Comments on: Popup Ads In Music Files http://virtualturntable.fourstones.net/popup-ads-in-music-files Tips, tricks, technology reviews, previews and musings on the current state of affairs in music and audio software for personal computers. Thu, 17 May 2012 14:57:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.2 Comment on Popup Ads In Music Files by: CL http://virtualturntable.fourstones.net/popup-ads-in-music-files#comment-229 Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://virtualturntable.fourstones.net/popup-ads-in-music-files#comment-229 Developing IE 3 has to be bittersweet. On the one hand, you helped to establish the dominance of IE; on the other, it was the first good version of IE. You can be proud of that. Developing IE 3 has to be bittersweet. On the one hand, you helped to establish the dominance of IE; on the other, it was the first good version of IE. You can be proud of that.

]]> Comment on Popup Ads In Music Files by: Matt Hite http://virtualturntable.fourstones.net/popup-ads-in-music-files#comment-228 Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://virtualturntable.fourstones.net/popup-ads-in-music-files#comment-228 Apparently a fix is in the works: <a href="http://techdirt.com/articles/20050119/1020249_F.shtml">http://techdirt.com/articles/20050119/1020249_F.shtml</a> Apparently a fix is in the works:

http://techdirt.com/articles/20050119/1020249_F.shtml

]]> Comment on Popup Ads In Music Files by: East car audio http://virtualturntable.fourstones.net/popup-ads-in-music-files#comment-227 Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://virtualturntable.fourstones.net/popup-ads-in-music-files#comment-227 Popup Ads In Music Files - I never saw such Popup Ads In Music Files - I never saw such

]]> Comment on Popup Ads In Music Files by: victor http://virtualturntable.fourstones.net/popup-ads-in-music-files#comment-226 Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://virtualturntable.fourstones.net/popup-ads-in-music-files#comment-226 > IS my left-coasted-ness really > that obvious? :) ;) > So if your IE is patched, are you > safe, or is there some other > inherent problem that can't be > overcome through browsing patching? The real answser is complicated. For now assume that 'typical' usage of IE (and any program that embeds it) is simply dangerous, patch or no. > IS my left-coasted-ness really
> that obvious? :)

;)

> So if your IE is patched, are you
> safe, or is there some other
> inherent problem that can’t be
> overcome through browsing patching?

The real answser is complicated. For now assume that ‘typical’ usage of IE (and any program that embeds it) is simply dangerous, patch or no.

]]> Comment on Popup Ads In Music Files by: Matt Hite http://virtualturntable.fourstones.net/popup-ads-in-music-files#comment-225 Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://virtualturntable.fourstones.net/popup-ads-in-music-files#comment-225 IS my left-coasted-ness really that obvious? :) So if your IE is patched, are you safe, or is there some other inherent problem that can't be overcome through browsing patching? IS my left-coasted-ness really that obvious? :)

So if your IE is patched, are you safe, or is there some other inherent problem that can’t be overcome through browsing patching?

]]> Comment on Popup Ads In Music Files by: victor http://virtualturntable.fourstones.net/popup-ads-in-music-files#comment-224 Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://virtualturntable.fourstones.net/popup-ads-in-music-files#comment-224 > You mean YOU started this mess? Matt, you're a blue state snob. (see previous comment for red state open-mindedness). > As long as your site still loads in > Firefox, I'll let you off the hook. IE is down to 46% on this site so yea, maybe in a weird twisted way I've done some good for the world. Er, maybe... > BTW, do people really buy DRM'd WMA? MSN Music is for real, but this story is about wma on fileshare nets where the DRM technology is not used for buying, but for triggering IE -- which is all you need to infect a machine but good. > You mean YOU started this mess?

Matt, you’re a blue state snob. (see previous comment for red state open-mindedness).

> As long as your site still loads in
> Firefox, I’ll let you off the hook.

IE is down to 46% on this site so yea, maybe in a weird twisted way I’ve done some good for the world. Er, maybe…

> BTW, do people really buy DRM’d WMA?

MSN Music is for real, but this story is about wma on fileshare nets where the DRM technology is not used for buying, but for triggering IE — which is all you need to infect a machine but good.

]]> Comment on Popup Ads In Music Files by: Matt Hite http://virtualturntable.fourstones.net/popup-ads-in-music-files#comment-223 Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://virtualturntable.fourstones.net/popup-ads-in-music-files#comment-223 You mean YOU started this mess? As long as your site still loads in Firefox, I'll let you off the hook. BTW, do people really buy DRM'd WMA? You mean YOU started this mess?

As long as your site still loads in Firefox, I’ll let you off the hook.

BTW, do people really buy DRM’d WMA?

]]> Comment on Popup Ads In Music Files by: victor http://virtualturntable.fourstones.net/popup-ads-in-music-files#comment-222 Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://virtualturntable.fourstones.net/popup-ads-in-music-files#comment-222 Ah, redemption Texas style. I'll take it! Ah, redemption Texas style. I’ll take it!

]]> Comment on Popup Ads In Music Files by: Ian http://virtualturntable.fourstones.net/popup-ads-in-music-files#comment-221 Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://virtualturntable.fourstones.net/popup-ads-in-music-files#comment-221 I don't know about anybody else, Victor, but I forgive you. I don’t know about anybody else, Victor, but I forgive you.

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