Programmers figured out how to bypass Safari's pop up blocker.
This really irks me as I hate pop up windows in Safari. If you go to the following site, you will get a pop up. In some cases, its instant. In others, it takes a few minutes.
www.ocregister.com
Mark
Hi Mark
Yes, this type of web blight is a nuisance.
One workaround is to use
PithHelmet. It quite effective at
blocking these types of ads. Also, let's you
customize your settings for more specific situations
such as the one you mention.
Thanks, I'll checkout the software. But before this, Safari always worked 100% of the time in blocking sites (at least for about a year or so).
Mark
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