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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
You can just disable Java, Javascript, and ActiveX. Really, Javascript is the major mechanism for pop-ups.
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Re: Easy Pop-up Solution
Yea, disable javascript and watch half the web not work anymore.
The Opera solution is the best. There is a checkbox that kills popups cold.
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No Subject Given
Webmasters know very well that popups annoy their users. They don't use them because they are greedy and just want more money. (At least, most don't.) I've held off using popups on my site even though I If you don't like the popups that a particular site has, don't visit it. But turning off popups and using a site's content will result in websites being shut down. Visitors often don't stop to consider that. While I can see the problem if a site spawns multiple popup windows, I really don't think that having to close a single popup window is that big of a hassle in exchange for free content.
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Re: No Subject Given
Errr, the indecipherable sentence in my post above should actually be something like:
"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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Re: No Subject Given
Hey, I don't buy that argument (and people have made it here many times before) that you shouldn't disable pop ups because it will make websites shut down. Why is that my problem? Those websites should figure out ways to make money without pissing me off. If they annoy me by adding pop ups, why can't I annoy them right back by blocking the popups? I just don't buy the "sit there and accept it" argument. I want my surfing experience to be as smooth as possible, and I should be able to do whatever I can to get that. If sites want to make money, then let them try to figure out ways to make money - but if it's crashng my browser and messing up the experience, then I'm going to prevent that from happening.
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
I use a hidden Mozilla feature that disables pop-ups. The downside is it can interfere with browsing those awful sites that use pop-ups as part of their navigation features.
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I use webwasher and it works pretty well. It eliminates pop-ups as well as about 95% of banner adds. It does freak out some web-sites, especially financial ones. But it's easy to disable / re-enable when you visit one of those sites.
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pop ups
I totally agrre it's so annoying to get popups when you r busy on the computer
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Re: pop ups
You can also look into your computer and notice that you have extra programs install and dont have a clue how they got there.SysAI, WatchMemory and so on.They are little programs that make pop ups appear also.Not to mention viruses like trojans.You can delete those folders that have these programs that bring up pop ups, but some you'll have to get into the registry to do it.Pain in arse.
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