tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5380020490988139400.post3298140948916047578..comments2023-05-16T00:26:40.615-07:00Comments on B-Daddy's Other Blog: Mac vs PC - Unique Problem with Youtube - UpdateB-Daddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13880092017105841256noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5380020490988139400.post-23133658515681824172010-01-02T19:14:11.909-08:002010-01-02T19:14:11.909-08:00Ah, but the Lavasoft program was also a problem fr...Ah, but the Lavasoft program was also a problem from software, not the PC. <br /><br />One of the big selling points of Macs is supposed to be their higher quality programs, since they are limited for security-- just as a PC's counter-point is that just about anyone can write programs for it. (Obvious downside being...well, <i>anyone</i> can, etc.)<br /><br />Macs *are* suggested to have spyware blockers--there's even one provided on the apple.com site.<br /><br />I find both complicated, but I can do more with a PC-- so I stick with that. (same way I prefer the good-for-most-anything minivan outside to an expensive, nifty but useless for most anything not speeding sports car)Foxfierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10161683096247890834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5380020490988139400.post-21013039490701268222010-01-02T18:48:40.459-08:002010-01-02T18:48:40.459-08:00Foxie, you make a good point about the ad-blocking...Foxie, you make a good point about the ad-blocking software. I think what gave me trouble is that my software, despite it's name is actually anti-spyware. It is not intended to block ads per se. Further, reloading the Lavasoft program allowed YouTube to work correctly. <br />Thanks for the link on Apple's ease of use issues, however, I believe the problem is with the DigiPhoto software, not with the Mac. <br />All computers have their issues, my point is that the vulnerabilities of Windows causes and extra layer of complication that you don't see with the Mac.B-Daddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13880092017105841256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5380020490988139400.post-11495235416580852462010-01-02T11:51:49.486-08:002010-01-02T11:51:49.486-08:00I don't think thats exactly a bug, B-daddy... ...I don't think thats exactly a bug, B-daddy... Youtube makes its money off of ads; it is in their interest to try to make sure you can't watch things on youtube while blocking the ads. <br /><br />Grats, you hacked youtube's countermeasures. ^.^<br /><br />Alternatively, it could simply be that there's not a lot of program difference between a video of someone telling you to buy gold and of cats chasing a pointer....<br /><br />Just to make it worse, you <i>could</i> have gone through <a href="http://help.youtube.com/support/youtube/bin/answer.py?hl=en-uk&answer=143007" rel="nofollow">youtube's help thingie</a>, which tells you to check adobe, enable JavaScript, check the adobe version... and disable your ad-blockers.<br /><br />I offer a counter-example of Apple's ease of use: <a href="http://lileks.com/bleat/?p=4895" rel="nofollow">evil designers.</a>Foxfierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10161683096247890834noreply@blogger.com