I am to the point where I've decided I need one.
Besides just saying "get Opera", an anyone reccomend one that doesn't use up a lot of system recouses, and doesn't install spyware to work?
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I am to the point where I've decided I need one.
Besides just saying "get Opera", an anyone reccomend one that doesn't use up a lot of system recouses, and doesn't install spyware to work?
I'm using Ad-aware to kill the spy ware
I have a nifty ad blocker/popup killer/firewall all-in-one called AtGuard. Two awesome things about it: It's free and it's like 1-2mb tops.
AdAware for spyware, AtGuard for killing ads. Opera still is the best for killing popups. You can turn them on and off as needed.
It is great little browser too. Highly recommended. Doesn't take up that many resources. Also has tabbed browsing ... multiple windows rock! Very fast loading and far superior to any other I've tried. Some things you still have to use IE for.
www.mozilla.org - Download Phoenix, Mozilla is too ugly and clunky for my tastes.
or
www.analogx.com - Download POW!
MVS beat me to it. There's no point in downloading a specific pop-up killer when you can have one built into the best browser available.Quote:
I agree with the chorus of Opera support. I have been using Opera for at least 5 years and I am at a point now where using the internet w/o it just plain sucks. It's so much faster and easier to use. The pop-up killing is just a bonus. ;)
I also use @Guard to kill ads and specific images I don't want to see. @Guard is long-defunct software but I am sure one could find it with some hunting - or find something similar. :)
Phoenix was v0.5, since they upgraded the product to 0.6, it's now called Mozilla Firebird. :)Quote:
Originally posted by Regus
www.mozilla.org - Download Phoenix, Mozilla is too ugly and clunky for my tastes.
or
www.analogx.com - Download POW!
POW! Was great when I had IE, but you have to put each ad in manually.
This isn't a program made specifically for popups, but I have a program called Tweak XP Pro, it's got a decent popup blocker in it (doesn't block everything) and you can turn it on and off at will by pressing ALT+B
C:\temp\utils\guard332.exeQuote:
Originally posted by sggg
I also use @Guard to kill ads and specific images I don't want to see. @Guard is long-defunct software but I am sure one could find it with some hunting - or find something similar. :)
Ask and ye shall receive. I won't hesitate to send it to anyone. :D
I use Safari, but I think it's only for Mac. No pop-ups at all, unless I it's something I clicked.
I used Pop-upStopper on my pc, but it would block ALL pop-ups, including when I needed a new window.
I like IE. I have grown accustomed to it. Anything specific to just stop ads?
Edit your hosts file.
It works wonders.
Can you explain how to do this?Quote:
Originally posted by 88mph
Edit your hosts file.
It works wonders.
Go to Kazaalite.com and download theirs, because I'm too lazy to explain it.
Bah, I got Mozilla and I still get pop-ups. May have to give Opra a try sometime I guess
Whoever invented pop-ups should burn-in-Hell and die ....in that order, and then burn in Hell some more :mad:
If there was a pop-up window you needed..I believe if you hold shift or ctrl, it would allow it.Quote:
Originally posted by FuryFox
I use Safari, but I think it's only for Mac. No pop-ups at all, unless I it's something I clicked.
I used Pop-upStopper on my pc, but it would block ALL pop-ups, including when I needed a new window.
I let my Norton Personal Firewall stop the pop-ups
I use the Alexa Toolbar. The first time you visit a site that has pop-ups, it asks if you want to allow them. Click "Yes" or "No" once and be done with it. It is the simplest, neatest pop-up blocker I have ever used.
PROS
[li]The toolbar loads automatically when you open your browser. You don't have to fire up a separate program.[/li][li]You never have to see a pop-up ad. They are not allowed to load at all if you don't want them.[/li][li]You can choose to allow or block pop-ups on a visit-by-visit basis, blocking ads from a site one day and allowing them the next. It's not an option most people will use, but it's nice to have a choice.[/li][li] If you change your mind later on, access the options at the top of your screen and you can modify the lists of sites whose ads you blocked/allowed. So if you let a site serve ads, then the ads start to get too frequent or too obnoxious, you can add the site to the "blocked" list.[/li][li]The Toolbar is valuable even without the ad-blocking. It offers Internet searches, archives of Web pages (experience TNL 1.0!), and a ton of related information. Our entry can be found here. All those options in the left column are integrated into the toolbar, including the Wayback Machine.[/li]
CONS
[li]Since the Alexa Toolbar is the Nielsen box of the Internet, it does keep track of the sites you visit. If you want your favorite sites to get more exposure, this is actually a good thing.[/li][li]It only works with Internet Explorer.[/li]
You can get the Toolbar off the page I linked.
I don't have Mozilla installed on this laptop (I use Safari on this machine; I use Firebird at home), but I think you MAY need to actually switch on the pop-up disable feature. Look under Edit, then Preferences. There should be a section marked "Pop-Up Windows".Quote:
Originally posted by Jetman
Bah, I got Mozilla and I still get pop-ups. May have to give Opra a try sometime I guess
Whoever invented pop-ups should burn-in-Hell and die ....in that order, and then burn in Hell some more :mad:
Incidentally, what in the hell happened to the Proxomitron?
It would be my first recommendation had it not vanished off the face of the Internet entirely.
The hosts file will be in your WINDOWS/system32/drivers/etc directory. You're looking for a file simply called "hosts" (no extension, so it won't be "hosts.txt"). Pull that up with notepad.Quote:
Originally posted by Raz0r
Can you explain how to do this?
If there's a site you want to block, map the offending domain to 127.0.0.1 (localhost). Do it like this:
127.0.0.1 offendingdomain.com
Requests for that domain will cock up because when it tries to pull up an ad banner or popup it's looking on your system, not theirs.
As for the Alexa toolbar, the spyware functionality is a big con in my opinion. Opera has adware in it unless you buy the registered version. Opera claims it's not spyware, but I'm not sure what to think of that.
You can get Proxomitron 4.5 here at http://www.pluto.dti.ne.jp/~tengu/pr.../download.htmlQuote:
Originally posted by Mode7
Incidentally, what in the hell happened to the Proxomitron?
It would be my first recommendation had it not vanished off the face of the Internet entirely.
Ahh, beautiful! Thanks mid-Ship.
And now, to surf for some porn.
You can find sites spawning pop-up ads (or any ad for that matter) by checking the page source in your browser. Read through it til you get to some stuff that says "ad code" or you find a server name that contains "ads" or something like that - there's your ad server. Put that address in your hosts file.Quote:
Originally posted by Kenshin Himura
Requests for that domain will cock up because when it tries to pull up an ad banner or popup it's looking on your system, not theirs.
To the "use <insert browser here>" bunch: I would use Mozilla/Phoenix/etc. if they didn't take up more RAM than IE. Phoenix likes to take up tons of memory on my computer, and I can only attribute this to it being unfinished and unoptimized. Mozilla is in the same boat. When they become lesser resource hogs, I'll use them more often.
Um Nick, the Alexa toolbar has a shitload of spyware on it. I would recommend using AdAware if you haven't already. I use a couple of programs to get rid of pop-ups, including Pop-Up Stopper and No Ads.
I don't mind the spyware on Alexa. I use it mainly for those capabilities, in fact. Not all spyware is automatically bad. It's not like Alexa pretends it doesn't track your surfing habits. That's its raison d'etre and it serves a pretty important purpose.
I'm one of the biggest defenders of civil liberties and privacy rights on this board, but this is as inocuous as the local grocer tracking sales of milk. Let's worry about the cameras at major intersections and our Homeland Security policies, not a voluntary ratings system like the Nielsen and Arbitron numbers for TV and radio and Alexa for ther Internet.
:lol: Sounds like somebody needs to get back into the Dear Dr. Atlas & Dr. Nick thread.Quote:
Originally posted by Mode7
Ahh, beautiful! Thanks mid-Ship.
And now, to surf for some porn.