-=> Ed Vance wrote to Sean Dennis <=-

 EV> I will take a look at Ghostery.

Ghostery is really good.  Sometimes it can block things you want if you
get it too clamped down.  A lot of websites that use the Disqus comment
forums load twice as fast since I have that blocked (I don't use those
forums).

 EV> I have Adblook Plus but I haven't clicked on it in ages,
 EV> in fact I forgot that it was down there on the Left side of
 EV> the Status Bar.

Adblock Plus is very handy to have around!  

 EV> And this evening I moved the DSL Modem and Wired Router to just
 EV> below the LCD MOnitors Screen so I can try to see if anything
 EV> is going on.

That's what I do.  However, I run an "Internet appliance" for my router
and firewall which is a computer running customized software, in my
case I run pfSense, so I can log into that and watch the traffic along
with very detailed information.

If you really want to see some interesting stuff, download and install
a program called Wireshark.  It monitors your LAN connection and will
show you all of the traffic that will go in and out of your computer. 
It can be overwhelming to see all of the stuff that goes in and out
of your system.  I have used this professionally for quite some time to
diagnose "hidden" problems with success.  It's also just plain
interesting to watch the traffic that goes in and out of your computer.

Later,
Sean

... Not tonight, dear.  I have a modem.
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