Hatrack River Forum: The Tirade Thread

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Posted by Eruve Nandiriel (Member # 5677) on :

Ok, this is the thread to vent your anger over Pop-Ups/internet/whatever.

I just got over 60 in less than a minute.

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGG!!!!!!! [Mad]

*steam coming out ears*

[Mad]

[ September 17, 2003, 09:58 PM: Message edited by: Eruve Nandiriel ]

Posted by kwsni (Member # 1831) on :

::cough::popupblocker::cough::

Ni!

Posted by Eruve Nandiriel (Member # 5677) on :

Where!!!!!
*acts like puppy*

Posted by Erik Slaine (Member # 5583) on :

"Ni!" to that kwsni! [Smile]

Posted by kwsni (Member # 1831) on :

go google it.

Ni!

Posted by jehovoid (Member # 2014) on :

(relieved this thread isn't about onanism)

Posted by Morbo (Member # 5309) on :

Cnet has a bunch. Don't pay for one! There's a bunch that are freeware. Or if you switch to Navigator as your browser like I have, you can disable popups directly in preferences.

Posted by Chris Bridges (Member # 1138) on :

Google has a nice one bundled in with their toolbar addon. Free, very effective.

Posted by Cecily (Member # 5675) on :

Also, doesn't this have to do with the cookies in your temp internet files? Your popups will disappear for a while if you delete all the cookies. I think it's in the WinNT folder (that scary one that you're not supposed to touch) and then temp internet files. Tom or someone who knows, is there a path that you can give for PCs that gets you into the right folder?

This would only be a temporary fix. You'd have to change your internet options to prompt you whenever a website wanted you to accept cookies and you could see if it's an add or a legit cookie for the website you're viewing. This is also a pain in the butt.

Posted by Jeni (Member # 1454) on :

If you're really getting 60 popups in less than a minute, I'd say you need a bit more than a pop up stopper. Download adaware and run it, then also get a popup stopper for those pesky ones that everyone actually gets.

[ September 17, 2003, 07:10 PM: Message edited by: Jeni ]

Posted by Jeni (Member # 1454) on :

Oh, and stop looking at all those naughty sites. [Razz]

Posted by Jexxster (Member # 5293) on :

One very important thing to notice though is if any of these popups say in the toolbar at the top "Messenger Service". If it does, let us know and someone (me or someone else I am sure) can pass along the info on how to stop this evil service. Most popup blockers won't stop those kind, so if that is the culprit you need to take action.

Here is a good popup stopper I have used.

Posted by T_Smith (Member # 3734) on :

Curses, Jeni, you beat me to it.

Posted by Eruve Nandiriel (Member # 5677) on :

because of jehovoid, I'm changing the title of this thread...

Posted by Eruve Nandiriel (Member # 5677) on :

BTW, most of the pop-ups are from Yahoo and Microsoft( [Mad]

).

Thanks for the suggestions, I'll definately try to download one....

Posted by Erik Slaine (Member # 5583) on :

::pulls out glass::

::drops in a couple of ice cubes::

::pours foul smelling black fluid over the ice::

Tire-aide anyone?

Posted by Icarus (Member # 3162) on :

*chuckle*

@#$%^! trackpad on this laptop that interprets accidental contact with the palm of my typing hand as a mouseclick and can't be turned off at the control panel and just caused me to lose a post I had literally been working on for two hours.

::breathes::

[Frown]

Posted by Eruve Nandiriel (Member # 5677) on :

It's awfull when you accidentally select a large portion of your work, and then you keep typing over it..... [Grumble]

[ September 17, 2003, 10:16 PM: Message edited by: Eruve Nandiriel ]

Posted by Icarus (Member # 3162) on :

Yes it is, but at least I could control-Z that back. When it accidentally backpages and the text is gone when you go back, though, you're really SOL.

[Grumble]

Posted by Eruve Nandiriel (Member # 5677) on :

[Laugh]

Posted by Eruve Nandiriel (Member # 5677) on :

another tirade:
I have no job! [Cry]

They won't call me back! [Mad]

Posted by Erik Slaine (Member # 5583) on :

Hey, Pat's hiring...

Oh, that's just for Ralphie's minions, sorry...

Posted by Bokonon (Member # 480) on :

You know, if everyone just started using Mozilla, you could just set a popup blocker setting in your browser... And you could EVEN conditionally set which sites you want popups from.

But instead, people just want to install more cruft onto their system.

[Grumble]

-Bok

Posted by kwsni (Member # 1831) on :

you think that's bad?

I just lost a job they'd told me I had already, because they didn't call ME.

Ni!

Posted by asQmh (Member # 4590) on :

*hugs iMac* I have Safari. I have tabbed browsing, no popups AND it's faster than any Mozilla build I advocated beforehand. *happy sigh*

Q.

Posted by Eruve Nandiriel (Member # 5677) on :

turns out we had something that was actually attracting pop-ups....... [Grumble]

Posted by Eruve Nandiriel (Member # 5677) on :

another tirade:
we need rain and the hurricane is going to miss us by about three counties. [Grumble]

Arg.

Posted by Eruve Nandiriel (Member # 5677) on :

We NEED rain! We've been in a drought and the grass is brown and crunchy!

Posted by Eruve Nandiriel (Member # 5677) on :

I downloaded the GOOGLE tollbar.....NO MORE POP-UPS!!!!
YAY!!!! [Big Grin]

*does a dance of joy*

Posted by Eruve Nandiriel (Member # 5677) on :

Turns out it misses us by ONE county... [Grumble]

but I was consoled when I was watching the weather channel, and saw a reporter blow away... [Evil Laugh]

....It was...
[ROFL]

...so funny...
[ROFL]

...I'm ok...*gasping for air*...