Write Lightning is a blog from writer Deb Thompson.
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(Some links or topics may not be completely kid-appropriate.)
Everyone is welcome here.
(Some links or topics may not be completely kid-appropriate.)
Fri, Nov 07 2003
With Apologies To Terriers Everywhere
My husband spent some time battling those spam ads that came in via Windows Messenger Service. It appears that the offending parties threatened legal action against these folks at one point in time. Now they'll face some legal action of their own. They have no one to blame but themselves.
I ended up at some web site the other day and when I closed the browser window I was left with a colorful toolbar at the bottom of the screen. I looked at it very carefully and eventually found a "close" button on the right. My pop-up killing program did not prevent the little intruder from showing itself. I was so annoyed that all I could think about was getting rid of the thing, so I didn't pay attention to what it was hawking or which site it had been associated with at the time. There is a big list of adware/spyware here, so I suppose I should take some time to investigate further, just in case the first appearance of the intruding toolbar becomes a problem in the future.
You know, if someone jumped up at my window every few minutes and screamed ads at me I could have their arrogant derriere hauled off on a series of criminal charges. But these people believe that what they do to inconvenience our time, interrupt our work and invade our space every few minutes should be welcome fun.
They're a bit like an overly-anxious terrier who piddles on your lap and then expects a treat for it.
posted at: 06:36 | category: | link to this entry
My husband spent some time battling those spam ads that came in via Windows Messenger Service. It appears that the offending parties threatened legal action against these folks at one point in time. Now they'll face some legal action of their own. They have no one to blame but themselves.
I ended up at some web site the other day and when I closed the browser window I was left with a colorful toolbar at the bottom of the screen. I looked at it very carefully and eventually found a "close" button on the right. My pop-up killing program did not prevent the little intruder from showing itself. I was so annoyed that all I could think about was getting rid of the thing, so I didn't pay attention to what it was hawking or which site it had been associated with at the time. There is a big list of adware/spyware here, so I suppose I should take some time to investigate further, just in case the first appearance of the intruding toolbar becomes a problem in the future.
You know, if someone jumped up at my window every few minutes and screamed ads at me I could have their arrogant derriere hauled off on a series of criminal charges. But these people believe that what they do to inconvenience our time, interrupt our work and invade our space every few minutes should be welcome fun.
They're a bit like an overly-anxious terrier who piddles on your lap and then expects a treat for it.
posted at: 06:36 | category: | link to this entry
