Internet Options | Advanced. Then I can

scroll down to Multimedia and uncheck the boxes next to entries such as

"Play animations in webpages," "Play sound in webpages," or even "Show

pictures."



Also you can use a Hosts file to cut out intrusive advertising:



http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm



Finally, you can use Turnflash to toggle Adobe Flash content on and off:



http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/tflash2.html



(If you use Firefox as your browser, you would have the option to

install the Flashblock add-on as well as the NoScript add-on.)

 

[Billns]

On 5/29/2010 12:19 PM, Gord Dibben wrote:

> My paper boy delivers the news every day.

>

> Includes text and photos with no clutter or flash.

>

>

> Gord

>

> On Sat, 29 May 2010 14:02:16 -0600, average-computer-user@none.com wrote:

>

>> I'm on dialup. Thats all thats available where I live, unless I want

>> to spend a fortune on a dish, which I cant afford on a fixed income.

>> I used to get the news on the web, especially on weekends when the tv

>> dont have the news. It used to be that I'd go to CNN, CBS, FOX, (dot

>> com), any of the big media companies. But these sites are no longer

>> useful to simply get the news. They're so bloated with flash videos,

>> scripts, and every other useless browser bling trick, that one can no

>> longer read the news.

>>

>> It's not just the fact that I'm on dialup. Even if I had faster

>> internet service, I absolutely hate the cluttered look of these sites,

>> and hate flash content even more, and even with a popup blocker, these

>> sites balst the user with popup crap.

>>

>> Where can a person go to read the news these days, and just get text

>> and a few jpg photos, like the old websites? Is this still possible,

>> or has the whole web turned into a one huge mass of garbage and bloat?

>>

>> I dont mind "click on" videos, but when the whole site is driven by

>> videos and scripts, I want no part of the site. This is not only true

>> for the news sites, but for all websites in general.

>>

>> It seems this will only continue to get worse, as website developers

>> keep going wild with all these useless web toys, but there must still

>> be at laest a few sites that simply give the news in text format and a

>> few photos. After all, isn't the point of putting the news on the

>> web, TO READ THE NEWS?

>>

>> I keep hoping some software developer comes up with a new browser that

>> can bypass all the bloat and just show a site as basic HTML, but this

>> may no longer be possible.

>>

>> Remember when the web was fun !!!

>>

>> Thanks - please post URLs if you have any.

>

Personally I like Gord's reply, but I don't know how far in the boonies

this guy lives. No all news radio stations in his area? KNX-AM is all

news in LA and streams online. I'm sure others do.



Bill

 

[Eddie]

The Browser you need is called "Off by One". (OB1)

 

[C.Joseph Drayton]

On 5/29/2010 2:02 PM, average-computer-user@none.com wrote:

> I'm on dialup. Thats all thats available where I live, unless I want

> to spend a fortune on a dish, which I cant afford on a fixed income.

> I used to get the news on the web, especially on weekends when the tv

> dont have the news. It used to be that I'd go to CNN, CBS, FOX, (dot

> com), any of the big media companies. But these sites are no longer

> useful to simply get the news. They're so bloated with flash videos,

> scripts, and every other useless browser bling trick, that one can no

> longer read the news.

>

> It's not just the fact that I'm on dialup. Even if I had faster

> internet service, I absolutely hate the cluttered look of these sites,

> and hate flash content even more, and even with a popup blocker, these

> sites balst the user with popup crap.

>

> Where can a person go to read the news these days, and just get text

> and a few jpg photos, like the old websites? Is this still possible,

> or has the whole web turned into a one huge mass of garbage and bloat?

>

> I dont mind "click on" videos, but when the whole site is driven by

> videos and scripts, I want no part of the site. This is not only true

> for the news sites, but for all websites in general.

>

> It seems this will only continue to get worse, as website developers

> keep going wild with all these useless web toys, but there must still

> be at laest a few sites that simply give the news in text format and a

> few photos. After all, isn't the point of putting the news on the

> web, TO READ THE NEWS?

>

> I keep hoping some software developer comes up with a new browser that

> can bypass all the bloat and just show a site as basic HTML, but this

> may no longer be possible.

>

> Remember when the web was fun !!!

>

> Thanks - please post URLs if you have any.



Some sites loike CNN for example have a sub-site for mobile connections

(ie. phones, PDAs etc.) these pages remove most of the glitz. The only

thing you might not like about it is that the pages are rarely formatted

for screens larger than 480*320 so you will end up with quite a bit of

white-space on your computer screen.



Sincerely,

C.Joseph Drayton, Ph.D. AS&T



CSD Computer Services



Web site: http://csdcs.site90.net/

E-mail: c.joseph@csdcs.site90.net

 

[Rhonda Lea Kirk Fries]

average-computer-user@none.com wrote:







> I keep hoping some software developer comes up with a new browser

> that can bypass all the bloat and just show a site as basic HTML,

> but this may no longer be possible.

>

> Remember when the web was fun !!!

>

> Thanks - please post URLs if you have any.



http://lab.arc90.com/experiments/readability/



--

Rhonda Lea Kirk Fries



The right to be heard does not automatically include the right to

be taken seriously. Hubert H. Humphrey

 

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

C.Joseph Drayton wrote:



> Some sites loike CNN for example have a sub-site for mobile

> connection...



"Loike?" Is that the Australian-dipthong spelling of "like" or...?

 

[John John - MVP]

average-computer-user@none.com wrote:



> I keep hoping some software developer comes up with a new browser that

> can bypass all the bloat and just show a site as basic HTML, but this

> may no longer be possible.



http://offbyone.com/offbyone/



John

 

[John John - MVP]

average-computer-user@none.com wrote:



> I keep hoping some software developer comes up with a new browser that

> can bypass all the bloat and just show a site as basic HTML, but this

> may no longer be possible.



http://offbyone.com/offbyone/



John

 

[C.Joseph Drayton]

On 6/5/2010 11:56 PM, PA Bear [MS MVP] wrote:

> C.Joseph Drayton wrote:

>

>> Some sites loike CNN for example have a sub-site for mobile

>> connection...

>

> "Loike?" Is that the Australian-dipthong spelling of "like" or...?



20 hour days are catching up with me. I know . . . I SHOULD have my

spell-checker on .



Sincerely,

C.Joseph Drayton, Ph.D. AS&T



CSD Computer Services



Web site: http://csdcs.site90.net/

E-mail: c.joseph@csdcs.site90.net

 

[C.Joseph Drayton]

On 6/5/2010 11:56 PM, PA Bear [MS MVP] wrote:

> C.Joseph Drayton wrote:

>

>> Some sites loike CNN for example have a sub-site for mobile

>> connection...

>

> "Loike?" Is that the Australian-dipthong spelling of "like" or...?



20 hour days are catching up with me. I know . . . I SHOULD have my

spell-checker on .



Sincerely,

C.Joseph Drayton, Ph.D. AS&T



CSD Computer Services



Web site: http://csdcs.site90.net/

E-mail: c.joseph@csdcs.site90.net

 

[Bob]

http://www.nytimes.com/

http://www.washingtonpost.com/

http://www.onlinenewspapers.com/Top50/Top50-CurrentUS.htm

http://news.yahoo.com/

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/

http://news.google.com/





> On 5/29/2010 2:02 PM, average-computer-user@none.com wrote:

>> I'm on dialup. Thats all thats available where I live, unless I want

>> to spend a fortune on a dish, which I cant afford on a fixed income.

>> I used to get the news on the web, especially on weekends when the tv

>> dont have the news. It used to be that I'd go to CNN, CBS, FOX, (dot

>> com), any of the big media companies. But these sites are no longer

>> useful to simply get the news. They're so bloated with flash videos,

>> scripts, and every other useless browser bling trick, that one can no

>> longer read the news.

>>

>> It's not just the fact that I'm on dialup. Even if I had faster

>> internet service, I absolutely hate the cluttered look of these sites,

>> and hate flash content even more, and even with a popup blocker, these

>> sites balst the user with popup crap.

>>

>> Where can a person go to read the news these days, and just get text

>> and a few jpg photos, like the old websites? Is this still possible,

>> or has the whole web turned into a one huge mass of garbage and bloat?

>>

>> I dont mind "click on" videos, but when the whole site is driven by

>> videos and scripts, I want no part of the site. This is not only true

>> for the news sites, but for all websites in general.

>>

>> It seems this will only continue to get worse, as website developers

>> keep going wild with all these useless web toys, but there must still

>> be at laest a few sites that simply give the news in text format and a

>> few photos. After all, isn't the point of putting the news on the

>> web, TO READ THE NEWS?

>>

>> I keep hoping some software developer comes up with a new browser that

>> can bypass all the bloat and just show a site as basic HTML, but this

>> may no longer be possible.

>>

>> Remember when the web was fun !!!

>>

>> Thanks - please post URLs if you have any.

 

[Bob]

http://www.nytimes.com/

http://www.washingtonpost.com/

http://www.onlinenewspapers.com/Top50/Top50-CurrentUS.htm

http://news.yahoo.com/

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/

http://news.google.com/





> On 5/29/2010 2:02 PM, average-computer-user@none.com wrote:

>> I'm on dialup. Thats all thats available where I live, unless I want

>> to spend a fortune on a dish, which I cant afford on a fixed income.

>> I used to get the news on the web, especially on weekends when the tv

>> dont have the news. It used to be that I'd go to CNN, CBS, FOX, (dot

>> com), any of the big media companies. But these sites are no longer

>> useful to simply get the news. They're so bloated with flash videos,

>> scripts, and every other useless browser bling trick, that one can no

>> longer read the news.

>>

>> It's not just the fact that I'm on dialup. Even if I had faster

>> internet service, I absolutely hate the cluttered look of these sites,

>> and hate flash content even more, and even with a popup blocker, these

>> sites balst the user with popup crap.

>>

>> Where can a person go to read the news these days, and just get text

>> and a few jpg photos, like the old websites? Is this still possible,

>> or has the whole web turned into a one huge mass of garbage and bloat?

>>

>> I dont mind "click on" videos, but when the whole site is driven by

>> videos and scripts, I want no part of the site. This is not only true

>> for the news sites, but for all websites in general.

>>

>> It seems this will only continue to get worse, as website developers

>> keep going wild with all these useless web toys, but there must still

>> be at laest a few sites that simply give the news in text format and a

>> few photos. After all, isn't the point of putting the news on the

>> web, TO READ THE NEWS?

>>

>> I keep hoping some software developer comes up with a new browser that

>> can bypass all the bloat and just show a site as basic HTML, but this

>> may no longer be possible.

>>

>> Remember when the web was fun !!!

>>

>> Thanks - please post URLs if you have any.