Posted by Voseblals on October 4, 2008, 9:47 pm
All I wanted was some information about Google Maps, or similar. 'Google
maps
for me' (http://tinyurl.com/4wf9xt ) I know they have been posted
about in this
form so clever me decided to do a search for them. Ha!!!
You think that'd be
easy!!!
In just the same way as we're restricted to 4 smilie's and posts like
"LOL" are
not allowed because they are to few characters, so the word
'map' is decreed too
short to be included in the search phrase. Oh,
goodey ... searching for 'Google
Maps' brings back every post
containing 'Google' .... fabulous .... great help
that is.
So just how are we supposed to search for posts about maps? Easy ....
use
Google. It works and I sort of found what I wanted but what a
stupid restriction
we have on our own search facility.
At last go to http://tinyurl.com/4wf9xt and see ending of the story
<a href=http://tinyurl.com/4wf9xt>Google maps for me</a>
'Google maps for me' (http://tinyurl.com/4wf9xt )
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Voseblals
Posted by Beauregard T. Shagnasty on October 5, 2008, 1:22 am
Voseblals wrote:
> All I wanted was some information about Google Maps, or similar
The tinyurl leads to a malicious site. Beware. It will infect your
Windows computer with "Antivirus 2009."
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-Friends don't let friends drive Windows
Posted by Terry Coombs on October 5, 2008, 7:27 am
Beauregard T. Shagnasty wrote:
> Voseblals wrote:
>> All I wanted was some information about Google Maps, or similar
> The tinyurl leads to a malicious site. Beware. It will infect your
> Windows computer with "Antivirus 2009."
What does it do to an Ubuntu box ?
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Posted by Beauregard T. Shagnasty on October 5, 2008, 7:39 am
Terry Coombs wrote:
> Beauregard T. Shagnasty wrote:
>> Voseblals wrote:
>>> All I wanted was some information about Google Maps, or similar
>>
>> The tinyurl leads to a malicious site. Beware. It will infect your
>> Windows computer with "Antivirus 2009."
>
> What does it do to an Ubuntu box ?
Nothing. Unless you may be running Internet Exploder in Wine. Oh, it
will resize your browser window to full-size if your options allow that
to happen.
And apparently nothing in Windows either, if JavaScript is disabled.
<g>
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Posted by Terry Coombs on October 5, 2008, 8:11 am
Beauregard T. Shagnasty wrote:
> Terry Coombs wrote:
>> Beauregard T. Shagnasty wrote:
>>> Voseblals wrote:
>>>> All I wanted was some information about Google Maps, or similar
>>>
>>> The tinyurl leads to a malicious site. Beware. It will infect your
>>> Windows computer with "Antivirus 2009."
>>
>> What does it do to an Ubuntu box ?
> Nothing. Unless you may be running Internet Exploder in Wine. Oh, it
> will resize your browser window to full-size if your options allow
> that to happen.
> And apparently nothing in Windows either, if JavaScript is disabled.
> <g>
I've no plans to visit the site , but it's nice to know ...
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'90 Ultra "Strider"
'39 WLDD "Popcycle"
Buncha cars and a truck