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Pamy

Monday, October 13, 2003 - 12:51 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I can't find the thread that had the sites that you could download free pop up blockers. Can anyone help?? Thanks!!

Texannie

Monday, October 13, 2003 - 12:54 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
http://www.panicware.com

Pamy

Monday, October 13, 2003 - 12:58 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Thanks Annie!!

Pamy

Monday, October 13, 2003 - 01:00 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Are there any sites that you can download the blocker for free??

Hippyt

Tuesday, October 14, 2003 - 01:37 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Pamy,that site has a free edition,I just downloaded it. Only takes a few minutes.

Scorpiomoon

Tuesday, October 14, 2003 - 01:47 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I used software from PanicWare and it was great. But, I have to say, downloading the Google toolbar--which has a pop-up blocker in it--has been even better. The Google toolbar is free.

Texannie

Tuesday, October 14, 2003 - 03:21 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I use the free one from there too.

Ryn

Wednesday, October 15, 2003 - 09:03 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Ahh - but is the google toolbar spyware? hmmmm?? Me thinks it probably is ;)

Bastable

Wednesday, October 15, 2003 - 09:09 am EditMoveDeleteIP
If you're on a Mac, download the Safari browser. Pop-up blocking is part of the program, and it works perfectly!

Scorpiomoon

Wednesday, October 15, 2003 - 11:02 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Ryn: I don't think it is. The Google toolbar gets recommended on TechTV quite often and it is always stated that it is not spyware.

But it just may be.

Scorpiomoon

Wednesday, October 15, 2003 - 11:06 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Ok, I just did a Google search. Ryn, you're sort of right.

Google uses spyware technology to gain info for themselves but not to sell to advertisers as other spyware companies do. So, yes, it looks as though the toolbar is spyware.

Time for me to delete it...

Texannie

Wednesday, October 15, 2003 - 11:45 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Ryn, I am not getting any hits on my Adaware from it.

Ketchuplover

Saturday, October 18, 2003 - 11:16 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I downloaded the blocker from panicware(not free)

The good news is its doing what its intended to do,the bad news is now pages load quite slowly.

sigh. Are there any blockers that work without slowing things down?

Texannie

Sunday, October 19, 2003 - 08:12 am EditMoveDeleteIP
The free one didn't slow my puter down.
I have switched over to the google search bar with pop up stopper and I am liking that one much better.