[ale] cheap android tablets source

[Ron Frazier (ALE)]

On 2/29/2012 8:03 AM, Geoffrey Myers wrote:
> Ron Frazier (ALE) wrote:
>    
>> Hi Guys,
>>
>> I went to the Atlanta Mobile Developers meeting tonight.  A guy there
>> told me about this source for inexpensive Android tablets.  So, I'm
>> passing it along.
>>
>> http://cheapestandroid.com/
>>      
> No reflection on you Ron...
>
> <rant>
>
> That is the worst website I have ever seen.  The continuous sliding back
> and forth makes me want to vomit.
>
> Why do people build pages like this trash.
>
> </rant>
>
>
>    

I didn't notice anything.  I have noscript running in Firefox, which 
prevents flash, javascript, and java from running until and unless I 
trust the site.  At the time I copied the web address, I hadn't trusted 
the site.  It was solid as a rock, and perhaps also non functional to a 
point.  Maybe that's a good thing.  Of course, since anyone can put up a 
website and claim anything, some sites put up enticing ads and, when 
people visit with unrestricted browsers, they get viruses.  Having said 
that, I have a slight reason to trust this site, a referral from someone 
at the meeting I was at, and no obvious reason to mistrust it.  By 
default, my Firefox doesn't allow any scripting, so that's always 
disabled for new sites I visit.  I would probably have to trust it if I 
wanted to buy anything, so the ordering system will work.  I have 
noticed lots of sites tend to abuse scripting / flash to make your 
experience unfriendly.  Of course, I don't like screaming flashing ads 
on TV either.  Remember 20 years ago (1992 ish) when virtually every 
site you visited had a FLASHING banner ad.  UGH, bad memories.  The only 
thing worse than such visual abuse is when the site also starts playing 
sounds / music you hate and you cannot turn it off.

PS - Observing that 1992 was 20 years ago really makes me feel old, 
since I was a child of the 60's and 70's.  I try to limit my buying of 
technology books to those under 5 years old.  I keep having to ratchet 
up the copyright date that I look for.  Just when I was getting used to 
avoiding books prior to 2000, now I have to avoid books prior to 2007.

Sincerely,

Ron


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