Today I looked for a neat ad-block plugin for Internet Explorer 9 and was unable find any that I liked. Many of them did not have the same easy administration as the legendary Ad Block Plus for Firefox or came at a price.

On my way around the web I stumpled upon the new term in Internet Explorer 9 called Tracking Protection Lists - and this is actually why no real plugin is available: The feature is already built right into the browser! :-)

To use this very simple feature, just go to the site http://iegallery.com/en/trackingprotectionlists/ and add the TPL that you want. When you are done, most ads are history. I subscribe to both the Ad-block plus list and the Fan Boy list.

If you come across a site, that is not working properly, you can turn off TPLs for that individual site by clicking the TPL icon in the address bar. This will only affect the current site and leave other sites as they are.

I really like this feature, using it I have a better experience with Internet Explorer 9 when surfin' the web. :-)

Happy surfin'!

For apparently no reason (well not exactly, I have my own theory) Gmail now looks completely weird in Internet Explorer 9. Mysterious! Theories aside here is what helps.

1. Hit the ALT key and select the menu Tools.

2. Select the menu item Compatibility View Settings. The Compatibility View Settings dialog appears.

3. Select Google and click the button Remove. Click the button Close.

Internet Explorer will refresh the page and it will be back to normal.

Happy internet browsing!

If you accidentally turned on Windows Media Library Sharing from Windows Media Player. There is an easy way to stop it again.

1. Start Windows Media Player and click the tab "Stream". Select the menu item "More Streaming Options".

2. Click the button Block All and click the button OK. That's it.