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Volume 29 : Issue 22 : "text" Format
Messages in this Issue:
Re: at&t vs. Verizon TV ad campaign?
Re:Satellite circuits busy because of Haiti?
Re:Satellite circuits busy because of Haiti?
Re:Satellite circuits busy because of Haiti?
Re:Satellite circuits busy because of Haiti?
Re: Internet links to amazon?
Re: Internet links to amazon?
Re: Internet links to amazon?
Re: at&t vs. Verizon TV ad campaign?
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Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2010 22:03:57 -0800
From: Steven <diespammers@killspammers.com>
To: telecomdigestmoderator.remove-this@and-this-too.telecom-digest.org.
Subject: Re: at&t vs. Verizon TV ad campaign?
Message-ID: <hj8qod$k6d$1@news.eternal-september.org>
John Mayson wrote:
[Moderator snip]
> Clear has rolled out their 4G network in Austin and I saw it in
> action. Drool! It's basically your cable modem in portable form.
> Amazing!
>
> John
Isn't Clear in partner with Sprint on the 4G? They are getting ready to
roll it out in Corona, Ca.
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Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2010 17:10:19 -0600
From: bonomi@host122.r-bonomi.com (Robert Bonomi)
To: telecomdigestmoderator.remove-this@and-this-too.telecom-digest.org.
Subject: Re:Satellite circuits busy because of Haiti?
Message-ID: <N7Odnbp9JObGEMrWnZ2dnUVZ_v6dnZ2d@posted.nuvoxcommunications>
In article <d0l9l553s09qvc1p4fec08lold6t17p6th@4ax.com>,
Tony Toews \[MVP\] <ttoews@telusplanet.net> wrote:
>"Fred Atkinson, WB4AEJ" <fred@remove-this.remove-this.remove-this.wb4aej.com> wrote:
>
>> That sounds great in theory. But there's been a problem with that.
>>Please read this story: http://forums.qrz.com/showthread.php?t=233290 .
>
>Off topic.
>
>As qrz.com has animated graphic ads I avoid visiting that site at all
>costs. If I have to I move the animated grahics to the left hand side
>of the screen so they aren't visible.
>
>I've already expressed my displeasure via email. The web site owners
>response is "The companies that place the ads like them" No problem.
>I just won't visit.
>
>I've been unable to find a Firefox addin that would "freeze" the
>animated graphics. I don't even know if that would be technically
>possible.
This doesn't require an add-in.
Type About:config in the Location Bar, and hit enter.
Click the "I'll be careful" button.
search for "image.animation_mode"
change the value to "none".
[[ there used to be an add-in that did this without having to go in through
about:config, but it seems to have died. ]]
This kills all animations.
On any given web-page, after it has loaded, simply hitting the [ESC] key,
assuming a windows-based version of firefox, will pause all the animations
on -that- page.
see http://kb.mozillazine.org/Animated_images_in_RSS_feeds_%28Thunderbird%29
for all the gory details.
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2010 11:06:24 -0600
From: Michael Grigoni <michael.grigoni@cybertheque.org>
To: telecomdigestmoderator.remove-this@and-this-too.telecom-digest.org.
Subject: Re:Satellite circuits busy because of Haiti?
Message-ID: <4B588990.5040507@cybertheque.org>
Robert Bonomi wrote:
<snip>
> On any given web-page, after it has loaded, simply hitting the [ESC]
> key, assuming a windows-based version of firefox, will pause all
> the animations on -that- page.
Didn't stop the animations on qrz.com in firefox 3.0.3 on win2k
Michael
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2010 16:03:32 -0600
From: bonomi@host122.r-bonomi.com (Robert Bonomi)
To: telecomdigestmoderator.remove-this@and-this-too.telecom-digest.org.
Subject: Re:Satellite circuits busy because of Haiti?
Message-ID: <86WdnVWxu5ipUsXWnZ2dnUVZ_rmdnZ2d@posted.nuvoxcommunications>
In article <4B588990.5040507@cybertheque.org>,
Michael Grigoni <michael.grigoni@cybertheque.org> wrote:
>Robert Bonomi wrote:
><snip>
>
>> On any given web-page, after it has loaded, simply hitting the [ESC]
>> key, assuming a windows-based version of firefox, will pause all
>> the animations on -that- page.
>
>Didn't stop the animations on qrz.com in firefox 3.0.3 on win2k
Works like a charm with 3.5.7 on the home page for that site.
3.0.3 is _ancient_, to put it charitably -- you're only five releases, and
7 bug-fix editions behind. Oops, make that 6 releases -- 3.6 is out.
BTW, 3.5 is only about 3 times faster than 3.0, and 3.6 is another 20% faster
than 3.5.
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2010 15:01:53 -0800
From: Thad Floryan <thad@thadlabs.com>
To: telecomdigestmoderator.remove-this@and-this-too.telecom-digest.org.
Subject: Re:Satellite circuits busy because of Haiti?
Message-ID: <4B58DCE1.1020405@thadlabs.com>
On 1/21/2010 2:03 PM, Robert Bonomi wrote:
> In article <4B588990.5040507@cybertheque.org>,
> Michael Grigoni <michael.grigoni@cybertheque.org> wrote:
>> Robert Bonomi wrote:
>> <snip>
>>
>>> On any given web-page, after it has loaded, simply hitting the [ESC]
>>> key, assuming a windows-based version of firefox, will pause all
>>> the animations on -that- page.
>> Didn't stop the animations on qrz.com in firefox 3.0.3 on win2k
>
> Works like a charm with 3.5.7 on the home page for that site.
>
> 3.0.3 is _ancient_, to put it charitably -- you're only five releases, and
> 7 bug-fix editions behind. Oops, make that 6 releases -- 3.6 is out.
>
> BTW, 3.5 is only about 3 times faster than 3.0, and 3.6 is another 20% faster
> than 3.5.
But is it 100% HTML compliant? Previous FF I've tested were not and only
Opera and Safari were/are.
For info about browser compliance: http://www.webstandards.org/action/acid3
To test browser compliance: http://acid3.acidtests.org/
For web page compliance: http://www.w3.org/
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2010 07:40:22 +0000
From: David Quinton <usenet_2005D_email@REMOVETHISBITbizorg.co.uk>
To: telecomdigestmoderator.remove-this@and-this-too.telecom-digest.org.
Subject: Re: Internet links to amazon?
Message-ID: <c41gl5lmj1ih68l4dje56ia1hhulcteipg@4ax.com>
On Wed, 20 Jan 2010 13:20:01 -0800, AES <siegman@stanford.edu> wrote:
>[The straightforward answer to this query is of course "Ask amazon!" ญญ
>but I'm just wondering if anyone on these groups has experience with
>this, and can offer any informed advice as to whether it's worthwhile
>trying to do this? -- and if so, how to go about it?]
Yes. Amazon have an Affiliate scheme. But they only pay a couple
percent commission now. A few years ago they'd pay 15% on direct
links to a particular title - but those days are gone...
Date: 21 Jan 2010 00:15:06 -0500
From: "John R. Levine" <johnl@iecc.com>
To: telecomdigestmoderator.remove-this@and-this-too.telecom-digest.org.
Subject: Re: Internet links to amazon?
Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1001210014410.77836@simone.lan>
> Can that organization set up an arrangement with amazon so that people
> browsing its site can click on some of the books in this list; be taken
> directly to that book's listing on amazon; maybe buy the book; and if so
> amazon pays the organization a (presumably small!) commission on the
> sale?
http://astore.amazon.com/firsunitsocio-20
Of course. The link above is a live demo I put together for my
church. (Feel free to buy something if the urge strikes, the church
will get the commission, not me.) For more info on how to set one up,
click on the "Join Associates" link at the bottom of the Amazon home
page.
> [The straightforward answer to this query is of course "Ask
> Amazon!", but I'm just wondering if anyone on these groups has
> experience with this, and can offer any informed advice as to
> whether it's worthwhile trying to do this? -- and if so, how to go
> about it?]
I've looked at a lot of online bookstore affiliate programs (might as
well get a commission if people buy my books off my web site) and
Amazon's affiliate program is among the easiest to use. You can set
up an account, tell them to pay what you make directly into your bank
account, and then make a mini-site hosted at Amazon like the one
above, or you can get stuff to put in your own web site, from simple
links and images to fancy search boxes widgets and other stuff. It
took under half an hour to set up the church's account and pick the
books for the site above.
Having said all that, you typically get a 4% commission on each sale,
which means that you only make money if people buy a lot of books,
which they won't unless you have some way of making them unusually
motivated to visit your store and buy stuff. If you just make up the
store and it sits there, you're unlikely to make even enough to get to
the $10 minimum for them to pay out.
R's,
John
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2010 11:11:42 -0800
From: AES <siegman@stanford.edu>
To: telecomdigestmoderator.remove-this@and-this-too.telecom-digest.org.
Subject: Re: Internet links to amazon?
Message-ID: <siegman-81431C.11111221012010@news.stanford.edu>
In article <alpine.BSF.2.00.1001210014410.77836@simone.lan>,
"John R. Levine" <johnl@iecc.com> wrote:
> > Can that organization set up an arrangement with amazon so that people
> > browsing its site can click on some of the books in this list; be taken
> > directly to that book's listing on amazon; maybe buy the book; and if so
> > amazon pays the organization a (presumably small!) commission on the
> > sale?
>
> http://astore.amazon.com/firsunitsocio-20
>
> Of course. The link above is a live demo I put together for my
> church. (Feel free to buy something if the urge strikes, the church
> will get the commission, not me.) For more info on how to set one up,
> click on the "Join Associates" link at the bottom of the Amazon home
> page.
Thanks very much -- just the guidance I needed.
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2010 07:34:44 -0800
From: Sam Spade <sam@coldmail.com>
To: telecomdigestmoderator.remove-this@and-this-too.telecom-digest.org.
Subject: Re: at&t vs. Verizon TV ad campaign?
Message-ID: <ou_5n.7309$ZN1.6186@newsfe05.iad>
hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com wrote:
> Both companies have flooded television claiming their cellular
> telephone service is superior to the other, especially in advanced
> features.
>
> Who is right? Which claims are true and which are false or half-
> truths?
>
> (Note that today it's spelled "at&t" in lower case, and the company
> was formed in 2005 when SBC bought the old Ma Bell AT&T).
What about the more likely option: "None of the above."
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