So slow now

[tiburonfirst]

ghostery does not work very well in ie - not sure how it is in ff
but in ie i had to check options to block ....... anyhow i disabled it and went back to in-private browsing ......

 

[Katya]

I upgraded to IE 9 and do not have (or can't find) the In-Private option anymore--it was available in IE 8.

Anyway, I'm still hoping ECF will offer a disable option for all of us who are still struggling.

 

[tyleris12]

ghostery does not work very well in ie - not sure how it is in ff
but in ie i had to check options to block ....... anyhow i disabled it and went back to in-private browsing ......

I'm using in-private browsing too tib, but it's still no where close to how fast it use to be...I miss the old way!

 

[tiburonfirst]

well, at least a little better - maybe ecf adm will reconsider .....

tweety, i'm running xp which is not compatible with ie9

 

[tybin]

i think roly slowed it down to improve his chances of snagging a lava tank

 

[EleanorR]

Um, sorry guys for those for whom Ghostery did not work . . . I use Google Chrome, perhaps Ghostery likes that best?

 

[Katya]

Thanks, Tibs and Eleanor. Yeah, Ghostery doesn't work well with IE. I tried-- checked the whole box (select all), no go. A friend suggested increasing Internet security setting to high, but it's non-selective and blocked the buttons but also a dozen other features I use all the time, like smileys...

I do not want to switch to FF or Chrome. I like my Windows 7 and IE 9--they work well together. The only forum that's difficult to navigate now, after the change, is ECF.

I wonder if the Administration is still working on improvements. Or are we all done? Are there any plans to offer a disable option in the future? Move those pesky vanity buttons to the Info Page, perhaps? There must be a way to make them go away...

 

[tiburonfirst]

morning, tweety - i just uninstalled ghostery and my speed is back up some. even though i had it disabled it in add-ons it would still load ...... but ghostery is said to work very well with ff.
i'm with you in hoping that the work on ecf's upgrade is not finished yet .....

 

[Bozzlite]

The "in-private" flitering has helped speed things up a bit. It still takes 20 or 30 seconds to log in to ECF tho. Once there, navigating between threads is almost normal. I hope this gets fixed. It is quite frustrating. I am also using XP and IE 8. And whats the deal?.....with in-private filtering turned on I get no paragraphing in my posts. They all turn out like this.Bozzlite

 

[tiburonfirst]

unfortunately, once tweety upgraded she lost that tool. it is not available in ie9

 

[RippleInStillWater]

Thanks, Tibs and Eleanor. Yeah, Ghostery doesn't work well with IE. I tried-- checked the whole box (select all), no go. A friend suggested increasing Internet security setting to high, but it's non-selective and blocked the buttons but also a dozen other features I use all the time, like smileys...

I do not want to switch to FF or Chrome. I like my Windows 7 and IE 9--they work well together. The only forum that's difficult to navigate now, after the change, is ECF.

I wonder if the Administration is still working on improvements. Or are we all done? Are there any plans to offer a disable option in the future? Move those pesky vanity buttons to the Info Page, perhaps? There must be a way to make them go away...

I don't think they care if their comments are how they actually feel..........

 

[rolygate]

We just did a major software upgrade and the resulting issues for some members take time to resolve. Various things get tried, and eventually there will be a fix. Some code might need to be written so that IE can cope with the site. In the meantime the only solution is to use another browser.

 

[RippleInStillWater]

Fwiw, Roly, I have stayed with IE8 and use the in-private filtering in the tools every time I log on and it has sped up to almost where it was..........I hope there will be a fix for me at least -- not that I want to be fixed!!!

 

[oldsoldier]

i think roly slowed it down to improve his chances of snagging a lava tank

As Roly said on the radio show some time back, he never gets the bribes.

 

[yo vapo]

ghostery does not work very well in ie - not sure how it is in ff...

Seems to work great in FF! I'm lovin' it.

 

[yo vapo]

Ghostery didn't know what version I was using. I had to choose the proper one. It also didn't give me any boxes to check, such as "block bugs".

I'm using Firefox, and there is a tiny "blue ghost" symbol up in the top right of my screen, just to the right of my search box. Clicking that gives the option to block bugs.
HTH

 

[tiburonfirst]

We just did a major software upgrade and the resulting issues for some members take time to resolve. Various things get tried, and eventually there will be a fix. Some code might need to be written so that IE can cope with the site. In the meantime the only solution is to use another browser.

overall ie usage is still around 40 percent but we do know which browser has captured roly's heart

 

[rolygate]

As Roly said on the radio show some time back, he never gets the bribes.

That's not strictly true, I do get offered very large cash inducements* to do various things** but unfortunately have to turn them down as Sarge and Misty are watching. Darn shame.

Unfortunately - and this is the weird thing - I have never been offered or given any products (except when carrying out a research project for someone and the gear was probably not what I would have chosen anyway). I think I could find a way to accept the occasional tank or whatever, purely for the purpose of, let's say, quality testing . Sarge would probably be OK with that. Also it would mean I could get a tank without spending 4 hours watching a thread or hunting through the backend of 23 sites to find one that actually had it in stock in the right fitting.

Yes, I could almost certainly make a couple phone calls or an email and get whatever might be needed. But somehow that doesn't feel OK, more's the pity.


* Sounds better
** In connection with ECF, you dirty-minded swine

 

[rolygate]

@Tibs
40% of people may well use IE but that doesn't mean they're right Look how many people voted for the [Republican* / Democrat* / Green* / Communist* / LibDem* / Monster Raving Loony*] party last time. [* delete as appropriate]

And if you have to write code to get a browser to work properly then something says it's not up to par. They should just put that code into the browser in the first place. Simple, huh? Although maybe that's a bit like the argument that to save on the cost of tyres, the roads should be made of rubber and cars could use much cheaper concrete tyres. Sorted.

ps I mainly use Opera as it has the fastest JS engine. Ffx has the best toolset but it's too slow, at least when extended.

 

[oldsoldier]

and chrome has it's own Issues as well - such as making permanent security exceptions for self signed certs, but that is a whole different topic for a different forum