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DC Gamer Club / Re: Hoard
« Last post by wraith808 on April 05, 2011, 01:41 PM »4 pack is still available at discount... if you want in renegade, that's two of us... we just need two more...
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A little update- I was installing Applian FLV player on my new computer. It uses Open Candy. Or at least I *think* it does. Looking in the EULA, it has something about OpenCandy. But I wasn't presented with any option other than installing their own premium version... so I'm not sure *what* that was about...-wraith808 (April 05, 2011, 01:14 AM)
Do you have the Freecorder toolbar?-PhilB66 (April 05, 2011, 02:12 AM)
If it just popped up a screen that said something like:
The developer of this product has teamed with Open Candy to provide you with recommendations for a very small number of carefully selected and related software products you may also be interested in learning more about.
By teaming with Open Candy, the developers of the product you are installing are able to continue to offer it to you [free of charge|for substantially less money than it would cost otherwise.]
Open Candy will search your drive to see if you have one of its recommended products already installed. This allows us to offer you the most relevant suggestions for other software you may be interested in. No personally identifiable data will be transmitted to Open Candy as part of this process.
May the installation proceed with Open Candy? [Y|N]
If the person then said "no", I'd be willing to accept a second screen asking you to reconsider, and explaining how OC benefits the customer and the developer.
At which point if they still said "no" it would proceed to the installation without first invoking OC.
If OC only did this, I'd have absolutely no problem at all with it. In fact, I'd probably be willing to consider it a better alternative than a lot of what's out there.-40hz (April 04, 2011, 11:42 PM)
). At the time that this dialog would be accessed, the open candy dll would already be in memory. There's no way around it. The installers don't dynamically link the DLLs so that they only load them on demand. They decompress the payload, put it in a temp directory, and run with the bootstrapper linked to the resources in that directory.Attacking the software/developers that use it fall under the same aegis - especially if they are coders on the site. A little vitriol can really hurt a developer's livelihood for our own personal bias...-wraith808 (April 04, 2011, 03:57 PM)
I think if you reread what I wrote, you will discover that I have not, at any point, 'attacked' (your word) either OC or the developers that use it - either here at DoCo - or out in the 'wild.'
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So for that, I do apologize.
-40hz (April 04, 2011, 10:53 PM)
I take the same approach as app103. Sometimes I install but disable extensions for later use.-housetier (April 04, 2011, 02:30 PM)
Is that 60 dollars? I had a look on eBay and they were over £120 - which makes me assume they aren't that easy to get in the UK.-nudone (April 04, 2011, 02:56 PM)
Besides, like Renegade pointed out, end users are clueless and stupid. So why bother trying to explain all the magical and complex logic behind how OC discovered an ad is no longer an ad? And how there's no way anybody could possibly consider OC as some form of adware. Some of OC's proponents have even cited an authority as absolute and unassailable as Wikipedia to back them up with a definition of 'adware' that works well for them.-40hz (April 04, 2011, 02:13 PM)
Thanks, wraith. I'll keep the clamcase in mind - it might be something to use if I find I use the iPad regularly and need to type; otherwise, I'm not keen on the price.-nudone (April 04, 2011, 12:08 PM)
That said, I will try it as an ebook reader, maybe a quick browser and email checker. The ergonomics of the device lead me to think that I won't use it much - so, I'll still by using my netbook when typing is involved.-nudone (April 04, 2011, 02:22 AM)
Don't fight it buddy! It's a beautiful device. We don't have to be so black and white with this stuff. if the ipad fits your needs, get it. if a desktop klunker fits your needs, get it. We don't have to act so crazy about it! I've been very happy with the ipad.-superboyac (April 03, 2011, 09:13 PM)
I had no idea that they had a refurbs section, though, I've just checked it and it's completely empty, i.e. no UK refurbished Apple products at all.
It seems that iPads are the price they are on eBay as they are probably the quickest way of obtaining one at the moment.-nudone (April 03, 2011, 05:38 PM)
Oh ye of little faith. It will be in "immaculate condition" just as described. I know it will. And the $2000 I wired as security to ensure a speedy delivery will definitely be returned to me like the seller agreed. I wasn't sure about sending him my PayPal account login and password but it seemed perfectly reasonable when he explained it would increase my "trust" rating on eBay. It's nice to know there are some good, honest, people out there.
Serious mode: it cost £288 (including 10 quid packaging) and the item is about four months old and in "immaculate condition".
I was watching other iPads being sold on eBay over the past few days and it seemed they were going for £380 so I don't think I've done too bad.
(I've seen that Argos, and maybe other UK outlets, are selling iPads (v1) for around £320 or £330 - but the whole country appears to be out of stock with no chance of that changing soon.)-nudone (April 03, 2011, 05:05 PM)
But yes, it could be legitimate in some situations.As a someone that considers anything Apple related as anathema, I have now digitally soiled myself by buying an iPad (version 1).-nudone (April 03, 2011, 09:22 AM)
@Renegade
No, I did not try Sweet IM (and have no intention/need to do that). I was just wondering how you can recommend Sweet IM to others without having tried it yourself first?-PhilB66 (April 03, 2011, 12:47 PM)