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I would like to stop pop-ups that are within emails and articles.

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imnobiker
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when a word or phrase is underlined or off color, if you pass your mouse over it, a pop window appears with inane blather about that word/phrase. I would like to stop the pop-ups and, if I want information about that word/phrase, I will click on it.

when a word or phrase is underlined or off color, if you pass your mouse over it, a pop window appears with inane blather about that word/phrase. I would like to stop the pop-ups and, if I want information about that word/phrase, I will click on it.

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cor-el
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You can look at Adblock Plus: https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/1865

You need to subscribe to a Filter list (e.g. the EasyList): http://adblockplus.org/en/subscriptions