By work computer, I mean one that you have very limited control over - can’t install anything, or add extensions, etc.

For example, there used to be a trick where you could run a Bing search of a YouTube URL and the results would include an embed of the video but with Bing’s own video player, and something about that made the ads not work. Which was great - ad free YouTube on a computer I can’t install ad blockers on!

That doesn’t seem to work anymore, but makes me wonder if there are things like that - just little roundabout tricks to make the experience less trash, on a rig where my options are limited to what’s already there.

Asking about any tricks, not just YouTube or ad related ones (but those too if you know any!).

Thanks all!

  • HubertManne@piefed.social
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    24 days ago

    portable apps might work and also if the screen saver comes on outside your control you can fullsize a video or a presentation and then put something over it.

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      24 days ago

      Running portable apps is a good way to get a call from the security team when endpoint protection blocks the unauthorized executable.