I need a way to afford more orchids, as per Rob's rules, *G*, so I was
researching stocks/mutual funds on MSN.com when the E*Trades advertisement
expanded, swooped over my line of sight and virtually captured my monitor
for 15-20 seconds. I couldn't close the ad. I couldn't continue what I was
doing until the ad's animation finished and reduced its self back into the
ad space, returning control of my monitor to me - something straight out of
'Outer Limits'.

Ah! These clever e-commerce mavens. They've designed a new way to tick us
off. First it was banner ads, then pop ups, now this swoop.

I assume there's some sort of setting I need to change. Turn off active-x
or something... anyone have any tips?

K Barrett

"K Barrett" wrote in
:

I need a way to afford more orchids, as per Rob's rules, *G*, so I was
researching stocks/mutual funds on MSN.com when the E*Trades
advertisement expanded, swooped over my line of sight and virtually
captured my monitor for 15-20 seconds. I couldn't close the ad. I
couldn't continue what I was doing until the ad's animation finished
and reduced its self back into the ad space, returning control of my
monitor to me - something straight out of 'Outer Limits'.

Ah! These clever e-commerce mavens. They've designed a new way to
tick us off. First it was banner ads, then pop ups, now this swoop.

I assume there's some sort of setting I need to change. Turn off
active-x or something... anyone have any tips?

K Barrett





I has always amazed me that ad makers think they have to flash you in the
face to get a sale.

Most ad's like that are written in JavaScript you can turn it off in most
browsers but be aware that some other web page functions may not work like
drop downs and buttons.

K Barrett wrote:
I need a way to afford more orchids, as per Rob's rules, *G*, so I was
researching stocks/mutual funds on MSN.com when the E*Trades advertisement
expanded, swooped over my line of sight and virtually captured my monitor
for 15-20 seconds. I couldn't close the ad. I couldn't continue what I was
doing until the ad's animation finished and reduced its self back into the
ad space, returning control of my monitor to me - something straight out of
'Outer Limits'.

Ah! These clever e-commerce mavens. They've designed a new way to tick us
off. First it was banner ads, then pop ups, now this swoop.

I assume there's some sort of setting I need to change. Turn off active-x
or something... anyone have any tips?

K Barrett


You know what ticks me off? People who are foolish enough to respond to
things like that. I usually think about this with e-mail. What if not
one person ever bought anything advertised in a spam e-mail? Nobody
would sit there and create spam if they made no money for their efforts.
I can't imagine myself giving money to someone who just spammed me,
but millions of people must do it.
The same applies to the ads that prompted you to post this. How can
people be so stupid as to reward these people with their business?

Steve

"dusty" wrote in message
...
"K Barrett" wrote in
:

I need a way to afford more orchids, as per Rob's rules, *G*, so I was
researching stocks/mutual funds on MSN.com when the E*Trades
advertisement expanded, swooped over my line of sight and virtually
captured my monitor for 15-20 seconds. I couldn't close the ad. I
couldn't continue what I was doing until the ad's animation finished
and reduced its self back into the ad space, returning control of my
monitor to me - something straight out of 'Outer Limits'.

Ah! These clever e-commerce mavens. They've designed a new way to
tick us off. First it was banner ads, then pop ups, now this swoop.

I assume there's some sort of setting I need to change. Turn off
active-x or something... anyone have any tips?

K Barrett





I has always amazed me that ad makers think they have to flash you in the
face to get a sale.

Most ad's like that are written in JavaScript you can turn it off in most
browsers but be aware that some other web page functions may not work like
drop downs and buttons.

OK, just to show you how truly stupid I am I assume this is a check box in
IE under ToolsInternet option advanced settings or somesuch? Or is there
a popup blocker for these? (Heck maybe I should google this, LOL!!)

Thanks dusty!

K

what would really be nice is the ability to block java or JavaScript based
on the individual website. the goggle bar on my IE offers the pop-up
blocker that does this for pop-ups but recently on the whether channel
website, which I visit regularly to check shipping conditions around the
country, one of these weird programs ads took over my computer and would not
let me do anything until it finished its sales pitch. The Weather Channel!

Yes, I play D&D role playing games on the computer. I am truly 'comic book
guy' from the Simpson. One of these websites that offers hints and tips
made me click through 8 links to various flash type ads before it would load
the page I wanted to see. I wish I could find some magical device in one of
the dungeon's ubiquitous locked treasure boxes or barrels that would allow
me to neutralize these types of attacks.

And would you buy Viagra form somebody who couldn't even spell the word?

I am going out to the greenhouse to pot orchids where it is safe.

"dusty" wrote in message
...
"K Barrett" wrote in
:

I need a way to afford more orchids, as per Rob's rules, *G*, so I was
researching stocks/mutual funds on MSN.com when the E*Trades
advertisement expanded, swooped over my line of sight and virtually
captured my monitor for 15-20 seconds. I couldn't close the ad. I
couldn't continue what I was doing until the ad's animation finished
and reduced its self back into the ad space, returning control of my
monitor to me - something straight out of 'Outer Limits'.

Ah! These clever e-commerce mavens. They've designed a new way to
tick us off. First it was banner ads, then pop ups, now this swoop.

I assume there's some sort of setting I need to change. Turn off
active-x or something... anyone have any tips?

K Barrett





I has always amazed me that ad makers think they have to flash you in the
face to get a sale.

Most ad's like that are written in JavaScript you can turn it off in most
browsers but be aware that some other web page functions may not work like
drop downs and buttons.

Well I found the area where you can turn off active-x as well as turn off
animation in web pages, so hopefully that'll work. (under tools, internet
options, then both tabs: 'security custom settings and 'advanced')

We'll see. So far only Troy Meyers site hasn't loaded well.

K

"Al" wrote in message
...
what would really be nice is the ability to block java or JavaScript based
on the individual website. the goggle bar on my IE offers the pop-up
blocker that does this for pop-ups but recently on the whether channel
website, which I visit regularly to check shipping conditions around the
country, one of these weird programs ads took over my computer and would
not
let me do anything until it finished its sales pitch. The Weather
Channel!

Yes, I play D&D role playing games on the computer. I am truly 'comic
book
guy' from the Simpson. One of these websites that offers hints and tips
made me click through 8 links to various flash type ads before it would
load
the page I wanted to see. I wish I could find some magical device in one
of
the dungeon's ubiquitous locked treasure boxes or barrels that would allow
me to neutralize these types of attacks.

And would you buy Viagra form somebody who couldn't even spell the word?

I am going out to the greenhouse to pot orchids where it is safe.

"dusty" wrote in message
...
"K Barrett" wrote in
:

I need a way to afford more orchids, as per Rob's rules, *G*, so I was
researching stocks/mutual funds on MSN.com when the E*Trades
advertisement expanded, swooped over my line of sight and virtually
captured my monitor for 15-20 seconds. I couldn't close the ad. I
couldn't continue what I was doing until the ad's animation finished
and reduced its self back into the ad space, returning control of my
monitor to me - something straight out of 'Outer Limits'.

Ah! These clever e-commerce mavens. They've designed a new way to
tick us off. First it was banner ads, then pop ups, now this swoop.

I assume there's some sort of setting I need to change. Turn off
active-x or something... anyone have any tips?

K Barrett





I has always amazed me that ad makers think they have to flash you in
the
face to get a sale.

Most ad's like that are written in JavaScript you can turn it off in
most
browsers but be aware that some other web page functions may not work
like
drop downs and buttons.

Dusty, I found it, I answered my own question. maybe I'm not so helpless
after all, LOL!

K
"K Barrett" wrote in message
...
"dusty" wrote in message
...
"K Barrett" wrote in
:

I need a way to afford more orchids, as per Rob's rules, *G*, so I was
researching stocks/mutual funds on MSN.com when the E*Trades
advertisement expanded, swooped over my line of sight and virtually
captured my monitor for 15-20 seconds. I couldn't close the ad. I
couldn't continue what I was doing until the ad's animation finished
and reduced its self back into the ad space, returning control of my
monitor to me - something straight out of 'Outer Limits'.

Ah! These clever e-commerce mavens. They've designed a new way to
tick us off. First it was banner ads, then pop ups, now this swoop.

I assume there's some sort of setting I need to change. Turn off
active-x or something... anyone have any tips?

K Barrett





I has always amazed me that ad makers think they have to flash you in
the
face to get a sale.

Most ad's like that are written in JavaScript you can turn it off in
most
browsers but be aware that some other web page functions may not work
like
drop downs and buttons.

OK, just to show you how truly stupid I am I assume this is a check box in
IE under ToolsInternet option advanced settings or somesuch? Or is
there
a popup blocker for these? (Heck maybe I should google this, LOL!!)

Thanks dusty!

K

K -- I've had this happen once or twice. Never on a site I really "couldn't
live" without. So my recourse has been to just not go there.

I'm not terribly optimistic, but I do hold out some hope that if enough
people do that, the practice will stop ...

Kenni

"K Barrett" wrote in message
...
I need a way to afford more orchids, as per Rob's rules, *G*, so I was
researching stocks/mutual funds on MSN.com when the E*Trades advertisement
expanded, swooped over my line of sight and virtually captured my monitor
for 15-20 seconds. I couldn't close the ad. I couldn't continue what I
was
doing until the ad's animation finished and reduced its self back into the
ad space, returning control of my monitor to me - something straight out
of
'Outer Limits'.

Ah! These clever e-commerce mavens. They've designed a new way to tick
us
off. First it was banner ads, then pop ups, now this swoop.

I assume there's some sort of setting I need to change. Turn off active-x
or something... anyone have any tips?

K Barrett

I am not 100% sure about this, but Mozilla Firefox has the option to
block specific sites' active X or pop ups etc, leaving your favourite
sites intact.

"K Barrett" wrote in message
...
Dusty, I found it, I answered my own question. maybe I'm not so helpless
after all, LOL!

Here's something interesting about these pop ups and such.

Turning off Java will stop some, shutting off active-x will shut off the
rest.

Websites are starting to require Java and scripts to be allowed for their
content to be viewed, which means they are requiring you to allow
intrusions, monitoring, and weakening your defenses just to see their
website.

Want to see someone's catalog, map, or video, you have to allow them to
monitor your internet activities.

Even more interesting is that some of the personal firewall protection
software run on active-x and Java, so if you disable them in windows the
software won't run.

So basically you're screwed. If the software companies want their software
to not be blocked, they'll pay for it and the firewall software companies
will allow it.

Welcome to the benefits of capitalism when the government wants urestricted
gains and profits.

Kathy,

You are asking for trouble by continuing to use Internet Explorer.

Firefox is a better browser and is not always the target of every virus and
worm writer on the planet.

www.mozilla.org

-Eric in SF
www.orchidphotos.org

"K Barrett" wrote in message
...
"dusty" wrote in message
...
"K Barrett" wrote in
:

I need a way to afford more orchids, as per Rob's rules, *G*, so I was
researching stocks/mutual funds on MSN.com when the E*Trades
advertisement expanded, swooped over my line of sight and virtually
captured my monitor for 15-20 seconds. I couldn't close the ad. I
couldn't continue what I was doing until the ad's animation finished
and reduced its self back into the ad space, returning control of my
monitor to me - something straight out of 'Outer Limits'.

Ah! These clever e-commerce mavens. They've designed a new way to
tick us off. First it was banner ads, then pop ups, now this swoop.

I assume there's some sort of setting I need to change. Turn off
active-x or something... anyone have any tips?

K Barrett





I has always amazed me that ad makers think they have to flash you in the
face to get a sale.

Most ad's like that are written in JavaScript you can turn it off in most
browsers but be aware that some other web page functions may not work
like
drop downs and buttons.

OK, just to show you how truly stupid I am I assume this is a check box in
IE under ToolsInternet option advanced settings or somesuch? Or is
there
a popup blocker for these? (Heck maybe I should google this, LOL!!)

Thanks dusty!

K

On Fri, 30 Sep 2005 19:10:55 -0700 in K Barrett wrote:
I need a way to afford more orchids, as per Rob's rules, *G*, so I was
researching stocks/mutual funds on MSN.com when the E*Trades advertisement
expanded, swooped over my line of sight and virtually captured my monitor
for 15-20 seconds. I couldn't close the ad. I couldn't continue what I was
doing until the ad's animation finished and reduced its self back into the
ad space, returning control of my monitor to me - something straight out of
'Outer Limits'.

Ah! These clever e-commerce mavens. They've designed a new way to tick us
off. First it was banner ads, then pop ups, now this swoop.

I assume there's some sort of setting I need to change. Turn off active-x
or something... anyone have any tips?

Uninstall flash.
Use any browser other than Internet Exploder.
The general rule of thumb is that if a site requires flash,
it is totally void of content.


--
Chris Dukes
Suspicion breeds confidence -- Brazil

K Barrett wrote:
I need a way to afford more orchids, as per Rob's rules, *G*, so I was
researching stocks/mutual funds on MSN.com when the E*Trades advertisement
expanded, swooped over my line of sight and virtually captured my monitor
for 15-20 seconds. I couldn't close the ad. I couldn't continue what I was
doing until the ad's animation finished and reduced its self back into the
ad space, returning control of my monitor to me - something straight out of
'Outer Limits'.

Ah! These clever e-commerce mavens. They've designed a new way to tick us
off. First it was banner ads, then pop ups, now this swoop.

I assume there's some sort of setting I need to change. Turn off active-x
or something... anyone have any tips?

K Barrett





Get Firefox, and the adblocker extension. Block any and all traffic
from the adserver that gave you the nasty ad. Easy peasy. I don't see
nearly so much garbage as I used to.

--
Rob's Rules: http://littlefrogfarm.com
1) There is always room for one more orchid
2) There is always room for two more orchids
2a) See rule 1
3) When one has insufficient credit to obtain more
orchids, obtain more credit

Then what do you use to read newsgroups? I have Firefox and don't use it
becasue I have to go to yet another program - Thunderbird - just to read
newsgroups. So I'd be going between 2 programns to accomplish what i do
with one....

Or is that just the price of living online?

K

"Eric Hunt" wrote in message
...
Kathy,

You are asking for trouble by continuing to use Internet Explorer.

Firefox is a better browser and is not always the target of every virus
and
worm writer on the planet.

www.mozilla.org

-Eric in SF
www.orchidphotos.org

"K Barrett" wrote in message
...
"dusty" wrote in message
...
"K Barrett" wrote in
:

I need a way to afford more orchids, as per Rob's rules, *G*, so I
was
researching stocks/mutual funds on MSN.com when the E*Trades
advertisement expanded, swooped over my line of sight and virtually
captured my monitor for 15-20 seconds. I couldn't close the ad. I
couldn't continue what I was doing until the ad's animation finished
and reduced its self back into the ad space, returning control of my
monitor to me - something straight out of 'Outer Limits'.

Ah! These clever e-commerce mavens. They've designed a new way to
tick us off. First it was banner ads, then pop ups, now this swoop.

I assume there's some sort of setting I need to change. Turn off
active-x or something... anyone have any tips?

K Barrett





I has always amazed me that ad makers think they have to flash you in
the
face to get a sale.

Most ad's like that are written in JavaScript you can turn it off in
most
browsers but be aware that some other web page functions may not work
like
drop downs and buttons.

OK, just to show you how truly stupid I am I assume this is a check box
in
IE under ToolsInternet option advanced settings or somesuch? Or is
there
a popup blocker for these? (Heck maybe I should google this, LOL!!)

Thanks dusty!

K

"?" wrote in message
rg...
On Fri, 30 Sep 2005 19:10:55 -0700 in
K Barrett wrote:
I need a way to afford more orchids, as per Rob's rules, *G*, so I was
researching stocks/mutual funds on MSN.com when the E*Trades
advertisement
expanded, swooped over my line of sight and virtually captured my
monitor
for 15-20 seconds. I couldn't close the ad. I couldn't continue what I
was
doing until the ad's animation finished and reduced its self back into
the
ad space, returning control of my monitor to me - something straight out
of
'Outer Limits'.

Ah! These clever e-commerce mavens. They've designed a new way to
tick us
off. First it was banner ads, then pop ups, now this swoop.

I assume there's some sort of setting I need to change. Turn off
active-x
or something... anyone have any tips?

Uninstall flash.
Use any browser other than Internet Exploder.
The general rule of thumb is that if a site requires flash,
it is totally void of content.


--
Chris Dukes
Suspicion breeds confidence -- Brazil

Ha!! Good one!

K