http://www.watchingthenet.com/firefox-trick-use-drag-and-drop-to-view-files-and-play-mp3-music.html Computer - Internet - Technology Tips And Tutorials Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:12:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://www.watchingthenet.com/firefox-trick-use-drag-and-drop-to-view-files-and-play-mp3-music.html#comment-20995 Peter L Collins Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:16:53 +0000 http://www.watchingthenet.com/?p=1594#comment-20995 You write "But the best reason is if your work restricts using any kind of media player. As long as you have the right plug-ins installed, you can listen to music or watch videos without breaking the rules!" - well I never! I think that's a bit of sophism - the plug-in is effectively a player, or makes the browser into a player at that time. If the work rules forbid players, the spirit of the rule is to discourage such listening or watching, and to be honourable you should desist from those activities. My guess is that as soon as the use of such a plug-in was discovered, the rules would be extended to forbid plug-ins, too. I do hope you were merely being ironic in making that 'suggestion'. You write "But the best reason is if your work restricts using any kind of media player. As long as you have the right plug-ins installed, you can listen to music or watch videos without breaking the rules!" – well I never! I think that's a bit of sophism – the plug-in is effectively a player, or makes the browser into a player at that time. If the work rules forbid players, the spirit of the rule is to discourage such listening or watching, and to be honourable you should desist from those activities. My guess is that as soon as the use of such a plug-in was discovered, the rules would be extended to forbid plug-ins, too. I do hope you were merely being ironic in making that 'suggestion'.

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