CORNELL HOCKEY ALUMNI LAUNCH CLOTHING LINE

Will · May 04, 2006, 09:38:49 PM

[quote jtwcornell91]I also have Flash installed (I wish Mozilla gave me more control over it so I could kill intrusive ads)[/quote]

If by "Mozilla" you mean Mozilla Firefox, they have an extension called Flashblock that (as the name implies) blocks all Flash content from automatically loading, including Flash ads. Instead of seeing the Flash content, you get a little Flash logo button that you can click on to load it, if you want to do so. This looks somewhat annoying on the pages that are Flash dependent for site navigation and such, but in my opinion, it's well worth it to block the huge number of Flash ads out there these days.

ftyuv · May 04, 2006, 10:19:05 PM

[quote Will][quote jtwcornell91]I also have Flash installed (I wish Mozilla gave me more control over it so I could kill intrusive ads)[/quote]

If by "Mozilla" you mean Mozilla Firefox, they have an extension called Flashblock that (as the name implies) blocks all Flash content from automatically loading, including Flash ads. Instead of seeing the Flash content, you get a little Flash logo button that you can click on to load it, if you want to do so. This looks somewhat annoying on the pages that are Flash dependent for site navigation and such, but in my opinion, it's well worth it to block the huge number of Flash ads out there these days.[/quote]

Or you can use adblock, which has wildcard-enabled filters. This lets you focus in on the flash ads while still allowing other flash stuff.

Btw, firefox also has an extension called User Agent Switcher to trick the server into thinking you're running on something other than Linux+Firefox.

billhoward · May 05, 2006, 08:11:41 AM

Give them credit for entrepreneurial spirit. The world could do worse that to have more Cornell alums running hockey teams (and large portions of Canada). Craig Brush '70 has a first class operation in Estero, Florida. Maybe shirts are the first step ... although, gad, how many do you have to sell to make back four years of tuition times two guys?

That said, orange collar lining? And the stand-up collars are going to be murder on people without long necks. They have to be normal collars turned up for the photo shoots ... right?

Wouldn't hurt to spend a few dollars on an English major to read the manuscript, take out excess quotes (like around Premier and Salmon) in the copy, and show them where the caps unlock key is (see subject line). And to switch out of Flash. Another poster sniffed that if you don't have Flash, you're probably not their audience ... but the flip side is, why do anything to annoy possible buyers? The worst sin (not here) is to design Web pages on a 23-inch Mac monitor when you're a 25-year-old graphic artist with corrected 20/20 vision, and then assume everyone else has the same eyesight and monitor size and font scalability you do. (But, hey, Windows Vista will fix font scaling. Or so they said.) Perhaps you don't want to sell to people as ancient as Mike Schafer with imperfect vision? Fair enough, but if you send a bookmarked page to the parents as part of your holiday wishlist and they can't read it, they'll go off and get something else.

Drew · May 05, 2006, 12:15:55 PM

Guess the off season is tough for you guys as well. ::snore::

ugarte · May 05, 2006, 12:52:42 PM

[quote Drew]Guess the off season is tough for you guys, as well. ::snore::[/quote]Mostly we just talk about clothes and the NCAA's.

Beeeej · May 05, 2006, 01:02:17 PM

[quote krose](2) They are limiting their potential market by requiring flash, something that is blocked not only by technological idiocy (websites that can't launch flash in a OS-independent manner) but by lots of personal firewalls.[/quote]

I really shouldn't be trying to look at their site at work in the first place. :-D

Beeeej

DeltaOne81 · May 05, 2006, 03:33:20 PM

Gee, if Ryan Vesce can't post on here without being criticized, what chance to the rest of us have? ;-) ::help::

cth95 · May 05, 2006, 04:01:12 PM

I think the shirts look pretty good. I don't know about wearing my collar up, but I don't mind the orange accents. I think they are pretty modern. My taste is pretty boring, so I usually let girls pick out my clothes for me. (Who else am I wearing them for? :-) ) I would not have picked out orange myself, but I am wearing a darker orange Izod polo shirt right now that an exgirlfriend who manages the visual set-up of a department store got me. Now that I have it, I think that it makes me look more stylish than some of my older shirts do. Considering her store continues to rank as having some of the best displays within her company, I won't argue.

The quality of the shirts looks very good from what I can see on the website, and they do have some subtle differences in the design from typical poll shirts, like the two-toned collars, that I like.

ugarte · May 05, 2006, 05:03:41 PM

[quote DeltaOne81]Gee, if Ryan Vesce can't post on here without being criticized, what chance to the rest of us have? ;-) ::help::[/quote]Just call it market research.

CowbellGuy · May 05, 2006, 05:13:15 PM

I don't know why. I'm bored.

Redscore · May 05, 2006, 08:45:36 PM

[quote billhoward]Give them credit for entrepreneurial spirit. The world could do worse that to have more Cornell alums running hockey teams (and large portions of Canada). Craig Brush '70 has a first class operation in Estero, Florida. Maybe shirts are the first step ... although, gad, how many do you have to sell to make back four years of tuition times two guys?

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Two high school guys selling shirts = Life is Good = Millions

Rita · May 06, 2006, 12:03:24 AM

[quote CowbellGuy]

I don't know why. I'm bored.[/quote]

I'm glad you were and posted the dog picture, I couldn't get the web page to load and even though I have flash on my Mac, I didn't have time to see what was wrong.

I think that color orange would look good on my dog Morgan and most definitely on my Mom's black Chow. Morgan is mostly black with tan legs and white "hound markings" on her chest in paws. The white is just not practical for canine wear and the dark blue would be too hot in the summer. Is there a canine version? :-}

Morgan is very photogenic, and would be a good dog model to use andhit that often forgotten 10-15 (70-105 canine yrs) demographic.

Will · May 06, 2006, 04:58:28 AM

[quote Rita][quote CowbellGuy]

I don't know why. I'm bored.[/quote]

I'm glad you were and posted the dog picture, I couldn't get the web page to load and even though I have flash on my Mac, I didn't have time to see what was wrong.

I think that color orange would look good on my dog Morgan and most definitely on my Mom's black Chow. Morgan is mostly black with tan legs and white "hound markings" on her chest in paws. The white is just not practical for canine wear and the dark blue would be too hot in the summer. Is there a canine version? :-}

Morgan is very photogenic, and would be a good dog model to use andhit that often forgotten 10-15 (70-105 canine yrs) demographic.[/quote]

Canines...the next big exploitable demographic. :-D

Rita · May 06, 2006, 11:39:53 AM

[quote Will][quote Rita][quote CowbellGuy]
I don't know why. I'm bored.[/quote]

I'm glad you were and posted the dog picture, I couldn't get the web page to load and even though I have flash on my Mac, I didn't have time to see what was wrong.

I think that color orange would look good on my dog Morgan and most definitely on my Mom's black Chow. Morgan is mostly black with tan legs and white "hound markings" on her chest in paws. The white is just not practical for canine wear and the dark blue would be too hot in the summer. Is there a canine version? :-}

Morgan is very photogenic, and would be a good dog model to use andhit that often forgotten 10-15 (70-105 canine yrs) demographic.[/quote]

Canines...the next big exploitable demographic. :-D[/quote]

I'm not sure about "the next", I think it is HERE! There is a lot of stuff that you can buy for your dog (check out SkyMall next time you fly). Almost every catalog has a decent "pet" section and even the Home and Garden network feature decorative accessories for dogs. If you have a small dog, there is this really cute dog crate/side table unit that was featured on HGTV's "I Want That" (my dog is too big).

I also saw some really nice $150 dog collars in Carmel, CA while window shopping there last March. So yes, if you have disposable income, your canine companion can have quite the stylish life. Doggie Day-Care is also becoming quite popular. The Doggie Day Care place that I take Morgan to a couple of times a month has a swimming pool and underwater treadmill and has a dog physical therapy-rehab unit!
The underwater treadmill and swimming exercises are good for her arthritic bones and that is how I justify Morgan's trips to the "spa" to the people who think I spoil my dog. :-)

DeltaOne81 · May 06, 2006, 01:29:43 PM

[quote Rita]I also saw some really nice $150 dog collars in Carmel, CA while window shopping there last March. So yes, if you have disposable income, your canine companion can have quite the stylish life. Doggie Day-Care is also becoming quite popular. The Doggie Day Care place that I take Morgan to a couple of times a month has a swimming pool and underwater treadmill and has a dog physical therapy-rehab unit![/quote]

And people wonder why they people can't afford gas! ::nut::

$3/gallon?? No way! $150 for a dog collar? Sure!

Sorry Rita!