The problem is software creators being so stupid as to release a program that is fully functional when all the user has to do is enter a number.
I have created some shareware myself and sold about 70 copies @ $5 each. I made two seperate versions - the shareware and the registered one. When the user registered, I just emailed them a copy of the full version which they can install over the shareware one.
You guys all know you are still going to see the movie, even if they NSync guys break out into a song. I'd rather see them than Jar Jar. At least THEY are real people (figuratively speaking)
Musicnet.com and Pressplay.com were such jokes. They wanted people to pay monthly fees for less-than-cd-quality songs, and then one wouldn't allow them to even burn the downloads, while the other limited you as to what you can burn and can't. How stupid can you get?
I am from Mississippi, too, which is why I posted the comment. I actually went to audition to be an extra in The Insider when they filmed part of it on the coast, but they wanted people in their low to mid 30's, and I was only 23 at the time.
Its called satire. You state something the obvious, with the intention that your audience will understand that humor involved. In short, you laugh at it.
Why doesn't the state of Mississippi sue the crap out of Microsoft? The abbreviation for Mississippi is MS, and so is Microsoft. Hmmmm. I bet the state would lose and have to change its name. I may be on to something here.
Think about it, Michael Mann could make The Insider, Part Two. Instead of taking on tobacco companies it would be about monopolizing software companies. Anthony Michael Hall can play Bill Gates again, and we can bring Russel Crowe back and have the two go at it in some kind of virtual reality gladiator thing.
Well the Nintendo games I saw were very colorful and sort of childish looking. The XBox games I saw were all about sweet graphics and blowing stuff up. This should be an interesting war.
Look at the past history of the console market. Only two major units have ever been going on at once, while others get left behind. This time around, I think the GameCube is going to get left. Compared to the PS2 and XBox, the GC just sucks. I've not seen anyone walk out of the local stores with one, and the availability of games is nothing compared to PS2 or XBox.
In the local Circuit City, they have demos of all three sitting side by side, and I've yet to see anyone even bother to play the GameCube.
What a bunch of crap! He blames their failure on their popularity? The small print is just a bunch of business-jargon. Well...at least he didn't blame it on the 9/11 attacks.
This reminds me of a really stupid ignorant thing that was on Experts-exchange.com. They actually had a Flash-based popup window, complete with loud sounds, which advertised a program that disabled popup windows. Needless to say, they have been going downhill ever since then. Its like auto painting shop keying your car then leaving their business card under your windshield wiper.
I hope Bioware and Interplay can make friends out of this and get the game out. The remake of Pool of Radiance sucked because of it's technical problems. Damn big business software!
I've used Kazaa a good bit in the past couple months. It sucks that it is gonna die, but I kind of expected it. One thing you got to watch is there are a lot of virus-infected files on there and the Kazaa software has no built-in scanners.
Am I wrong in thinking it is still ok to tell telemarketers to eat the poo fresh out of my butt? I always thought that if they called you, then you have the right to tell them off. I wonder if that lawyer is a REAL lawyer...the spammer could just have whipped up a fake letterhead.
You know what I found interesting is just how many people's address books I am in. I found this out during the FunLove thing when I was getting emails from people I'd never heard of before. Spam list compilers, perhaps? I wouldn't be suprised.
Speaking of spammers, I have gotten more junk mail this past month, trying to trick me into changing registrars for a couple of domains that expire in November and December. I have gotten 4 different letters from Register.com, as well as about a half dozen emails from Register.com or their affiliates. I had always thought they were a big company and above sending spam, but I guessed wrong.
One thing I would like to see is to make it illegal for these so-called 'companies' to sell mailing lists. They are selling people's personal information! I know, I know - wishful thinking....
I don't know man...that sounds kinda weird. Still, nothing beats the satisfaction of screaming profane nonsense into the phone and then hanging up. I once yelled "I GOT BALLS IN MY FINGER SANDWHICH" and then hung up.
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Perhaps if the music industry would sign better artists and unleash less crappy music onto the radio, maybe people would be more willing to buy CDs.
The problem is software creators being so stupid as to release a program that is fully functional when all the user has to do is enter a number.
I have created some shareware myself and sold about 70 copies @ $5 each. I made two seperate versions - the shareware and the registered one. When the user registered, I just emailed them a copy of the full version which they can install over the shareware one.
Oh please not another UT! I have enough trouble getting my work done as is!
Can you say LAN Party???
You guys all know you are still going to see the movie, even if they NSync guys break out into a song. I'd rather see them than Jar Jar. At least THEY are real people (figuratively speaking)
I wish my host would keep my site up. its been unavailable since new year's. If they blame Y2K, I'm dropping them.
Musicnet.com and Pressplay.com were such jokes. They wanted people to pay monthly fees for less-than-cd-quality songs, and then one wouldn't allow them to even burn the downloads, while the other limited you as to what you can burn and can't. How stupid can you get?
I am from Mississippi, too, which is why I posted the comment. I actually went to audition to be an extra in The Insider when they filmed part of it on the coast, but they wanted people in their low to mid 30's, and I was only 23 at the time.
Its called satire. You state something the obvious, with the intention that your audience will understand that humor involved. In short, you laugh at it.
No, the guy from ER (Noah Wiley or something) played Jobs.
Why doesn't the state of Mississippi sue the crap out of Microsoft? The abbreviation for Mississippi is MS, and so is Microsoft. Hmmmm. I bet the state would lose and have to change its name. I may be on to something here.
Think about it, Michael Mann could make The Insider, Part Two. Instead of taking on tobacco companies it would be about monopolizing software companies. Anthony Michael Hall can play Bill Gates again, and we can bring Russel Crowe back and have the two go at it in some kind of virtual reality gladiator thing.
Well the Nintendo games I saw were very colorful and sort of childish looking. The XBox games I saw were all about sweet graphics and blowing stuff up. This should be an interesting war.
Look at the past history of the console market. Only two major units have ever been going on at once, while others get left behind. This time around, I think the GameCube is going to get left. Compared to the PS2 and XBox, the GC just sucks. I've not seen anyone walk out of the local stores with one, and the availability of games is nothing compared to PS2 or XBox.
In the local Circuit City, they have demos of all three sitting side by side, and I've yet to see anyone even bother to play the GameCube.
What a bunch of crap! He blames their failure on their popularity? The small print is just a bunch of business-jargon. Well...at least he didn't blame it on the 9/11 attacks.
This reminds me of a really stupid ignorant thing that was on Experts-exchange.com. They actually had a Flash-based popup window, complete with loud sounds, which advertised a program that disabled popup windows. Needless to say, they have been going downhill ever since then. Its like auto painting shop keying your car then leaving their business card under your windshield wiper.
Unified Theory is a kickass band, too!
http://www.unifiedtheorymusic.com
I hope Bioware and Interplay can make friends out of this and get the game out. The remake of Pool of Radiance sucked because of it's technical problems. Damn big business software!
I've used Kazaa a good bit in the past couple months. It sucks that it is gonna die, but I kind of expected it. One thing you got to watch is there are a lot of virus-infected files on there and the Kazaa software has no built-in scanners.
Am I wrong in thinking it is still ok to tell telemarketers to eat the poo fresh out of my butt? I always thought that if they called you, then you have the right to tell them off. I wonder if that lawyer is a REAL lawyer...the spammer could just have whipped up a fake letterhead.
You know what I found interesting is just how many people's address books I am in. I found this out during the FunLove thing when I was getting emails from people I'd never heard of before. Spam list compilers, perhaps? I wouldn't be suprised.
Speaking of spammers, I have gotten more junk mail this past month, trying to trick me into changing registrars for a couple of domains that expire in November and December. I have gotten 4 different letters from Register.com, as well as about a half dozen emails from Register.com or their affiliates. I had always thought they were a big company and above sending spam, but I guessed wrong.
One thing I would like to see is to make it illegal for these so-called 'companies' to sell mailing lists. They are selling people's personal information! I know, I know - wishful thinking....
And here I always thought AltaVista was a Mexican search engine.
....but e-commerce is kind of dead.
I don't know man...that sounds kinda weird. Still, nothing beats the satisfaction of screaming profane nonsense into the phone and then hanging up. I once yelled "I GOT BALLS IN MY FINGER SANDWHICH" and then hung up.
The only way this will work is if the game sucks. Who is going to stop playing a game to go "Hit the monkey" or get a free credit report?
There will always be snail mail! How else will we send resumes, packages, birthday and christmas cards, etc.
Until something is done about spam, email is going to have problems.