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I'm sure this is pretty easy but I don't want to get it wrong and break something.

Every time I go to an Amazon link or type "Amazon" in my browser I actually want to go to smile.Amazon.co.uk instead of www.amazon.co.uk (because who wouldn't?). Can I fix my computer somehow to do this? I have a vague memory that you can edit a localhosts file or something. Oh, it's a Mac, obvs :D
 
Hmm, it seems there are plenty of options in the Chrome store - but none for Amazon UK yet. C'mon coders......
 
JonathanRyan said:
Hmm, it seems there are plenty of options in the Chrome store - but none for Amazon UK yet. C'mon coders......
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Plenty of options for what ? Everything you need to do this is on your Mac.

The IP address being returned for smile.amazon.co.uk is 52.94.217.236
 
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I have Amazon (Smile) on my Favourites (? Bookmark?) bar and when I went to Smile rather than "straight" Amazon, I deleted the old button and resaved the Smile address. Obviously it doesn't redirect me if I click on a link but it does get me there!
 
Snapper67 said:
Plenty of options for what ? Everything you need to do this is on your Mac.

The IP address being returned for smile.amazon.co.uk is 52.94.217.236
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Not from my IP it isn't. It's coming back as 52.94.221.139 for me. Also, when I go to either of those IP addresses I get a warning that they aren't secure. I don't know enough about this stuff to know if a straight IP redirect is what I need.

Nod said:
I have Amazon (Smile) on my Favourites (? Bookmark?) bar and when I went to Smile rather than "straight" Amazon, I deleted the old button and resaved the Smile address. Obviously it doesn't redirect me if I click on a link but it does get me there!
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That would work :) But I'm in the habit of just typing "ama" in the browser and it gets there.
 
JonathanRyan said:
Not from my IP it isn't. It's coming back as 52.94.221.139 for me. Also, when I go to either of those IP addresses I get a warning that they aren't secure. I don't know enough about this stuff to know if a straight IP redirect is what I need.



That would work :) But I'm in the habit of just typing "ama" in the browser and it gets there.
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The IP address varying is one the the problems as amazon will have various traffic management strategies.

I’ll have a look around for any software or script that would do the job for you.
 
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