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NAMM 2006 Show NewsFree Pop-Up Blocker DownloadPop-up ads are completely out of control. When you go to some small web sites, they pop-up so many windows that your computer goes haywire. Even the big web sites are going popup ad crazy. A lot of commercial sites are using annoying pop ups that cover the main part of your screen. We visit a ton of personal fan sites and small commercial sites while keeping tabs on the world of electronic music. Some of the best information is found at some of these smaller sites. Unfortunately, many of the sites have annoying pop-up ads that take control of your web browser. On the Mac, it's not a problem because Safari blocks pop-ups automatically. In Internet Explorer, though, pop-ups are a major annoyance! Fortunately, Google and Amazon have a free pop-up blocker that gets rid of these annoyances forever, and lets you control which sites can use pop-ups. Searching for a solution The pop-ups started driving me crazy about six months ago. I searched around the Internet, and found that there are several companies that have pop-up blockers, but they charge for them. The free ones I found either displayed ads or didn't work well. I came across Alexa's pop-up blocker at cNet, one of the main computer news sites. cNet named it an Editor's Pick as the best pop-up blocker. I checked it out and found that it does everything I need, and a little more. Alexa is a search site that is owned by Amazon. Amazon partnered with Google to create a search engine that has the best of Google and Amazon combined. I tried out the blocker and it works great. It's easy to install, free, and it completely eliminated my problems with pop up ads!
The Alexa toolbar installs with a quick download. When you download it, Alexa asks you to answer a couple of questions, but you don't have to give them any personal identifying information. Once it's installed, it adds a toolbar to Internet Explorer that works just like a native one - you can turn it off or on using the view menu. The pop-up manager is a no-brainer to use. You can control pop-ups on a site-by-site basis. Sites that open windows for legitimate reasons can be set to allow new windows. All other pop-up just go away. There are a couple of other cool features, too:
You can download the free pop-up blocker at Alexa's site. Once you install it, make sure you look at all the options so you'll understand how it works. Privacy Anytime you add software to your web browser, you should make sure you consider privacy issues. Fortunately, Google and Amazon are some of the biggest companies on the Web, so they have to follow legitimate business practices. Their privacy policy discusses what they do with the information they collect:
They don't ask for any personal information when you download it or install it. Download the pop-up blocker at Alexa's site. If you find that you don't like the software, it's easy to uninstall. They provide uninstall instructions, too. Search for electronic music with the Ebay Auction Finder! Recent Electronica NewsBrian Eno To Score Spore1/16/2007Brian Eno is reported to be working on the soundtrack for the Will Wright video game, Spore. Ueberschall Intros Scoretrax Royalty-Free Music Library1/14/2007Ueberschall has announced the release of SCORETRAX, a royalty free music library for Video, Film, Flash, TV, Advertising, Animation, Games, Music on hold, Multimedia, Education, Broadcast and Website Producers. Ueberschall Intros Liquid Trumpet1/14/2007Ueberschall Liquid Trumpets are loop-based construction kits (480 licks) adding over 1000 add-on licks and phrases (jazz, funk, pop, soul, afro cuban, buena vista, bebop and electronica).
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