Paul Calman

I'm happy with NoAds and AdAware.
The heart of the problem is that suckers patronize businesses who resort to
pop-ups and spam to sell their products. I won't ever buy a Nissan, or
anything from the jerks who hide my Sunday comics behind ads. If I find
someone's ads or methods offensive, I remember to not do business with them.

--
Paul Calman, Hathaway Pines, California

Paul Calman

I'm happy with NoAds and AdAware.
The heart of the problem is that suckers patronize businesses who resort to
pop-ups and spam to sell their products. I won't ever buy a Nissan, or
anything from the jerks who hide my Sunday comics behind ads. If I find
someone's ads or methods offensive, I remember to not do business with them.

--
Paul Calman, Hathaway Pines, California

Paul Calman

I'm happy with NoAds and AdAware.
The heart of the problem is that suckers patronize businesses who resort to
pop-ups and spam to sell their products. I won't ever buy a Nissan, or
anything from the jerks who hide my Sunday comics behind ads. If I find
someone's ads or methods offensive, I remember to not do business with them.

--
Paul Calman, Hathaway Pines, California

Bob

I use the google toolbar on my PC (and Safari w/pop-up blocking turned
on on my Mac at home), and have no problems with this sort of thing.
The google bar is nice in that it makes your mouse change to a
different cursor momentarily and makes a "click" noise, if you turn
this setting on, to let you know it is blocking something. Then, if
you don't want it to, you can temporarily (or forever) turn off
blocking for that particular site.

However, I've never had any difficulty with having INTENTIONAL pop-up
windows (i.e. those that result from a click on a link on a webpage,
such as with javascript image views) being blocked by either Safari on
my Mac or the Google toolbar on my PC's IE.

"Nathan Collier" <JeepMail@7SlotGrille.com> wrote in message news:<BWFQb.13333$5K1.763203@twister.southeast.rr. com>...
> "L0nD0t.$t0we11" <"L0nD0t.$t0we11"@ComcastDot.Net> wrote in message
> news:0CFQb.143198$xy6.635289@attbi_s02...
> > 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.

Bob

I use the google toolbar on my PC (and Safari w/pop-up blocking turned
on on my Mac at home), and have no problems with this sort of thing.
The google bar is nice in that it makes your mouse change to a
different cursor momentarily and makes a "click" noise, if you turn
this setting on, to let you know it is blocking something. Then, if
you don't want it to, you can temporarily (or forever) turn off
blocking for that particular site.

However, I've never had any difficulty with having INTENTIONAL pop-up
windows (i.e. those that result from a click on a link on a webpage,
such as with javascript image views) being blocked by either Safari on
my Mac or the Google toolbar on my PC's IE.

"Nathan Collier" <JeepMail@7SlotGrille.com> wrote in message news:<BWFQb.13333$5K1.763203@twister.southeast.rr. com>...
> "L0nD0t.$t0we11" <"L0nD0t.$t0we11"@ComcastDot.Net> wrote in message
> news:0CFQb.143198$xy6.635289@attbi_s02...
> > 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.

Bob

I use the google toolbar on my PC (and Safari w/pop-up blocking turned
on on my Mac at home), and have no problems with this sort of thing.
The google bar is nice in that it makes your mouse change to a
different cursor momentarily and makes a "click" noise, if you turn
this setting on, to let you know it is blocking something. Then, if
you don't want it to, you can temporarily (or forever) turn off
blocking for that particular site.

However, I've never had any difficulty with having INTENTIONAL pop-up
windows (i.e. those that result from a click on a link on a webpage,
such as with javascript image views) being blocked by either Safari on
my Mac or the Google toolbar on my PC's IE.

"Nathan Collier" <JeepMail@7SlotGrille.com> wrote in message news:<BWFQb.13333$5K1.763203@twister.southeast.rr. com>...
> "L0nD0t.$t0we11" <"L0nD0t.$t0we11"@ComcastDot.Net> wrote in message
> news:0CFQb.143198$xy6.635289@attbi_s02...
> > 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.

c

If you guys want a nice little popup blocker that is free, then go to
www.analogx.com and get the program called POW. It is very small and simple
to use. The program lets you decide what to block or let through. It is only
about a 200k download and is very effective.

Chris

"Bob" <magicclaw@mac.com> wrote in message
news:47b769ae.0402021247.3eeb1cc3@posting.google.c om...
> I use the google toolbar on my PC (and Safari w/pop-up blocking turned
> on on my Mac at home), and have no problems with this sort of thing.
> The google bar is nice in that it makes your mouse change to a
> different cursor momentarily and makes a "click" noise, if you turn
> this setting on, to let you know it is blocking something. Then, if
> you don't want it to, you can temporarily (or forever) turn off
> blocking for that particular site.
>
> However, I've never had any difficulty with having INTENTIONAL pop-up
> windows (i.e. those that result from a click on a link on a webpage,
> such as with javascript image views) being blocked by either Safari on
> my Mac or the Google toolbar on my PC's IE.
>
> "Nathan Collier" <JeepMail@7SlotGrille.com> wrote in message
news:<BWFQb.13333$5K1.763203@twister.southeast.rr. com>...
> > "L0nD0t.$t0we11" <"L0nD0t.$t0we11"@ComcastDot.Net> wrote in message
> > news:0CFQb.143198$xy6.635289@attbi_s02...
> > > 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.

c

If you guys want a nice little popup blocker that is free, then go to
www.analogx.com and get the program called POW. It is very small and simple
to use. The program lets you decide what to block or let through. It is only
about a 200k download and is very effective.

Chris

"Bob" <magicclaw@mac.com> wrote in message
news:47b769ae.0402021247.3eeb1cc3@posting.google.c om...
> I use the google toolbar on my PC (and Safari w/pop-up blocking turned
> on on my Mac at home), and have no problems with this sort of thing.
> The google bar is nice in that it makes your mouse change to a
> different cursor momentarily and makes a "click" noise, if you turn
> this setting on, to let you know it is blocking something. Then, if
> you don't want it to, you can temporarily (or forever) turn off
> blocking for that particular site.
>
> However, I've never had any difficulty with having INTENTIONAL pop-up
> windows (i.e. those that result from a click on a link on a webpage,
> such as with javascript image views) being blocked by either Safari on
> my Mac or the Google toolbar on my PC's IE.
>
> "Nathan Collier" <JeepMail@7SlotGrille.com> wrote in message
news:<BWFQb.13333$5K1.763203@twister.southeast.rr. com>...
> > "L0nD0t.$t0we11" <"L0nD0t.$t0we11"@ComcastDot.Net> wrote in message
> > news:0CFQb.143198$xy6.635289@attbi_s02...
> > > 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.

c

If you guys want a nice little popup blocker that is free, then go to
www.analogx.com and get the program called POW. It is very small and simple
to use. The program lets you decide what to block or let through. It is only
about a 200k download and is very effective.

Chris

"Bob" <magicclaw@mac.com> wrote in message
news:47b769ae.0402021247.3eeb1cc3@posting.google.c om...
> I use the google toolbar on my PC (and Safari w/pop-up blocking turned
> on on my Mac at home), and have no problems with this sort of thing.
> The google bar is nice in that it makes your mouse change to a
> different cursor momentarily and makes a "click" noise, if you turn
> this setting on, to let you know it is blocking something. Then, if
> you don't want it to, you can temporarily (or forever) turn off
> blocking for that particular site.
>
> However, I've never had any difficulty with having INTENTIONAL pop-up
> windows (i.e. those that result from a click on a link on a webpage,
> such as with javascript image views) being blocked by either Safari on
> my Mac or the Google toolbar on my PC's IE.
>
> "Nathan Collier" <JeepMail@7SlotGrille.com> wrote in message
news:<BWFQb.13333$5K1.763203@twister.southeast.rr. com>...
> > "L0nD0t.$t0we11" <"L0nD0t.$t0we11"@ComcastDot.Net> wrote in message
> > news:0CFQb.143198$xy6.635289@attbi_s02...
> > > 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.

A

Opera browser is set up the same way. The only popups you see are the ones
you request.


"Will Honea" <whonea@codenet.net> wrote in message
news:JxX2tWiP5BNp-pn2-CvWdSvZ81n1t@anon.none.net...
> On Sun, 25 Jan 2004 01:48:02 UTC "Nathan Collier"
> <JeepMail@7SlotGrille.com> wrote:
>
> > the problem with pop up blockers is that they dont know the difference
in
> > ---- spam and valid windows that you want to see. if youre using a pop
up
> > blocker youre also missing valid information.
>
> Mozilla - freeware version of Netscape for nearly any OS - has had
> popup blocking built in for a couple of years. So far, I haven't
> missed ANYTHING. If Joe ******** wants to sell me something via pop
> up (pop over/pop under, etc) then missing his pitch is exactly what I
> want to do!
>
> Did I mention that Mozilla is free???
>
> --
> Will Honea <whonea@codenet.net>