>>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
>
>
>

 

>>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
>
>
>

 

"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-

 

"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-

 

"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-

 

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?

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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.

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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
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__________________________________________________ _________

 

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
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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
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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)
__________________________________________________ _________