I'm running Firefox 2 with AdBlock with Filterset.G and I got a screen overlay ad, not necessarily a pop up ad. But even more annoying was the video advertisement that started up and playing music.
I thought this article "Can Anthrax Be Controlled?" was about them keeping the crappy singer instead of the good one (John Bush). Someone ought to make sure they make the right decisions!:)
But they have driven me away. Am I not a customer? Those are three CDs that I might enjoy, but I will never be able to listen to because of how they restrict these CDs.
The thing is, I don't want a hack to listen to an "enhanced" CD. What I really want is the old fashioned, standard Compact Disk that I have fair use to make a legal back up (an mp3 file).
I won't purchase a CD that has a SunnComm sticker on it because it is supporting DRM.
Instead, I've been poking around with eMusic and getting legal MP3 files from the indie/underground scene. And the music is a bit more refeshing.:)
I usually buy about 50 - 70 albums per year. I listen to 75% of my music on an iPod at work, an additional 15% listening to these CDs in my car, and 10% listening to my legally ripped collection of mp3 files on my home PC.
Sony / BMG are making CDs using SunnComm's MediaMaxx that require a software end user licence agreement (EULA) to listen to on a computer, and they can not be ripped into an MP3 or an AAC file. Hence I have no way to listen to these albums on my iPod. I don't believe in agreeing to a EULA to listen to these songs on my home PC, so I can't use these CDs on my PC. And to pay $12-$15 for a CD that I can only listen for twenty minutes on the way to work or doing errands is crazy.
Why is the industry shooting itself in the foot by driving away loyal customers? I want to give bands like Velvet Revolver, Kings of Leon, and the Foo Fighters my hard earned money, but their record labels are not giving me a product that I find acceptable... A good old fashioned compact disk.
I received an 3G iPod for my birthday that was bought in June 2004. I've recently taken the iPod on a trip across the country, and it did not last the 4 hour plane ride. I guess I'm screwed because a store sold the wrong model?
If the new MSN search tool is as good as Microsoft.com's search tool, then they have nothing to worry about.
Unless I have a KnowledgeBase article number, I usually end up searching Microsoft.com with Google as the results from the site's search tool never even come close to what I am looking for.
I could very well be wrong, but I believe it's the same behavior in Internet Explorer. It's been a while since I've used IE, but I thought I remember going into the advanced options to enable printing background stuff.
My guess on the printing background stuff is that people still have black and white printers, so they might not be able to read something correctly with a background on it.
With regards to wrapping, I am pretty sure that it is dependent on how the site is coded. Sites tend to be developed 800 pixels wide (or 800+) so it looks normal on a 800x600 monitor. The problem is that your monitor looks nothing like your printer. However, if you specify a percentage in your table sizes (for example 90%) in your code rather than a hard 800, then the text should wrap with the monitor and on the printer. Also you don't have that large devoid unused space that you find on some sites that are made for 800x600 monitors.
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Maybe I'm missing the point, but I've found a few options under File > Page Setup to fix my initial printing problems.
1. There is "shrink to fit page" option that makes the page print the width of the HTML.
2. I also like to use the "Print Background (colors and images)" option.
With these options set, every page printed looks the same as it does in the browser.
Personally, I was introduced to free software by using Mozilla's suite. Then I got more interested in the concepts and then got interested in Linux. I started using OpenOffice on Linux and found that there was a Windows version. When people ask me about where to get a copy of Office, I usually point them to OpenOffice and tell them about the concepts of Free software. Many think that it is a good idea.
I think there is a need fore more killer apps that run on Linux and Windows. When people are ready to make the jump to Linux, the applications they already use will already be there waiting for them.!
On the other hand there are people like me, with a full suite of MS software on my PC at work that never gets used. I use OO and Firefox exclusively.
Just wanted to back this statement up. Our IT department has MS software on every PC, but I use OOo for handling all internal Office documents without any problems. Most users that I send documents to have no clue that I am not using MS Office. Also, I have been using Firefox over IE for all my web browsing needs since version 0.3. And on the rare occaions that I need to do image manipulation, I use the Windows implementation of GIMP.
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It's surprising to me that nobody thinks that these images are just "photoshopped" pictures and just rambles on about rumored changes. Couldn't some random fan just take an image and super-impose Episode III Anakin on Episode VI Anakin's body?
I had heard that Lucas was planning on doing the special edition movies from 1997.
Yep, same here. I got the little message saying upgrade to 0.9.1, so I did. And then I started up 0.9.1 and got a little message saying upgrade to 0.9.1, so I did...
I was going to pick up the new Velvet Revolver CD, but my friend picked it up earlier in the day and said there was a EULA he had to agree to. Now the Beastie Boys album has licencing stuff on it.
Personally, I refuse to buy or support an artist that has these counter measures. I believe that the RIAA are going to shoot themselves in the foot so hard by screwing their customers over. After making customers agree to software EULAs and secretly installed software, who the hell would want to play a CD on their computer? Soon they will have nothing to blame low CD sales on but themselves.
I wanted to reply back to my original post after making this discovery...
Do you guys have the theme set up using small icons? This morning I went back and tried it with the big icons, and it looks ten times better. I can make out what the new tab icon is supposed to be. The big icons look to be a hair bigger than what the small "Qute" theme size. Still not as nice as Qute, but it's still early in the design. Keep your fingers crossed that the new graphic artists will bring the quality up to surpass Qute's high standards.
How can we let Mozilla know that we aren't happy with the new default theme? I realize that it is not complete, but I really don't like where it's going. I can't even make out what the "new tab" button is supposed to be.
Can't say I'm a fan of the new Winstripe... Long live Qute! I downloaded a nightly executable of Firefox a few days ago and I loved the updated version of Qute. Ben, please don't change the default theme!
My wife is obsessed with American Idol and watches it every time it's on.
Every time someone sings and manages to hold a note for 5 seconds, the crowd goes wild! That seems to be the key to being a popular artist. Not whether they can harmonize or have timing.
The thing that cracked me up this season is that the teenagers vote and they actually voted off the people that actually had the most talent.
What does that tell you? Teenagers shouldn't be in charge of the music industry!
Why not let bands and artists develop their music, so that we may appreciate it down the road, rather than making music to match the current trend that will be tired at this time next year?
You might be interested in checking out the FlashBlock extension for Mozilla's Firefox browser. Instead of playing the Flash file, it puts a flash logo there. If you want to view the Flash file, click on the logo. Now you've got the best of both worlds, and it looks much nicer than "Missing plugin...":-)
Mozilla and Mozilla Firefox have a nifty browser extension called AdBlock.
Use that and you never have to see another ad again on your web page. Plus built in popup blocking. When I uses someone elses PC and use IE, I can't help but to feel bad for them:-)
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I'm running Firefox 2 with AdBlock with Filterset.G and I got a screen overlay ad, not necessarily a pop up ad. But even more annoying was the video advertisement that started up and playing music.
"Apple has become Microsoft."
I'd buy into that theory if they released a new product every five years than every five months.
I thought this article "Can Anthrax Be Controlled?" was about them keeping the crappy singer instead of the good one (John Bush). Someone ought to make sure they make the right decisions! :)
But they have driven me away. Am I not a customer? Those are three CDs that I might enjoy, but I will never be able to listen to because of how they restrict these CDs.
The thing is, I don't want a hack to listen to an "enhanced" CD. What I really want is the old fashioned, standard Compact Disk that I have fair use to make a legal back up (an mp3 file).
:)
I won't purchase a CD that has a SunnComm sticker on it because it is supporting DRM.
Instead, I've been poking around with eMusic and getting legal MP3 files from the indie/underground scene. And the music is a bit more refeshing.
I usually buy about 50 - 70 albums per year. I listen to 75% of my music on an iPod at work, an additional 15% listening to these CDs in my car, and 10% listening to my legally ripped collection of mp3 files on my home PC.
Sony / BMG are making CDs using SunnComm's MediaMaxx that require a software end user licence agreement (EULA) to listen to on a computer, and they can not be ripped into an MP3 or an AAC file. Hence I have no way to listen to these albums on my iPod. I don't believe in agreeing to a EULA to listen to these songs on my home PC, so I can't use these CDs on my PC. And to pay $12-$15 for a CD that I can only listen for twenty minutes on the way to work or doing errands is crazy.
Why is the industry shooting itself in the foot by driving away loyal customers? I want to give bands like Velvet Revolver, Kings of Leon, and the Foo Fighters my hard earned money, but their record labels are not giving me a product that I find acceptable... A good old fashioned compact disk.
I received an 3G iPod for my birthday that was bought in June 2004. I've recently taken the iPod on a trip across the country, and it did not last the 4 hour plane ride. I guess I'm screwed because a store sold the wrong model?
If the new MSN search tool is as good as Microsoft.com's search tool, then they have nothing to worry about.
Unless I have a KnowledgeBase article number, I usually end up searching Microsoft.com with Google as the results from the site's search tool never even come close to what I am looking for.
I could very well be wrong, but I believe it's the same behavior in Internet Explorer. It's been a while since I've used IE, but I thought I remember going into the advanced options to enable printing background stuff.
My guess on the printing background stuff is that people still have black and white printers, so they might not be able to read something correctly with a background on it.
With regards to wrapping, I am pretty sure that it is dependent on how the site is coded. Sites tend to be developed 800 pixels wide (or 800+) so it looks normal on a 800x600 monitor. The problem is that your monitor looks nothing like your printer. However, if you specify a percentage in your table sizes (for example 90%) in your code rather than a hard 800, then the text should wrap with the monitor and on the printer. Also you don't have that large devoid unused space that you find on some sites that are made for 800x600 monitors.
Maybe I'm missing the point, but I've found a few options under File > Page Setup to fix my initial printing problems.
1. There is "shrink to fit page" option that makes the page print the width of the HTML.
2. I also like to use the "Print Background (colors and images)" option.
With these options set, every page printed looks the same as it does in the browser.
... in an apparent act of defiance, SCO has thrown it's hat in to sue over use of anything open source!
p.s. - The parent post should be modded "+5 Funny", not "+3 Interesting" :)
somebody please mod this +5 funny
I think there is a need fore more killer apps that run on Linux and Windows. When people are ready to make the jump to Linux, the applications they already use will already be there waiting for them.!
On the other hand there are people like me, with a full suite of MS software on my PC at work that never gets used. I use OO and Firefox exclusively.
Just wanted to back this statement up. Our IT department has MS software on every PC, but I use OOo for handling all internal Office documents without any problems. Most users that I send documents to have no clue that I am not using MS Office. Also, I have been using Firefox over IE for all my web browsing needs since version 0.3. And on the rare occaions that I need to do image manipulation, I use the Windows implementation of GIMP.
It's surprising to me that nobody thinks that these images are just "photoshopped" pictures and just rambles on about rumored changes. Couldn't some random fan just take an image and super-impose Episode III Anakin on Episode VI Anakin's body?
I had heard that Lucas was planning on doing the special edition movies from 1997.
Don't make me send Zaphod after you. :-)
Yep, same here. I got the little message saying upgrade to 0.9.1, so I did. And then I started up 0.9.1 and got a little message saying upgrade to 0.9.1, so I did...
I was going to pick up the new Velvet Revolver CD, but my friend picked it up earlier in the day and said there was a EULA he had to agree to. Now the Beastie Boys album has licencing stuff on it.
Personally, I refuse to buy or support an artist that has these counter measures. I believe that the RIAA are going to shoot themselves in the foot so hard by screwing their customers over. After making customers agree to software EULAs and secretly installed software, who the hell would want to play a CD on their computer? Soon they will have nothing to blame low CD sales on but themselves.
I wanted to reply back to my original post after making this discovery...
Do you guys have the theme set up using small icons? This morning I went back and tried it with the big icons, and it looks ten times better. I can make out what the new tab icon is supposed to be. The big icons look to be a hair bigger than what the small "Qute" theme size. Still not as nice as Qute, but it's still early in the design. Keep your fingers crossed that the new graphic artists will bring the quality up to surpass Qute's high standards.
How can we let Mozilla know that we aren't happy with the new default theme? I realize that it is not complete, but I really don't like where it's going. I can't even make out what the "new tab" button is supposed to be.
Anyone else like or dislike the new theme?
Can't say I'm a fan of the new Winstripe... Long live Qute! I downloaded a nightly executable of Firefox a few days ago and I loved the updated version of Qute. Ben, please don't change the default theme!
My wife is obsessed with American Idol and watches it every time it's on.
Every time someone sings and manages to hold a note for 5 seconds, the crowd goes wild! That seems to be the key to being a popular artist. Not whether they can harmonize or have timing.
The thing that cracked me up this season is that the teenagers vote and they actually voted off the people that actually had the most talent.
What does that tell you? Teenagers shouldn't be in charge of the music industry!
Why not let bands and artists develop their music, so that we may appreciate it down the road, rather than making music to match the current trend that will be tired at this time next year?
You might be interested in checking out the FlashBlock extension for Mozilla's Firefox browser. Instead of playing the Flash file, it puts a flash logo there. If you want to view the Flash file, click on the logo. Now you've got the best of both worlds, and it looks much nicer than "Missing plugin..." :-)
http://texturizer.net/firefox/extensions/#flashblMozilla and Mozilla Firefox have a nifty browser extension called AdBlock.
:-)
Use that and you never have to see another ad again on your web page. Plus built in popup blocking. When I uses someone elses PC and use IE, I can't help but to feel bad for them
This is wicked awesome news :-)