vetusware.com got dumped from google?
I hate to mention them here, but it seems like this last week all search results from Vetusware have disappeared from google searches. Searching for things that are specifically on there, or doing a "site:vetusware.com something" type search returns nothing. But they are still up and other search engines seem OK. It isn't just me is it?
Of course, they are a trash dump, but on occasions they are a useful trash dump.
The only reason I mention it is that this demonstrates the power the Google has. Of course it is unlikely anything like that would happen to Winworld... as there are actual people at the helm here.
Of course, they are a trash dump, but on occasions they are a useful trash dump.
The only reason I mention it is that this demonstrates the power the Google has. Of course it is unlikely anything like that would happen to Winworld... as there are actual people at the helm here.
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---> 3DS MAX site:www.vetusware.com <--- only I got nothing this week.
Say, you are making me feel bad about that site: I've upped quite a few softs there.
I figure each site has its unique qualities whether its here at Winwolrd, archive.org, abandonia, old.dos.ru, etc.
On a related note: I use Chrome alot, I mean A LOT.
They've changed their "safe surfing" or WTF it s called. In the last week alone, 20, maybe 30 files were blocked from downloading that I KNOW were clean.
On the one hand, I like when they have pretested a site. On the other, it its frustrating when the only criteria the lobotomized browser uses is that the file is named "patch.exe", or has an unusual name.
And yet Google's search results still return crap spam and aggregator sites for most obscure search terms.
Then there's the ftp engines like filewatcher.com, ftplike.com, filemare.com, mmnt.ru, etc.
I just don't both with add-ons given the rapid release cycles, as there's no guarantee that the add-on will work in future versions and/or the original developer decides to update it.
I used Vetusware more frequently in the earlier days when I became interested in running emulators and so forth. Neverthless I much prefer WinWorld and the emphasis on having original ISO and disk images, otherwise I might look to find it on eBay depending on the price and cash flow.
Just then I searched Vetusware via Firefox through Google Australia's website and the main Vetusware.org site came up fifth in the results. Are you sure it just hasn't had a domain change albeit looks a lot different to the old site?
The main site is still http://vetusware.com/ and that is what is not showing up in the searches.
Now, I did notice they added an alternate domain a while back: http://vetusabandonware.com/ which points to the same IP address as vetusware.com. And some low-ranking google results actually turn up for that one.
Actually, it wouldn't surprise me if that is at least part of what google is getting mad about. Having multiple domains without a redirect is just asking for search engine problems.
Ah, the gold old days, when all we had was Altavista...
Well, anyway, I still intend to upload stuff to Vetusware - it's the perfect "inbetween site" for places like Winworld on one extreme, and the bottom of the heap torrent sites like Demonoid & TPB.
(Got to help unravel the first Intel MAC OSX - couldn't have known about it if I hadn't been a regular at the Green Demon).
There are no "safe sites". Just go with that and avoid stigmatizing a site or downloads because your crappy OS/Antivirus/browser is too lazy to actually identify whether something is in fact B A D.
I mean, for how many years had people referred to Internet Exploder as a malware in itself?
EDIT: Never mind. I just googled the nym and found more than I wanted to.
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He's probably married to his cat.
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... Um ok
I noticed Vetusware has a "bad news" alert up right now about the google problem.... and they seem to have broken uploading in the process.
Actually it was his guinea pig.
If it doesn't, I'll send whatizname an email.
https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=c ... usware.com
And I did the email thing, and yes my most recent upload is there.
In the same page as the SE version, but its there.
There's plusses and minuses to every site. That's the minus: not much sorting or validating. Depends almostentirely on the user base and comment feedback (which isn't all bad).