I use WebWasher -- works great and my ol' fashioned dial up connection is actually used to download what I look at, not ads. Now, why should *I* pay twice as much for a faster internet connection so I can download more ads for stuff I don't want anyway? It doesn't work on Flash ads though, which are the REALLY big ones, but I'm not sure it would be able to tell the difference between a Pepsi ad and a web site intro.

The biggest bonus, though, is preventing the collection of surfing data and personal information that get you "harvested" and on every spam email list out there.

Oh, and it's free for personal use: www.webwasher.com

Guest #2 -- These software programs don't kill opening new windows, they typically filter out content from the big ad delivery services, and then you can usually customize the settings to turn off the service for particular sites or to add ads to the filter list.