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Re: off-road.com
>>The toolbar remembers that setting for next time.
....and sends that information to someone else. it's really wonderful spyware. "DougW" <post.replies@invalid.address> wrote in message news:FZFQb.13781$zy3.12021@okepread01... > Nathan Collier did pass the time by typing: > > "L0nD0t.$t0we11" wrote... > >> This is not the same thing as > >> on-demand popups such as those used by Car Connection, etc. > >> to zoom images. > > > > thats just it.....i used a pop up blocker once and i couldnt even view the > > bigger images of the vehicles at autotrader.com because they open up in a > > javascript pop up. thats just one example. i dont bother with the pop up > > blockers because they dont know the difference, and i just avoid sites (as > > best as i can anyway) that use advertisement popups. > > use the Google toolbar. For those sites where you want popups just click > the popup blocker off. The toolbar remembers that setting for next time. > > -- > DougW > > > |
Re: off-road.com
>>The toolbar remembers that setting for next time.
....and sends that information to someone else. it's really wonderful spyware. "DougW" <post.replies@invalid.address> wrote in message news:FZFQb.13781$zy3.12021@okepread01... > Nathan Collier did pass the time by typing: > > "L0nD0t.$t0we11" wrote... > >> This is not the same thing as > >> on-demand popups such as those used by Car Connection, etc. > >> to zoom images. > > > > thats just it.....i used a pop up blocker once and i couldnt even view the > > bigger images of the vehicles at autotrader.com because they open up in a > > javascript pop up. thats just one example. i dont bother with the pop up > > blockers because they dont know the difference, and i just avoid sites (as > > best as i can anyway) that use advertisement popups. > > use the Google toolbar. For those sites where you want popups just click > the popup blocker off. The toolbar remembers that setting for next time. > > -- > DougW > > > |
Re: off-road.com
"L0nD0t.$t0we11" <"L0nD0t.$t0we11"@ComcastDot.Net> writes:
> Or a real web browser could be used that puts up a discrete > flag when a website attempts to set a popup. The Mozilla Firebird browser does as you've described. It can be downloaded at: http://www.mozilla.org/products/firebird/ -- -db- |
Re: off-road.com
"L0nD0t.$t0we11" <"L0nD0t.$t0we11"@ComcastDot.Net> writes:
> Or a real web browser could be used that puts up a discrete > flag when a website attempts to set a popup. The Mozilla Firebird browser does as you've described. It can be downloaded at: http://www.mozilla.org/products/firebird/ -- -db- |
Re: off-road.com
"L0nD0t.$t0we11" <"L0nD0t.$t0we11"@ComcastDot.Net> writes:
> Or a real web browser could be used that puts up a discrete > flag when a website attempts to set a popup. The Mozilla Firebird browser does as you've described. It can be downloaded at: http://www.mozilla.org/products/firebird/ -- -db- |
Re: off-road.com
Well, if I get to a site and the appropriate windows are not showing as
I click, I'll turn off the POPUP software to see if it has any effect. Sometimes I get the window I needed and sometimes it's due to the website's error. You get used to it. 90% of the time, it's just an invisible helper. Nathan Collier wrote: > "twaldron" <thomas@OBVIOUSrubicons.com> wrote in message > news:RgFQb.11229$Ta3.3781@newssvr23.news.prodigy.c om... > >>You should use one that is easily turned on and off. > > > .....but how do you know when you need to turn it off if its doing its job? -- __________________________________________________ _________ tw 03 TJ Rubicon 01 XJ Sport There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness." -- Dave Barry Pronunciation: 'jEp Function: noun Date: 1940 Etymology: probably from g. p. (abbreviation of general purpose) A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80-inch wheelbase, 1/4-ton capacity, and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in World War II. http://www.7slotgrille.com/jeepers/t...ron/index.html (Please remove the OBVIOUS to reply by email) __________________________________________________ _________ |
Re: off-road.com
Well, if I get to a site and the appropriate windows are not showing as
I click, I'll turn off the POPUP software to see if it has any effect. Sometimes I get the window I needed and sometimes it's due to the website's error. You get used to it. 90% of the time, it's just an invisible helper. Nathan Collier wrote: > "twaldron" <thomas@OBVIOUSrubicons.com> wrote in message > news:RgFQb.11229$Ta3.3781@newssvr23.news.prodigy.c om... > >>You should use one that is easily turned on and off. > > > .....but how do you know when you need to turn it off if its doing its job? -- __________________________________________________ _________ tw 03 TJ Rubicon 01 XJ Sport There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness." -- Dave Barry Pronunciation: 'jEp Function: noun Date: 1940 Etymology: probably from g. p. (abbreviation of general purpose) A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80-inch wheelbase, 1/4-ton capacity, and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in World War II. http://www.7slotgrille.com/jeepers/t...ron/index.html (Please remove the OBVIOUS to reply by email) __________________________________________________ _________ |
Re: off-road.com
Well, if I get to a site and the appropriate windows are not showing as
I click, I'll turn off the POPUP software to see if it has any effect. Sometimes I get the window I needed and sometimes it's due to the website's error. You get used to it. 90% of the time, it's just an invisible helper. Nathan Collier wrote: > "twaldron" <thomas@OBVIOUSrubicons.com> wrote in message > news:RgFQb.11229$Ta3.3781@newssvr23.news.prodigy.c om... > >>You should use one that is easily turned on and off. > > > .....but how do you know when you need to turn it off if its doing its job? -- __________________________________________________ _________ tw 03 TJ Rubicon 01 XJ Sport There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness." -- Dave Barry Pronunciation: 'jEp Function: noun Date: 1940 Etymology: probably from g. p. (abbreviation of general purpose) A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80-inch wheelbase, 1/4-ton capacity, and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in World War II. http://www.7slotgrille.com/jeepers/t...ron/index.html (Please remove the OBVIOUS to reply by email) __________________________________________________ _________ |
Re: off-road.com
Yep, that's the one I use, very effective and you can turn it on/off in
one convenient click. DougW wrote: > Nathan Collier did pass the time by typing: > >>"L0nD0t.$t0we11" wrote... >> >>> This is not the same thing as >>> on-demand popups such as those used by Car Connection, etc. >>> to zoom images. >> >>thats just it.....i used a pop up blocker once and i couldnt even view the >>bigger images of the vehicles at autotrader.com because they open up in a >>javascript pop up. thats just one example. i dont bother with the pop up >>blockers because they dont know the difference, and i just avoid sites (as >>best as i can anyway) that use advertisement popups. > > > use the Google toolbar. For those sites where you want popups just click > the popup blocker off. The toolbar remembers that setting for next time. > -- __________________________________________________ _________ tw 03 TJ Rubicon 01 XJ Sport There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness." -- Dave Barry Pronunciation: 'jEp Function: noun Date: 1940 Etymology: probably from g. p. (abbreviation of general purpose) A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80-inch wheelbase, 1/4-ton capacity, and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in World War II. http://www.7slotgrille.com/jeepers/t...ron/index.html (Please remove the OBVIOUS to reply by email) __________________________________________________ _________ |
Re: off-road.com
Yep, that's the one I use, very effective and you can turn it on/off in
one convenient click. DougW wrote: > Nathan Collier did pass the time by typing: > >>"L0nD0t.$t0we11" wrote... >> >>> This is not the same thing as >>> on-demand popups such as those used by Car Connection, etc. >>> to zoom images. >> >>thats just it.....i used a pop up blocker once and i couldnt even view the >>bigger images of the vehicles at autotrader.com because they open up in a >>javascript pop up. thats just one example. i dont bother with the pop up >>blockers because they dont know the difference, and i just avoid sites (as >>best as i can anyway) that use advertisement popups. > > > use the Google toolbar. For those sites where you want popups just click > the popup blocker off. The toolbar remembers that setting for next time. > -- __________________________________________________ _________ tw 03 TJ Rubicon 01 XJ Sport There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness." -- Dave Barry Pronunciation: 'jEp Function: noun Date: 1940 Etymology: probably from g. p. (abbreviation of general purpose) A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80-inch wheelbase, 1/4-ton capacity, and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in World War II. http://www.7slotgrille.com/jeepers/t...ron/index.html (Please remove the OBVIOUS to reply by email) __________________________________________________ _________ |
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