Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> __/ [ John Bokma ] on Saturday 16 September 2006 22:33 \__
>
>> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>> disgnosis appears to intersect. It might also be worth upgrading the
>>> Web browser by switching to something less permissive and exposed.
>>> Opera seems like a good candidate.
>>
>> My A doesn't work. Solution: use B. *sigh*
>>
>> My experience is that it works much better by helping out people
>> fixing A, and let *them* decide if they want to switch to B by
>> themselves. People can make decisions, really.
>
> *LOL*
>
> I proposed closed-source so that you would not complain.
:-)
> Besides, it
> is a fair recommendation, which I assume you would support as well.
Some time ago maybe. But I have noticed that people take software very
personal (wink wink), so calling IE crap is like saying: you're crap.
Telling them to switch software is like telling that their partner
should dump them :-)
Better: fix the problem for them so you can also explain what caused it,
etc. and let them do the math. Sometimes they can use IE after that
without getting into problems often :-) And while doing so, you can
mutter: weird, I have never had this problem with the browser I use ;-)
Or, what I often prefer: I have no idea, I use Firefox, and hardly use
IE at all. Saves a lot of time, until they do switch to Firefox, and
then it's:
* John, I lost my bookmarks again, why???
* John, I have updated Firefox, and now it crashes everytime and
doesn't start at all
* John, Firefox doesn't render my MySpace page correctly, what should
I do?
I try to avoid advice as much as possible, because I might become a
helpdesk.
I try to avoid: A is broke, use B instead even more :-D.
> And various scans could not remove what seems to me like 'poisoning'
> of IE.
Yup, the poisoning often stops when people work as limited user. Sadly
there is a shit load of software that cripples when not ran as Admin or
doesn't even start up (Some Lite CSS editor I checked out recently had
that issue).
> PS - Thanks for the support in that other thread. I hope you eliminate
> that kook, but be warned that he has been abusing UseNet for about 10
> years. They say it's Gary Steward who lives in the Hamptons.
:-D. I am sure he will be gone soon. I managed to get rid of DJM (with
help), and Xah Lee is also very very silent recenly :-D. (also with
help).
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