As a beta tester and someone who has done work for Nullsoft in the past [...] Besides, there isn't going to be any new versions of Winamp 2. Winamp 3 is released and development is being focused on that.
Wrong. Winamp 2 is still being developed as seen by the recent 2.81 release. This forum post also says that it isn't dead just yet.
The court that dealt with this is Copenhagen's Fogedret. A fogedret can roughly be compared to a bailiff that deals out injunctions. Newsbooster (the company that deep linked) has already said that they'll appeal the verdict to the Danish High Court. This case isn't over yet.
Can somebody recommend good tools for IE 6.x that integrate well on the toolbar, sideband to prevent popUPs popUNDERS, spyware installers etc?
I can only strongly recommend The Proxomitron. It's freeware and it allows you to block all sorts of nasties - popups included. Besides popups, it will also filter javascript, cookies and ads. If that isn't enough for you it allows you to create your own filters using regexps. The Proxomitron is very powerful.
It's actually better than what you are looking for, because it isn't one of those stupid Browser Helper Objects. It acts as a local proxy and filters the HTML before it hits your browser. This program is a godsend to anyone who wants to browse in peace. The default look of the program is a little zany, but don't let that scare you since it can be easily turned off (Config | Visuals | Don't use textures).
You should also look at the IE security settings. Basically you need to turn everything off in the default Internet zone.
The only reason I've kept using Gator is that I have a large investment in terms of the passwords
Grab RoboForm instead. It's freeware and it doesn't have any ads nor does it contain spyware. It'll even let you import all your Gator passwords. There's absolutely no reason to keep using Gator.
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As a beta tester and someone who has done work for Nullsoft in the past [...] Besides, there isn't going to be any new versions of Winamp 2. Winamp 3 is released and development is being focused on that.
Wrong. Winamp 2 is still being developed as seen by the recent 2.81 release. This forum post also says that it isn't dead just yet.
What's the difference between this switch and having your home page set to about:blank?
The court that dealt with this is Copenhagen's Fogedret. A fogedret can roughly be compared to a bailiff that deals out injunctions. Newsbooster (the company that deep linked) has already said that they'll appeal the verdict to the Danish High Court. This case isn't over yet.
Is this the default out-of-the-box look? I must admit that it looks quite good.
I can only strongly recommend The Proxomitron. It's freeware and it allows you to block all sorts of nasties - popups included. Besides popups, it will also filter javascript, cookies and ads. If that isn't enough for you it allows you to create your own filters using regexps. The Proxomitron is very powerful.
It's actually better than what you are looking for, because it isn't one of those stupid Browser Helper Objects. It acts as a local proxy and filters the HTML before it hits your browser. This program is a godsend to anyone who wants to browse in peace. The default look of the program is a little zany, but don't let that scare you since it can be easily turned off (Config | Visuals | Don't use textures).
You should also look at the IE security settings. Basically you need to turn everything off in the default Internet zone.
Grab RoboForm instead. It's freeware and it doesn't have any ads nor does it contain spyware. It'll even let you import all your Gator passwords. There's absolutely no reason to keep using Gator.