Re: Pop ups

From: Scott M. (s-mar_at_nospam.nospam)
Date: 06/12/05


Date: Sat, 11 Jun 2005 23:39:01 -0400


> Unfortunately, although that will lessen your popups on the Internet/while
> you are online, it won't eliminate them. I have looked at a lot of
> options,
> seen a lot of them used in production with people who seem to attract
> popups
> like a plague, and I only have a few other suggestions that should help.
> This one ends up serving double duty (search engine and popup stopper
> in one):
>
> The Google Toolbar (Free!)
> http://toolbar.google.com/

I absolutely agree that this little add-in is wonderful. I haven't seen a
popup in over a year!

> Please notice that Windows XP SP2 does help stop popups as well.

And if you decide to use a 3rd party popup blocker (like the Google
Toolbar), remember to turn off the popup blocker in IE so that in
circumstances where you want to allow a site to give you popups, you don't
have to set it in 2 places.



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