Some Thoughts on Pop-Under Ads

Some Thoughts on Pop-Under Ads Popunders are the latest 'innovation' by online marketers, and essentially what they do is open a new window with an advert under the window you're currently browsing. But I have a comment regarding Pop under ads, and that is they are often animated, but there is no way to 'rewind' the ad so you can see it again. Seeing as I observed this on a Pop-under ad and I was quick enough to click on it to watch it from the start, the advert actually made sense to me, but looking at the end screen, the advert has very little meaning because it just has a picture of a girl and says 'click here' I would just like to suggest that maybe pop under ads have a play or rewind button on them, or even better, that they don't play untill the pop under window is the 'front' window, because sometimes the flash animation slows the computer that it affect other browsers loading, or causes music playing on the computer to stutter. To see a popunder ad in action visit BooksLTD.com    12:22:12 PM

Some Thoughts on Pop-Under Ads Popunders are the latest 'innovation' by online marketers, and essentially what they do is open a new window with an advert under the window you're currently browsing. But I have a comment regarding Pop under ads, and that is they are often animated, but there is no way to 'rewind' the ad so you can see it again. Seeing as I observed this on a Pop-under ad and I was quick enough to click on it to watch it from the start, the advert actually made sense to me, but looking at the end screen, the advert has very little meaning because it just has a picture of a girl and says 'click here' I would just like to suggest that maybe pop under ads have a play or rewind button on them, or even better, that they don't play untill the pop under window is the 'front' window, because sometimes the flash animation slows the computer that it affect other browsers loading, or causes music playing on the computer to stutter. To see a popunder ad in action visit BooksLTD.com    12:18:06 PM

New MS Security Tool: So Bad it's Convincing Users to buy Apple Macs

Warned that her system had a too-low "Restrict Anonymous" setting, Helen Carter, a graphic artist, clicked on the link she hoped would explain how to correct the problem.

Instead, she said, the link led her to a long advisory that said, in part, "Setting the Restrict Anonymous registry value to 2 should only be considered in Windows 2000 environments only, and after sufficient quality assurance tests have verified that appropriate service levels and program functionality is maintained."

"I haven't a clue how to run quality assurance and service tests -- I just want to know whether my computer is secure or not," Carter said. "This tool seems real friendly and easy to work with on the surface, but it soon drags you down into Microsoft hell, just like all Microsoft programs do."

Carter said the MPSA tool convinced her of only one thing: "It's time to buy a Mac."

Read the original Wired article or if you're really game, download the security tool.    1:37:05 AM

Campus Music Trades Continue. Napster's been shut down and the courts have ruled sharing copyrighted music illegal. Yet college students will face fewer restrictions this year on college campuses when it comes to swapping music. By Brad King. [Wired News]   12:38:56 AM