Re: [Simply Computers] Google toolbar

 

Thanks, Joan

Have tried various versions of Ubuntu. Linux is not for me.

rX

--- In simplycomputers2@yahoogroups.com, Joan Leach <jleach728@...> wrote:
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> Sorry to be slightly OT, but I just watched Leo from Ole Tech-TV on his TWIT.TV in full screen mode using Chrome(ium) on Zorin Linux. I'm testing it out on their Gnome 2 desktop, but they have a Windows desktop, too. They are another distro built from Ubuntu. Maybe you should try it on their Live CD sometime.
> http://distrowatch.com/table.php?distribution=zorin
> http://twit.tv/show/this-week-in-tech/325
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> --- On Fri, 11/4/11, RogerX19 <helpmeroger@...> wrote:
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> From: RogerX19 <helpmeroger@...>
> Subject: Re: [Simply Computers] Google toolbar
> To: simplycomputers2@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Friday, November 4, 2011, 9:08 PM
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> thanks for the info ... must be something on my computer then, and not IE9.
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> I was also not able to install Windows 7 SP1 when it came out, but have been able to install all the individual updates since then.
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> Other than that, the computer runs well ... no other problems or indications.
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> If I ever have to do a reinstall of Windows, I'll try IE9 again. But for now, I think I'll leave it alone.
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> The videos load fine and run in Full Screen in IE8 ... IE9 just doesn't seem to be able to start the player.
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> > So strange. I just went to Leo Laporte's video podcasts with IE-9 and Leo open's fine full screen here Roger.. Such a stumper !!!
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> > I have always liked ol' Leo, And Patric Nortin too .
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> > > I've upgraded to IE9 from IE8 twice now (over the last few months), but have always gone back to 8.
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> > > I watch a lot of Leo Laporte's video podcasts. When clicking on the link to the video, IE8 starts up Windows Media Player and plays the video.
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> > > IE 9 doesn't do anything ... the spinning arrow (that you see when a page is loading) just spins and spins, but nothing else happens.
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> > > The have a Full Screen feature, but it just makes the background border full screen, not the video itself.
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> > > > My point of view is IE-9 is much faster and more secure .
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> > > > > > I have Internet Explorer 8.........because more apps are compatable w/ it.......Alt / Enter opens a new tab, but if there was a different way to open up a new window or tab, I would really like to hear it......
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