Is Your Browser's Pop-Up Blocker Turned On?

If you're invited to click on an image but nothing happens, your web browser's pop-up blocking feature may be turned on. A pop-up blocker is intended to prevent unwanted and annoying windows from popping up when you visit different web sites.

The disadvantage to these pop-up blockers is they can prevent windows that you actually want to look at from appearing.

Here are some quick tips on how to temporarily disable your pop-up blocker when visiting DIY Home Theater Design.

Microsoft Internet Explorer 7: To disable the pop-up blocker in Internet Explorer 7, click on the Tools button on the toolbar, then select Pop-up Blocker, and then "Turn Off Pop-up Blocker".

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Apple Safari: To disable the pop-up blocker in Apple's Safari web browser, click on the Safari pull-down menu at the upper-left corner of the screen and uncheck "Block Pop-Up Windows"

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Firefox on Windows: To disable the pop-up blocker in Firefox for Windows, click on Tools and select "Options".

Click on the "Content" tab, and uncheck "Block Popup Windows".

If you want Firefox to continue blocking pop-up windows but allow them for DIY Home Theater Design, leave the "Block Popup Windows" option checked and click on the "Allowed Sites" button instead.

Enter the full address of DIY Home Theater Design (ie: "www.diy-home-theater-design.com") and click the "Allow" button.

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Firefox on Mac OS X: To disable the pop-up blocker in Firefox running on Mac OS X, click on the Firefox pull-down menu at the upper-left corner of the screen and select "Preferences...".

Click on the "Web Features" category and uncheck the "Block Popup Windows" setting.

If you want Firefox to continue blocking pop-up windows but allow them for DIY Home Theater Design, leave the "Block Popup Windows" option checked and click on the "Allowed Sites" button instead.

Enter the full address of DIY Home Theater Design (ie: "www.diy-home-theater-design.com") and click the "Allow" button.

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OmniGroup OmniWeb: To disable the pop-up blocker in OmniWeb, click on the OmniWeb pull-down menu at the upper-left corner of the screen and select "Show Site Preferences...".

Click "Ad Blocking" and select "Never" from the "Block pop-up windows" drop-down list.

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