Analogue captions

Although I'm generally a really cool and trendy person, I still enjoy
"anoraking" in my spare time.


I spotted this on Moel-y-Parc earlier (received in Manchester, hence the bad
reception)

http://sites.google.com/site/jamiep8...el-y-parc1.png


Personally I think these captions are a little too vague - they automatically
assume that people will know whether their current TV is a digital TV, but
many will not.

"jamie powell" wrote in message
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Although I'm generally a really cool and trendy person, I still enjoy
"anoraking" in my spare time.


I spotted this on Moel-y-Parc earlier (received in Manchester, hence the
bad reception)

http://sites.google.com/site/jamiep8...el-y-parc1.png


Personally I think these captions are a little too vague - they
automatically assume that people will know whether their current TV is a
digital TV, but many will not.

Why put such captions on the analogue service? It's just going to to put the
wind up the old folk.

Incidentally our Paul was dead rude to this old bloke today. The old bloke,
who was 'about 100' was hassling Paul with endless silly questions and when
he asked when analogue would be turned off Paul said, 'Don't worry, not in
your lifetime.' Ohh! Naughty boy!

I've been working today on an estate of 33 OAP bungalows. I guess about 25
of them have 'gone digital' and of these about 15 still haven't successfully
retuned.

Bill

Bill Wright wrote:
"jamie powell" wrote in message

Personally I think these captions are a little too vague - they
automatically assume that people will know whether their current TV is a
digital TV, but many will not.

Why put such captions on the analogue service? It's just going to to put the
wind up the old folk.

There's just no proper thought or common sense being applied. The root problem
is the people in charge are the internet obsessed 20 somethings who imagine
because they're comfortable with new technology and buzz words, than the
entire UK population must be too.


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There's just no proper thought or common sense being applied. The root
problem is the people in charge are the internet obsessed 20 somethings
who imagine because they're comfortable with new technology and buzz
words, than the entire UK population must be too.

Indeed, the root of my current problem is that 80 year old neighbours have
apparently managed to ignore all the OTA updates for their STB and been too
polite to mention it to the "support staff" - i.e. me. But then again, if I
didn't pop around, they'd be paying someone to come out every time!

Their TV looks like it was made shortly after colour came in but it still
gets a picture (until 2012!) and they've probably only touched it to turn in
channel 4 and Five. But already their new-fangled digital box is history
and they've only had it a few years.

Progress? Pah!

Paul DS.

On Oct 6, 8:23*am, "Paul D.Smith" wrote:
There's just no proper thought or common sense being applied. The root
problem is the people in charge are the internet obsessed 20 somethings
who imagine because they're comfortable with new technology and buzz
words, than the entire UK population must be too.

Indeed, the root of my current problem is that 80 year old neighbours have
apparently managed to ignore all the OTA updates for their STB and been too
polite to mention it to the "support staff" - i.e. me. *But then again, if I
didn't pop around, they'd be paying someone to come out every time!

Their TV looks like it was made shortly after colour came in but it still
gets a picture (until 2012!) and they've probably only touched it to turn in
channel 4 and Five. *But already their new-fangled digital box is history
and they've only had it a few years.

Progress? *Pah!

Paul DS.

Boxes should auto-update. I know that goes against the grain for many
"techies", or for people that like to remain in control in case the
box gets trashed, but it would solve many problems.

I like the way Google handles this for Chrome (my favourite browser).
Updates to latest version are applied silently and without
notification. No requirement on the user to confirm things, no
dialogue boxes confirming what has happened. The only way I know is
because Zone Alarm pops up on me all of the time telling me a
programme has changed. And more dramatically last week when v.3 of
Chrome was released which resulted in a visible change to the tabs
screen.

Matt

larkim wrote:
snip
I like the way Google handles this for Chrome (my favourite
browser). Updates to latest version are applied silently and without
notification. No requirement on the user to confirm things, no
dialogue boxes confirming what has happened.

Thanks for that information. That's one browser I'll never ever install,
then.

André Coutanche

On 06/10/09 09:45, André Coutanche wrote:

larkim wrote:
I like the way Google handles this for Chrome (my favourite
browser). Updates to latest version are applied silently and without
notification. No requirement on the user to confirm things, no
dialogue boxes confirming what has happened.

Thanks for that information. That's one browser I'll never ever install,
then.

Google product updates are pretty nasty on corporate networks too, they
won't accept proxy authentication settings and when this causes the
proxy to block the update attempt it tries again EVERY TENTH OF A SECOND!

I changed the proxy setting to bloodystupidupdater.google.com in the
vain hope they might notice the DNS traffic ;-)

"Andri Coutanche" wrote in message
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larkim wrote:
snip
I like the way Google handles this for Chrome (my favourite
browser). Updates to latest version are applied silently and without
notification. No requirement on the user to confirm things, no
dialogue boxes confirming what has happened.

Thanks for that information. That's one browser I'll never ever install,
then.

Ditto.

Roger R

André Coutanche wrote:
larkim wrote:
snip
I like the way Google handles this for Chrome (my favourite
browser). Updates to latest version are applied silently and without
notification. No requirement on the user to confirm things, no
dialogue boxes confirming what has happened.

Thanks for that information. That's one browser I'll never ever install,
then.

André Coutanche

Agreed. I do not install, or delete if already installed, anything which
won't allow me to control when I update.

I guess you haven't installed Microsoft Security Essentials, then? ;-)

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Jeff

André Coutanche wrote:
larkim wrote:
snip
I like the way Google handles this for Chrome (my favourite
browser). Updates to latest version are applied silently and without
notification. No requirement on the user to confirm things, no
dialogue boxes confirming what has happened.

Thanks for that information. That's one browser I'll never ever install,
then.

....you can, of course, set it to ask you what to do with an update:
Tools/Options... Go to Advanced tab and Update. Select "Ask me what I
want to do".
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George from Cartland