08-18-2011, 08:22 PM | #1 |
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Search.overdrive.com needs a plugin
http://search.overdrive.com is back with non-classic search. Now I get Firefox saying a plug-in is needed but cannot find which one. How would I find out what plugin is needed?
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08-18-2011, 09:35 PM | #2 | |
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08-18-2011, 09:58 PM | #3 |
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08-18-2011, 10:39 PM | #4 |
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I encountered the plug-in message with Firefox, but I could still search just fine, although it could've been a tad zippier!
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08-18-2011, 10:52 PM | #5 |
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Works for me. I'm on Firefox 6.0 and don't ever recall loading a specific plugin for OverDrive.
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08-19-2011, 12:16 AM | #6 |
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08-19-2011, 03:34 AM | #7 |
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It needs Microsoft's Silverlight.
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08-19-2011, 04:01 AM | #8 |
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08-19-2011, 06:13 AM | #9 |
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Yep, I've installed Silverlight and now the missing plugin message has cleared.
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08-19-2011, 03:48 PM | #10 |
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08-19-2011, 04:11 PM | #11 |
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IMHO, I'd rather have Silverlight than Flash. But then I use Netflix streaming, which uses Silverlight for their player, so of course I already have it installed.
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08-19-2011, 07:54 PM | #12 |
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Silverlight is never going to really catch on. It will always be a Flash wannabe.
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08-19-2011, 08:08 PM | #13 | |
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In other words, Silverlight has its uses. Overdrive's usage of it is slightly ridiculous, though. What they're doing could've been done in plain old HTML/CSS/Javascript without any Silverlight or Flash. So really the issue here is that Overdrive is being dumb. Whether they're being dumb with Silverlight or being dumb with Flash is immaterial. |
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