Are you forced to buy windows in order to solve certain tasks on the internet e.g. like certain banktasks and to update garmin gps maps and other
Tom Poe
tompoe at meltel.net
Mon Aug 4 18:52:48 UTC 2014
On 08/04/2014 12:05 PM, John R. Sowden wrote:
> On 08/04/2014 07:20 AM, John R. Sowden wrote:
>> On 08/04/2014 06:07 AM, Liam Proven wrote:
>>> On 1 August 2014 15:38, Sherman Willden <sherman.willden at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>> I am forced to use Windows 7 while taking a Windows Server course
>>>> because
>>>> the course requires silverlight. Ughhhh.
>>>
>>>
>>> I think if there is one place where using Windows might be justified,
>>> it's studying Windows, to be fair!
>>>
>>> There used to be Novell Moonlight for some things, but it's
>>> long-unmaintained now. Doesn't work in modern Firefox versions, AFAIK.
>>>
>> That is true, in fact the Silverlight site said for other OSs (read
>> Linux) go to the Moonlight site. No one, including my vendor can tell
>> me what silverlight is for. I read somewhere it is for "multi-media".
>> The site that requires it is for reading logs of data from remote
>> microcontrollers and send programming instructions to the vendors
>> database. And this morning, it seems that is is not required for me to
>> see my bill, as the send me an email that says your bill is ready, then
>> they attach a pdf that has only their name, my account number and an
>> order number they assigned. When I go to the site, I get a blank screen
>> with a constantly 'connecting to sitename.com'. Looking at the page
>> sourge, I get a grayed out 1.
>>
>> The vendor says the salesman can explain why I need silverlight-yeah
>> right, and no call for 2 weeks. I don't blame him.
>>
>> set soapbox (read bitching) off,
>>
>> John
>>
>>
> Thank you for the clear explanation. And, you are correct, I did not
> ask about it here, as it was for windows, and I do not want to be
> thought of as a windows user, except under duress.
>
> John
>
>
>
It's time for me to reregister my car, so this morning went to the MN
state dept of motor vehicles. I can't use their office locator. as it
requires MS silver something or other. Unless I switch to Windows, I'm
left with auto menu on phone, or drive to license office, and get
directions from them. It sucks, being a second class citizen. :)
Tom
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