Posted on 05/17/2003 11:00:45 PM PDT by stuck_in_new_orleans
I just purchased a new computer, a laptop to be exact and Ive got 2 questions if someone could help me out with:
1. when online i keep getting bombarded with annoying pop-up messenger ads..is there any way to block these?
2. My computer has a dvd/cd-rw drive...how do i burn music onto a cd? Is there a certain program i have to buy or do i simply go to a place like grokster.com and just download it there? It seems like after I download the song that I would need to do something else as well.
thanks
You might also be interested in Firebird, which is a stripped down version of Mozilla that contains just the browser, not the email and HTML composer components.
I'm typing this reply in Phoenix version .6 which was just released today. Their server is really being smoked at the moment, so if you can't get it tonight, try tomorrow.
Here's a really cool page that describes "Why You Should Switch to the Mozilla Firebird browser"
(Legal MP3s, that is...)
You do know that downloading MP3s from places like grokster, kazaa, morpheus, etc., is illegal, unethical and completely immoral, right?
(I say this not to preach, but believe it or not--some newbies do not realize that it is theft of intellectual copyrighted property.)
To clarify, the downloading of mp3s from illegal sites or services is THEFT. Despite the fact that the product is "intangible," illegal downloading is absolute no different from walking into Macy's and leaving with a few shirts stuffed under your coat.
(Of course, if you can sleep knowing that your moral integrity is on the level of a pickpocket, mugger or two-bit lowlife who breaks your car window to steal your CDs.)
And since I'm on my soapbox, I might as well go for broke. Having friends "burn a copy of this or that software" for you is also illegal. There is no guarantee to free software in the Constitution last time I checked.
Honestly, think about it for a minute. Most software companies, Microsoft included, (Microsoft, in particular, as a matter of fact), don't hoard their profits; but rather reinvest their money into R&D which creates new jobs, provides more revenue to the state and federal treasuries, boosts the local economy, etc.
Not to mention the new software they create, which improves productivity for businesses and individuals across the country--and often times sparks new industries and, as a result, repeats the cycle of profitability and general benefit to many.
So, if a friend burns a copy of some software and you try it out and don't like it, don't need it, it's not what you thought it was--fine. But if you do like it and decide to keep it--especially if you use it frequently or rely on it on a regular basis for business or pleasure--don't you think you should do the honorable thing and complete the transaction? Some developer somewhere has delivered the product, you've test driven it, and you're benefiting in some fashion by its use, isn't it time to pay up?
Again, I know I'm ranting, and I swear this isn't meant to sound sanctimonious. I'm just a reformed software pirate and illegal downloader who really feels strongly about this after researching it in great depth.
Thanks for listening. And, please, consider doing the right thing...
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