Monday, September 10, 2007
Follow up to my Sept. 8 Posting
Today I received an email from a real person at their customer service division. For the most part it reviewed the procedure for registering with explanation included it was for security reasons. As for the multiple Internet Explorer openings, it was suggested I should check my computer settings.
Since I now have a real person to contact, I supplied the information that the age 65 and over selection causes your registration to be rejected. Should you select the age bracket of 55-64, registration is accepted immediately.
A friend suggested this could be a programming error rather than age discrimination. I have to agree there are a lot of programming errors on the move these days in everything from phone systems to operating systems, so I am willing to accept that as a possibility.
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Speaking of programming, I wonder why programmers can't produce an operating system that doesn't require updating every month or more.? Even programs are subject to it. You buy a program and you don't anymore than get it installed and it goes on the net for an update. A few weeks later you can upgrade to the next improved version for only a few dollars more.
And the worst of it is, the more the program costs the more likely it will cause problems and need various updates. And brand loyalty doesn't seem to matter. It is usually the big brands that fall into this category.
I have some totally free programs that do most of the jobs the big boys do, and they never seem to need updating - unless the owner wants to add some more features - for free.
Just some wondering thoughts.
-=One Day At A Time=-
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Since I now have a real person to contact, I supplied the information that the age 65 and over selection causes your registration to be rejected. Should you select the age bracket of 55-64, registration is accepted immediately.
A friend suggested this could be a programming error rather than age discrimination. I have to agree there are a lot of programming errors on the move these days in everything from phone systems to operating systems, so I am willing to accept that as a possibility.
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Speaking of programming, I wonder why programmers can't produce an operating system that doesn't require updating every month or more.? Even programs are subject to it. You buy a program and you don't anymore than get it installed and it goes on the net for an update. A few weeks later you can upgrade to the next improved version for only a few dollars more.
And the worst of it is, the more the program costs the more likely it will cause problems and need various updates. And brand loyalty doesn't seem to matter. It is usually the big brands that fall into this category.
I have some totally free programs that do most of the jobs the big boys do, and they never seem to need updating - unless the owner wants to add some more features - for free.
Just some wondering thoughts.
-=One Day At A Time=-
This work by NSCAVE is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License
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