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About Clay

I'm a Data Center Operations Engineer in beautiful Charleston, SC. I'm happily married to my wonderful wife Nan and we have an teenage daughter Lela. I'm a total geek. I got into electronics when I was around 9 or 10 and got hooked on computers shortly thereafter. I also love Sci-Fi, (not fantasy) particularly Star Trek. My favorite outdoor activities include rollerblading, biking and hiking. I'm also a bit of a car guy and amateur racing driver.

Firefox not blocking all popups?

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Asa Dotzler – Firefox and more: blocking those flash pop-unders with firefox
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It seems like advertising agencies never stop looking for ways to force their products on us. I had begun to notice some sites exploiting what I thought was a bug in Firefox’s JavaScript engine to generate pop-ups. Turns out they’re using flash to spawn the new window. Thankfully there’s a way to stop it, but you may run into problems with some sites. Works great for me so far… give it a try and see what you think.