m Dot says:

And one last user, that gives the title to this post:

Dec 22: "This is going to sound like hyperbole, but this new feature has actually RUINED CHRISTMAS for my family! ..."

hahaha.... over dramatic much?

posted Dec 25

Postlapsaria says:

yeah... but people are pissed.
I don't use Google Reader cause it's way too slow, but if I did use it, i'd think twice

posted Dec 25

Jonathan says:

I know... no Safari support though, which is a real letdown :(

Edit: what was I talking about? The whole chat thing doesn't work in Safari in the first place!

posted Dec 6

~M@r!~ says:

lol i was just about to say that

posted Dec 6

Independent** says:

how do you sign onto aim through gmail im not seeing it

posted Dec 13

m Dot says:

Click the down arrow where it says "set status here"

posted Dec 13

Independent** says:

Yup I have....I talk to moo on there....hey hey hey moo hahaha

posted Nov 30

~M@r!~ says:

well this feature says u can chat with everybody at once like a little chatroom...i dont think u knew what I meant....maybe I dont who knows

posted Nov 30

heshta says:

wanna try?

posted Nov 30

~M@r!~ says:

sign on we can try it....was that ur real email addy below?

posted Nov 30

moo says:

Re this group chat thing - no, I have never got it to work. (talked to lisa on the usual gchat function but not in a group). I read that you can do it, and heard from friends that THEY can but on the bit in 'options' (bottom left) where you're supposed to be able to select the group chat option, all I have is a choice of blocking someone, or taking the chat off record.

Is it the way I log on or something? (I chat by seeing if someone I've listed - and previously either invited to chat/accepted invitation to chat - is online - ie there's a green or amber light - then just click on that and type in the pop-up box.
Is there a different way?

posted Dec 5

m Dot says:

Sounds like you are doing it the right way. I have gotten it to work without issue. Perhaps it has not been rolled around to your neck of the woods yet. Have you seen the support page?

posted Dec 5

moo says:

yeah m Dot - that's where I saw about supposedly having the group chat option in my options in bottom left - but I don't have that, so maybe as you say it hasn't made its way over here yet. Frustrating to know some people can use it and I can't though...

posted Dec 5

moo says:

Ok, just checked the help section on gmail and forund a discussion group and someone was asking the same as me, about why I don't even have that option, and guess what? You must have the new gmail version and:

You must have either IE 7 or Firefox 2.0.0.10 or Safari 3 to get the
new gmail version and in the English us Language

so looks like, yet again, I'm stuck in the dark ages. So, any of you that chat to me - it'll just be me, no groups - sorry!

posted Dec 5

m Dot says:

Firefox is awsome, you should try it some time :)

posted Dec 5

moo says:

Really?

posted Dec 5

Turaturai [~is lost~] says:

Google are freaking evil b******* anyway. Screw them and their crazy browser requirements.

posted Dec 5

moo says:

haha - well I LOVE my gmail conversations, thank you!

posted Nov 22

tr67 says:

It's also the best 3rd party hosted solution I've ever used, paid or not. Free POP3, SMTP and Jabber servers, not to mention the interface. I certainly hope they're making money off me, so they can stay in business, and I can keep their free service.

Way to hate game, playa w/your backwards hat which totally makes you look hardcore.

posted Nov 22

dez says:

well, the ads from google
are far more welcome than pop ups
and banner ads ... google's ads
are simple and unobtrusive

also, you obviously have never heard of
the firefox add on - Customize Google
which has an option for turning off ads
but, then again, why would i even assume
you've heard of firefox, because for someone
who is a self proclaimed "fuckin' computer nerd,"
your website sure does look like complete shit,
but i guess i shouldn't expect too much from
someone who is probably just another
lame windows mouse jockey

posted Nov 22

Mr. Helms says:

FYI, Dez... Snap, the cat scratches. My first experimentation with Firefox was on RedHat 9... You're familiar with Linux... Right?? You're right about my website, though... I don't spend as much time with it as I should... That, and the only languages that I've had time to teach myself are CSS, HTML, JavaScript and a bit of C/C . Back to FireFox, though. One of the only two reasons for using firefox is because of it's lack of extra shit. Less non essential extra shit, the few resources that get used. I'm not going to use an alternate browser just so I can fill it with all of the shit that I was attempting to avoid with IE. "Windows Mouse Jockey"... I liked that comment... I'm currently dual-booting Vista and Ubuntu... Last week was Mandrivia, or Mandrake for the old fockers... To shorten this a bit... I'm familiar with just about every popular distribution of the Tux-bearing operating systems (I'm Bundling BSD into that category as well... I know... Linus would kick my ass). (Upon reading your profile, I noticed that you, yourself are a self proclaimed UNIX geek... Therefore you probably can interpret the jargon)... Well... I've got to work on some transition affects in a few videos, so please... Do screw yourself, and have a nice day. On a final note though... I was unable to find many examples of your photography abilities on your profile. I did appreciate the talent behind you profile pic, though. And.... That's all I've got...

posted Nov 22

moo says:

well he won't need me to defend him but he has got some awesome photos if you check the link to his nine 2 five site - click the banner on the right on the profile.

....that's all I'm saying except for .... FIREFOX! everywhere I go it's bloody firefox....That is the bane of my life (and yes, yes, I know....)

posted Nov 22

annihilation [these hinges] says:

i call penises... penises i say. penises.

posted Nov 22

Mr. Helms says:

Moo... you're absolutely right about every point in that statement. Dez isn't going to need your help defending b/c based on his blogs on 925, he's apparently better spoken than myself. Then again, there isn't really anything to defend, other than why anyone in the world would possibly use GMail by choice. You were also correct about him having some awesome photos. I apparently mistook the banner for a purposeless profile design on my first scan. Firefox is everywhere... And given six more months, a majority of the computer literate world will probably be switching to Opera because of FireFox's widespread success which will ultimately lead to security holes, spyware, and possibly even viruses. Unless, of course, you're using a Unix based O.S.
Now, on a completely separate note... Dez... Flash is not coding. I'll give credit that it does require some artistic ability, which you seem to have plenty of, but, Flash is simply an over-priced excuse for website design. I guess, if you've got the green, though... More power to ya.

posted Nov 22

moo says:

Mr Helms.
You don't know the history of me and my battles with firefox, so I will just say that I don't use it but not through choice and everyone now knows that as soon as I upgrade my useless laptop and get something that isn't as antiquated as IE, then I will let everyone tell me that they told me so - and I have absolutely no doubts at all that you are all right!

As for gmail - I have yahoo too but I like the gchat option on gmail - it keeps me up to date with my friends around here that choose to talk to me away from virb, and I like the way it works - I'm sure that google is storing up all sorts of information about me as I speak - though it will no doubt be somewhat confused if it ever tries to read my mind.
I don't know enough about computers or anything remotely technical to know if what I use is good or bad - I just know it works for me.

And credit to you for the comments above - it's quite rare to see anyone actually admit being even slightly wrong in their initial opinions. Usually people just sound off then go off elsewhere to have a dig at someone else. A welcome change indeed.

posted Nov 22

Turaturai [~is lost~] says:

@moo: I get the impression that you get nagged about this a lot, but I honestly don't understand why you don't just download and install Firefox if you hate IE so much. :-/

posted Nov 22

moo says:

Oh it's you!
(I still think 'Grumpy' would be an easier name) - and Northern has an 'r' ...
anyhow - yes, I probably could download firefox but as I have said countless times, this is only a small crappy laptop with a small limited memory (and I have no idea how much memory firefox would use up) but really I don't HATE IE - ok, I can't view everyone's profiles with it and I'm sure firefox has some great options blah blah - but really, I am not a computer geek and I don't care really. I use this to play on virb, I use gmail, I check out my yahoomail, flickr, all the rest (not facebook as it's either this computer or who knows, but it throws me out) otherwise I really don't need more - YET! My next gadget is going to be the upgraded camera, then sometime in the new year I'll get a proper computer - not sure which yet (don't sell me a mac either - I will decide for myself) but be assured I WILL get something all-singing, all-dancing when I'm ready...

Really - I'm happy as I am. I just feel I hear 'firefox' everywhere I go...

Ohh - Mighty Boosh on - have to go...

posted Nov 22

Turaturai [~is lost~] says:

Oh aye. Goodness gracious I can't believe I left out the 'r'. Thanks.

Firefox memory use will be higher than IE6, but I've still found version 2.0 to run okay in 64 MB of RAM. Then again, I know how to look after a computer and I don't waste memory with stuff like anti-virus software, so practical mileage may vary.

posted Nov 22

moo says:

As I say - I'll survive!
(thanks though)

posted Nov 22

m Dot says:

So we shouldn't use Gmail because there are advertisements? It's the best email "service" I have ever used. God forbid Google could make some money from it. Apparently, Mr. Helms just likes to make absurd statements for the shock value.

posted Nov 29

Postlapsaria says:

"And given six more months, a majority of the computer literate world will probably be switching to Opera because of FireFox's widespread success which will ultimately lead to security holes, spyware, and possibly even viruses..."
I've done that one year ago, not because of security concerns but because Opera is way faster and takes less resources than Firefox. But i like both browsers...

posted Nov 30

heshta says:

do you ever use it?

posted Nov 15

moo says:

I've spoken to her on it - she always seems shocked though!

posted Nov 15

Independent** says:

i should use it since im on there....

and moo is it shocking cause i always forget about that IMing on there and that day you IM'ed me i was like wow I am a fucktard
and should use this more often lol

posted Nov 16

heshta says:

send me your gmail

i'm heshta123@gmail.com

posted Nov 16

~M@r!~ says:

great job on giving all of virb ur addy hesh LOL

posted Nov 16

Independent** says:

no kidding hesh lol dork

posted Nov 19

P. Bookworm; "Have you forgotten everything that I wanted?" says:

i just got a gmail email a few days ago and I love it too. I also have yahoo and hotmail.

posted Aug 4

Joe says:

i use it all the time for school.

its good for documents that you might work on/access from different computers

posted Jun 6

[duh] Keeks says:

Too bad is doesn't work on Safari! Boo...

posted Jun 6

David Martin says:

I love it, I have all but replaced installed office products in lieu of this.

posted Jun 9

Mark says:

Word for Mac is gathering dust in my dock as I now use Google Docs exclusively. Web-based means always accessible.

posted Jun 17

Eoin says:

ya i like it.

I share documents with friends in different countries so Google Docs is the only way we can keep the files in sync and up to date. I like the feature where u can chat to people who also have the same document open at the same time.

posted Jun 18

Apollo! says:

"Always accessible" unless you lose internet connection, right? But that's what Google Gears is for. ;)

posted Jun 18