[Help Us Test the SL Web Viewer Beta]

8ms is your local ping-time. They (Gaikai) are probably checking the ping-time to their servers. And across the pacific, that may be too slow.

[Help Us Test the SL Web Viewer Beta]

Ok, the only reason I actually tested this is to see how bad SL can screw up again. Short answer: VERY bad.

Here my points of criticism:

1) According to the "beta agreement" you (or that other company, I forgot the name) can use ANY information that you gather about me or my computer in ANY way you want. Well, the most critical point here for me was my email-adress so I quickly made up a fake one. I NEVER would have given you my real email-adress under these circumstances. I didn't read all of the beta-agreement. Way too long. You should NOT ask people to agree to that long a text just to being able to HELP you! Did you get this? YOU want other people's help! So treat them with respect! NEVER try to screw them!

2) Then a message pops up that an applet wants to have access to my computer. No mentioning why or what for. I only proceeded out of curiosity. But I was already very pi**ed at that point.

3) Next I get asked if I want Firefox to allow incoming connections. Yikes. Yet another point that causes me alarm. But still, curiousity prevailed and I allowed this.

4) Firefox crashes.

Conclusion: You lost. I will NEVER try this piece of software again.

I have tested a LOT of beta-software over the years, but never has any of those asked me to ignore security in so many ways and on top of that not even worked.