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by the scummy one 2 views

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I am currently on a Vista system, with only IR7 installed. I am off-site, in a place we are supposed to be quiet, and unfortunately, forgot to turn the sound off.
This popped up
http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee314/techman03/NewBitmapImage.jpg
so I clicked on "Close" with no luck. Disabled the sound quickly enough (a few people stared/glared at me).
However, the problem remains, when it pops up I cannot close it, nor move it out of my way.
The way to get rid of it is to change pages, and then go back (via clicking the link again).

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by boxfiddler Hot topic

it's unbidden sound via my PC. Inevitably pops up when silence is the rule of the surroundings. Or when I'm listening to music via headphones, in which case it usually rips my eardrums in pieces.

Irksome, to put it politely. Pisses me off in the extreme to put it not at all politely.

by jdclyde

and a big part of it was asking about the ads and if I ever clicked on them.

I informed him that ever since CBS took over, there have not been any ads I was interested in, and that the majority of them were non-technical.

Before CBS, I had actually bought a few things after following a TR banner. Don't see that ever happening again.

by jdclyde

many of us that know something about computers have moved to FF, with adblock running.

I had an audio ad pop up ONCE, and that was when I added the adblock. I didn't mind side banners and such, and I even tolerated the annoying animated ones, but once it started squawking at me, it was toast.

You would not believe how much faster TR is now.

by the scummy one

I am only on the Vista system temporarily. I have no plans to install FF on it for the hour I was browsing.
But the sound was only 1 issue (we have brought up sound in the past, several times). But ALSO, not being able to move the ad out of the way, and that the Close button fails.
I dont give a shlt about the ad, and would have just closed it, however, it wouldnt let me, and before the picture even finished coming up, the audio was going along.

As for TR loading faster -- not for me at work. Of course I have mentioned the network here. I get long hangs several times a day regardless of browser, add-ins (such as ad block and no script)

by jdclyde

or just TR?

And yes, that is an unforgivable sin, to put popups and non-stopping ads on a techs computer, because we know better than to accept that crap.

Other than the BBall game, It does seem like the non-tech BS ads are slowing? Maybe someone has been paying attention?

by oz_media

Have them disable those stupid ads for people that are logged in. We've all seen it, if we wanted it we'd have clicked it already. Skullers from Cambridge (that sounds pornographic doesn't it?) is not exactly IT fodder.

Tell the wankers at CBS to get real and stop spamming us with such crap!

by tink!

at tuning out both sight and sound ads, I [b]HATE[/b] any ads that pop out at you, fly across the screen [i](Quaker Oats is currently doing that on Yahoo)[/i] or move with you (ahem - TR is guilty of this with that JOIN popup)

At work I keep my sound barely audible. Just loud enough so I can hear when my OH IMs me. Definitely not loud enough to hear any ads. :)

NOTE: I'd still like to find that short story (or synopsis) about a guy in the future who is driven so batty by the constant barrage of advertisements that he goes to a quiet place to get away (only the reader is let in on the fact that it's a Sanitarium because in the future you must be insane if you can't handle all the ads.)

by the scummy one

however this was a recent build for BitLocker testing. I dont normally use it much, and hadnt thought of the sound on (I usually disable sound).

As for your version of the future -- YUCK, YUCK, YUCK
I feel sorry for anyone being subjected to that, and think that many will just blow their heads off when it starts happening (or blowing up businesses that SPAM like that ?:| )

by oz_media

I was logged in, could view my forum posts but when I tried to reply here it asked me to log in, well plus a handful of 404's in there too.

as for the ads, I HATE the one with the rowers, don't even know what its for or why its there. I come into work, crack open the notebook go to TR and out of my speakers, STROKE, STROKE, STROKE, they must think I'm watching gay porn or something.

Too bad, TR has always been good at avoiding teh horrific ads, but this CBS affiliation has trashed our once fun website. All for teh sake of ads and click throughs, is it really worth it?

Even if they sorted it so that peopl ethat are logged in, regulars, woul dnot get such ads it would be better. Just save them for new meat and people that stumble on TR, regulars don't need teh same stupid ad for months on end.

But I must admit, its better than the free emoticons, "HELLOOOOOoooooooooooooo!" at full volume in the morning because you left it cranked fater watching videos at night.

I always laugh when i hear that one other people's computers, "Hey, quick, click it! I've been trying to get that one for ages now! How'd you get it? Lucky!!!!"

LOL :D Yeah, I can be a prick at work too.

by jdclyde

Nice little script that would turn your volume all the way up, and then SCREAM

"HEY EVERYBODY! I'M LOOKING AT PORNO OVER HERE! WOO HOO!"

And then the text "GOTCHA!" pops up on the screen.

Gawd, that was great to send to people living in cubical hell, first thing on a monday morning.... :D Back in the good ol' daze, before everyone started to delete all exe files at the firewall. :(

by oz_media

circa Win95/98, it would crank volume and belch out a big one.

I was running a large sales office at the time and always knew when someone was opening junk mail during work, BEEEEEELLLLCH!

It was hilarious in the morning's when people would come in and start checking email, when it was first populating you would get three or four from different terminals. Good for a morning chuckle, and it was before my IT daze so I'd just call the resident IT guy to sort it out for them.

by jmgarvin

Ads should NEVER have sound by default. The worst part is if you are a little sloppy with your click (or the X is in a small area), then you've clicked on the ad...blech...

by jdclyde

psychos do I need in my life? :0

You know what those people are like that spend all their time on a computer! :p

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by av .

What is it - flirting.com or something like that? I can't believe some of the ads that I've seen here lately. Nothing to do with technology at all.

AV

by jessie

It irritated the CRAP outta me. Here I am at SCHOOL trying to learn something (TR Has some great articles related to my training) and then this AD comes up that won't let me close, won't let me move, and I can't install FF because I'm not an admin on the school's computers. That'll have to be one of my goals when I do the CPTS portion of my training... to hack into the school computers and tell them all about their vulnerabilities. :D

by seanferd

This is not a chawade. Now twy it again, this time, with feewing.

Sorry, haven't had the pleasure. Tried with IE, but no dice. Maybe the pop-up is blocked.
Nope, still not getting it. But there is a crab crawling around in the lower right corner.

I can't believe how insanely slow this site loads with IE

by jellimonsta

Should be "What was that? An exhibition? We need emotional content..."
Enter The Dragon is on my list of all time faves you know! :p :D

by boxfiddler Hot topic

with what's called food at one of my places of employment, be glad there's no time to eat. Be very, very glad.

by the scummy one

for 5

Ok, how many techs have not only 5 friends, but where all of them can even take a trip at the same time?

by seanferd

That's what Twitter and Linked-in an' whatnot are for: So you can get 5 together out of the 7,000 friends you've got from random global locations.

by the scummy one

who should be chosen then? Oh No! Adding all of them and everyone that wants to be 'my friend' on facebook -- geez, how to choose

by larryd4

Their is an American Airlines one that has a guy who flys across the screen with wings like an angel. Its annoying but at least it doesn't have sound...

by tink!

OMG Where the heck did you see a Vacation for 5?! Every trip I see is from 2-4 people which auto-throws my attention elsewhere since I have a fam of 5.

But I'd never accept a free trip anyway, unless it was from a local radio station and all the details worked out beforehand.

I'd NEVER accept a Certificate or Voucher for a free vacation. I know how those work - I've worked within the dark machinations behind those devious plots!

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