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 Sep 16 2005, 01:43 AM
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Moving Target  Group: Members Posts: 932 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Orlando, Florida Member No.: 1,042  |
I downloaded it, but it didn't work. I used Mozilla to download - could that have been the problem?
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Sep 16 2005, 02:14 AM
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Moving Target Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 870 Joined: 6-January 04 From: Idaho Member No.: 5,960 |
Heck I didn't even get that far. The page has errors and won't load.
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Sep 16 2005, 03:11 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 511 Joined: 30-May 03 From: Tulsa, OK Member No.: 4,652 |
Even though it's written in javascript and might possibly run in the browser, it's an OS X Dashboard widget, meaning it's targeted at running in OS X 10.4's Dashboard environment and not in a browser.
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Sep 16 2005, 03:16 AM
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Moving Target Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 870 Joined: 6-January 04 From: Idaho Member No.: 5,960 |
Oh................how quaint.
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Sep 16 2005, 05:58 AM
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Karma Police Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 1,358 Joined: 22-July 04 From: Gothenburg, SE Member No.: 6,505 |
:D Sweet revenge
(Kidding. Though that feeling you are displaying is the same as when some eejit keeps me out of the loop by making a movie .avi movie with WMV3, even though there are lots of cross platform alternatives. Only when I complain, people tell me to buy a PC :S) |
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Sep 16 2005, 06:10 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 288 Joined: 7-December 04 Member No.: 6,873 |
Then maybe you should buy a PC?
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Sep 16 2005, 06:11 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 511 Joined: 30-May 03 From: Tulsa, OK Member No.: 4,652 |
Or just use VLC.
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Sep 16 2005, 06:19 AM
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Karma Police Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 1,358 Joined: 22-July 04 From: Gothenburg, SE Member No.: 6,505 |
The thing is that WMV3 - .avi is the only combination that is not cross platform. Any other format can be watched by all computers with VLC or WMP. This specific combination can only be watched on x86 processors for some stupid reason, witch cuts out about 10% (or something) of the viewers, namely us mac-users. Trust me, there is no way around it other that getting a pc, getting Virtual PC (lousy preformance) or people stop using this unnecessary combination of tools.
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Sep 16 2005, 06:22 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 511 Joined: 30-May 03 From: Tulsa, OK Member No.: 4,652 |
I must have never run into it before then. Lucky me.
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Sep 16 2005, 06:25 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 288 Joined: 7-December 04 Member No.: 6,873 |
We do it so you get the hint that no one writes software for mac...
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Sep 16 2005, 06:39 AM
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Immoral Elf Group: Members Posts: 15,247 Joined: 29-March 02 From: Grimy Pete's Bar & Laundromat Member No.: 2,486 |
Always a good choice. |
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Sep 16 2005, 06:51 AM
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Neophyte Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,086 Joined: 26-February 02 Member No.: 364 |
Bungie used to, before Uncle Bill bought them. I still remember the days when Halo was planned to be a Mac game first, then ported soon afterwards to PC. |
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Sep 16 2005, 06:53 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 288 Joined: 7-December 04 Member No.: 6,873 |
Mac is a better OS, but no one uses it. Windows has snowballed past being stopped until Microsoft screws up like ME a second time.
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Sep 16 2005, 07:24 AM
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Manus Celer Dei Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 17,013 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Boston Member No.: 3,802 |
I think the evidence is pointing against that.
~J |
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Sep 16 2005, 11:16 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 446 Joined: 16-May 03 Member No.: 4,598 |
sad thing is even with another screw up... nobody will change from windows due to one big reason - compatability and familiartiy
Do you want to retrain say 100+ workers on how to use a computer? Do you want to try to find applications that duplicate the functionality of what you use now (and since you already paid for them... cost effectively)? |
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Sep 16 2005, 12:41 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 932 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Orlando, Florida Member No.: 1,042 |
Uh, yeah, what you guys said.
How do I make the widget work? |
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Sep 16 2005, 02:42 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 349 Joined: 16-January 05 Member No.: 6,984 |
I think the options are:
Get a mac with Tiger (OS X 10.4) If you have an intel chipset, then you may be able to download the intel OS X beta and install it on your computer and use it. The other option available, although I have no idea if it works, and personally don't expect it to, but Konfabulator does a similar thing to Dashboard, and it might be able to use a dashboard widget. |
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Sep 16 2005, 03:17 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 932 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Orlando, Florida Member No.: 1,042 |
Um, I think I'll try small plastic cubes... :P
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Sep 16 2005, 04:09 PM
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Technomancer Group: Retired Admins Posts: 4,638 Joined: 2-October 02 From: Champaign, IL Member No.: 3,374 |
I've gotten my dice roller working on a Mac (OS 10.3) but I had to install Python 2.4 first and get the Tk/Tcl GUI package (IIRC it was called AquaTk) before it would run. You could try downloading the source code from the site linked above and giving it a go if you really need a dice roller on a Mac. One day I'll determine how to make a Mac install package for my program but for now I'm worried about finishing the extended test roller.
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Sep 16 2005, 07:51 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 639 Joined: 22-April 02 Member No.: 2,638 |
Well, if anyone's interested in building a free cross-platform dice roller, there's always Konfabulator.
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Sep 16 2005, 08:00 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 399 Joined: 27-May 04 Member No.: 6,361 |
It sorta works on my PC. I don't get whatever introscreen its apparently suposed to give and I get a broken image before I roll it for the first time. Its a nice program with a good appearance. Even organizes the rolls by highest to lowest it seems.
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Sep 16 2005, 09:32 PM
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Karma Police Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 1,358 Joined: 22-July 04 From: Gothenburg, SE Member No.: 6,505 |
I get the joke. But just in case you didnīt know, thatīs not true ;) . I very rarely run into compatability problems at all. The WMV3-divx issue is the only non-computer-game related problem I can think of right now. Thankfully even that is very rare, as there is no reason whatsoever (that I know of) not to use the standard Xvid codec when making a Divx movie (so itīs not so strange you havenīt encountered it Connor). |
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Sep 16 2005, 10:19 PM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 35 Joined: 20-July 02 From: NoCal Member No.: 2,998 |
In my continuing attempt to ride on Dashifen's coat-tails you can get a free cross-platform dice roller here: Java SR4Dice.
You may need to get an updated copy of Java at Java.com. |
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