MadMonkey: Thank you Madmonkey for the link to Piriform CCleaner. I will look into it.

MadMonkey: what does a pinguin user want with ccleaner?

rabbitoid: your are correct.....I use Bleachbit on any Linux system just to get rid of the rubbish files that builds up in the systems

2 of my systems dual boot with XP Pro, so i still keep up with Windows stuff and CCleaner is a must for any Windows instal

MadMonkey: Doesn't it just. You'd had thought it might clean up after itself!! ;P

MadMonkey: V told me about this one and I use it all the time (along with CCleaner) I love free stuff.

http://www.eusing.com/free_registry_cleaner/registry_cleaner.htm

Artful Dodger: Yeah, that is the one i used to use when i used Windows all the time . As i am more Linux person now i dont need to

Really, if you just use your PC for just everyday internet use, Registry cleaners are not needed. If you download and Install (and more to the point UNINSTALL) lots of programs then they are very useful (BUT always remember to make a Back-up)

MadMonkey: Eusing asks automatically and then backs up the registry before cleaning. Neer had any problems with it on XP or 7.

Though, as a all in one http://slimcleaner.com/ I've found works better on Win 7 as a good registry cleaner and washer of all old internet junk from your caches, etc.

... and it's again... free.

Iamon lyme: With only one game running and a non paying member it not really and issue for you.

crosseyed: Hey, I had a whole three games going a few days ago! But you're right, it really isn't an issue for me. Free is a good price so I have no reason to complain. And it's not a serious enough problem for me to switch over to Chrome. I'm trying to break the 2100 BKR barrier in chess, but haven't been able to do it so I'm limiting my number of games to 5 or less.

Iamon lyme: Good luck in reaching your goal.

Just looking for some opinions on this - do people consider it poor form to resign the 3rd game of a 3 game match when you are leading 2-0, just to end it sooner? I'd do it when down 2-0, but I don't want to deprive people of that third game if it's going to bother them. The result of the match has already been determined, but the fact that they don't resign could be an indication that they'd like to play every game. Or they're just not paying attention.

Thinking about it, I guess I'd limit this strategy to people with lots of games going, as opposed to someone who only has 10 games on the go.

Carpe Diem: Seems like you came up with a good answer yourself :-)
I think the option to create n game matches is a bit silly anyway. If this had be 2 win match instead, it would have been over by now.
And yes, some people have so many games going that they don't seem to pay attention at all. I have a game where I've literally been winning for years, and my opponent doesn't seem very excited at all about playing on - but still does so.

Carpe Diem: Always propose that option to your opponent rather than employing it on your own. This will give them a say in the matter. I think most people enjoy playing a game out, even in an otherwise losing cause.

JerNYC: Agreed. I would only see the point of resigning if you are limited in the number of games or are needlessly dragging down a tournament. Otherwise, what's one more game?

But maybe that's me, as I play in Brainking for the fun of playing games, not for the BKR or number of wins.

Carpe Diem: i play also for fun and not for the BKR, but when a loose is 100% the game for me is decided and i loose the interest to play it till the end. i think it's individual, so if you feel to resign a game, just do it.

Roberto Silva: Right and even if I've lost the match, I can still get satisfaction out of trying to win the remaining game(s). Every game is an opportunity to hone your skills or learn something.

crosseyed: just thought i point out that goldtoken is mega slow right now and BK is super fast
so its a case of swings and roundabouts

Snoopy: Perhaps the DoS attack guys decided to change the target.

Snoopy: Goltoken? ewwwwwwwww

The Col: Another Game site which I play in.

Fencer: must be the gremlins at work again

crosseyed: you missed my point which was every site has its problems at some stage
i use to get mega problems on here few years ago esp when i needed to make alot of moves that day but for last couple of years never had a problem with white pages

crosseyed: Other than meeting some really nice people there , my experience was not good

The Col: It has become quite feminized..many clubs on making cookies etc lol.

Purple: Cookie clubs would be a redeeming feature compared to my complaints , but that's in the past, they won't be getting my money again

The Col: Maybe they are all vegetarians and they think you are Col. Sanders. :)

Purple: But I am Col Sanders

The Col: What are you going to do on judgement day when the guy who decides your fate is sitting behind a desk dressed in a chickens outfit?

The Col: It suits some. But it always useful to have another site to play in when things don't work well here.

Purple: I don't think what I sell can technically be called "chicken"

I use firefox. I have to refresh every page here, but nowhere else.I get a blank page, hit refresh, click "resend info" when it says it has to, THEN get "firefox blocked a pop up" and have to click allow.
Not for each move within a game, just to submit and go to another.
I've added Brainking.com as an exception to the pop up blocker.

this is very recent. what do I need to do, please? anyone know?
tyvmia

I use firefox. I have to refresh every page here, but nowhere else.I get a blank page, hit refresh, click "resend info" when it says it has to, THEN get "firefox blocked a pop up" and have to click allow.
Not for each move within a game, just to submit and go to another.
I've added Brainking.com as an exception to the pop up blocker.

this is very recent. what do I need to do, please? anyone know?
tyvmia

Sir_Zane: Weird, I've never heard of Brainiking using popus.

Sir_Zane: Go to google chrome

I use firefox and don't have any problem like this. Nevertheless I agree that he should try changing browsers to see if it is a firefox problem with this site, or if all browsers he tries he still has the problem. Either way though he will learn something I suppose. I also suggest going through the usual laundry list of things to do, like cleaning his cache, rebooting his computer, doing a quick virus scan, and when he has time he should do a full virus scan (which should be a daily thing anyway regardless).

Every now and then I get the "slow loading page" problem at the same time that others get it. Changing browsers etc. doesn't help that problem though.

Sir_Zane: Try no fonts? It sounds like you've gotta little cold on your computer though.

ScarletRose: i never have problems using Chrome. i never get white pages or have problems here or at any site since switching from firefox.

ellieoop: Nor have I.I've been wondering what all the fuss is about , but maybe since I use Chrome ,I'm somehow immune

with cd power http://brainking.com/en/Interviews?ht=32

Ask your questions until june 30th.

You may even get an achievement or two ;o)

My son started an account here on May 25th, but is still not a registered player and can't get on to play games. He is in the Navy and presently overseas, so his email is piped in and out from the ship he is on. He has no problem communicating with me or other relatives, so I'm wondering if the problem getting on here has anything to do with his email account?

By the way, my son's email is a .navy.mil and not a .com address, so I was wondering if the problem had anything to do with acknowledging his email account. If not, then is there something he can do from his end to speed up the approval process? He said everything went fine with the sign up, and has been waiting to get approved.

Iamon lyme: what is his user name, I'm showing only 4 new accounts that day, of course he could be in a different time zone and could show up on either the 24th or the 26th

Vikings: I sent his user name to you in a pm. Thanks for looking into this. He probably was in a different time zone, I didn't think about that. And it might not have been the same day he sent the email telling me about it. I'll ask him what date he registered. Thanks again for looking into this... I'm looking forward to him finally beating me at chess. ha ha ha ha.. well, not really. :o)

When you set up a knockout tournament with brain prizes, you are asked to select a prize distribution for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place. Now the winner will be first, the losing finalist second, but who is third? next you have two losing semifinalists. How does that work?

Heluvagi: I asked that same question some months ago, and the Master himself answered, but I don't remember the answer for sure... I think it will be split between them.

Aganju: Yes, here is the thread.

http://brainking.com/en/Board?bc=1&plla=1154156

rod03801: I'll apportion my prize fund with that in mind then. Thank you.

Please add this game: Hexagonal Chess
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hexagonal_chess and other similar