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7. October 2004, 09:59:53
Fencer 
Which web browser do you use?

7. October 2004, 09:55:28
Jason 
tried that yesterday , made no differnce :(

7. October 2004, 09:54:06
Fencer 
CTRL-F5

7. October 2004, 09:52:38
Jason 
can anyone tell me any other method of refreshing a page ?.ive tried the refresh button f5 ect , (im trying to see the new logos on the support page but i cant get them to appear )

7. October 2004, 03:03:26
danoschek 
Subject: The Mozilla Foundation today released Firefox 0.10.1, which patches a security hole that was discovered this week.
Modified by danoschek (7. October 2004, 03:04:43)
Users can download a new build of Firefox, wait for the automatic update
to prompt you to upgrade, or install the XPI to upgrade it. Users are urged to
upgrade Firefox. The hole is not known to affect any other Mozilla applications.

5. October 2004, 21:20:21
Niki 
Thanks again to everyone for their help.. I've downloaded Volant'ssuggestion for now, which is doing the job :))

5. October 2004, 05:09:01
Backoff 
IE 6.0 is the latest version. Click here to download 6.0

5. October 2004, 00:16:44
danoschek 
Subject: yahoo toolbar is better than google
my opinion too if you must use gates of chAos i.e. IE. :D
for germany the gmx toolbar should be first choice. Firefox Rulez tho ~*~

4. October 2004, 22:55:13
bumble 
Have you tried the Yahoo toolbar, Niki?

4. October 2004, 22:13:03
Niki 
Thankyou for all the info given :))
I did the google toolbar thing, but as suspected, I don't have 5.5 so didn't get the one bit I really wanted which was the popup blocker :-D
gonna give volant's suggestion a try :)

4. October 2004, 22:04:17
coan.net 
I said for the longest time that I did not want to change either. IE was what I have alwaysed used, I knew how to use all of it's features, etc.. etc...

Now you could not pull me away from Firefox. Pages load faster, don't have to worry about pop ups or active X viruses, etc...

... and if you don't like it, you could always unistall it. PLUS it will not "replace" your current browser, it will just add a second browser option. (I currently have 5 different browsers on my computer.)

FireFox is what I use all the time. Netscape is what my wife uses so when we visit the same sites, our cookies don't mess things us. IE I still use occasionally. Then a couple others which I mostly just use to make sure my websites I create look good in all browsers.

... and Firefox is free!

4. October 2004, 22:03:37
Chimera 
Modified by Chimera (4. October 2004, 22:04:40)
This one worked well for me
here

4. October 2004, 21:59:53
Rose 
Id say anyone who loves IE as I do just get the Service Pack 2 for windowsXP as Backoff mentioned. WOW! no more pop ups!!! Plus lots of other goodies

4. October 2004, 21:58:27
Niki 
I'm not entirely sure I want to change my browser.. just want to stop the pop-ups, preferably for free :)

4. October 2004, 21:55:38
coan.net 
Firefox is the way to go. I'm a long time IE user, loved IE, tried Netscape, Opera, etc... always went back to IE.

Firefox is great - Almost eleminated all pop ups (All pop ups?), has a great tab feature so you don't have to open a lot of windows, and it actually loads pages faster!


  • Firefox
  • Firefox
  • Firefox

  • 4. October 2004, 21:52:08
    Niki 
    Subject: Re:
    Backoff, yep, had a look at that having done a search through this board .. doesn't it only work if you have 5.5 ? not that I'm entirely sure what I DO have ?!? Is there a simple way of me knowing ?
    Is stopzilla any good that you know of ?

    4. October 2004, 21:49:54
    Backoff 
    Google Toolbar

    Also if you have windows XP and upgrade to SP2, the new I.E. has a built-in blocker. If you use a browser like Firefox! has a built in blocker as well!

    4. October 2004, 21:45:46
    Niki 
    Subject: pop-up blocker
    could anyone please recommend (as in use it yourself and have found it to be good)a free, reliable pop-up blocker please ??

    2. October 2004, 10:03:40
    danoschek 
    Subject: DivX Update, Codec 5.2, finally a new player also
    Modified by danoschek (2. October 2004, 10:07:25)
    Codec v5.2.1 as Freeware available, includes DivX-Player v2.5.5 ... ~*~

    1. October 2004, 10:29:39
    danoschek 
    Subject: for people who like to send pictures via email
    Modified by danoschek (1. October 2004, 10:29:55)
    the program "1-More-Minishow" has many neat options and is
    free of charge for private use ... - english download page here ... ~*~

    1. October 2004, 06:55:20
    BananaD 
    Subject: Re: images have disappeared
    thanks, works on my home computer also. Yay I can play again :)))

    30. September 2004, 06:49:49
    BananaD 
    Subject: Re: images have disappeared
    thank you, I'll check from my home computer tonight....work computer is fine :))

    30. September 2004, 01:31:19
    danoschek 
    Subject: check scambusters.org
    Modified by danoschek (30. September 2004, 02:27:39)
    they mention it in their archives ... ~*~

    30. September 2004, 01:28:23
    Andersp 
    Subject: AT & T Universal card
    Had this email today, wonder if anyone has any experience:


    *Dear ,

    These days you can get everything you need online – including peace of mind – when you shop using Virtual Account Numbers.

    Virtual Account Numbers is a free service for AT&T Universal Card members that gives you a substitute card number to use in place of your credit card number when you make a purchase online. This random number provides you with additional security.

    It's easy to use: before every online purchase, you simply get a new number from Virtual Account Numbers to use at each new merchant. And activating this free service is easy, too:

    1. Sign on to Account Online at www.universalcard.com.

    2. Click on the Virtual Account Numbers link on the top right of the statement page and follow the simple steps.


    Plus, you'll get these convenient features:

    Choice of user mode: You can download and install Virtual Account Numbers on your computer, or access it on the web without having to download it.


    Automatic Form Fill: With just one click, it automatically fills out the merchant's form with the Virtual Account Number and its expiration date, your shipping address and your billing address (only available on download version).


    Adjustable Settings: Set the spending limit and expiration date for each new Virtual Account Number.


    Recurring Payment Option: You have the flexibility to use a Virtual Account Number once or to use a Virtual Account Number for recurring payments for up to two years.


    Here's how easy it is to use Virtual Account Numbers when you're ready to make a purchase at the "Check Out" page:

    1. Log in with your user name and password when the Virtual Account Numbers screen automatically pops up.

    2. Get a substitute credit card number for your online purchase.

    3. Enter your number into the merchant's form, set the Virtual Account Number expiration date, and you're done.


    So for more secure shopping, sign on to Account Online at www.universalcard.com and start using Virtual Account Numbers today.

    28. September 2004, 17:17:27
    Fencer 
    Subject: Re: images have disappeared
    It's been fixed more than 6 hours ago.

    28. September 2004, 16:59:39
    BananaD 
    Subject: images have disappeared
    Help!!! I cannot play any of my games as all the images have disappeared off the page....frogs, country flags, which opponent is online, membership status (pawn, rook). I was online last night on my home computer and it was working fine, also from my work computer earlier today.
    I haven't loaded anything new onto my computer. I've tried CTRL F5, right clicked on an image /show picture and again nothing.
    What is happening???? Anyone??? :)))
    Thank you.

    25. September 2004, 03:24:23
    vitalik 
    Subject: Re: I'd strongly disrecommend extensive usuage of pwd managers anyway
    There are password managers that have relatively good encryption. for example Password Safe

    24. September 2004, 20:32:02
    danoschek 
    Subject: I'd strongly disrecommend extensive usuage of pwd managers anyway
    Modified by danoschek (24. September 2004, 20:32:50)
    easy walmart for hackers possibly ... unless you save their 'brainfile' on
    floppy or usb-stick and, really have the discipline to remove store every after ... ~*~

    24. September 2004, 20:27:11
    Backoff 
    gator=bad news!

    24. September 2004, 10:21:35
    danoschek 
    Subject: some informations about gator
    Modified by danoschek (24. September 2004, 10:22:02)

    21. September 2004, 02:16:20
    ScarletRose 
    Subject: hahaha.. thanks.. that was so simple!
    thanks you two!

    21. September 2004, 00:46:50
    bumble 
    Subject: Re: Okay.. someone help me!
    On your top bar click 'View' - then 'text size'.

    21. September 2004, 00:46:22
    Jason 
    hold and press the control key and use the scroll wheel on your mouse ;)

    21. September 2004, 00:42:38
    ScarletRose 
    Subject: Okay.. someone help me!
    I was playing my games on here just yesterday.. I must have clicked something.. now my text in my browser window is huge.. how do I get the text back to how it was??

    11. September 2004, 13:23:14
    danoschek 
    Subject: tips for the yahoo messenger including all smileys and the offliner-boot problem
    you cAn find at Carbonize.UK - a decent site not only for webdesigners ... ~*~

    7. September 2004, 21:47:59
    danoschek 
    Subject: Important WinZip Update
    Modified by danoschek (7. September 2004, 21:52:29)
    WinZip has released version 9.0-SR1 to fix some security flaws. An additional
    benefit this version offers is - if a user double clicks an executable file in a zip
    archive, the user is prompted before the file is executed. Better safe than sorry.

    WinZip Advisory
    Secunia Advisory

    1. September 2004, 16:55:58
    Chimera 
    Will give them a try, thank you :)

    1. September 2004, 16:24:41
    danoschek 
    Subject: windows task manager is limited
    at sysinternals.com they have the freeware 'process-explorer' which is better.
    Else I recommend the hijackthis proggy below, contains naturally a task-spot as well ... ~*~

    1. September 2004, 16:21:58
    Chimera 
    Subject: system resources
    A couple times lately when trying to open a window i have been told that there are not enough system resources available. There were a couple things open one time and nothing else open another time. Restarting the puter fixed it both times but i got to wondering, is there any way to find out exactly what is running at a given moment.

    1. September 2004, 16:01:06
    danoschek 
    Subject: Another Sophisticated Combo to keep your computer clean
    Modified by danoschek (11. September 2004, 13:35:14)
    is the Hijackthis program. Originally developed to repair 'hijacked' InternetExplorers
    - i.e. when of sudden it starts with some weird pages instead of the chosen one ...
    meanwhile it became a full system against malware/trojans - settled somewhere
    'between' AdAware and Trojanscanner ... here the download site of Chip Magazine Germany
    but cnet and zdnet will have it too ... here you will find illustrated instructions of use, english -
    the free program creates a logfile that cAn be analyzed on this support site and, as nobody is able to know all the cryptic names of every legal process, they offer also a database of known processes - the program works without installations therefore may be started even directly from the zipfolder - good hunting :) ~*~

    1. September 2004, 15:50:01
    danoschek 
    Subject: XP-AntiSpy Update
    Modified by danoschek (1. September 2004, 15:51:14)

    28. August 2004, 14:15:49
    Merlin Wizard 
    Subject: Spam on my Outlook Express
    Outliik Express on a Macintosh, that is - system 9.1. Any applications that can stop it, I am getting about 50 spams a day, now, almost ALL about the same thing, and I'm sure most people know what THAT is!

    27. August 2004, 23:14:30
    Chimera 
    Subject: gmail
    I also have a couple gmail invites if anyone is interested

    27. August 2004, 08:22:26
    Fencer 
    Uh uh, that's what I've been thinking about :-D

    27. August 2004, 08:17:09
    Liquid 
    Subject: Re:
    Fencer: Use Photoshop or ask LIQUID ;-) for help. ;-)

    26. August 2004, 21:17:30
    vitalik 
    ok, i got more invites from gmail. Message me your email address if you want to get one.

    26. August 2004, 19:38:09
    vitalik 
    I like ACDSee, but not the latest version, i like 5.0

    26. August 2004, 18:59:49
    Fencer 
    Thanks, I'll try it :-)

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