Posted: 4/24/2010 11:44:28 AM EDT
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I'm still getting some popups using Firefox and Adblock Plus, is there another good blocker or am I using this thing correctly? For example I go to SeattleTimes.com (god damned liberal fricking piece of poo newspaper, however I check local news there) and the popups still get by. I just want to stop things like that. Thanks. |
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I know you can right click on ad images and select to block it. I am not sure it will work for popups or not, but it is worth a shot. Also make sure that the popup blocker built into Firefox is turned on. Tools -> Options -> Click on the "Content" tab and "Block popup windows" should be near the top of this tab. Hope this helps. |
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Quoted: Interesting, I go to the seattletimes.com website and get neither pops-up nor embedded ads. I'm using firefox with the pop-up blocker turned on, and adblock plus with the basic easy subscription or whatever it defaults to. Interesting, it didn't start for me until the most recent cleanup in which I changed everything on my laptop. Now I think its something i messed up then. Thanks for going there and checking by the way. |
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For example when I go to this story about a homeowner taking a shot at a car prowler, one of the side ads pop-up. http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2011692552_prowlershot25m.html?prmid=related_stories_section |
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Quoted: How dare those asshole media companies use advertising to help cover the cost of providing you with free information.  I understand, I would simply like to use a free blocker to block all that free advertising. I don't mind the ads on the page itself by the way, I don't like the idea of pop-ups though that force it on a separate screen. |
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For example when I go to this story about a homeowner taking a shot at a car prowler, one of the side ads pop-up. http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2011692552_prowlershot25m.html?prmid=related_stories_section Nothing. Comes up clean for me. |
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Quoted: Quoted: Interesting, I go to the seattletimes.com website and get neither pops-up nor embedded ads. I'm using firefox with the pop-up blocker turned on, and adblock plus with the basic easy subscription or whatever it defaults to. Same here. thanks, it must be something i changed over here then. |
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Quoted: For example when I go to this story about a homeowner taking a shot at a car prowler, one of the side ads pop-up. http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2011692552_prowlershot25m.html?prmid=related_stories_section Try Flashblock I didn't get a pop up. |
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Quoted: Quoted: For example when I go to this story about a homeowner taking a shot at a car prowler, one of the side ads pop-up. http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2011692552_prowlershot25m.html?prmid=related_stories_section Nothing. Comes up clean for me. Interesting, definitely something i can fix then. Thanks again. I just need to tweak this stuff. |
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Interesting, I go to the seattletimes.com website and get neither pops-up nor embedded ads. I'm using firefox with the pop-up blocker turned on, and adblock plus with the basic easy subscription or whatever it defaults to. Same here. thanks, it must be something i changed over here then. AdBlockand NoScript are two of my favorites and what I think is preventing popups in this case. Did you make any exceptions? |
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Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Interesting, I go to the seattletimes.com website and get neither pops-up nor embedded ads. I'm using firefox with the pop-up blocker turned on, and adblock plus with the basic easy subscription or whatever it defaults to. Same here. thanks, it must be something i changed over here then. AdBlockand NoScript are two of my favorites and what I think is preventing popups in this case. Did you make any exceptions? Ah, that was it. I forgot to re-install NoScript. Almost positive that's it. |
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Interesting, I go to the seattletimes.com website and get neither pops-up nor embedded ads. I'm using firefox with the pop-up blocker turned on, and adblock plus with the basic easy subscription or whatever it defaults to. Same here. thanks, it must be something i changed over here then. AdBlockand NoScript are two of my favorites and what I think is preventing popups in this case. Did you make any exceptions? Ah, that was it. I forgot to re-install NoScript. Almost positive that's it. NoScript is the bomb! |