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  • Kaustubh
    Kaustubh

    Member • Jul 8, 2008

    The scary Google Dot !

    Okay,

    Here's something very (very) interesting. There's a dot in my Gmail that's been scaring me since morning 😭.

    Here it is -

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    The above screenshot has been taken while Gmail was loaded using FireFox 3 browser. I guess its there in IE7 too.

    So, what's going on in that dot? Probably a tiny camera that's keeping watch on me while I'm in front of my computer? Is that how Google's going to tell me about stuff I'm trying to find out? 😒

    Come on fellas, what is that dot doing there?
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  • kedarjk

    Member • Jul 8, 2008

    Hahahahhahaha...
    I'm using IE7 and I'm not seeing it.
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  • Kaustubh Katdare

    Administrator • Jul 8, 2008

    Strange. I checked it on IE7 too. Its not there!

    But Firefox continues to show the ugly, scary dot.
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  • Ashraf HZ

    Member • Jul 9, 2008

    I'm not too sure myself. I've noticed that dot since last week, and always assumed it was an ajax thing 😛
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  • Kaustubh Katdare

    Administrator • Jul 9, 2008

    ash
    I'm not too sure myself. I've noticed that dot since last week, and always assumed it was an ajax thing 😛
    You surely don't know what AJAX is 😁 .

    [*Time to write a tutorial*]
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  • Ashraf HZ

    Member • Jul 9, 2008

    Well, it could be anything. You could certainly code something in ajax to produce that dot, you know 😉
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  • Ashraf HZ

    Member • Jul 9, 2008

    Biggie, here's some clues:
    #-Link-Snipped-#

    It seems to be some iframe/CSS thingy to hold a "sound" object. The frame is given a zero size, so you get that box.

    ... I was close! Sorta 😛
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  • gohm

    Member • Jul 9, 2008

    Looks like Microsoft is spying on users of other operating systems in hopes of blackmailing them back to MS?

    only kidding MS! (sort of 😀)
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  • Ashraf HZ

    Member • Jul 9, 2008

    Blackmailing? 😛

    "Mr Netzel, we see you have fetish for ordering.. *checks* Nail Polish and Lipstick? If you do not use our excellent MS products, we shall inform your wife.. *evil laugh*"
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  • KINETIC_JOULES

    Member • Jul 9, 2008

    ash
    Blackmailing? 😛

    "Mr Netzel, we see you have fetish for ordering.. *checks* Nail Polish and Lipstick? If you do not use our excellent MS products, we shall inform your wife.. *evil laugh*"
    LMAO. . .!!!
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  • MaRo

    Member • Jul 9, 2008

    I love Opera!
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  • KINETIC_JOULES

    Member • Jul 9, 2008

    MaRo
    I love Opera!
    Huh? That was random.
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  • MaRo

    Member • Jul 9, 2008

    I mean #-Link-Snipped-# 😀
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  • raj87verma88

    Member • Jul 9, 2008

    Maro is an opera fan and won't even hear about IE, firefox or any other browsser available.
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  • KINETIC_JOULES

    Member • Jul 9, 2008

    I don't like IE. . . it's too slow. I only use mozilla. It's like 5 times faster and not virus prone like IE is. . .
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  • Anil Jain

    Member • Jul 9, 2008

    Hey enthusiastic guys... Its not a debate on browsers ... we were discussing back dot on IE 7 for gmail.

    So better to stick to the topic in thread

    -Crazy
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  • KINETIC_JOULES

    Member • Jul 9, 2008

    crazyboy
    Hey enthusiastic guys... Its not a debate on browsers ... we were discussing back dot on IE 7 for gmail.

    So better to stick to the topic in thread

    -Crazy
    Sorry. . . I tend to throw my opinion in everything I say.
    I have no idea what the black dot/square could be. I think it's the government. . .
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  • sauravgoswami

    Member • Jul 14, 2008

    HELLO guys!!!..how about linux....use linux for accessing gmail
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