Vanity Posted August 20, 2005 Share Posted August 20, 2005 one of the best things I ever did. Can always reinstall for a game or whatever, but it eliminates every annoying ad out there.. say word :stretch: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
courtorder Posted August 20, 2005 Share Posted August 20, 2005 if you're using mozilla, you could just install Adblock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Quickwood Posted August 20, 2005 Share Posted August 20, 2005 i never installed it after the last time i reinstalled windows Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dumy Posted August 20, 2005 Share Posted August 20, 2005 yeah...you can just select Block pop up windows on Safari and Internet explorer I thought.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanity Posted August 20, 2005 Author Share Posted August 20, 2005 i dont really have a prob w/ ads or popups.. but flash is too much of a drain on the ol' cpu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gren1 bnc Posted August 29, 2005 Share Posted August 29, 2005 i love this thread. tried that shit, its nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mindvapors Posted August 29, 2005 Share Posted August 29, 2005 ive been using mozilla for about 2 years now and ive gotten lets say, 5 pop-ups, but those were from ad/spyware, not surfing thru the browser. check ur system man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GnomeToys Posted August 29, 2005 Share Posted August 29, 2005 Pop up blockers don't work on the flash popover ads, because they aren't using the same type of window.open commands that those ads use. It's usually something fancy with CSS or DHTML, but as somebody else said Firefox and Adblock can kill them quick like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iloveboxcars Posted August 29, 2005 Share Posted August 29, 2005 oh man. i remember the greatness of css when i first learned it. a tear still comes to my eye when i think back on those days. cascading style sheets, this post is an ode to you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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