Glen,
Oh god, how I hate people who just roll over and give up!
At 01:14 AM 3/15/02 -0500, Glen Wilson wrote:
>Opera may be pretty good, but (since Opera is not free) why not spend your
>$40 USD on Zone Alarm Pro and stop worrying about all of this stuff. At
>your option, you can block cookies selectively, block advertisements on
>pages (saving you time by not downloading them), block pop-up ads, control
>which of your programs have access to the internet, block any gathering
>information on you and tracking where you have been, automatically scan your
>email for viruses, and lots of other stuff. There is a version you can
>download for free, but it doesn't have all of the bells and whistles. They
>just came out with a new version of ZoneAlarm Pro, and it is pretty slick.
>
>http://www.zonelabs.com
>
>Microsoft Internet Explorer and Outlook Express are free, and they are
>excellent programs. Aside from any other advantages they might have, you
>will have ZERO compatibility problems. I can't get all worked up about
>Microsoft controlling the software market because, hey guys, it's a fjte
>accompli (pardon my probably poor French spelling). It's done and over with
>and whatever happens to change it will be something revolutionary that makes
>all present PC, Mac or Linux software entirely obsolete. And the current
>American administration has given Microsoft the secret handshake sent them
>along their merry way without doing anything of substance to restrict their
>future activities or punish them for what they've done in the past.
>
>The hew and cry about the dangers of using Internet Explorer and Outlook
>Express are very much overblown, anyway. These programs are no more
>susceptible to worms and viruses than any other software for the internet;
>it's just that no one bothers to write viruses for programs that can't
>muster up even 2% of the market. It's silly and irresponsible to be on the
>net without taking appropriate precautions, anyway. You can make a good
>analogy to safe sex and the use of condoms because you're just as likely to
>pass a virus on as you are to recieve one.
>
>It doesn't take a lot of computer power to use any of these programs, and
>they are free to all regadless of social class or economic status.
>
>Glen
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-british-cars@autox.team.net
> > [mailto:owner-british-cars@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Bob Hamilton
> > Sent: Tuesday, March 12, 2002 4:56 PM
> > To: TeriAnn Wakeman; British Cars List
> > Subject: RE: Web Sites
> >
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > Another up and coming web browser that is very stable
> > and supports
> > both the HTML standard and Microsoft is Opera Version 6.0 which can be
> > found at http://www.opera.com/. It has been getting good reviews.
> >
> > Later,
> > Bob
> >
> >
> > At 12:49 PM 3/12/02 -0800, you wrote:
> > > >There is an easy solution to your problem. Don't use
> > Netscape. Web sites
> > > >are increasingly incompatible with Netscape in any of its versions.
> > >
> > >Not good web sites. Good web sites are designed to follow industry
> > >standards AND the microsoft deviations from the standards.
> > >
> > >Microsoft has deliberately not quite followed web industry standards to
> > >create incompatibilities between their product and any competitors. They
> > >have built their browser into their system software to try to get owners
> > >of Wintel computers to use it.
> > >
> > >Then to make things even more fun the deliberately wrote their web design
> > >product to create code with the Explorer inconsistencies with the
> > >standards. Have you ever noticed that if you hand code html and run it
> > >through the Microsoft web design product that it sometimes automatically
> > >rewrites you code. Their product does not properly follow the standards.
> > >
> > >You have been assimilated and are actively aiding in Microsoft's efforts
> > >to assimilate others.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >TeriAnn Wakeman If you send me direct mail, please
> > >Santa Cruz, California start the subject line with TW -
> > >twakeman@cruzers.com I will be sure to read the message
> > >
> > >http://www.cruzers.com/~twakeman
> > >
> > >"How can life grant us the boon of living..unless we dare"
> > >Amelia Earhart 1898-1937
> >
> > =========================================================
> > Robert (Bob) A.C. Hamilton, Waverley, Nova Scotia, Canada
> > Home Page: www.accesswave.ca/~hamilton
> > Sunbeam Talbots - Alpine, Drophead and Saloon, 1953-1954
> > Sunbeam Talbot Web Page: www.sunbeamtalbot.info
> > [Stable mates - 1973 Midget and 1968 M-B 280SE]
> > E-Mail: hamilton@accesswave.ca or robertach@ca.inter.net
> > =========================================================
Regards
Barrie
Barrie Robinson - barrier@bconnex.net
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