Rant about ISPs

John the Shorts · Post by **John the Shorts** » Sun Jun 29, 2003 11:49 pm

Since I switched to AOL 8 I have had no end of problems with Internet Explorer and I am now feeling evil

!!

Knowing that a lot of sites (such as this one) notify you of a private message by opening a pop-up window I didn't turn on the stop pop-ups that is part of the AOL8 package.

So what happens now?

Everytime I get a pop up message I actually get two, the original and one from AOL8 (I assume as this is the only thing I have installed new to my system in some time) and then Explorer crashes and half the icons from my systray disappear (at least they are still running though)

Now I know 98 is not the most stable of systems but I do wonder if software designers are doing their job properly. When I worked in the industry we used to test each subroutine/procedure/function, almost to death, so that it would accept any input and would only produce acceptable output. The whole was then put together and tested just as exhaustively before being released to the customers.

Has the need to get a new release on the system taken over from getting a system that works? Is it more important for todays software manufacturers to produce something tomorrow than to provide high quality software that does the job?

I'm sick to death of being told (and this is not just AOL) "That's scheduled for correction in Update 5.1.4.2"

If it's not ready for release guys just don't release it

JTS (That's my rant for today)

lizzytysh · Post by **lizzytysh** » Mon Jun 30, 2003 12:34 am

Dear John ~

I've just come from the chatroom, and this is the 4th rant I've seen between today and a couple days ago re: changes to one's system that only results in mega problems. It's beginning to sound like "change is not good," and I know that's not true! You have my undivided sympathy and empathy, a double dose of each.

~ Lizzytysh

Anne · Post by **Anne** » Mon Jun 30, 2003 12:37 am

John,

Switch to Mozilla. You can disable unrequested popups. Internet Explorer is bloatware.

John the Shorts · Post by **John the Shorts** » Mon Jun 30, 2003 10:51 pm

The problems I'm having will end (I hope) at the end of July when I switch to NTL Broadband. They can't be any worse (can they?)

Anne

I'll have a look at Mozilla when I get a decent ISP. Thanks

JTS

margaret · Post by **margaret** » Tue Jul 01, 2003 12:52 am

Our household also uses Mozilla and we find it very reliable. We used several others previously and this seems the best up to now.

Paula · Post by **Paula** » Tue Jul 01, 2003 1:12 am

I have never heard of Modzilla. I use BT I don't have many problems with that but I have heard a lot of people complain that once you install AOL you can't get rid of it. Let me know what NTL Broadband is like that was an option I was considering.

Byron · Post by **Byron** » Tue Jul 01, 2003 1:31 am

I also went over to Mozilla. I have had no problems either. A friend told me about it, who did a computer science degree. But I am on Broadband which I know JTS is waiting for.

John the Shorts · Post by **John the Shorts** » Tue Jul 01, 2003 11:17 pm

Paula

I will let you know how NTL broadband is as soon as I am able to formulate an opinion.

Anne, Margaret, Byron, et al

I have downloaded Mozilla but have not bothered installing it. My theory, to date, has been why down load a browser when IE does a job (not a great job but it does a job)

I think the time is coming though when needs must and MS can take a jump.

JTS