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Flip4Mac plug-in

by fragile Aug 31, 2008 6:44AM PDT

My local news weather webpage has been updated, now I can't view the "Live Radar." It says I need to install Flip4Mac, which I did, still doesn't work. Same problem in Safari and Firefox. When I view Firefox's and Safari's installed plug-in's, it says Flip4Mac is there. I tried clearing the cache & cookies. Hoping someone can help. The link is:

http://www.koat.com/weather/grid.html

Click on "Live radar"

Macmini, 1.42ghz, tiger 10.4.11, safari Version 3.1.2, firefox 3.0.1

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It is not you
by tleMega Aug 31, 2008 6:51AM PDT

I too have Flip4Mac and no, it does not seem to work for me either. That is of course if I am missing some kind continue button somewhere. Obviously this is a flaw with the website and not your Mac, so no need to fret. I'd call them up if I were you and let their site managers know. Good luck.

-BMF

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As they say in all the best Medical Movies,
by mrmacfixit Forum moderator Aug 31, 2008 8:42AM PDT

I concur!

Even installing the PRO version of the software which is available at the page they link to, it does not work.

Go pound their ears on this one. At least they kinda support Mac, albeit not very well

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I emailed the station,
by mrmacfixit Forum moderator Sep 1, 2008 9:50PM PDT

no reply as yet but I will post it here, if it ever arrives

More than one email from more than one person "may" indicate to them that they have a problem.

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thanks
by fragile Sep 1, 2008 10:17PM PDT

Thanks, I sent them a message too. No response.

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Lots of Mac unfriendly websites
by Dan Filice Sep 8, 2008 6:10AM PDT

I have found many websites that will not operate when using a Mac. I needed to download the application for a Passport and everything worked just fine until I clicked the button to open the application form. It said "Loading" for 15 minutes and never opened. At work on my PC, it opened immediately. There are webpage programmers that just refuse to accept the fact that Macs live in this world too. Funny, when I encounter a webpage creator who uses a Mac, they seem to make it with both Macs and PCs in mind.

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Unfortunately,
by mrmacfixit Forum moderator Sep 8, 2008 10:24AM PDT

a lot of webpage programmers, if they can really be called that, rely on MS products to produce that page and have no idea of what they just did.

As a matter of interest, I have not had a reply from the Radio Station and I doubt the OP has either

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silverlight
by jeepster40 Oct 11, 2008 8:43AM PDT
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Why?
by mrmacfixit Forum moderator Oct 11, 2008 10:13AM PDT

This site is not using Sliverlight to stream with.

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yes it is.
by jeepster40 Oct 13, 2008 1:59AM PDT

after i read you post i went and tried it. it works perfect.

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(NT) Where is the silverlight stream?
by mrmacfixit Forum moderator Oct 13, 2008 10:18AM PDT
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try this link...
by jeepster40 Oct 13, 2008 2:27AM PDT
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thanks
by fragile Oct 13, 2008 3:07AM PDT

that link works, don't know how you found it

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