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Stop web pop-ups before they start
By Terrence Irving | September 27, 2002They're everywhere. Whether checking the weather, yesterday's sports scores or just visiting someone's personal webpage, Internet users are assailed by a shower of advertising windows, commonly known as "pop-ups." Although the majority of students who spoke with The Dartmouth, including Tami Peters '06, simply put up with the ubiquitous advertisements, others are taking advantage of new software that blocks the pop-ups. Calvin Richardson '06, who finds the ads "annoying as hell," uses a program known as PopUp Killer to block the windows. Another popular and free program is Panicware.com's PopUp Stopper.