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| Kerio Personal Firewall - Great firewall here. Exellent fully featured, low system resources. Not for the novice. |
| Killad - The best popup killer bar non, uses barely any memory. Make sure you use -t Terminator mode. There are many fakes that charge money for this program so make sure you use the link above to download your free copy. For ease of use you should create links to the Killad executable and place them directly in your IE Links toolbar. Use the red [X] icon with -t switch to load Killad (ON.lnk), and the grey [X] icon with -u switch to unload (OFF.lnk). |
| ClickOff - Loads as a system tray icon with right click menu like Killad. This freeware program clicks off annoying, usually error messages. It is useful for auto-minimizing the "Dial-up Connection" window that pops up while re-dialling. Can also be used as a popup killer too. If only the features of this could be added to Killad, very handy. |
| PopLock - excellent popup killer.
Doesn't catch'em all but has a unique feature,
hold mouse button allows popups. You don't have to keep your other hand on the keyboard. Full popup control with just one hand on the mouse. Very small program and automatically loads/closes with Internet Explorer. |
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PopLock feels very much like a browser patch to cure popups. |
CiDial - Dial-up Connection
dialer. If your dial-up ISP cuts you off every
two hours, this is the program for you. |
| Stay Live 2000 - Another dialer type program but this one automatically syncronises your PC's clock too. Uses slightly more memory than CiDial above, and does not get rid of the "Dial-up Connection" boxes that can block your view. If you are running a DOS program in full screen mode, the "Dial-up Connection" box makes your view switch back to the Desktop. Use CiDial instead (above) to avoid this, if it is a problem for you. |
| NetLaunch - For those poor users who have dial-up with 2hr cut off's. This program runs in the system tray but the icon can be hidden. NetLaunch automatically re-dials when disconnected, can connect at scheduled times and can start your internet programs for you. Note that if you connect with a program other than NetLaunch, NetLaunch will not re-dial automatically when disconnected, leaving you offline. This is the only reason I havn't used it. |
| YahooMessenger - Audio conferencing, ideal for CB users. Like CB radio there are no moderators on Yahoo Chat, so it's not for the easily offended. But if you just want to laugh at a good argument, this is the place to find one. |
| Ad-aware - has a free version suitable for removing almost all spyware. There are some suspicious cookies around too, that have far too late expiration dates. If you want more features you should try Spybot - Search & Destroy. (I do not see the need for ad-blocking though, only popups.) You should never need either of these if you are careful what you install. |
| BlackViper - excellent internet related info. Check the second link above to the Email Filtering Guide. |