Thanks -- it helps to know whether to yell at Apple or Amazon (although Amazon still gets a little blame in my book for not, at the very least, running a browser check to avoid the error).
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I've been getting errors on Amazon pages as a result of the wiki (Javascript -- Null Value) on Safari with the last two MacOS systems. Amazon hasn't even responded to any of my messages about it, but I've got to say, even if an error is just harmless and can be bypassed by hitting "return," I'm not inclined to browse a site very often if I keep getting error pop-ups any more than if I'm getting ad pop-ups.
Anyone know if other OS/browser combos are causing problems?
Well, first, it's $60 a year ($5 a month for twelve months).
And had I had a clue over the last fifteen years (particularly the first ten of those), my name and phone number wouldn't be on quite so many lists. But I'm not kidding when I say that we were getting twenty calls a day. And I can't really say it was Bellsouth's job to prevent those folks from calling me, as long as they weren't supplying them with the information.
We use a $5 a month service from Bellsouth called "Privacy Director." If the number would show up as "Out of Area" or "blocked" (or anything similar) on caller ID, the phone doesn't even ring. The caller gets a message telling them that Privacy Director is in effect, and if they are a real person with non-commercial business, they should say they their name. Then, and only then, the phone will ring, and we'll hear a recording of the name, at which point we can choose to put the call through, put them to voicemail, or reject them with an anti-telemarketing message.
The nice thing about this is that since most telemarketers use computerized systems to dial, few ever make it to the point of leaving their name. And fewer still have the chutzpah to do so. And (as an added bonus), bill collectors also use "out of area" frequently, so many of them get zapped as well.:-)
Our telemarketing calls went from about twenty a day (based on caller ID when we were out, too), to nearly zero (occasionally, a local call slips through). It's a great setup.
The single most successful online community I've seen is the one at Emory University, LearnLink. Not much of a website to look at, especially for outsiders. It's client-based -- uses FirstClass -- and really is the only thing that ties a very apathetic school together (this is a school without sports to speak of). I think the key factor is the client -- you can't have the same level of community with slow-loading web pages.
This is a more positive development than the headline implies. First, since double-layer nanotubes won't break, they now know how to keep them working if needed, and second, this now allows them to have a trigger action to set things in motion during complex sequences.
Personally, I'd like to see Milton Bradley take advantage of this and update Mousetrap. Turning the crank woud now release the ball, causing the little man to land on the flash button, breaking the nanotube and releasing the mousetrap. Of course, setup would just suck.:-)
Maybe we should fund the military with a tax on Tom Clancy novels. That would cut a huge chunk out of my taxes every year. And our local fire department could get $.50 every time Blockbuster rents out Backdraft.
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Thanks -- it helps to know whether to yell at Apple or Amazon (although Amazon still gets a little blame in my book for not, at the very least, running a browser check to avoid the error).
I've been getting errors on Amazon pages as a result of the wiki (Javascript -- Null Value) on Safari with the last two MacOS systems. Amazon hasn't even responded to any of my messages about it, but I've got to say, even if an error is just harmless and can be bypassed by hitting "return," I'm not inclined to browse a site very often if I keep getting error pop-ups any more than if I'm getting ad pop-ups.
Anyone know if other OS/browser combos are causing problems?
Well, first, it's $60 a year ($5 a month for twelve months).
And had I had a clue over the last fifteen years (particularly the first ten of those), my name and phone number wouldn't be on quite so many lists. But I'm not kidding when I say that we were getting twenty calls a day. And I can't really say it was Bellsouth's job to prevent those folks from calling me, as long as they weren't supplying them with the information.
We use a $5 a month service from Bellsouth called "Privacy Director." If the number would show up as "Out of Area" or "blocked" (or anything similar) on caller ID, the phone doesn't even ring. The caller gets a message telling them that Privacy Director is in effect, and if they are a real person with non-commercial business, they should say they their name. Then, and only then, the phone will ring, and we'll hear a recording of the name, at which point we can choose to put the call through, put them to voicemail, or reject them with an anti-telemarketing message.
:-)
The nice thing about this is that since most telemarketers use computerized systems to dial, few ever make it to the point of leaving their name. And fewer still have the chutzpah to do so. And (as an added bonus), bill collectors also use "out of area" frequently, so many of them get zapped as well.
Our telemarketing calls went from about twenty a day (based on caller ID when we were out, too), to nearly zero (occasionally, a local call slips through). It's a great setup.
The single most successful online community I've seen is the one at Emory University, LearnLink. Not much of a website to look at, especially for outsiders. It's client-based -- uses FirstClass -- and really is the only thing that ties a very apathetic school together (this is a school without sports to speak of). I think the key factor is the client -- you can't have the same level of community with slow-loading web pages.
This is a more positive development than the headline implies. First, since double-layer nanotubes won't break, they now know how to keep them working if needed, and second, this now allows them to have a trigger action to set things in motion during complex sequences.
:-)
Personally, I'd like to see Milton Bradley take advantage of this and update Mousetrap. Turning the crank woud now release the ball, causing the little man to land on the flash button, breaking the nanotube and releasing the mousetrap. Of course, setup would just suck.
Maybe we should fund the military with a tax on Tom Clancy novels. That would cut a huge chunk out of my taxes every year. And our local fire department could get $.50 every time Blockbuster rents out Backdraft.