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:MSNBC: Want to File for Aid Online? Better Run Windows
MSNBC: Want to File for Aid Online? Better Run Windows
Sep 8, 2005, 15 :15 UTC (19 Talkback[s]) (9030 reads)

(Other stories by Gary Krakow)

"The good news: If you've survived Hurricane Katrina, the government will let you register for help online. The bad news: But only if the computer you're using is running Windows.

"Yes, it turns out that to make a claim with the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Individual Assistance Center, your Web browser must be Microsoft’s Internet Explorer 6 or higher and you must have JavaScript enabled. It even says so right on the page itself. One problem: IE6 isn't available for Macintosh or Linux computers..."

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  Talkback(s) Name  and Date
Several have tried it and it turns out t ...   can be defeated   
a.c.
Sep 8, 2005, 15:22:23
 
Online is unavailable to many anyway !.. ...   Oh please !   
GH
Sep 8, 2005, 15:45:43
 
I don't blame M$ for this; this is a ...   I don't blame M$ for this   
Gamma Zed
Sep 8, 2005, 16:07:20
 
Why Microsoft must die !!!daIllustrating ...   All the more reason.....   
da
Sep 8, 2005, 16:09:25
 
Well, I find this a dis-service to those ...   DHS.gov Email Contacts   
MadDogTMC
Sep 8, 2005, 16:11:01
 
this type of techie talk and a time not  ...   There is a time for...   
Eric Brown
Sep 8, 2005, 16:30:24
 
I'm able to "browse" around with Fir ...   Appears to work, now.   
PJ
Sep 8, 2005, 16:40:55
 
Not true. Shelters do set up some of the ...   Oh please !   
james
Sep 8, 2005, 16:56:19
 
People seem to forget what constitutes s ...   Public Choice Theory   
Bob Robertson
Sep 8, 2005, 17:05:53
 
http://www.senate.govhttp://www.house.go ...   Contact your Senators and Representative   
Phil
Sep 8, 2005, 17:09:02
 
I wonder how well hardened the FEMA webs ...   Juiciest target in the world   
Dale Pontius
Sep 8, 2005, 17:26:00
 
> Several have tried it and it turns out ...   Re: can be defeated   
SM
Sep 8, 2005, 18:46:01
 
You cannot blame Microsoft for this, but ...   Re: Oh please!   
Joe User
Sep 8, 2005, 18:54:46
 
 Why Microsoft must die !!! da Illustrat ...   Re: All the more reason.....   
Richard Corfield
Sep 8, 2005, 21:43:03
 
Well, maybe they're "getting" the me ...   RE: Appears to work, now.   
Mark Murray
Sep 8, 2005, 21:52:02
 
Since Microsoft is a convicted monopolis ...   It is a problem of MS   
Nate Bargmann
Sep 8, 2005, 21:56:38
 
> Online is unavailable to many anyway ! ...   Re: Oh please !   
BC
Sep 8, 2005, 22:38:13
 
As of 11PM Pacific time, there is a blur ...   they're working on it.   
Tim Hanson
Sep 9, 2005, 05:46:45
 
> I'm able to "browse" around with F ...   Re: Appears to work, now.   
blackhole
Sep 9, 2005, 06:33:41
 
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