Get Rid Of Pop Ups
from the public-service-posting dept
Okay, since pop ups and pop unders are such a popular topic around here, I might as well link to an article with links to plenty of ways to get rid of them. Has anyone tested any of these "solutions" out? I still haven't - mainly because I'm afraid my already unstable computer will only get more unstable if I start messing with some of these plugins. Plus, I think in the back of my head there's the ridiculous idealist that thinks that companies will (finally) realize that pissing off their users is not a good thing - and the pop ups will go away. That's why I still email almost every site that gives me a pop up to tell them how angry it makes me - and I'm much less likely to visit as an angry user than as a satisfied one.
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Easy Pop-up Solution
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The Opera solution is the best. There is a checkbox that kills popups cold.
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No Subject Given
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"I've held off using popups on my site even though I would easily make twice the amount of money I'm making now. If you don't like the popups that a particular site has, don't visit it."
Sorry, brain cramp. :)
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Anyway... I do try to stay away from many sites that offer pop ups - and I let them know that too. Plus, I try not to do business with companies that put their ads in pop ups. No more eBay. No x10. No Next Card.
I still believe that a real company figures out how to make money without pissing off it's users. That's what a business should be.
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Mozilla secret preference
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pop ups
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Malicious pop-ups
I was pissed off with them already and that was like pouring gasoline on a welding torch.
I may have to consider myself lucky that I have only had to do the malware cleanup three times over the years. The first time was a re-format and reload. The second was a 1-1/2 day odyssey with Several heavy-duty malware cleaners.
It remains to be seen what this one takes.
Thanks for listening..
Phil
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