To start, select the banner template, enter banner text and add select provided clip-art images from the library. Then customize the banner by dragging your graphics around. Finally can click on the “Create Banner” button and save it onto your computer. OnlineBannerGenerator is completely free to use and unlike many other banner creators it does not leave any watermarks.

Features:

• Free banner maker for websites.
• Create as many banners as you like.
• Customize banner with different templates, text and clip-arts.
• Download banners onto your computer.
• Completely free and there is no watermarks.
• Similar websites: BannerFans and AnimationOnline.

Check out OnlineBannerGenerator @ www.onlinebannergenerator.com

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To be able to use AllTextPaper, first register on the site and drag provided bookmarklet onto your browser toolbar. Whenever you a come across a cluttered webpage just click on the AllTextPaper bookmarket and get a simple text version of the page.

AllTextPaper has another bookmarklet using which you can instantly save articles while browsing web in case you would like to read them later.

Features:

• Make hard to read websites readable by removing ads and clutter.
• Removes design elements, ads and banners.
• Free and easy to use.
• Similar websites: TidyRead and Readability.

Check out AllTextPaper @ www.alltextpaper.com

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Below is a sample banner created using AnimationOnline.com

Features:

• Instant banner creator.
• Create as many ad banners as you like.
• Customize text and background color.
• Manage all your banners in one place online.
• Similar websites: BannerFans.

Check out AnimationOnline @www.animationonline.com

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This is where PrivacyChoice can help, it lets you simultaneously opt out from a number of major ad networks (eg: Google AdSense, DoubleClick, Yahoo! and AOL ) with a single click of a button. Quick, simple and you do not have to go to each network individually.

The another way to protect your browsing privacy is simply use software to delete cookies.

Features:

• Lets you opt out from being tracked by advertising companies.
• Simple and easy to use, it takes a single click.
• Free. No sign-up needed.

Check out PrivacyChoice @ www.privacychoice.net (via Lifehacker)

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The process of installation is usual, just download add-on on to your browser, subscribe to one of user updated filter lists, and then restart Firefox. That’s it, from that moment you will only see cool arty images.

The images changed once in two weeks, if you do not like particular set of images on Add-Art you can easily disable it. The ads will be still blocked.

For more info watch demo video below:

You might also want to see our related article “How To Block Annoying Ads in Firefox”

Visit Add-Art @ www.add-art.org

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