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Dilbert Goes Flash, Readers Revolt

Posted by timothy on from the please-please-please-mr.-adams-pleeaaaase-no dept.

spagiola writes "The Dilbert.com website just got an extreme makeover. Gone is the old, rather clunky but perfectly functional, website, replaced by a Flash-heavy website that only Mordac the Preventer of Information Services could love. Users have been pretty unanimous in condemning the changes. Among the politer comments: 'Congrats. Vista is no more lonely at the top in the Competition For The Worst Upgrade In Computing Industry, this web site upgrade being a serious contender.' You have to register to leave comments, but many seem to have registered for the express purpose of panning the new design."

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  1. Actually, much of it is accessable. by Pinckney · · Score: 5, Informative

    Clearly, there is some flash on the site, but I can still view all the comics without it.

    1. Re:Actually, much of it is accessable. by Stevecrox · · Score: 5, Informative

      Where I work flash is blocked from installing, my morning routine used to be to open Dilbert and have a read while some of the other apps I use slowly load. With no flash on your browser all you get is two coloured bars and two requests to install flash. I'm betting alot of corporate places follow similar practices.
      I thought the old site was dated but after just glancing at the new one, I definitly want the old back.
      No I'm not time wasting, it takes Outlook and Eclipse about a minute+ to load, more than enough time to pop open an IE tab and glance at Dilbert.

    2. Re:Actually, much of it is accessable. by _KiTA_ · · Score: 5, Informative

      Where I work flash is blocked from installing, my morning routine used to be to open Dilbert and have a read while some of the other apps I use slowly load. With no flash on your browser all you get is two coloured bars and two requests to install flash. I'm betting alot of corporate places follow similar practices.
      I thought the old site was dated but after just glancing at the new one, I definitly want the old back.

      No I'm not time wasting, it takes Outlook and Eclipse about a minute+ to load, more than enough time to pop open an IE tab and glance at Dilbert. http://news.yahoo.com/comics/dilbert

      Here ya go. It's SYNDICATED, people. That means, dilbert.com isn't the only place to get it. Woo~.
    3. Re:Actually, much of it is accessable. by ntufar · · Score: 5, Informative

      I get it using RSS: http://feeds.feedburner.com/dilbertdailystrip/ Works like magic.

  2. non flash dilbert by Cromac · · Score: 5, Informative

    Good thing you can still get your dilbert fix at http://www.unitedmedia.com/comics/dilbert/archive/

  3. Re:Can't leave well enough alone by GotenXiao · · Score: 5, Informative

    Disable Javascript. All the old behaviour comes back. Alternatively, go into Help & Preferences, Posting and select Slashdot Classic Discussion System.

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    Goten Xiao
  4. Official RSS Feed by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    Quite amazingly, it seems no one has pointed out that there is now an official RSS feed (in colour) for Dilbert at http://feeds.feedburner.com/DilbertDailyStrip