Activity for April 1

Review - cFosSpeed
5.01 Build 1602 Beta (Jan 12, 2010)

@Young Strider
Pretty much what been said. Besides, I have the latest stable version. Haven't even tried beta. Perhaps I'm like you and I don't like beta software, though testing it and reporting back any comments/suggestions could probably make the program better.

In any case, this program works as advertised, and now I barely feel when my ISP "tries" to make my Internet go boom because I'm using a torrent. Ha, losers!
Review - BlueScreenView
1.05 (Aug 18, 2009)

@freeafrog:
That isn't reason enough to give it such a low rating.

But to redeem your mistake, and also in response to your request, the best rating. Nice mini-tool. :)
Comment - Some things that Firefox 4 can do that Android's stock browser can't
1.05 (Apr 1, 2011 - 2:37 AM)

Very good to know! Thanks!
Comment - HTC sues Apple to block sales of the iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch in U.S.
1.05 (May 14, 2010 - 2:18 PM)

I also hate it these stupid patent battles. Like you said, innovation should be encouraged, not the other way around.

I'm going to patent how to create life from dust... oh, wait, God could sue me!
Comment - Adobe to Steve Jobs: 'We love you'
1.05 (May 14, 2010 - 2:01 PM)

I seriously don't get it. If Apple isn't open, and I mean, the whole thing (not just WebKit), why should Adobe be?

If this is a world of markets, then this is clearly a marketing move. I have a MacBook with Snow Leopard 10.6.3, and a desktop computer with both Windows 7 and Ubuntu (10.04). I enjoy ALL of them, because each one adds something nice to my user experience.

To me Flash is just an option:

1. Bad user experience? Please, come out of the closet.
2. Bad documentation or lack of it? Come on, you should look for documention on how to read and comprehend the available information first.

I'm starting to use HTML5, with my personal website first, and while I like it (Canvas [Wow], Workers, Microdata, etc.), I still like Flash for really dynamic multi-media presentations. I love it, it works in all three platforms I use it just fine.

In any case, say what you must. To me, if there is no total freedom, I'd like at least a fair and competing market.

Have fun!
Comment - Chrome 5 becomes the Flash browser, integrates plug-in with dev build
1.05 (Apr 2, 2010 - 12:03 PM)

They're doing exactly what Microsoft was doing when they used to bundle Windows Media Player or Internet Explorer with it, which was a wrong model for the end-user. Fastest way to get things working, yes, but not always the best. I've never had a problem with downloading the Flash plug-in whenever I needed it. We should guide users into doing things, not doing everything for them. If you really hate their move (including Flash with their browser), maybe it's moment you stop supporting them. Remember, they were making you believe it was a user-model, when in fact it's always been a business-model.

Now, I really like Flash. I've seen many great things done on it, from web sites to animated cartoons and applications, but even if I'm a web designer and developer fully supporting the adoption of HTML5 and CSS3, there is no way we can simply take Flash credit for what it's done. In web sites, Flash is a great way to enhance the user experience, although I'm against fully Flash-coded web sites. Advancement in JavaScript coupled with the HTML5 and CSS3 formulae is getting better, although until they're not finished (standards) and fully supported, they're not so close to overcoming Flash capabilities. And if you really think about it, Flash is a thing on its own. It should not be about trying to do what Flash does. It should be about making everything work together, and filling the holes.

I'm pretty sure most crashes I've had in my whole Web browsing experience have been mainly third-party plug-ins' (like Flash) fault, but those are the problems we should report. We usually don't report a thing. It's not always their fault, it's also OURS. Besides, Flash runs on many operating systems, on different browsers: if you think maintaining stability across all those different combination is easy task, I dare you do better, NOW.

If there are other options available, and for some alien reason you are not enjoying a Flash experience, by all means, push W3C and other standards forward, 'cause they will, in the end, be for our better.
Comment - Live report: Will Google Chrome OS change Linux?
1.05 (Nov 23, 2009 - 6:49 PM)

I'll have to disagree. Most people I know, and no, most are not geeks, usually have EVERYTHING installed in their computers.

For instance, I'd prefer the safety of my own computer, which I'm constantly giving maintenance, instead of some (extremely big) service that could just go down. I'd use the Web as a secondary solution to my problems, not the default.