I’ve mentioned how fantastic the ad block firefox extension is in the past. Properly configured, you need never look at an ad again. I’ve also linked to the location of a great, regularly updated set of filters at pierceive.com. The problem is you have to remember to update periodically, and given the struggle going on between the advertisers who want you to see their ads and the rest of the world who would rather not, you really need to update pretty regularly, which is something of a hassle. Enter the Filterset.G Updater, a firefox extension that will automatically update your filterset every 5 days. Sounds like an anti-virus checker, doesn’t it? It’s still in beta but has been working fine for me since beta 2 (they’re up to beta 3 now). If you’d rather not see ads when you’re browsing, get this up and running. And install the most excellent Flashblock extension while you’re at it, so you can opt out of any non-essential flash content.