The early years of the internet were plagued with issues on how Flash was used: long Flash intro's to websites, and Flash menu's that would take ages to animate each and every time you clicked on it to name but a couple. But it was also plagued with a vast number of file formats fighting to be the internet streaming app of choice; Media Player, Real Player, Quicktime etc. Some of which were on some platforms but not others; all of which sucked up resources just to play a video on a website. Flash solved this online video problem; a single method for which to deliver streaming media content. A single app that was super easy to install for even the most casual of users. The success of YouTube meant Flash has it's lifeline, and became useful (for me). It's not the perfect solution, and moving into HTML 5 era it will become redundant once more; but it did fill a much needed gap.

What Chrome does well is hide the version number, and not trumpet it about as an important thing. IE and Firefox have jumping up and down shouting the version number out loud attitude. The problem for Firefox is it's trying to copy Chrome's rapid release of versions numbers, but in advertising the version numbers it has created confusion and uncertainty over if upgrading will break anything.

Living is an achievement

Well, I'd much more prefer a known cap than something billed as "unlimited" (small print: we can chuck you off whenever we feel like it). Was searching around for a cheap web host recently for my website, and I purposely chose that any site that even mentioned the word "unlimited" would be crossed off my list. I'd rather be restricted but know what my restrictions are than be promised total freedom with a big foot linger overhead ready to stamp me out at any moment.

The caps given here however are totally unreasonable, and don't account for modern internet usage. Why not do 10gig / 25gig / 50gig / 100gig usage plans that all cost different amounts, but you pay for the usage plan that applys to you for that month. Only use 6 gig one month, you pay the lowest amount that month. Use 56gigs and you pay the highest amount that month.

Bandwidth costs money, I see nothing wrong with having to pay more for my usage than some granny checking their e-mail.

rope, rubber ducky, clamp

I too very much enjoyed The Longest Journey, but the puzzle that required those 3 items was NOT one of the "really really really good puzzles"