As I'm sure you are aware, we and many of you have had a long and tiresome battle with Java when trying to use our streaming services. We have therefore been working on a solution to remove this problem.

We are pleased to announce that we have a new stockwatch available for use which no longer uses Java. We are currently making this available as a technical beta version, which means we are interested in your feedback regarding performance, bugs and browser/operating system/device compatibility issues (note: design and styling will be addressed in later beta releases).

For the purpose of allowing the old and new stockwatch versions to run concurrently, the technical functionality of the new stockwatch mimics the old one for now (not style, fonts or look). Editing and managing watchlists uses the same process as the current java stockwatch but is now at the top of the page. This will allow you to switch between the versions should you have any problems. All technical features of the current stockwatch are available in the new version except for the ability to drag resize columns. In the near future and as we migrate away from the java version of stockwatch, we will add new usability features as well as design it up to make the whole stockwatch experience smoother than it has ever been.

As this new version does not require java, you should expect it to work on your android devices and ipad/iphones. For now the display has not been optimised for smaller screens, but this will come in future development.

NOTE: Due to javascript performance in Internet Explorer 8, this new stockwatch can cause high CPU load. We recommend you use a current version of a modern browser such as Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox for best results.

The new version can be found on the following link:

http://www.moneyam.com/stockwatch/beta.php

NOTE: Non java versions of streaming trades, streaming news and level 2 will be released over the coming weeks.

Please do not worry about design/style at the moment as this version has not been styled it is purely a technical beta test environment it will be styled before it is released. We have put this here purely for feedback on its technical functionality i.e does it work in your browser and on your PC/Laptop/Tablet/Mobile

Please post your technical feedback in this discussion thread

Thank you for your feedback and we hope you enjoy it

Nick,

Your feedback is duly noted and fully understood. We have reacted to the fact that this has generated complaints by taking the decision not to run another such campaign after this one ends on 9th April.

Ian

Comments noted, George/Ian

:-)

The video thingy has now gone and I am now looking at a gif advertising First Shares.com

:-) :-)

ExecLine and all: I'm sorry. I 100% agree with all of you. The advert is terrible. It's noisy, distracting and a waste of bandwidth. We have passed on all of the users' and our own opinions of this to management and the sales staff involved. This is the most we can do. Hopefully the strong objections will be noted in future. As technical and support staff we are involved in production and support of the site, but commercial aspects are out of our hands. In the meantime, flash block is available in most browsers to block flash unless you manually load it.

George

If it just played once it wouldn't be quite so bad, imo. It's the fact that it just carries on & on!

Incidentally, a side-effect of this nonsense is that
if one is not on unlimited broadband, one's usage
increases by leaps and bounds because of this.

I think the non-Java Stockwatch is great. Congratulations.

I appreciate that this is not supposed to be posted on here, but as it is a request to some posters, I think that it is appropriate.

I belong to 3 similar sites and MoneyAm are by far the best at responding to posts, with some that never answer, so come on guys give the workers at the coal face a break.

Whilst I also think the adds are ridiculous, there are ways of getting results by being direct and blunt but still being none aggressive.

Whoever in the sales team thought an ad screaming at you on every page was a good idea is bonkers ........

but i agree greekman i've been on here a long time Moneyam is tops as a site and yes you can always get a reply

Hi Greekman. Bad service is bad service. No use comparing with how bad other sites are. MAM have at least acknowledged the problem. I think people have been patient in view of the recent changes. Pay for a service and expect a service.

When it works the PHP is good but it rarely works for me on live share dealing stream. Chrome or IE or Firefox.
So I have downgraded, if it works I might upgrade later.

I agree MAM staff are very helpful, except maybe the marketing people. Bet they did not listen to the techies!

Greek, what you say is true. George and Ian cannot be blamed
whatsoever for the lapses and lack of vision among MAM's marketing honchos.
If anything, both George and Ian deserve a payrise or a meaningful bonus, methinks!
Some of the money coming in from these idiotic ads could be given to them.

midknight if you have limited broadband usage it will eat it up but you can turn them off .

jimmy, can you tell me how to do that. step by step, please, as
I am not a techie-type. At the moment MAM is eating up more of
my usage in 15 minutes than I usually go through in a whole day.
MAM should be paying me and others in my situation for this.
I am now actually looking at other sites with a view to
migrating, if necessary.

midkinight i had the same problem ,Rocky posted it on the FTSE thread i will find it and re post on the FTSE 250 thread .

Thanks for the info, jimmy. Have disabled 'Shockwave Flash'
per Rocky (I found his post). My IE version 8 does not seem to have
Tracking Protection, so could not do what you suggested.
Anyway, Rocky's solution does not seem to work for me
so I think I might just forget MAM after today
and I doubt very much that the marketing types care a dime.

Try using google chrome as a browser ,then Rockys solution works fine..
Not worth leaving MAM for a short term problem like this .

or firefox.,.

Hi

Is there anyway of making the HTML version the preferred version, as I think it is great and a whole lot better than the Java popup which appears before Java use. By the way I am currently using the free version, but thinking of an upgrade :)

Blue Horizons

Go to your preferred HTML Stockwatch page and then 'Bookmark' this new Stockwatch page in your browser's Favorites, making sure you store the Favorite's link on the IE Favorites bar- if you still use IE, or the "Bookmarks bar" if you use Chrome.

Then drag the link so that it always appears at the top of your browser page. Rename it to something short, eg. 'Stockwatch'.

You might need to search for 'dragging bookmark links' on YouTube if you aren't too familiar with exactly how to do such dragging.

Jimmy, Rocky's suggestion works a treat. One has to restart the
computer. I had not done that yesterday when I posted
here. Have used only a tenth of yesterday's bandwidth today,
which, of course, nakes one very annoyed with MAM. What sort
of people are in charge of such decisions...! The mind boggles!
More complaints about bandwidth usage or wastage on the BUGS thread
today. One says his ISP phoned him about excessive usage
because of MAM shenanigans. That says it all.
Anyway, thanks for your help.

Much prefer this , it does not use as much in the way of processor resources etc and therefore loads quicker.