WP - prepare for universal app development in Windows 10

2014-12-23 Thread ILT (O)
Greg K – I assume you receive the MSDN Flash and saw this article

Re: [OT] Unbelievable ad tracking

2014-12-23 Thread Mark Hurd
On 23 December 2014 at 17:24, David Connors da...@connors.com wrote: Or: 7) Sit on your arse in front of the TV watching endless shit for dickheads ads for stuff you DON'T want and revel in your new freedom. I must be the only person here who thinks that targeted ads are a good idea.

Re: [OT] Unbelievable ad tracking

2014-12-23 Thread Stephen Price
No, I too think targeted advertising is awesome. I am a consumer, and I dare say you are too. If you deny it then that's fine. Denial is a powerful tool for avoiding the truth. How many times I've found out about some tool or product or something for the first time and though, damnit, how did I

Re: [OT] Unbelievable ad tracking

2014-12-23 Thread David Connors
I am definitely the third at least. Or second runner up. On 23 Dec 2014 19:08, Mark Hurd markeh...@gmail.com wrote: On 23 December 2014 at 17:24, David Connors da...@connors.com wrote: Or: 7) Sit on your arse in front of the TV watching endless shit for dickheads ads for stuff you DON'T

Re: [OT] Unbelievable ad tracking

2014-12-23 Thread David Connors
On 23 Dec 2014 20:07, Stephen Price p.s. For those clinging to the belief we are human beings, not numbers... Break it all down to the purest form and we are numbers. Maths, physics, Chemistry. etc. We are numbers. You think that's air you're breathing? Hmm... Don't go all quantum on us Price...

Re: [OT] Unbelievable ad tracking

2014-12-23 Thread David Burstin
I am the fourth. Sent from my flux capacitor. Please excuse brevity and any odd autocorrect errors. On 23/12/2014 9:32 PM, David Connors da...@connors.com wrote: I am definitely the third at least. Or second runner up. On 23 Dec 2014 19:08, Mark Hurd markeh...@gmail.com wrote: On 23 December

Re: [OT] Unbelievable ad tracking

2014-12-23 Thread mike smith
No, i like targeted advertising too, but I just realised it's missing! Where's my adSense gone On Tue, Dec 23, 2014 at 9:56 PM, David Burstin david.burs...@gmail.com wrote: I am the fourth. Sent from my flux capacitor. Please excuse brevity and any odd autocorrect errors. On 23/12/2014

RE: [OT] Unbelievable ad tracking

2014-12-23 Thread Ken Schaefer
I don’t see an issue with targeted ads. The collection of vast amounts of information about me, without my informed consent, by commercial parties in a mostly unregulated legal vacuum is somewhat concerning however. We’ve seen over the past couple of years how companies from Target to Sony to

Re: [OT] Unbelievable ad tracking

2014-12-23 Thread Mark Hurd
I don't know if it was one person's 1 pixel tracker continued into multiple replies or if a couple of you have them added to your messages automatically, but they've been ironic anyway! -- Regards, Mark Hurd, B.Sc.(Ma.)(Hons.)

Re: WP - prepare for universal app development in Windows 10

2014-12-23 Thread Greg Keogh
Greg K – I assume you receive the MSDN Flash and saw this article

Re: [OT] Unbelievable ad tracking

2014-12-23 Thread Corneliu I. Tusnea
Alternative 7) Install a Windows Media Center for your TV, record all the shows you want learn to skip the ads and never see an ad again on TV :) On Tue, Dec 23, 2014 at 5:54 PM, David Connors da...@connors.com wrote: Or: 7) Sit on your arse in front of the TV watching endless shit for

RE: WP - prepare for universal app development in Windows 10

2014-12-23 Thread ILT (O)
It’s interesting to read the comments, and the Microsoft replies – about what is currently missing from “universal” and why Silverlight is more suitable, at present. _ Ian Thomas Albert Park, Victoria From: ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com] On

Re: WP - prepare for universal app development in Windows 10

2014-12-23 Thread Greg Keogh
It’s interesting to read the comments, and the Microsoft replies – about what is currently missing from “universal” and why Silverlight is more suitable, at present. Good grief! I didn't previously scroll down to see those comments. I don't think this migration to WinRT should have been

Re: WP - prepare for universal app development in Windows 10

2014-12-23 Thread Stephen Price
Universal apps are lovely. there you go. On Wed, Dec 24, 2014 at 11:54 AM, Greg Keogh g...@mira.net wrote: It’s interesting to read the comments, and the Microsoft replies – about what is currently missing from “universal” and why Silverlight is more suitable, at present. Good grief! I