On Thursday 05 July 2007, Aaron Konstam wrote: >On Thu, 2007-07-05 at 10:26 -0700, David Boles wrote: >> on 7/5/2007 9:16 AM, Mike C wrote: >> > David Boles <dgboles <at> gmail.com> writes: >> >> Using the latest flash plugin and the user-agent-switcher extension, >> >> set to Netscape on Vista, will allow CNN videos to play. >> > >> > It does not work for me with the same setup - did you have any special >> > settings in your browser. >> >> Did you add the icon to the taskbar? Else you can use the entry in the >> Tools menu. >> >> Did you change from default to Netscape/Vista? The 'button' on the >> taskbar, if you added it, turns from grey to green. >> >> Then you have to reload the page with Ctrl F5 so that Firefox reports >> itself again. Or change it *before* you try to view any videos. >> >> This 'user-agent switcher' change does not 'stick'. Firefox goes back goes >> to reporting itself the original way if you close it. Or you can set it >> back by hand. > >Ok, noow I understand how to use the Netscape/Vista setting and CNN >videos work. FoxNews is still all black. Well, by spoofing cnn as netscape via the UAS, cnn works just fine. Then I opened another tab and reset the UAS to default, went to foxnews and the first video I clicked on worked, video and audio although the audio was 10db louder than cnn's. I've watched several foxnews fab^H^H^Hstories previously today. >-- >======================================================================= >"We have the right to survive!" "Not by killing others." -- Deela and >Kirk, "Wink of An Eye", stardate 5710.5 >======================================================================= >Aaron Konstam telephone: (210) 656-0355 e-mail: akonstam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx -- Cheers, Gene "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) "Arguments with furniture are rarely productive." -- Kehlog Albran, "The Profit"
