901 Giveaway of the Day Forums » User Favorites: delenn13 en-US Thu, 26 Nov 2009 05:49:38 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/search.php http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/4440/page/9#post-68139 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:19:29 +0000 Terri218 68139@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>Interesting - today&#39;s game, Pakoomba, was BFG&#39;s Daily Game several days ago. This is the second time that happened in the past week. Coincidence or intentional? </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/4440/page/9#post-68092 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:06:35 +0000 Merri 68092@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>EEK Michelle!!!<br /> Bite your tongue indeed!</p> <p>Many cannot afford even 6.99 for games so the freee games are wonderful!</p> <p>(Hear that Gamehouse? Many, many thanks for offering the daily free games!<br /> :) </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/4440/page/9#post-68091 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:58:02 +0000 Terri218 68091@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>Bite your tongue Michelle. </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/4440/page/9#post-68079 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 07:41:30 +0000 Tailteann 68079@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>Hmm...I downloaded Cate West and got Tampax Pearl ads. I guess they know their demographics. </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/4440/page/9#post-68076 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 07:03:37 +0000 Michelle 68076@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>Lol, no I noticed that before. I think they should get rid of the ads and make it so that only paying gamehouse customers could download the free game of day. I really haven&#39;t been interested in anything they have been giving a way lately though. </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/4440/page/9#post-68066 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 19:13:48 +0000 Terri218 68066@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>What&#39;s interesting is that the ads are coming on more frequently but for the last month or so, the ads are ONLY for the Gamehouse Funpass. They seem to have no actual ad revenue. </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/4440/page/9#post-68062 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:59:47 +0000 Merri 68062@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>The latest offer from Gamehouse is a Cate West game!!!<br /> HOORAY, a HOG/adventure game!<br /> I really liked the first one so am hoping that this one is as good if not better..<br /> :) </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/4440/page/9#post-67890 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:19:51 +0000 thewebmaster (DOS Diver) 67890@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p><blockquote>I tried Mystery of the Crystal Portal as a freebie from Gamehouse today, too, but got ads at EVERY level, and a couple of times when I was just switching screens. And these were talking ads, which I find particularly annoying. I like the game, but won&#39;t play it under these conditions. Probably won&#39;t try any more freebies from Gamehouse, either, unless I know they&#39;ve cleaned up their act.</p> <p>Yeah, what Dragon said! </blockquote><br /> That&#39;s true. They can be a huge pain. That&#39;s why Game GOTD is way better. Still, I worry that someday, GOTD will not be able to stand up to it. </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/4440/page/9#post-67885 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:31:24 +0000 Terri218 67885@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>I was wrong. BFG wasn&#39;t $2.99 , it was full price and is still available. I&#39;d rather put up with a few ads than pay full price. </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/4440/page/9#post-67874 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 07:01:34 +0000 Delilah 67874@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>I tried Mystery of the Crystal Portal as a freebie from Gamehouse today, too, but got ads at EVERY level, and a couple of times when I was just switching screens. And these were talking ads, which I find particularly annoying. I like the game, but won&#39;t play it under these conditions. Probably won&#39;t try any more freebies from Gamehouse, either, unless I know they&#39;ve cleaned up their act.</p> <p>Yeah, what Dragon said! </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/4440/page/9#post-67853 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:20:18 +0000 Terri218 67853@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>Today&#39;s game, Mystery of the Crystal Portal, is a repeat and was offered by BFG for $2.99 a few days ago. I downloaded it again because I couldn&#39;t remember it (which means I probably didn&#39;t like it too much but hey you can&#39;t beat the price). </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/4440/page/9#post-67836 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:00:32 +0000 "The Quantum Dragon" AKA Paul 67836@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>Let&#39;s hope they don&#39;t cut too much out of the fun because the competitors will close in.</p> <p>Sandlot Games just entered the fray with their free game of the week (Westward) and from a cursory look, it seems there are no ads.</p> <p>Gamehouse needs to maintain a good balance between the quality of their offerings, the amount and duration of ads and the variety of games to continue to succeed. </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/4440/page/9#post-67830 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:59:19 +0000 Merri 67830@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>I too have noticed that Gamehouse/Real aren&#39;t offering the good games that Gamehouse had before...<br /> :(<br /> I wonder WHEN they will bring out an adventure, or HOG game?<br /> Glad that I still have lots to replay!<br /> :) </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/4440/page/8#post-67819 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:06:20 +0000 Terri218 67819@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>I agree Bit. I also notice the ads are coming up VERY often. </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/4440/page/8#post-67811 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:03:45 +0000 BitBullet 67811@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>I don&#39;t know about you guys, but it seems to me that the quality of the games recently have left a lot to be desired. I&#39;m not too fond of the merge so far. </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/4440/page/8#post-67787 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 02:16:52 +0000 Terri218 67787@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>Warning today&#39;s game, Bang On Blitz, changes your computer&#39;s screen resolution and the only way to restore it (Display panel doesn&#39;t work) is to reboot. I already uninstalled the game. </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/4440/page/8#post-67783 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:58:42 +0000 "The Quantum Dragon" AKA Paul 67783@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>Yes, I have noticed that too!</p> <p>All these small changes are part of a bigger one: Real Arcade and Gamehouse have fused!</p> <p>Check this thread for more: <a href="http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/6544">Real Arcade redirecting you to Gamehouse: An explanation</a> </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/4440/page/8#post-67746 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:56:51 +0000 Terri218 67746@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>No I didn&#39;t get that one. </p> <p>I notice that they are changing to &quot;Today&#39;s Game&quot; much later in the day. </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/4440/page/8#post-67741 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:27:48 +0000 Diane16 67741@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>Did anyone download Panda Craze gold, that Gamehouse gave away on 4th Nov. I have got to level 145 and can&#39;t go any further as am getting &#39;A script in this movie is causing Macromedia Flash Player 7 to run slowly&#39; and wondered if anyone else is experiencing the same problem. It has taken me all this time to get to that level and only have 5 more to complete the game, so annoying. </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/3503/page/2#post-67665 Sat, 14 Nov 2009 00:08:20 +0000 hotdoge3 67665@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>IE8 is a vast improvement over IE7 if that is so IE 7 must be bad Test on browser-security IE 8 &amp; Firefox all most the same but the ActiveX how you know if it ok to let it run I don&#39;t like may be it just me? you don&#39;t have it in Firefox, You can make Firefox very safe with NoScript &amp; Adblock Plus &amp; add spyblock,<br /> The fist thing I did with window 7 was try IE 8 very slow so got Firefox &amp; Opera 10 go very good &amp; fast, Hear is some if and Test on browser_battle most on IE and Firefox hope it help.<br /> <a href="http://www.esecurityplanet.com/features/article.php/3829396/Firefox-35-vs-Internet-Explorer-8-Which-is-Safer.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.esecurityplanet.com/features/article.php/3829396/Firefox-35-vs-Internet-Explorer-8-Which-is-Safer.htm</a></p> <p><a href="http://nsslabs.com/browser-security" rel="nofollow">http://nsslabs.com/browser-security</a> (Tested products include)</p> <p> * Apple Safari v4<br /> * Google Chrome 2<br /> * Microsoft Internet Explorer v8<br /> * Mozilla Firefox v3<br /> * Opera 10 Beta</p> <p><a href="http://nsslabs.com/test-reports/Q309_Browser_Security_Summary_Final.pdf" rel="nofollow">http://nsslabs.com/test-reports/Q309_Browser_Security_Summary_Final.pdf</a></p> <p><a href="http://nsslabs.com/test-reports/Q309_Browser_Security_Summary_Final.pdf" rel="nofollow">http://nsslabs.com/test-reports/Q309_Browser_Security_Summary_Final.pdf</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.favbrowser.com/internet-explorer-ie-vs-safari-vs-firefox-vs-opera/" rel="nofollow">http://www.favbrowser.com/internet-explorer-ie-vs-safari-vs-firefox-vs-opera/</a> (2007)</p> <p><a href="http://www.spreadfirefox.com/node/2990" rel="nofollow">http://www.spreadfirefox.com/node/2990</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/windows/internet-explorer/get-the-facts/browser-comparison.aspx" rel="nofollow">http://www.microsoft.com/windows/internet-explorer/get-the-facts/browser-comparison.aspx</a></p> <p><a href="http://lifehacker.com/software/feature/special-top-ten-reasons-to-switch-to-firefox-126313.php" rel="nofollow">http://lifehacker.com/software/feature/special-top-ten-reasons-to-switch-to-firefox-126313.php</a></p> <p><a href="http://secunia.com/advisories/product/19089/?task=statistics" rel="nofollow">http://secunia.com/advisories/product/19089/?task=statistics</a> (Mozilla Firefox 3.0.x)</p> <p><a href="http://secunia.com/advisories/product/12366/?task=statistics" rel="nofollow">http://secunia.com/advisories/product/12366/?task=statistics</a> (IE 7)</p> <p><a href="http://secunia.com/advisories/product/12366/?task=advisories" rel="nofollow">http://secunia.com/advisories/product/12366/?task=advisories</a> (IE 7)</p> <p>Unpatched. Secunia Advisory (IE 7 Red not fix = 9 some long time)</p> <p>Secunia has issued a total of 39 Secunia advisories in 2003-2009 for Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.x. Currently, 23% (9 out of 39) are marked as unpatched</p> <p><a href="http://secunia.com/advisories/product/19089/?task=advisories" rel="nofollow">http://secunia.com/advisories/product/19089/?task=advisories</a> (Firefox 3.0.x.)</p> <p>21 Secunia Advisories in 2003-2009<br /> Secunia has issued a total of 21 Secunia advisories in 2003-2009 for Mozilla Firefox 3.0.x. Currently, 0% (0 out of 21) are marked as unpatched.</p> <p>More information about the specific Secunia advisories affecting Mozilla Firefox 3.0.x can be found below. Each Secunia advisory is enclosed by a box highlighted with a color representing its current patch status.<br /> Note all are Green that is all is fix.</p> <p>All so look at Graph On secunia Website Firefox vs IE 7</p> <p><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/windows/internet-explorer/get-the-facts/mythbusting.aspx" rel="nofollow">http://www.microsoft.com/windows/internet-explorer/get-the-facts/mythbusting.aspx</a></p> <p>The Real Deal: In tests, Internet Explorer 8 performs as well or better than Firefox and Chrome.</p> <p><a href="http://www.spreadfirefox.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.spreadfirefox.com/</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.firefox10.com/internetexplorer.php" rel="nofollow">http://www.firefox10.com/internetexplorer.php</a> ( Crashes IE can be crashed with only a few lines of code. Take the test)</p> <p><a href="http://www.firefox10.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.firefox10.com/</a> (Hot Firefox Girl have a look &amp; Firefox Crop Circle)</p> <p>1. Customization with Plugins and Extensions<br /> The real power of Firefox lies in it&#39;s added functionality through the use of &#39;extensions&#39;. Thousands of developers program small additional tools for the browser that allow you to do almost whatever your heart desires, and make your life easier.</p> <p>Top 5 Reasons to dump IE<br /> 5. Security<br /> Internet Explorer&#39;s integration of ActiveX and Active Scripting allows websites to install programs and control your browser - taking the power away from you and giving it to unsecure websites.<br /> 4. Web Standards<br /> IE ignores many web conventions, making your web experience worse.<br /> 3. Crashes<br /> If you use Internet Explorer, you&#39;ve seen it crash, and its tight integration with Windows generally means that it may take the rest of your computer with it </p> <p><a href="http://www.informationweek.com/news/government/security/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=220000292" rel="nofollow">http://www.informationweek.com/news/government/security/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=220000292</a></p> <p>September 15, 2009 Some vulnerabilities have remained unpatched for as long as two years.&quot; (IE)</p> <p>More than 80% of the software vulnerabilities being found by security researchers involve Web application flaws that allow attack techniques like SQL injection or Cross-Site Scripting, the report says. </p> <p><a href="http://www.pcworld.com/article/161616/browser_showdown_ie_8_vs_firefox.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.pcworld.com/article/161616/browser_showdown_ie_8_vs_firefox.html</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.pcworld.com/article/150828/browser_battle_firefox_31_vs_chrome_vs_ie_8.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.pcworld.com/article/150828/browser_battle_firefox_31_vs_chrome_vs_ie_8.html</a></p> <p><a href="http://lifehacker.com/5044668/beta-browser-speed-tests-which-is-fastest" rel="nofollow">http://lifehacker.com/5044668/beta-browser-speed-tests-which-is-fastest</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.techradar.com/news/internet/tested-chrome-vs-ie8-vs-firefox-3-1-vs-safari-4-582159?artc_pg=2" rel="nofollow">http://www.techradar.com/news/internet/tested-chrome-vs-ie8-vs-firefox-3-1-vs-safari-4-582159?artc_pg=2</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.trap17.com/index.php/Speed-Internet-Explorer-Fast-Firefox_t38925.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.trap17.com/index.php/Speed-Internet-Explorer-Fast-Firefox_t38925.html</a> (Fix IE Speed)</p> <p><a href="http://www.maximumpc.com/article/howtos/howto_speed_up_customize_and_secure_firefox_chrome_ie8_and_opera" rel="nofollow">http://www.maximumpc.com/article/howtos/howto_speed_up_customize_and_secure_firefox_chrome_ie8_and_opera</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.gadgets-reviews.com/chrome-vs-opera-ie-firefox.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.gadgets-reviews.com/chrome-vs-opera-ie-firefox.html</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.maximumpc.com/article/howtos/howto_speed_up_customize_and_secure_firefox_chrome_ie8_and_opera" rel="nofollow">http://www.maximumpc.com/article/howtos/howto_speed_up_customize_and_secure_firefox_chrome_ie8_and_opera</a></p> <p><a href="http://arstechnica.com/microsoft/news/2009/03/microsofts-own-speed-tests-show-ie-beating-chrome-firefox.ars" rel="nofollow">http://arstechnica.com/microsoft/news/2009/03/microsofts-own-speed-tests-show-ie-beating-chrome-firefox.ars</a></p> <p>IE loads mozilla.com faster than Firefox, and Firefox loads microsoft.com faster than IE </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/4440/page/8#post-67180 Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:15:43 +0000 Merri 67180@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>Well it&#39;s been 4 days and no one working at Gamehouse has replied...<br /> Others feel the same way, that it would be nice to still be able to see the next days game ahead of time but it looks like they have given that opportunity only to the Funticket holders.. </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/4440/page/8#post-66910 Fri, 30 Oct 2009 22:36:59 +0000 Terri218 66910@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>Thanks. </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/4440/page/8#post-66909 Fri, 30 Oct 2009 21:47:51 +0000 Merri 66909@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>Ok , I justed posted a question about this at their support forum so will let you know what they say!<br /> :) </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/4440/page/8#post-66901 Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:21:09 +0000 Merri 66901@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>Hi Terri, it looks like it isn&#39;t listed...<br /> I might ask in their forum later when I have more time.. (as one has to register to comment)<br /> :) </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/4440/page/8#post-66897 Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:29:39 +0000 Terri218 66897@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>Does anybody know what tomorrow&#39;s game is? They seem to have revised the site and I don&#39;t see it now. Today is Password. </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/4440/page/8#post-66711 Mon, 26 Oct 2009 22:46:47 +0000 mistyann 66711@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>Also everyone else who helped me. It was really appreciated. </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/4440/page/8#post-66710 Mon, 26 Oct 2009 22:45:43 +0000 mistyann 66710@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>Thanks to both of you for your help. Have a good evening. </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/4440/page/8#post-66640 Sun, 25 Oct 2009 22:01:09 +0000 Terri218 66640@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>Misty, forgive me if you already know this but if you&#39;re not sure where to find it, right click on the icon for the game on your desktop and click Properties on the drop down mention. That will give you the path where the file installed. You can then use Windows Explorer or whatever the equivalent is to go to that file and delete it. </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/4440/page/8#post-66638 Sun, 25 Oct 2009 20:22:29 +0000 midori 66638@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>Hi, mistyann... I&#39;ve noticed that also. I think programs don&#39;t recognize them because they&#39;re &quot;standalones,&quot; or all-inclusive in one folder. I simply take the file folder for the game (found where they install to) and trash or delete it. That seems to remove the whole thing. </p> http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/topic/4440/page/8#post-66627 Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:40:17 +0000 mistyann 66627@http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/forums/ <p>Hi everyone who answered my question about uninstalling gamehouse games. Thanks for all your help. I am using Windows XP SP2. I went to Add/Remove Programs as suggested, but the gamehouse games are not listed there for removal. What do I do now? How do I remove them? I can&#39;t understand why they are not showing in Add/Remove programs. I also have Revo Uninstaller and they are not listed there either. </p>