FAQs
Q:
How can I get the Web sites to show in tabs instead of windows?A:
You can adjust your browser so that every URL opens in a new tab, which is much tidier than creating lots of new windows. Here's how:
For Internet Explorer, click the Tools pull-down menu, then select Internet Options, then under Tabs click the Settings button, then under "When a pop-up is encountered" select "Always open pop-ups in a new tab". Finally, save your changes and exit.
For Firefox click the Edit pull-down menu, select Preferences, then Tabs, then checkmark the "Force links that open new windows to open in" line, and finally, select the "a new tab" option. Finally, save your changes and exit.Q:
TLDOpener is not showing the Web pages, or all the web pages, I entered.A:
Your browser may limit the number of pages that can be opened at one time, or you may have a pop-up blocker enabled. Try holding down the Ctrl key (Command key for Mac) when you press the Open All button. Hopefully that will help.
No? Try this:
You may need to turn off your pop-up blocker for TLDOpener. Here is how for several popular browsers:
For Internet Explorer. Click on the Tools menu and roll the cursor over the Pop-up Blocker option, then click on Pop-up Blocker Settings. Type tldopener.com in the "Address of website to allow" field and press the "Add" button, then press "Close".
For Firefox click the Firefox button in the upper left and then roll over Options and then click the next Options. Then click Content and next to "Block pop-up windows" click the Exceptions button. Add "tldopener.com" and click Close at the bottom of the dialog box. Then click OK in the Options box.
For Chrome, when it fails to open your URLs, a small pop-up notice icon ( 
) appears at the right end of the search/URL bar ("omnibox") at the top of the window. Click that icon, select, "Always allow popups from www.tldopener.com" then click "Done."
Or, click the Chrome menu in the upper right (the three bars) then click Settings and then Show advanced settings... (at the bottom of the page). Under the "Privacy" heading, click the Content settings button. Scroll down to the "Pop-ups" section and click Manage exceptions. In the blank field under "Hostname pattern," add http://www.sacklunch.net/tldopener/index.html, then in the corresponding field under "Behavior" select "Allow". Then click "Done".
Also, you may STILL need to hold down the Ctrl key or the Cmd key to prevent some of the websites from opening as separate windows.
Note: I don't always keep these instructions up to date for each browser, so you may need to adjust them if you are using a new browser.
Q:
My computer slows down when I open a lot of URLs.A:
The solution is to open fewer URLs. Each process you have running - whether a Web page or anything else - takes a bit of computing power. With too many processes open, you will indeed slow your computer.Q:
Is my data secure on URL Opener?A:
Really, there is nothing to secure. We do not save any of the information you enter.Q:
Who are you?A:
This site is owned and maintained by Brad Haugaard. If you see a problem you can contact me, but keep in mind this is a very part-time task and I may not be able to fix the problem quickly ... or at all. I'm at brad AT bradhaugaard DOT com
