Re: How do I block ads ??

Jim -

I'm not sure which site is causing problems. Do you have an
example? I block most ads and am horrified when I run other
browsers and see what crud I'm missing.

Click on OmniWeb / Preferences / Show All and look at the bottom
under Global Site Preferences. Click on Ad Blocking.

I have mine set to
Block pop-up windows only when not requested
    Show blocked pop-ups in status bar checked
Animate images once
Block images and online content
    All three boxes checked.

If I find I need to see pictures on a specific site, I use site
preferences to override what I just set globally. To do that,
click the "preferences icon" near the bookmarks icon (it looks
like the Systems Preferences icon with a light switch). You can
get page info there and set preferences for a site. For instance,
last night I needed to use a site that had content coming from
a third-party site, so I unchecked that option for that site.
A little blue dot shows what you have overridden.

I hope that helps. Blocking ads changes your whole view of the
usefulness of the web.

Beth Katz

On May 17, 2007, at 6:26 PM, Jim Wickman wrote:

> I'm using the latest OmniWeb as my primary browser.
>
> I keep hitting web sites that have a running video on the first  
> page, or a banner that blinks incessantly, or other similar  
> annoyances.
>
> Where are the switches in OW that will shut off these intruders?
>
>
> MySys:  iMac Intel Core Duo 20"/ 2Ghz / 2GB RAM   OSX 10.4.9
>
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