Quash pop-up ads
Quash pop-up ads
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They're one of the Web's great annoyances: ads that pop out of a Web site in separate browser windows, making you click them out of the way. But you can stifle the pop-up ads permanently by disabling JavaScript in your browser. (Don't confuse JavaScript, a scripting tool created by Netscape, with Java, a programming language developed by Sun. The two have little to do with each other.) The only drawback is that some Web sites may become a little less interactive. Some commercial sites, for instance, use JavaScript to automate the creation of forms.
In Navigator 4.x, select EditûPreferences, click the Advanced category, uncheck Enable JavaScript, and click OK. In Navigator 3.x, select OptionsûNetwork Preferences, click the Languages tab, uncheck Enable JavaScript, and click OK. In Explorer 4.x, select ViewûInternet Options and click the Security tab. Choose Custom and click the Settings button. Scroll to the Scripting category and, under Active Scripting, select Disable (or Prompt if you want Explorer to prompt you before running scripts). Click OK, then Apply. In Explorer 3.x, select ViewûOptions, click the Security tab, and uncheck the Enable Java programs box. û Judy Heim | Category:Internet Issue: August 1998 |
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