Internet Explorer has POPUP Blocker

[Paladin D]

Heard of something called, Windows Service Pack 2? If you have Windows XP, download it. It comes with a pop-up blocker in IE and has boosted up it's security.

[Guest Aluigi]

that's cuz the department of homeland secquirity said you should switch to firefox...

i just did and i'm perfectly happy not to go back to IE, firefox is better anyway! you can see a Mary Icon on the PhatMass URL !!!

[Andrea348]

it's reduced my pop-ups by a lot.....but now i've got little pops whenever one is blocked....kind of annoying, but better than the pop-ups

[Andrea348]

[quote name='Aluigi' date='Oct 23 2004, 10:26 PM'] that's cuz the department of homeland secquirity said you should switch to firefox... [/quote]
when did they say that and where was i when they did?

enlighten me!

[Guest Aluigi]

maybe they didn't EXACTLY say switch to firefox they just said Internet Explorer is very vulnerable

[url="http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/switch.html"]http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/switch.html[/url]
[url="http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA04-293A.html"]http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA04-293A.html[/url]
[url="http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/computersecurity/2004-09-08-zombieinfect_x.htm"]http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/computer...bieinfect_x.htm[/url]

Firefox is better.

[Andrea348]

thanks

[Iacobus]

IE with SP2 should be safe. But IESP1 is not.

[Guest Aluigi]

just go to firefox and be done with it...

[Paladin D]

[quote name='Aluigi' date='Oct 23 2004, 10:52 PM'] just go to firefox and be done with it... [/quote]
Nevah!

I use both, but IE more than Firefox. Even though IE is a dinosaur, sometimes Firefox and other browsers are a little too touchy when it comes to reading the coding. I visited a couple sites with Firefox, and everything was out of place. With IE, it was perfect.

[Guest Aluigi]

yeah, but have you noticed when you do that ctrl f to find, it makes a neat little toolbar below the screen, and you can have it highlight a specific word, and if you leave that up and go to other sites, it'll highlight that word on any site! very valuable when scrolling through PM topics and bein like... wait, i remember seeing this interesting topic, it was by such and such, so then you do ctrl f, type in their username, click highlight, and scroll to find the topic quickly and easily!

firefox is more PM friendly! vote for firefox!

[ryanmeyersmusic]

[quote]
I use both, but IE more than Firefox. Even though IE is a dinosaur, sometimes Firefox and other browsers are a little too touchy when it comes to reading the coding. I visited a couple sites with Firefox, and everything was out of place. With IE, it was perfect.[/quote]

That's because Firefox uses standards and IE makes its own rules

[azaelia]

We tried to download the SP2 but our computer stalled

I have been using Netscape anyway...

[ryanmeyersmusic]

[quote]
I have been using Netscape anyway...[/quote]

eek! do yourself a HUGE favor and dl firefox!

[azaelia]

[quote name='ryanmeyersmusic' date='Oct 24 2004, 09:08 AM']
eek! do yourself a HUGE favor and dl firefox! [/quote]
That doesn't sound good.... :ph34r:

[StColette]

I just downloaded firefox last night I already like it better than IE lol

[Lil Red]

i'm on a mac, so i have safari, which i really like

[844]

go to PC Magazine.com and go to the Downloads section if You want a FREE pop-up stopper download. they have a good selection or just Get Norton Internet Security and Your absolutely covered...just remember to update 2 or 3 times a week.