I am really sorry. someone should start a spyware/computer bug wiki. I tried to report on the itunes directcd bug.. and some editors liked it, some didn't. I didn't have the stamina to keep it in.
It's worse than an app.. it's actually an ad. It may be an actual app. However, it advertises itself as a banner and says you have 11 messages waiting. Click it, and it says they delete so many messages a day, and you are down to 3. I figured out pretty quickly when they asked for my gender (which they should have already if they were really a Facebook app) that it was fake.. besides the fact, it used images.. but there was no border around the banner, and no word "Advertisement". Facebook needs to correct this.. at a minimum.. and make it clear when you are leaving the Facebook site.
But seriously, for Windows users, don't install executables. You know those "install and run" dialog boxes.. say "No."
--Sam
A Microsoft problem? No. The feature is implemented correctly. If the monitor does not have the authorization chip that the new drivers in Vista are set to check for (thus closing the analog hole), the DRM will not play. Because VGA is older, the content will play on that. It's a feature of Windows Media, that might be fixed if Microsoft does not implement the monitor check in Silverlight which they are switching to. Since they want to support Macs, and Apple isn't that stupid, hopefully they won't be able to.
That's almost normal.. although early reports said it was "fixed" in Leopard. But on Tiger, the icon wouldn't update. (the actual image file). Pretty minor bug, unrelated to this problem, and if I do say so, I would rather not have my resources consumed with updating an image file.
Can I ask where you work? Because Mcafee does not impress me at the moment. You can send me an e-mail.. smkatz@gmail.com if you would prefer not to say so publicly. (I'm not worried about spam, because Gmail filters it.)
Post this in the firefox forums, but make sure you're running the latest version (the latest patch). It's a bug I encountered on one other site with popup menus not working. You can also order by phone.
anything you print can be made into a pdf with all the formatting exactly retained from the original. I also like RTF.. remember that? Word actually saves into it, rather well, although MS uses curly quotes to screw other competitors' translators up.. I got the idea for PDF because Sun Microsystems has new server software that will convert several formats into PDF, including I assume word and wordperfect.
No mechanism for an ISP (read: network provider) to communicate with its clients? There is one. Windows Messenger.. the service, not the program. Admittedly, its only for one operating system, but the idea is to provide an alert that the network admin can send when certain conditions (like bandwidth limits) are reached.
Neuros' players are completely open source, and support every codec imaginable. That said, I really like AAC, but I have also bought un-drmed MP3.
--Sam
you are almost ashamed to admit it?! You stole people's money. You violated the *law*. You purchased a gift card (at least as far as the credit issuer is concerned, it technically costs nothing, I'll admit) and then charged something to it. That is a fraudulent charge, and is equalivent to identity theft, although you'd never be prosecuted for that specifically.. more like credit card fraud.
You know TDS [TDS.net] gives me a router, which they by and large support. You should at least tell them how to reset their router.. look for a reset switch, if there isn't a reset switch, unplug it. Not supporting the router is a lame excuse.
Apple has a near monopoly in MP3 players and in their itunes jukebox. so is bundling safari with itunes using leverage in one (admittedly not illegal) market to gain market share in another legally problematic?
Yes it is hairbrained. If evidence isn't admissable in court, it isn't admissible for a reason, specifically because it has been deemed -- over years of experience -- to be unreliable.
--Sam
I don't understand. You want them to track your music. That sounds like D(R)M to me.
Napster already does what you request. Any tracks you purchase can be redownloaded simply by pressing a button for free. Any tracks you rent can be redownloaded as long as that subscription is current.
Of course, if Napster no longer has a license (contract) for that song, you are out of luck.
You could have run it "(a decent design/admin GUI for PostgreSQL)" in emulation. Why didn't you? "Had I been able to boot into Windows to use that one tool (or even better, used it under emulation/virtualisation while still in MacOS), I would almost certainly have ended up with a Mac."
No, they didn't. Tracks which you purchased before the change still have 10 burns + backup + 3 computers + unlimited iPod(R) usage. Tracks which you purchased after the change still have 5 computers + 7 burns + backup + unlimited ipod usage(R)
If you backup before burning, you can get more burns. (double)
The actual rights on the files you purchase will not change, but may get used up.
--Sam
Verizon Wireless almost but does not completely comply with the CAN-SPAM Act of 2003. Being a patriot, I contacted the Attorney-General's office in my State. A very nice woman informed me that she did not have the authority to send Verizon a letter about CAN-SPAM. She told me to call the FTC Consumer Action Center. So I did, and they took my complaint. I then realized that I had lost the incident number which I was going to use to forward the offending e-mail (my billing notification) to spam@uce.gov. So I contacted Verizon's Government line and convinced them to get someone on the line so that I could pass on the information.
For me, CAN-SPAM when it is followed helps me. No business can conceal their address and phone number from me, if they want to send me e-mail. Unfortunately, the one e-mail that I would want to reply to is e-mails concerning billing and the billing notices don't comply with CAN-SPAM (no address, no phone number, no valid reply-to address).
But with the Attorney-General lacking the authority to provide Verizon guidance, I'm left at the mercy of the corporation or the FTC -- neither of which I have much confidence in.
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I am really sorry. someone should start a spyware/computer bug wiki. I tried to report on the itunes directcd bug.. and some editors liked it, some didn't. I didn't have the stamina to keep it in.
You cannot revoke the license. IANAL, but the FSF makes this fairly explicit:
http://gplv3.fsf.org/comments/rt/summarydecision.html?filename=3D%3C%25%25%20gplv3-draft-1%20%25%3E&id=917
--Sam
P.S Click the link; it's more complicated than I've laid out here.
It's worse than an app.. it's actually an ad. It may be an actual app. However, it advertises itself as a banner and says you have 11 messages waiting. Click it, and it says they delete so many messages a day, and you are down to 3. I figured out pretty quickly when they asked for my gender (which they should have already if they were really a Facebook app) that it was fake.. besides the fact, it used images.. but there was no border around the banner, and no word "Advertisement". Facebook needs to correct this.. at a minimum.. and make it clear when you are leaving the Facebook site. But seriously, for Windows users, don't install executables. You know those "install and run" dialog boxes.. say "No." --Sam
A Microsoft problem? No. The feature is implemented correctly. If the monitor does not have the authorization chip that the new drivers in Vista are set to check for (thus closing the analog hole), the DRM will not play. Because VGA is older, the content will play on that. It's a feature of Windows Media, that might be fixed if Microsoft does not implement the monitor check in Silverlight which they are switching to. Since they want to support Macs, and Apple isn't that stupid, hopefully they won't be able to.
--Sam
That's almost normal.. although early reports said it was "fixed" in Leopard. But on Tiger, the icon wouldn't update. (the actual image file). Pretty minor bug, unrelated to this problem, and if I do say so, I would rather not have my resources consumed with updating an image file.
Can I ask where you work? Because Mcafee does not impress me at the moment. You can send me an e-mail.. smkatz@gmail.com if you would prefer not to say so publicly. (I'm not worried about spam, because Gmail filters it.)
Post this in the firefox forums, but make sure you're running the latest version (the latest patch). It's a bug I encountered on one other site with popup menus not working. You can also order by phone.
--Sam
anything you print can be made into a pdf with all the formatting exactly retained from the original. I also like RTF.. remember that? Word actually saves into it, rather well, although MS uses curly quotes to screw other competitors' translators up.. I got the idea for PDF because Sun Microsystems has new server software that will convert several formats into PDF, including I assume word and wordperfect.
--Sam
No mechanism for an ISP (read: network provider) to communicate with its clients? There is one. Windows Messenger.. the service, not the program. Admittedly, its only for one operating system, but the idea is to provide an alert that the network admin can send when certain conditions (like bandwidth limits) are reached.
Neuros' players are completely open source, and support every codec imaginable. That said, I really like AAC, but I have also bought un-drmed MP3. --Sam
you are almost ashamed to admit it?! You stole people's money. You violated the *law*. You purchased a gift card (at least as far as the credit issuer is concerned, it technically costs nothing, I'll admit) and then charged something to it. That is a fraudulent charge, and is equalivent to identity theft, although you'd never be prosecuted for that specifically.. more like credit card fraud.
--Sam
They did not break the iPod backup tools. You can read the database. You just can't write to it.
You know TDS [TDS.net] gives me a router, which they by and large support. You should at least tell them how to reset their router.. look for a reset switch, if there isn't a reset switch, unplug it. Not supporting the router is a lame excuse.
--Sam
it does have file transfer via bluetooth. also, you can e-mail yourself files.. so no big deal.
Apple has a near monopoly in MP3 players and in their itunes jukebox. so is bundling safari with itunes using leverage in one (admittedly not illegal) market to gain market share in another legally problematic?
--Sam
The point is that there is no way to tell. The browser's history includes any pop-ups (any windows) spawned by spyware.
It is useless.
To not realize that calls into question your credibility. There was clearly reasonable doubt here.
Let's get that DA fired.
--Sam
That's Hamlet.
Yes it is hairbrained. If evidence isn't admissable in court, it isn't admissible for a reason, specifically because it has been deemed -- over years of experience -- to be unreliable. --Sam
question: with internet defined as a communications service, is there any such thing as net neutrality or does it need to be regulated? --Sam
You would let a guest use port 25? One word: spam. Not a good idea. especially with zombies.
I don't understand. You want them to track your music. That sounds like D(R)M to me.
Napster already does what you request. Any tracks you purchase can be redownloaded simply by pressing a button for free. Any tracks you rent can be redownloaded as long as that subscription is current.
Of course, if Napster no longer has a license (contract) for that song, you are out of luck.
--Sam
You can't just make your own disk. Copying features is copyright infringement.
have you ever heard of virtual pc?
i rtualpc.aspx?pid=virtualpc
You could have run it "(a decent design/admin GUI for PostgreSQL)" in emulation. Why didn't you? "Had I been able to boot into Windows to use that one tool (or even better, used it under emulation/virtualisation while still in MacOS), I would almost certainly have ended up with a Mac."
http://www.microsoft.com/mac/products/virtualpc/v
No, they didn't. Tracks which you purchased before the change still have 10 burns + backup + 3 computers + unlimited iPod(R) usage. Tracks which you purchased after the change still have 5 computers + 7 burns + backup + unlimited ipod usage(R) If you backup before burning, you can get more burns. (double) The actual rights on the files you purchase will not change, but may get used up. --Sam
Verizon Wireless almost but does not completely comply with the CAN-SPAM Act of 2003. Being a patriot, I contacted the Attorney-General's office in my State. A very nice woman informed me that she did not have the authority to send Verizon a letter about CAN-SPAM. She told me to call the FTC Consumer Action Center. So I did, and they took my complaint. I then realized that I had lost the incident number which I was going to use to forward the offending e-mail (my billing notification) to spam@uce.gov. So I contacted Verizon's Government line and convinced them to get someone on the line so that I could pass on the information.
For me, CAN-SPAM when it is followed helps me. No business can conceal their address and phone number from me, if they want to send me e-mail. Unfortunately, the one e-mail that I would want to reply to is e-mails concerning billing and the billing notices don't comply with CAN-SPAM (no address, no phone number, no valid reply-to address).
But with the Attorney-General lacking the authority to provide Verizon guidance, I'm left at the mercy of the corporation or the FTC -- neither of which I have much confidence in.
--Sam