OT: websites/popups (was Re: The filePro & Group - A second attempt)

[Bill Campbell]

On Wed, Jul 25, 2007, Kenneth Brody wrote:
>Quoting Fairlight (Wed, 25 Jul 2007 17:07:51 -0400):
>[...]
>> I'll give you this, though...at least you did the popup with size
>> correctly.  -NOTHING- on the web ticks me off more than a site that
>> tries to pop a window but instead resizes your actual whole main
>> browser.
>> Ugh.
>[...]
>
>Well, there are the ones that pop up a window w/o resize ability,
>and they make the window too small.  (Perhaps it's the right size
>if you are using IE and have the right font size set.  But, I end
>up with a window with content larger than the window, no way to
>resize the window, and no scrollbars.)
>
>And speaking of Flash (which you were in the snipped portion), don't
>get me started on sites that have a Flash-only main page.  (The kind
>that shows up entirely blank -- not even a "click here to continue"
>or a "skip intro" link -- if you have Flash disabled.)  Or, worse, a
>Flash-only entire website.

I heard Bill Joy in an interview who asked if any business would want to
have an 800 number that could only be used with a Microsoft phone.

Bill
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