mikeriehm wrote:
easy solution = Firefox browser with the NoScript plug-in.
Thanks for the tip, Steve. I had an LJW page open while reading this thread, purposely did not click on the LJW pop-ups to close, and they still crashed my computer. Seems to be working now with the NoScript from Mozilla.
- Mike
Mike, NoScript if a wonderful thang, but the one caveat is to remember to glance down in status bar and check to see if it is blocking anything (will show a red circle/slash icon) if you feel like some functionality isn't happening on a website and you want it to. Just click the icon and it will show you everything it is blocking, then you can permanently or temporarily unblock just the things you think you may need to get what you want.
Example - YouTube, you won't see any videos until you allow youtube.com and ytimg.com. Very easy, but until you get in the habit of checking, you may wonder why a site "isn't working". Most of the time, you don't have to unblock anything at any site to see all the content, and you no malicious scripts can run, many bandwidth-consuming video ads that are embedded in web pages don't run, pop-unders don't run, it's great.
Definitely great for surfing on the wrong side of the tracks - i'll take it places i'd never take IE ...