Hi!

IMHO IE just plain sucks! It is an bloated browser without features(tabbed browsing, stopping pop-ups etc.), allows broken javascripts to run, and the list goes on...

Try out Mozilla Firebird and download two extensions "Flash-Click-To-Play" and "Adblock".
Adblock removes ads based on urls, ex. */*ads*/*, *doubleclick* etc. It can hide or remove(dont load) the ads...
Flash-Click-To-Play hides flash-anims and only plays when you click...
It has _many_ more features and is really fast- just try it out!

/Fredrik