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pop-up blocker
A pop-up blocker (sometimes called a pop-up killer) is a program that prevents pop-ups from displaying in a user's Web browser. Pop-up blockers work in a number of ways: some close the window before it appears, some disable the command that calls the pop-up, and some alter the window's source HTML. One problem with pop-up blockers has been that they cannot always differentiate between an unwanted pop-up window and one that is user-requested. Programs that can consistently do so are sometimes referred to as intelligent pop-up blockers.
To circumvent pop-up blockers, some frustrated marketers are turning to products that detect their presence and convert pop-ups to other formats, such as floating ads (which appear over a user-requested Web page and display for a specified time period before disappearing again). According to Joe Apprendi of Falk eSolutions, whose company offers such a product, up to 30% of paid ad impressions are blocked
by browser software. Users may not appreciate the floating ad any more than they did the pop-up version, but they aren't likely to have a program installed to prevent its display.
Free pop-up blockers, such as STOPzilla and Panicware, are readily available for download. Both the Google and Yahoo toolbars include the ability to block pop-ups; that capacity is also enabled by default in
Microsoft's XP Service Pack Two (SP2) settings for Internet Explorer.
MORE INFO:
> Popup-killer-review.com provides much more information about pop-up blockers.
> CNET offers reviews and downloads of pop-up blockers.
> Clickz.com has an article called "Falk Offers Pop-up Blocker Workaround."
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Rising to the defrag challenge
[SearchWin2000.com]
The revamped Windows Disk Defragmenter can pose a challenge if you need to administer many machines or need to automate the defragmenting process. There are three options to meet this challenge.
A security challenge for academia
[SearchSecurity.com]
Academic institutions face a challenge from students and faculty whose laptops and PCs may be loaded with undetected malware.
E-Business Suite boosts RFID, grid control
[SearchOracle.com]
Oracle unveiled its E-Business Suite at Oracle Open World conference in London today. Version 11i.10 supports RFID technology and an improved application and grid control tool.
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Secret Word of the Day
It comes and goes: this phenomenon describes how relative motion affects the frequency and wavelength of received signals. What is it?
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Today's Trivia Question
Where would you find an "I'may Eelingfay Uckylay" button?
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Abbreviation/Acronym QOTD
C14N is the process of making something conform to some specification. What does C14N stand for?
a. conformalization
b. canonicalization
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