As to popups and the like, you might want to look into "tab mix plus" which has some more advanced options for controlling how tab/windows get spawned by events like clicking links, opening bookmarks, etc...
DHSinclair wrote:
J. Is "AdBlock" a separate add-on? I know that I have "pop-ups" blocked; and, that works! "NoScript" is default (thanks to Brian). Learning to love/drive it. Duncan