Eh?

[corvus]

WMV,SWF,Flash file eeks ! I have lived too long that I dont understand the English language any longer

EDIT (Son of a Beach): NB: This topic has been split off from the Bushwalking Basics topic.

[walkinTas]

:shock: WMV,SWF,Flash file eeks ! I have lived too long that I dont understand the English language any longer

Corvus, Corvus, Corvus, what are we going to do with you! WMV means that it is a Windows Media Video file and should play in the Media Player that comes with Windows. Click the link, download and open in Media Player.

SWF and Flash are the same thing. This is a movie format that can play inside your web browser. You need to have the adobe flash plugin installed. This is a painless procedure, so no aesthetics required - just click here to download, then close your browser, run the downloaded exe file and restart your browser. With the plugin installed you can just click a flash movie and it will play in the browser.
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Sorry - this thread unintentionally turned into Techno Babble. If I'd know where it might end up I'd have posted it there.
Then again, podcast should have been a hint eh!

[corvus]

Hey I have all that adobe flash and windows media player what i dont have is my son /daughter at home to drive it

[walkinTas]

lol
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Totally OT: I remember when my kids were young I used to buy them video games and install them on the computer. And being a good dad I would then sit up half the night playing the game - just to learn it so I could show it to them. Well one night I installed hero quest and played it half the night until I got to level two. Then I dragged my *&%$#! off to bed and slept until 11 the next morning. The boys met me in the Kitchen all excited about the new game. "So you like it then" "Yeah we are already up to level three". I never ever showed them how to play another game on the PC.

[corvus]

I am computer literate at work as a necessity but at home I stuggle now, Nik perhaps as we have IT experts on our member list you could ceate an additional thingi ,or am I the only over 60 year old poster that needs it and if so can everyone please address me with deference in future " such as Mr corvus or Corvus Sir please " then I can take the pissium that you and adam hunguponim on me.
Hey I am so naive that I dont even know what the green Smilie means.

[Son of a Beach]

WMV means that it is a Windows Media Video file and should play in the Media Player that comes with Windows. Click the link, download and open in Media Player.

Just in case there's any other odd-bods out there, like me... if you're using Mac OS X, you just need to download and install the free "Perian" (System Preferences pane), and WMV files will play in any Quicktime compatible application (eg, Quicktime Player, Front Row, etc).

[corvus]

Hey that was a BIG help NOT

[tasadam]

Hey that was a BIG help NOT

Perhaps we could change Gearus-Freakius superbus to something more, well, pissiumous?
Something like Technicalus non comprehendus?

Seriously though, what exactly do you mean by "an additional thingi"?
Do you want a button in the forum to click on that will play the movie, or do you want an area for "Non-bushwalk related, technical help for non IT people" type posts?
Or did you have something else in mind?

[corvus]

Do you want a button in the forum to click on that will play the movie, or do you want an area for "Non-bushwalk related, technical help for non IT people" type posts

Both please if thats possible and not being greedy

[tasadam]

Do you want a button in the forum to click on that will play the movie, or do you want an area for "Non-bushwalk related, technical help for non IT people" type posts

Both please if thats possible and not being greedy

Best I can do -

This is the button to help you play the movie

This is the button to learn all things technical.

This is an alternate button to learn things... including some technical things.

Getting a bit off topic now. Will leave it to Nik to advance on this score...

[Joe]

None of the above buttons will actually play the movie for you though. In the case that you cant be bothered reading how windowns media is trying to #@%*&! on wikipedia then just click the bellow button and watch the movie

HERE IT IS >>>BUTTON<<< CLICK IT DAMNIT

I think its pretty safe to assume you are using a computer with windows on it...and most of these will have media player (unless whoever set it up had sommat against you) and your browser should just pick up the link and play it. You may have to click yes to a couple of things first...all good

[corvus]

Thanks 'ta' I will put them in favorites and peruse at leisure

[corvus]

Hey twf thank you too

[walkinTas]

This is the button to learn all things technical.

Ooh, somebody stop me! ...

[corvus]

I know I have asked this b4 but what does mean

[walkinTas]

I know I have asked this b4 but what does mean

Mr Green - some people think big cheek grin, some extreme happiness or lots of mirth, some because he is green think envy, but it would have to be a sort of ironic envy. In this case I used :mr green: because it went with the quote (The Mask).

[corvus]

I think mr green now that it has been explained is a bit insulting an should not be available on this forum

[Joe]

I think mr green now that it has been explained is a bit insulting an should not be available on this forum

perhaps leave the 'bit insulting' to mr waterfalls?

[walkinTas]

What, ban green emoticons, . You can't do that . Some people might get angry ! And start using little green face everywhere. . Too many green emoticons and you might feel .

[corvus]

Ha Ha Ha now your showin orff !! but I suppose it could be worse if it was a little Brown man (oh no not that again)

[Son of a Beach]

Off topic much?

[corvus]

Doh

[corvus]

In a previous post I did suggest that perhaps we need a moderators moderator and then they could moderate themselves but now they even want to run a competition which excludes us mere hoi polloi !! bah humbug and down with being moderate lets be revolting and say" WHO SAYS OFF TOPIC ?? "its our site and we the posters will say what goes !! did I just say that oh sorry sir it was that other boy wT

Is off topic but persiflage is not a topic yet?

[Son of a Beach]

Mutiny, me hearties?

[tasadam]

I think mr green now that it has been explained is a bit insulting an should not be available on this forum

Mr Green would be insulted by the thought that he should be banned...

[walkinTas]

bah humbug and down with being moderate lets be revolting...

Some of us don't need and invitation.

[corvus]

Now we have a revoloution(welcome wT) I propose FREE BEER for all posters (provided you subscribe to the beer fund) and must attend the get together in March and only known poopa scooper posters will be allowed to use the Moderators Throne (Toilet Seat) or for non scoop posters you will be allowed to do so in an Ipood hole for a gold coin donation to the revolters fund BYOTP

[Joe]

Now we have a revoloution(welcome wT) I propose FREE BEER for all posters (provided you subscribe to the beer fund) and must attend the get together in March and only known poopa scooper posters will be allowed to use the Moderators Throne (Toilet Seat) or for non scoop posters you will be allowed to do so in an Ipood hole for a gold coin donation to the revolters fund BYOTP

As the first to purchase the holy iPood! do i get to wear some sort of cape and undies on outside getup? I only ask because I was going to anyway but at least now i can justify it.

BTW Nothing says love like this smiley

[corvus]

As the introductor of ipood I annoint you and request that you disseminate your devine knowledge world wide (p.s. why not link this site to the sea to summit one as promoters of their gear if possible) I intend to keep my Ipood in its almost virginal state (its out of the packet) but have let several males fondle the one I bought and they all said MUST HAVE ONE
So intend to be poo free from now on to preseve my nice new Ipood.

[walkinTas]

As the first to purchase the holy iPood! do i get to wear some sort of cape and undies on outside getup?

Nothing says revolting quite like undies on the outside.