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a warning about downloading files
On the page for downloading the HP PL-series plasma display service manuals,
you'll a number of download options. Be careful. Some of these involve first installing an application that supposedly simplifies or speeds up the download process. These are hardly ever needed, and are present simply to give some seller or software publisher access to your computer. They are present even on major, reliable download sites. Several months ago I got angry with a programmer whose application could be downloaded only by using one of these intrusive utilities. When he got back to me, he said he wasn't aware of this, and didn't approve. Fortunately, there were other buttons on the page that performed a direct download. Look closely before you click. "Your Manual is Ready For Download. Download it Here. 100% Free." (or similar) is a "Do Not Touch" warning. "'We already know the answers -- we just haven't asked the right questions." -- Edwin Land |
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a warning about downloading files
William Sommerwerck wrote:
On the page for downloading the HP PL-series plasma display service manuals, you'll a number of download options. Be careful. Some of these involve first installing an application that supposedly simplifies or speeds up the download process. These are hardly ever needed, and are present simply to give some seller or software publisher access to your computer. They are present even on major, reliable download sites. Several months ago I got angry with a programmer whose application could be downloaded only by using one of these intrusive utilities. When he got back to me, he said he wasn't aware of this, and didn't approve. Fortunately, there were other buttons on the page that performed a direct download. Look closely before you click. "Your Manual is Ready For Download. Download it Here. 100% Free." (or similar) is a "Do Not Touch" warning. TANSTAAFL! John :-#)# -- (Please post followups or tech enquiries to the newsgroup) John's Jukes Ltd. 2343 Main St., Vancouver, BC, Canada V5T 3C9 Call (604)872-5757 or Fax 872-2010 (Pinballs, Jukes, Video Games) www.flippers.com "Old pinballers never die, they just flip out." |
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On Dec 29, 12:53*pm, John Robertson wrote:
William Sommerwerck wrote: On the page for downloading the HP PL-series plasma display service manuals, you'll a number of download options. Be careful. Some of these involve first installing an application that supposedly simplifies or speeds up the download process. These are hardly ever needed, and are present simply to give some seller or software publisher access to your computer. They are present even on major, reliable download sites. Several months ago I got angry with a programmer whose application could be downloaded only by using one of these intrusive utilities. When he got back to me, he said he wasn't aware of this, and didn't approve. Fortunately, there were other buttons on the page that performed a direct download. Look closely before you click. "Your Manual is Ready For Download. Download it Here. 100% Free." (or similar) is a "Do Not Touch" warning. TANSTAAFL! John :-#)# -- * * (Please post followups or tech enquiries to the newsgroup) * John's Jukes Ltd. 2343 Main St., Vancouver, BC, Canada V5T 3C9 * Call (604)872-5757 or Fax 872-2010 (Pinballs, Jukes, Video Games) * * * * * * * * * * *www.flippers.com * * * *"Old pinballers never die, they just flip out." Thanks for the tip William. i had suspected something like that. Lenny |
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