A nice free pop-up blocker...

[Muhammad]

I was always hesitant to install a pop-up blocker, or set my browser to block pop-ups, because sometimes pop-ups are related to the page and contain information I'm looking for.

The new version of Alexa has a free pop-up blocker built-in, that lets you allow or block a pop-up, based on the website or page you're visiting.

If you're interested, you can download it here.

 

[PBMAX]

Do they use spyware? I ask because I have run AD-Aware by lovasoft(freeware)and found things tittled Alexa.... That I did not install after trying out various sharewarfe and freeware products. I use Freesurfer Mkll and it works great and I have yet to find any spyware when I install it on a machine. But I'm always looking for something better.

By the adaware even give free updates for the basic software....

 

[Muhammad]

You would have to define spyware... some people consider cookies to be 'spyware' when in reality, cookies do not invariably 'spy' on you.

If you already have a program the serves your needs and does it well, I'd probably stick with that. /forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif

 

[PBMAX]

no no not cookies...... I have found some kinda app or file called alexa...I dont' bother with cookies much.... Spy ware to me are those culprets that collect data of varioius types off my machine. You know the ones that get to be resource hogs...
AS I said Always looking for something more.... ARN"T WE ALL? /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif

 

[Muhammad]

Alexa actually installs on your computer and places a toolbar in your browser... I'm sure if you looked at their 'privacy policy' you'd find out about exactly what they collect.

 

[gws]

Opera browser has a popup blocker and cookie manager built in.

 

[mathey]

i'll second that opinion on Opera!

 

[TerryinMD]

To control spyware and bogus cookies, try Spy Bot - Search and Destroy.

It is basically freeware - the developer asks for a donation.

I've installed it on one of PC's at home and it works like a charm. Very easy to install and set up.

I highly recommend it!

Terry

 

[popeye]

Gary

I downloaded and installed Opera after reading your post. Sped up my screen loads at least 4X. Have you run into any problems with Opera ie. bugs? I noticed on the Main Index I don't get the new posts listed under total posts. Any idea why? Downloads seem faster too.
Mike

 

[gws]

Opera's big claim to fame is FAST loading of pages. I have found no more bugs than any other brower. Rarely it will belly up and crash, but with the restart at last location feature you just restart the browser and your where you were. Opera has the ability to ID itself to web sites as Opera, IE and netscape.
F12 will give you a quick menu. Some sites will not respond correctly if you set it opera. Setting it to IE and sites are happy. It doesnt change any functional operation just what browser type is sent to a web site.

That feature plus the ability to open multi items from one link is great. I go to a tractorbynet link and all the fourms I like on the site popup. I like to run my browser in 1 screen mode where all pages are brough up within a single window.

I just check the main index and I see the total post value.

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I downloaded and installed Opera after reading your post. Sped up my screen loads at least 4X. Have you run into any problems with Opera ie. bugs? I noticed on the Main Index I don't get the new posts listed under total posts. Any idea why? Downloads seem faster too.
Mike )</font>

 

[Wingnut]

Only thing wrong with pop-up blockers is ..... they block pop-ups. All pop-ups. Even ones you might want.
We spent over a week and a half trying to solve a problem with several users at work who were unable to use our internet procurement tool. It was java based and opens a new window (similar to a pop-up) to start the application.
It suddenly dawned on me that the problem appeared to be no response and had to be some sort of security block (other than our corporate firewall) ... so I started questioning what software - internet software or browser software - they'd downloaded lately .... sure enough .... pop-up blocker.
That was about 80 manhours of research .... expensive download!
So .... I'm not against pop-up blockers (although I don't use them) .... just letting y'all know thay can cause - as well as solve - problems.

pete

 

[gws]

opera allows popups to be turned off at on with a couple of keystokes. New version of opera are suppose to have allow list for popups.

 

[cowboydoc]

Try this one wingnut. I never had one before either as it always blocked the JD popups when I was looking on the website. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif I tryed this one. It actually asks you if you want to block the popup or allow it. Pretty neat to use really compared to the others I've used.

 

[Wingnut]

thanks Richard ... maybe I'll give it a look.
Guess I've been lucky, most of the sites that I do manage to find time to browse don't punish me overmuch with pop-ups or pop-behinds ... so it's never been a real concern.

pete

 

[Mark_in_NH]

With my new HP laptop, running Windows XP Home. I keep getting little Messenger Service pop ups that keep telling me to got to various sites to download messenger blockers etc, so that I don't get any more of these pop up's.
I am assuming that these pop ups are related to the Window Messenger system, but am not posative.
Is this blocker from Alexa and others I see listed here, designed to eliminate these Messenger Service pop up's or is there a setting in my system that I have over looked ?
My desktop running the same OS does not get these Messenger pop up's. I have both computers tied together with a wireless network, but I know that it has nothing to do with it.

 

[glennmac]

Apple's new proprietary browser (called Safari) has a popup blocker. I'm convinced it's a blessing. Whenever I go back to Explorer, I'm amazed at how many popups there are everywhere. I gladly take the "cost" of losing an occasional popup in which I may be interested for benefit of blocking zillions of annoying popups.

 

[WVBill]

Mark: I hope somebody has the answer. Since I got my new Dell PC, I've gotten the same thing whenever I'm on-line (AOL). I activated AOL pop-up blocker with no effect. I installed McAffee Firewall - no effect. Still get them things. I never got them when I was using Win2K. I don't want to turn messenger service off completely because that would disable the status reports from my printer (right?). Somebody Help - please!!

 

[MikePA]

<font color="blue"> I don't want to turn messenger service off completely because that would disable the status reports from my printer (right?) </font>
Correct. /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif

I use Popup Dummy. Works great.

 

[B7500]

New Netscape 7.1 has an excellent popup blocker.