Imponderable Water Cooler: Eyes of Steel
POSTED BY: hobbleit
UPDATED: Tuesday, June 26, 2007 15:08
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I just downloaded Firefox for my home computer and the one at work. Compared to IE, it works like a dream.
After today, I have one week left before I quit working. Strangely, even though I'm hurtling towards oblivion financially, I feel pretty good. 
The calm before the storm...
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"Right! Because teenage pranks are fun when you're about to die!"
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Out for the weekend. *hugs* to all!
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I'm hoping it will fix my problems, too. Right now, my Net speed and connection are fine. If I close my browser and try to get back online, it might not be (which is why Verizon thinks its the browser and not their end)
Yeah...that financial oblivion is a tough one. If I don't get a job here in a week or two...I'm going to be in rough shape!
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Originally posted by deepgirl187:
I just downloaded Firefox for my home computer and the one at work. Compared to IE, it works like a dream.
All hail the Firefox. One of my friends is a developer for them. So, I must promote Firefox. Even though I'd still like it better than IE even if I didn't know anyone who works on it.
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Originally posted by Mavourneen:
I'm hoping it will fix my problems, too. Right now, my Net speed and connection are fine. If I close my browser and try to get back online, it might not be (which is why Verizon thinks its the browser and not their end)
In my experience these people are hit or miss. Some of them just have no idea what the heck they're talking about. One time my mom's DSL went out when I was visiting and she had me talk to the guys. They were so insane it was not even funny. If my mom had talked to them I have no doubt that computer would have been demolished. They wanted me to start uninstalling and reinstalling all sorts of stuff. Like IE itself. Do you know what a hassle removing IE from windows is? There is no way IE would be preventing me from connecting to the DSL. I'd at the very least be able to ping something. But nooooo this guy tells me I need to uninstall IE. I was like OK I'll do that and let you know.......yep done, didn't help *cough*moron*cough*. Finally I just hung up on that guy and tried my luck calling and getting someone new. Turns out they did some crazy remote update to the dsl modem's firmware that changed the password. Yes, there was actually a password you needed to supply to the modem to even use it.
Not saying this has anything to do with your problems Mavs. Just saying don't trust the support people too much.
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That password thing is exactly the problem I had. Somehow, my modem's password and the TCP/Ip thingy password didn't match. Today's rep was very patient and she was wonderful - despite the fact she was in Bagalore, India (which I normally despise calling outsourcing...)
The first rep from yesterday was a ding dong. He wanted me to "get on the Internet" and "download a new browser". Uh...ok. How do I download a new browser if I can't flippin get on the Internet!!!
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Originally posted by Zeek:
Just saying don't trust the support people too much.
Trust No One!"
Do I contradict myself? Very well, then I contradict myself, I am large, I contain multitudes. - Walt Whitman
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Originally posted by Mavourneen:
Welcome, gorramnspacetrash! It's so nice to see new faces at the cooler. I'll hereafter refer to you as GST, if that is okay. We tend to truncate names around here.
That's fine!In the meantime, finished work for the weekend... HOO HA!!! Should be seeing 'Fantastic Four 2' over the weekend with a friend... don't have high hopes for this one (though I'm of the opinion that the interaction between the Core Four was nailed if nothing else). Based on the trailers, at least the Silver Surfer character himself seems brilliantly realised on-screen. I've read most of the Lee\Kirby run (including the first Galactus storyline) thanks to those great 'Essential' volumes Marvel brings out - and the FF is one of my favourite Marvel comics. Be cautiously optimistic!
-- Gerry Shannon
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We may as well be holding the Imponderable Prom (iProm) for as well as FFF.net is working right now...
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*hears crickets.......*
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