Comments on: Link of the day http://alexbrie.net/277/link-of-the-day/ Crampeie dintr-o viata... ordinara Fri, 21 Nov 2008 20:31:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Alex http://alexbrie.net/277/link-of-the-day/#comment-314 Alex Sun, 22 May 2005 22:27:50 +0000 http://localhost/wordpress/?p=277#comment-314 On Saturday I got to use the site aforementioned, and I feel good:<br /> <br /> After a failed upgrade to Yahoo Messenger 7(beta), and since reverting back to Yahoo Mess 6 failed(the app was crashing right after starting it), I decided to try to use Yahoo Messenger 5, downloaded from the OldVersion site. <br /> <br /> Miracle: it works and it works great: it connects to the server in a matter of seconds(about 30 seconds, vs the 5 minutes version 6 needed to connect), and is extremely responsive. Offcourse, I don’t have any access to the Y! Avatars, nor to the animated and extended smileys. But in all matters concerning Instant Messenging, I greatly prefer it to all upgraded versions.<br /> <br /> Now.. if only I learned how to disable the “You need to upgrade” notification…. On Saturday I got to use the site aforementioned, and I feel good:

After a failed upgrade to Yahoo Messenger 7(beta), and since reverting back to Yahoo Mess 6 failed(the app was crashing right after starting it), I decided to try to use Yahoo Messenger 5, downloaded from the OldVersion site.

Miracle: it works and it works great: it connects to the server in a matter of seconds(about 30 seconds, vs the 5 minutes version 6 needed to connect), and is extremely responsive. Offcourse, I don’t have any access to the Y! Avatars, nor to the animated and extended smileys. But in all matters concerning Instant Messenging, I greatly prefer it to all upgraded versions.

Now.. if only I learned how to disable the “You need to upgrade” notification….

]]> By: Alex http://alexbrie.net/277/link-of-the-day/#comment-313 Alex Fri, 20 May 2005 10:16:37 +0000 http://localhost/wordpress/?p=277#comment-313 But it is still cool to use some old apps on new machines; on my work-computer, winamp 2 feels like on Rocket Fuel :-) ! But it is still cool to use some old apps on new machines; on my work-computer, winamp 2 feels like on Rocket Fuel :-) !

]]> By: Bogdan http://alexbrie.net/277/link-of-the-day/#comment-312 Bogdan Thu, 19 May 2005 10:51:37 +0000 http://localhost/wordpress/?p=277#comment-312 wow, cool, thanks!<br /> <br /> cu singura observatie ca multe firme au inceput sa “reproseze” userului tot mai violent faptul ca nu a upgradat la noua versiune. de la “hey, there’s this new x.y.z version, wanna upgrade?” la “to use this feature, you need to upgrade” (desi al naibii feature era available si-n versiunea ta curenta, cand actuala nu exista! si nu, nu s-a schimbat protocolu’ sau mai stiu eu ce…). <br /> <br /> acu’ sincer sa fiu, ca developer, si mie-mi vine (e omeneste) sa “iau userul de gat” in the good sense, adica “maaaan, e super-cool ce-am facut noi, versiunea veche mi se pare asa lame acum, incearca sa vezi, mega-cool!” :-)<br /> <br /> two sides of the story…<br /> <br /> —bogdan wow, cool, thanks!

cu singura observatie ca multe firme au inceput sa “reproseze” userului tot mai violent faptul ca nu a upgradat la noua versiune. de la “hey, there’s this new x.y.z version, wanna upgrade?” la “to use this feature, you need to upgrade” (desi al naibii feature era available si-n versiunea ta curenta, cand actuala nu exista! si nu, nu s-a schimbat protocolu’ sau mai stiu eu ce…).

acu’ sincer sa fiu, ca developer, si mie-mi vine (e omeneste) sa “iau userul de gat” in the good sense, adica “maaaan, e super-cool ce-am facut noi, versiunea veche mi se pare asa lame acum, incearca sa vezi, mega-cool!” :-)

two sides of the story…

—bogdan

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