Re: About that little clock...

Posted by Scott Bubar on January 27, 2002 at 06:40:52:

In Reply to: Re: About that little clock... posted by Rich on January 25, 2002 at 11:09:01:

You think you could get it to set the correct time on my clock? (Just kidding.)

I occasionally take a peek at this site from a computer at, ahem, another location which runs IE 6 with no Java machine. The clock doesn't show. Also, the page loads much faster.

I think I may have mentioned before that when I load this page at home, the script that starts the music sets up some kind of conflict so that I get two tracks of the song struggling for dominance (sort of like "Duelling Banjos"). I have to wait for one of them to win out before I can do anything with the page.

: : Funny thing is, it seems to correspond precisely (to the second) to my computer clock.

: : Problem is, my computer clock is currently 7-8 minutes slow.

: : Also, not sure how I feel about scripts on a website delving into the depth of my computer. (Or is this merely coincidence and I'm getting paranoid in my dotage?)

: No need to be paranoid there, Scott. It's a very simple & harmless little script that accesses your computer's clock - much like a cookie acts on many sites - from our server out in Colorado. NOTHING is sent back to us or anywhere else. I know that for a fact. We run the latest version of McAfee's Personal Fire Wall, and it shows NO illegal intrusions on our home PC, and we access the Board in exactly the same way everyone else does. So, relax ...

: NOW, that said, we - like most Web Sites out there - DO use a web tracking program, two actually, to track visitation patterns and page use. One, Access Watch, tracks the daily progress of each individual computer's access to the site. It has proven invaluable in enabling us to devise our link system, etc. Then we use Web Log, which is a cummulative program that totals everything up for us & is great for Stats & Stuff!!! It might sound a little scary, but it really is innocent stuff ... at least on THIS Web Site. Most sites out there do use trackers of some kind.

: It's all mainly for security purposes ... I mean, if you have a REAL building in which people congregate, you can SEE them. That's all this basically does when you come right down to it. The clock doesn't even do that!

Follow Ups:

• Re: About that little clock... Seamus 19:13:09 1/27/2002 (4)
  • Re: Dueling Banjos???? Rich 04:00:19 1/28/2002 (3)
    • Re: Dueling Banjos???? Diana S, 11:48:09 1/28/2002 (0)
    • Re: Dueling Banjos???? Chris 08:17:50 1/28/2002 (0)
    • Re: Dueling Banjos???? Seamus 04:26:04 1/28/2002 (0)

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: You think you could get it to set the correct time on my clock?  (Just kidding.)

: I occasionally take a peek at this site from a computer at, ahem, another location which runs IE 6 with no Java machine.  The clock doesn't show.  Also, the page loads much faster.

: I think I may have mentioned before that when I load this page at home, the script that starts the music sets up some kind of conflict so that I get two tracks of the song struggling for dominance (sort of like "Duelling Banjos").  I have to wait for one of them to win out before I can do anything with the page.

: 
: : : Funny thing is, it seems to correspond precisely (to the second) to my computer clock.

: : : Problem is, my computer clock is currently 7-8 minutes slow.

: : : Also, not sure how I feel about scripts on a website delving into the depth of my computer.  (Or is this merely coincidence and I'm getting paranoid in my dotage?)

: : No need to be paranoid there, Scott. It's a very simple & harmless little script that accesses your computer's clock - much like a cookie acts on many sites - from our server out in Colorado. NOTHING is sent back to us or anywhere else. I know that for a fact. We run the latest version of McAfee's Personal Fire Wall, and it shows NO illegal intrusions on our home PC, and we access the Board in exactly the same way everyone else does. So, relax ...

: : NOW, that said, we - like most Web Sites out there - DO use a web tracking program, two actually, to track visitation patterns and page use. One, Access Watch, tracks the daily progress of each individual computer's access to the site. It has proven invaluable in enabling us to devise our link system, etc. Then we use Web Log, which is a cummulative program that totals everything up for us & is great for Stats & Stuff!!! It might sound a little scary, but it really is innocent stuff ... at least on THIS Web Site. Most sites out there do use trackers of some kind.

: : It's all mainly for security purposes ... I mean, if you have a REAL building in which people congregate, you can SEE them. That's all this basically does when you come right down to it. The clock doesn't even do that!


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