Pages load automatically when curser is over link (no click)

hi, i hope this isn't a dumb question...am migrating to a new macbook (was using an ancient one), and am incredibly annoyed by the "jumping" quality of the cursor, especially in internet applications. for example, in hotmail, if the cursor is over a javascript link (hotmail's own, such as "inbox") and then moved, it drags the link across the page (and sometimes attempts unsuccessfully to load java, which sends me to an error page). or if it is over an ad for more than two seconds, with no click from me, it loads that page. or--especially dangerous--if it is inadvertently left over the "send" button in email apps, it sends! yikes--no click from me, unfinished emails, you know how risky this could be! so, am wondering if there is any way to disable this automatic feature. i HATE it!!!! please help.

Firefox 4.0b7 eliminated the Status bar, it is replaced by the Add-on bar. When you mouse-over a hyperlink, the URL appears in the Location bar to the right of the current URL in slightly faint type. The page loading indicator is on the left side of the Tab, but it doesn't show the progress as before, only that the page is loading (or not).
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https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/235283/

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