FLASH: Re: Clients and Flash 4 Player Download!!!

[A.R.]

>    FLASH: Clients and Flash 4 Player Download!!!

>

>

> Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2000 17:48:18 -0800

>

From: "Michael Hensel" <michaelhenselyahoo [dot] com>

> Subject: FLASH: Clients and Flash 4 Player Download!!!

>

> Hi everybody,

>

> Here is a real life example of losing or keeping potential clients.

>

> Scenario:

> A Company called me through a referral to redesign their website. It is a

> $100.000.000 Wholesale Fashion Company.

> (So far so good (great)).

>

> The Problem:

> The VP asked me for some sample websites I designed, so of course I referred

> her to my home page first. Then it turns out, that she doesn't have the

> flash 4 player installed (no problem I thought, since I have a link to the

> Macromedia Flash 4 download page

> (http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=Shoc

> kwaveFlash). So she did download the Player.... After restarting the

> computer automatically, her browser (IE) froze up. I tried to help her as

> much as I could (about 20 minutes on the phone), then we gave up.

>

> My Question:

> What is the best (safest) way to download or get the Flash 4 Player on a

> clients Computer, without crashing the browser or computer itself? Any

> Suggestion? I don't want to lose more big accounts (Clients), just because

> of the Flash 4 Player. Any familiar experience anybody? Please help.

>

> Sincerely,

>

> Michael Hensel

>

michaelhenselyahoo [dot] com

Hi Michael,

have you tried the downloaded plugin on a netscape browser too?

As far as i know plugins do only work correctly on netscape navigator

and communicators.

If you want to use ie4 you better try the activeX-control (which is installed

on your machine if you have a registered version of flash3 or 4 in the folder

"players". With the activeX-control its supposed to work fine with ie4

or 5,

at least i had this experience.


HTH,


Alex


> ------------------------------

>

> Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2000 23:10:08 -0500

>

From: "Laura Mollett" <lmollettmindspring [dot] com>

> Subject: FLASH: OT: Mac File Sharing Question

>

> Hi There,

> Really sorry for the OT, but would greatly appreciate it if Frederico or

> someone familiar with networking on macs can tell me if I can connect two

> macs running system 8 or better over the internet? or just over a modem

> (local call) for at least file sharing, and preferably program sharing?


You can do that with APPLE RemoteAccess 2.0


> Do I need to set up one of the macs as a server and buy some server software?


If you want to use TCP/IP (wich actually is faster) you�d need a server software

that "shares" all the macs functions thru this protocol

(the professional choice here: VICOM Internet Gateway, around 200US$  or

IPnetRouter, Shareware price around 100US$).

If you want to use AppleShare as protocol, you CAN do it with

"TimbuktuPro 5.0"

(around 250US$) as well, if you want to "control" the other mac over the net,

i.e.

have all the same user rights  then the owner

(ie. full control, copying, opening/closing prgs and so on...)


> Or do they have everything they need to be connected (modems and internet

> connections and ip numbers) and if so, what do I need to set so they'll

> accept the server request?

>

> (That is, I have file sharing on and user groups set to allow guest

> connects, but typing in the ip address in the chooser appleshare menu just

> gives me a "server is not accepting connects" message, so what am I doing

> wrong, if anything? or do I not have all the software I need? :)

>

> Really really appreciate a quick response as my boss wants to connect her

> home computer and thinks I know internet stuff (even though I keep telling

> her I don't do hardware and complicated networking/coding stuff :)

>

> Sorry again for the OT

> Laura Mollett

>

lmollettmindspring [dot] com

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