John W. Colby
jcolby at colbyconsulting.com
Thu Feb 20 12:24:00 CST 2003
That's not my point. Of course we want to be asked. We also want to have the intelligence to make the distinction between gator and a flash control. John W. Colby Colby Consulting www.ColbyConsulting.com -----Original Message----- From: accessd-admin at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:accessd-admin at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of Brett Barabash Sent: Thursday, February 20, 2003 1:14 PM To: 'accessd at databaseadvisors.com' Subject: RE: RE: Netscape with IE - was RE: [AccessD] New look for ColbyConsulting >On the other hand if it wasn't an exe (possible source of a virus) the browser would just download the damned thing and you wouldn't >even know it was happening. NO NO NO NO NO!!!! This is exactly what the spyware manufacturers want! I have lost count of the number of times IE has asked me if I want to install Gator! I thank my lucky stars that my browser is paranoid enough to at least ask me before screwing up my system. Now a "Don't ask me again" feature, that would be nice... > -----Original Message----- > From: John W. Colby [mailto:jcolby at colbyconsulting.com] > Sent: Thursday, February 20, 2003 11:48 AM > To: accessd at databaseadvisors.com > Subject: RE: RE: Netscape with IE - was RE: [AccessD] New look for > ColbyConsulting > > Martin, > > >You need the flash plug in. Me I just hit the back button when I get a > web site like that. > > You know I can appreciate that. On the other hand if it wasn't an exe > (possible source of a virus) the browser would just download the damned > thing and you wouldn't even know it was happening. I can see avoiding > downloading something from some web site you have never heard of, but this > is common stuff, from the maker of that common stuff. > > I wanted to make my site more professional looking. I got dreamweaver, > and in a very short time (hours) got it looking a million times better, as > anyone who has seen my old site will attest to. I am not a web designer, > don't want to be a web designer, don't have the time to be a web designer, > and shouldn't HAVE TO BE a web designer to get an EXTREMELY simple site > looking good. I took what I had, replaced the background with a more > pleasant design, replaced the links with flash images and in a matter of > HOURS got a replacement that is quite an improvement. > > Now, in order to make some off the wall browser stop doing strange crap to > the buttons, I have to spend another two hours downloading all kinds of > browsers I will never use, only to discover it is a bug in that browser to > begin with. Then I get "you shouldn't use frames", "I just hit the back > button if it needs flash", "You should design two entirely different sites > for different resolutions", "just make everything a % of the width"... oh, > and let's not forget the "just go design 30 different graphics to > represent your buttons and use rollover"... > > HELLO OUT THERE... IS THERE INTELLIGENT LIFE ON EARTH??? > > John W. Colby > Colby Consulting > www.ColbyConsulting.com > > -----Original Message----- > From: accessd-admin at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:accessd-admin at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of Martin Reid > Sent: Thursday, February 20, 2003 11:32 AM > To: accessd at databaseadvisors.com > Subject: Re: RE: Netscape with IE - was RE: [AccessD] New look for > ColbyConsulting > > > Thats the problem usign Flash buttons as opposed to > standard graphic files. You need the flash plug in. Me I > just hit the back button when I get a web site like that. > > > Martin > > > On Thu, 20 Feb 2003 11:08:27 -0500 Bryan Carbonnell > <Bryan_Carbonnell at cbc.ca> wrote: > > > IE uses ActiveX controls for plugins. > > > > Most other browsers use Plug-Ins, which are usually separate downloads, > half the time requiring a restart of the browser. > > > > That's probably why. > > > > Bryan Carbonnell > > bryan_carbonnell at cbc.ca > > > > >>> jcolby at colbyconsulting.com 20-Feb-03 10:59:56 AM >>> > > Well, here's a new one. I have been viewing my site this whole time. > > Installed Mozilla and it informed my I had to download the flash widget > > (button). Why? It had to be installed for IE to run. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > AccessD mailing list > > AccessD at databaseadvisors.com > > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd > > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > Martin WP Reid > Information Services > Queens University Belfast > > Tel: (02890) 273750 > > > ---------------------- > > > _______________________________________________ > AccessD mailing list > AccessD at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > > ---------------------------------------------------- > Is email taking over your day? 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