OT- highlighted words in posts?

what's the deal with the highlighted words in the posts now? Anything random, like "food", or "physician", comes up highlighted green- then you hover over it & a lovely little ad pops up! Is this a new Healing Well way to make $$$? Does anyone else find it annoying?

Doesn't happen with me, I think that is because my Adaware security software disables javascript. (A very good idea, security wise.) I get the little green glow, but no ads....much nicer !

I'm not getting that on my computer. I have turned off all pop-ups, maybe that's why.

javascript (I think) is what enables popups, but it also enables nasties to get your web browser to change things you might not want. So javascript is not bad when used as it should be Sweetpea, but it is when a virus writer uses it to do things that are not good for you. Most web pages are okay, but you can't be entirely sure; if their design is poor, web pages can be "hijacked" and when you click on a link your computer is bombarded with viruses etc. The answer is firewalls, and security software that will not run javascript unless you say "yes, I want to open this popup" - a popup blocker. But you have to be very wary of software that says it will protect you against "malware" - some of it actually puts viruses onto your computer while pretending to make you secure !
To find out what is good, look for security software reviews on computer forums, by using a search engine or reading a computer magazine like "Computeractive". There are about 600 organised crime gangs in Russia alone spending millions trying to hack into every computer and website they can in order to steal money or identities, so it really is vital to keep up with what is happening. We are very lucky to be on a website like this one, with such good technical support to filter out spam and such like. Smaller forums have real problems with security.
Nerdy bit over.
If it helps keep Healingwell afloat, I would say a popup is a mighty small price to pay.

A small tip here, Sweetpea. The latest computer operating system is always full of flaws and the bad guys really love that, it is like a lightning rod for them, so for the next two years that well advertised O.S. (we all know it, nothing to do with doors, pretends it has a view ) is basically going to keep people like my brother who fixes computers, in a job. He literally wouldn't buy a computer with the new O.S at the moment, although when it is all sorted it should be much better technically.
So when buying a computer specifically ask for the old O.S. (you know the initials I'm sure) which might not be all singing and dancing, but will do the likes of you and I fine, doesn't only work with a limited range of printers, scanners etc, and all the bugs are sorted out if you get it with Service Packs installed. If you are lucky you will get a discount on it for being older software too ! You can probably still get them online, end of production line stock, etc.

That's weird sherry, I have a pop up blocker but I can still log on to chat.

:)

Pb, it depends on the sensitivity of the blocker and OS. For instance, I have Windows Vista and I had to allow the chat to be on the safe list. Yahoo, Google, MSN, AIM etc all have their own version of pop up blockers which can interfer with chat.