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Originally posted by leagleaze
[1] Never tried it on a Mac. No clue if it works on Mac or not.
[2] Here's a question, do you find your firms allow you to install things like this (or other browsers) or are you required to use what they install (or need to get permission to add things.)
[3] Oh and Burger, have you tried Mozilla firebird?
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On 1, doesn't work. It's for explorer for windows only (I assume you're still talking about google toolbar). Safari, the Apple browser, has an excellent pop-up stopper. google's works on the premise of calling up only one new page/window per click, so one click can't open a window and an ad, and no clicks can't open anything. Safari's works on a different premise: it won't allow a window to open from a different domain. Basically all pop-up ads are hosted at another domain (e.g., orbitz ads come from orbitz.com, not washingtonpost.com), so this excludes all ads. meanwhile, if a webpage calls for a pop-up from its own site, there's no need to hit ctrl.
2. Our IT is odd. Some install programs are blocked, others not. I don't know what the pattern is. If it doesn't work, I move on; if it does, I assume they would have blocked it if there was a concern. But I don't try to run illegal stuff (or even potentially so); the biggest annoyance is the block on a new quicktime plugin.
3. Not yet. I'll look into it. If I shoudl. Should I?
