In the continuing battle against pop-up ads, Web surfers need all the help they can get. High-Density Software has released version 2 of PopNot--touted as an intelligent pop-up killer. The program can discern between solicited and unsolicited pop-ups, and will keep a log of which pop-ups it has killed and from which Web sites they originated. The program also has a rules editor so that users can specify some Web sites from which pop-ups can be allowed, and others that should always be avoided. Options include visual/audio alerts when a pop-up is blocked and the ability to prevent browser windows from turning into full screen mode. PopNot comes with a 15-day trial period, and runs $19.95 for a full version.

B&P Technologies now offers APrintDirect version 4, a utility that gives users an easy way to create a catalog list of files and folders on any PC hard drive. The utility's interface allows a user to choose up to 11 different property fields, as well as seven different listing attributes. Requested information can be displayed in three different output styles--tree view, standard listing, and comma-separated--and can be displayed onscreen, printed, or saved as a text file. A trial version is operational for 21 days. Regular price for APrintDirect is $14.

IE Booster 1.4 by Paessler GmbH is a freeware program compatible with Internet Explorer (version 5 and higher) that provides a new range of utilities for Web browsers and gives u...

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