@woofie, I have noticed ads for certain things after I discussed them in emails. Big brother is watching and using me to target advertising but I refuse to click on any ad - period.
I use IE and Google and am happy. I could not live without Google Images.
I tried Chrome and didn't like certain things, but later realized I could opt out of the bits that were not to my liking. I am still learning.
There is no one who is willing to teach me, so I just muddle along one day at a time. I appreciate being able to learn from the experiences of all of you, thanks.