posted on August 2, 2001 05:47:49 PM
I hate these mouse trail thingies people are doing, but I did notice something.
If you get the cursor close to the side of the screen, you get a scroll bar because the letters go off the screen. If you then scroll the screen sideways, the scroll bar gets bigger, and if you keep doing it, bingo, you've pushed the listing totaly off the screen.
I was on an auction once and the guy had the letters of his name trailing (It was a really long name!)...Wish I could have pushed that listing off the screen!!!
posted on August 3, 2001 05:10:42 AM
Oh I hate those things too. They sort of make you sick trying to read while they zoom around your screen. I heard those Comet Cursors that you can download with all the cute little icons are actually spyware that are tracking everywhere you go on the Internet and reporting back to the company. I downloaded AdAware and ran it and sure enough, tons of spyware from Comet Cursor!
posted on August 3, 2001 06:50:15 AM
There's a guy who sells Emmy tapes that does this. When I search, I just block him out. He may have good deals, but his listings are just too annoying
PS --- Thanks for the Adware tip guys ... just downloaded and ran it ... found over 30 spy files and killed them all
posted on August 3, 2001 09:44:55 AM
i just went to the adware site. i did not see anything to download. where would i find what you are talking about?
posted on August 3, 2001 09:52:06 AM
renee, I went to ZDnet & downloaded it.
I have a question for those who use it though. I downloaded it, and it showed 20 on mine. I deleted them, but whenever I do another scan, it keeps showing the same 20..?. I read the help file, but couldnt find anything to help. Thanks.
