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Randall | Just kidding! We don't have any pop-up ads. But for those who use Internet Explorer, they now use pop-ups, and if you visit Lindaland through IE, you might assume we do. Just wanted to assure you that we have never and never will have pop-up ads here. ------------------ "Never mentally imagine for another that which you would not want to experience for yourself, since the mental image you send out inevitably comes back to you." Rebecca Clark |
proxieme | I was afraid that you started using them; dern Microsoft |
Randall | NEVER! I can't stand those things! It's a bad form of advertising as far as I'm concerned (very intrusive). Whenever I see one, I automatically click it off, no matter what they are advertising. No one likes them. That's why pop-up stopper software is selling like hotcakes. Mmmmmmm...hotcakes... ------------------ "Never mentally imagine for another that which you would not want to experience for yourself, since the mental image you send out inevitably comes back to you." Rebecca Clark |
Harpyr | oh I was wondering about those weirdo popups! I think I may switch browsers... |
Randall | If we all switch to Netscape, maybe IE will get the picture. ------------------ "Never mentally imagine for another that which you would not want to experience for yourself, since the mental image you send out inevitably comes back to you." Rebecca Clark |
proxieme | Especially when you have a really slow connection; my speed @ home is abyssmal (I'm @ school now, connecting @ 10 Mbs - yes, that's Megabytes ) - but when I'm not here, it takes forever for the dern things to load (I think that they're assuming that everyone now has highspeed access or something). Grrr. I think that I just may switch to NetScape...PS - Do the hotcakes have chocolate chips or blueberries? Those are the best. |
Cat | Hey Austin Powers How're YOU doin today Sue |
trillian | At home I use Netscape 90% of the time, the only problem is that it doesn't view all websites properly. Of course, I may be due for an update, LOL! I can't stand pop ups either, and do not read any of them. Bleck! |
hrj777 | For any of you who hate pop-up ads as much as me, there is a FREE software program called "Pop-Up Stopper" by Panicware. Just do a search for "Pop-Up Stopper" or "Panicware" on Google. Much Love, Heidi |
X3me | What I use is AnalogX's POW! Whenever a popup occurs just add it to the "hit list" and poof! you'll never have to close them again. POW will close them for you. It's a good thing coz you get to see the popup first so you'll know if it's annoying or not. And it's only 200K. Really lean. http://www.analogx.com You may wanna check out his other utilities, too... they're all free and cool. Lately I've been using Opera and I really like it better than suxplorer and netscrap. for a 3.3mb download (10mb inluding java) you get: *deep breath* web browser, email client, instant messenger, popup killer, quick access to search engines, handy-dandy mouse and keyboard shortcuts (I REALLY love this feature. like, just hold down the right mouse button and drag up-down to refresh, or drag down-right to close, etc.), MDI interface, built-in skinning, etc. The list goes on. Really cool. |
Lunargirl | Mac users: two more pop-up stoppers are the WebWasher utility, or by using the new Safari browser that's being bundled with the new System 10.2 (Jaguar) software. I'm sure you can find WebWasher through a search engine. Grrrrrrr pop-ups!!!!!!!!!! As if I would ever buy anything advertised by an annoying pop-up ad!!!!!!!! Lunargirl |
N_wEvil | there's also program called Naviscope that in addition to providing some caching functions also blocks ads and popup windows. I'd also get hold of LavaSofts' Ad-Aware for cleaning pesky things like GAIN and tracking clients/cookies out of your temp. internet folder. |