Site upgrade on Sunday 4/27/08

[kurt]

The server upgrade that was planned last week happened today instead. Sorry for the inconvenience. :wave:

Hopefully we will notice a faster forum. Please post if you have any problems or errors.

[Goddessgal]

Hi! I am now having trouble signing on when I'm on Mozilla Firefox. Is this normal?

[kurt]

Hi! I am now having trouble signing on when I'm on Mozilla Firefox. Is this normal?

What kind of trouble?

[skippertoo]

I did too but came in through Sowal.com and re-saved the bookmark. The address for the bookmark has changed.

[Bdarg]

I just logged on. with firefox. No problems.

[kurt]

I did too but came in through Sowal.com and re-saved the bookmark. The address for the bookmark has changed.

No - sounds like a cookie issue.

[jdarg]

I just logged on. with firefox. No problems.

Me neither. Glad we are back! Although we found some really funny youtube videos.:biggrin:

[Goddessgal]

Hi Kurt,

When I click on the message board icon from the Sowal.com home page, I get a little pop-up with this wording:

Opening
You have chosen to open
which is a: application/x-httpd-php 5
from: http://sowal.com

What should Firefox do with this file?
Open with...
Save to Disc

etc.

When I select save to disk, it downloads things like "ru6b799o"
If I choose "browse" I'm not sure what program to use to open it.

I finally just opened up explorer and got here that way.

Hope this helps.

[jdarg]

Somebody call Skunky. He resorted to going to the outlet mall this afternoon.

[DD]

OMG! I was worried! I even called Kitty. I did, however, get some laundry done today.

[gotothebeachmom]

OMG! I was worried! I even called Kitty. I did, however, get some laundry done today.


Why did the moderator call Kitty? :lolabove: Calling Kitty is like calling your pusher. :floor:We did a drive by wave at the F balcony a little bit ago, we had to get our fix. :biggrin: Why aren't you here? We miss you! :cry::wave:

[DD]

Why did the moderator call Kitty? :lolabove: Calling Kitty is like calling your pusher. :floor:We did a drive by wave at the F balcony a little bit ago, we had to get our fix. :biggrin: Why aren't you here? We miss you! :cry::wave:

:lolabove:She's the source of all info SoWal for me--she is my pusher.
Dammit, I miss you too...I didn't get enough of my gttbm's fix. :(
I am not there because I am crazy. :confused:

[NoHall]

Hi! I am now having trouble signing on when I'm on Mozilla Firefox. Is this normal?

I had trouble with it, too, but I'm on a Mac so I don't know if you fix it the same way. :idontno:

[gotothebeachmom]

:lolabove:She's the source of all info SoWal for me--she is my pusher.
Dammit, I miss you too...I didn't get enough of my gttbm's fix. :(
I am not there because I am crazy. :confused:

Kitty is fur sure got her finger on the pulse of SoWal. Hail, I call her if I;m here for the 411. :rofl:

Ditto, DD. I was surely not the mistress of my social calendar last weekend. :cry: We'll just have to schedule a do-over.

[DD]

Kitty is fur sure got her finger on the pulse of SoWal. Hail, I call her if I;m here for the 411. :rofl:

Ditto, DD. I was surely not the mistress of my social calendar last weekend. :cry: We'll just have to schedule a do-over.

July?

[gotothebeachmom]

July?

October? :idontno: The '08 rental season has been good.

[NoHall]

DANGIT! We're back to the disappearing thread format. I love ya, Kurt, but I don't like change. I'm set in my ways...:bang:

[DD]

October? :idontno: The '08 rental season has been good.

:clap:for you. :( for me.
October might work.

[cp]

Ok, on Friday and today it was down for me ... and Friday I deep cleaned my house!!!!No excuse to take frequent breaks at the puter!
But I'm glad to be back on sowal.:wave:

[kurt]

DANGIT! We're back to the disappearing thread format. I love ya, Kurt, but I don't like change. I'm set in my ways...:bang:

The way I have changed it to is supposed to be more user friendly when you get used to it.

To see threads that you've read and have "disappeared", click "quick links">"today's posts".

[wrobert]

Hopefully we will notice a faster forum. Please post if you have any problems or errors.


Kurt,

It is amazingly faster than it was on this end. Whatever upgrade you did, seemed to work. I imagine it will eliminate SJ's double posting problem. People on real broadband may not notice the speed increase, but those of us that are just finding a way to get by are going to be very happy.

[NoHall]

The way I have changed it to is supposed to be more user friendly when you get used to it.

To see threads that you've read and have "disappeared", click "quick links">"today's posts".
Oh! thanks!

[Goddessgal]

No glitches with mozilla now - yea!

[Mango]

my smilies heads are cut off. :floor:

[kurt]

Kurt,

It is amazingly faster than it was on this end. Whatever upgrade you did, seemed to work. I imagine it will eliminate SJ's double posting problem. People on real broadband may not notice the speed increase, but those of us that are just finding a way to get by are going to be very happy.

Good to hear. Much faster for me too. Especially posting new threads.

[Mango]

Good to hear. Much faster for me too. Especially posting new threads.

this speed rocks! :clap: and my smilies are back. :biggrin:

[Minnie]

it won't let me use my AOL browser, I had to minimize AOL and use IE to get in. It would let me get to the forum list page and my profile page, but would not let me open any forum or send Private Message or leave a message on a Profile page.

[DD]

Kitty can't get on either. :eek:

[Minnie]

Kitty can't get on either. :eek:

She can if she has Internet Explorer, DD.

Tell her to minimize AOL, then go open Explorer and put the address in and open it through it.

AOL's browser is not working with it.

[DD]

I'll tell her Minnie. :D

[NoHall]

AOL...hasn't SJ been fussing at y'all about that forever?

my smilies heads are cut off. :floor:

The Marie Antoinette smiley...love it! [/URL][URL="http://www.ranksurge.com"]http://www.mysmiley.net/imgs/smile/fighting/fighting0043.gif (http://www.sowal.com/bb/%5Burl=http://www.ranksurge.com%5D%5Bimg%5Dhttp://www.mysmiley.net/imgs/smile/fighting/fighting0043.gif%5B/img%5D%5B/url%5D)

[Minnie]

AOL...hasn't SJ been fussing at y'all about that forever?



The Marie Antoinette smiley...love it! http://www.mysmiley.net/imgs/smile/fighting/fighting0043.gif (http://www.ranksurge.com)

Yep he has, he likes that Foxy browser. Love the smiley, "let them eat cake"

[Miss Kitty]

I am not happy.

[NoHall]

I am not happy.

We are waiting with baited breath to hear you elaborate! :floor:

[Miss Kitty]

We are waiting with baited breath to hear you elaborate! :floor:

This sucks....eggs.

[DD]

Helloooooo!:clap::clap:

[Minnie]

Yea, Miss Kitty found the back door. :clap:

[Miss Kitty]

Helloooooo!:clap::clap:

WTF are you so chipper about? :biggrin:

[DD]

WTF are you so chipper about? :biggrin:

:clap:I'm just glad to see you. My iris has a bud. It's only 5 more days til Friday. Grapefruit is a wonderful thing. :clap:

[NoHall]

:clap:I'm just glad to see you. My iris has a bud. It's only 5 more days til Friday. Grapefruit is a wonderful thing. :clap:

Is this ADD, Tourette's syndrome, or did we miss the announcement for s/d/c/ Sunday?

[DD]

Is this ADD, Tourette's syndrome, or did we miss the announcement for s/d/c/ Sunday?

:lolabove:All of the above. She asked what I was so chipper about. Those are the things that were good today. It takes little to make me happy.

[Rita]

Hi Kurt,

When I click on the message board icon from the Sowal.com home page, I get a little pop-up with this wording:

Opening
You have chosen to open
which is a: application/x-httpd-php 5
from: http://sowal.com

What should Firefox do with this file?
Open with...
Save to Disc

etc.

When I select save to disk, it downloads things like "ru6b799o"
If I choose "browse" I'm not sure what program to use to open it.

I finally just opened up explorer and got here that way.

Hope this helps.

this is what I'm getting too. Still can't access from my Mac - Have tried from Firefox, Safari, and Opera.


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[Miss Kitty]

Why is the title of the thread missing from the posts? Why does sowal.com not work on aol? Why do I feel like jumping off the f balcony?

[Johnrudy]

all's well here thru Firefox. It was never slow for me before the change. But if it's faster for others, fabulous. :wave::clap:

[Johnrudy]

Why is the title of the thread missing from the posts? Why does sowal.com not work on aol? Why do I feel like jumping off the f balcony?
dump aol.

[DD]

dump aol.

Easier said than done, my friend.

[Miss Kitty]

dump aol.

:roll:

[NoHall]

this is what I'm getting to. Still can't access from my Mac - Have tried from Firefox, Safari, and Opera.


.

Out of sheer ignorance and desperation, I went to "Tools" and clicked on "clear private data."

I may have sold my soul to the devil, but it made SoWal come back. It was working on Safari already, though...

[Johnrudy]

:roll:
well, ms. smarty pants ;-), how did you get on? seriously?

[Johnrudy]

Easier said than done, my friend.Seriously? I guess I don't remember that. We hated aol so badly back in the day, we dumped it and never looked back.

[Miss Kitty]

well, ms. smarty pants ;-), how did you get on? seriously?

Seriously, you really don't want to mess with me right now. ;-)

[DD]

Seriously? I guess I don't remember that. We hated aol so badly back in the day, we dumped it and never looked back.

Seriously. I tried for six months to get rid of them before I was finally successful. Kitty, I say if it works for you...well, if it begins to work for you again, stick with 'em. It's not worth the hell you have to go through to get rid of them. :bang:

[Minnie]

yep AOL is kinda like Hotel California, you can check in, but you can never check out. :blink:

[Johnrudy]

Seriously. I tried for six months to get rid of them before I was finally successful. Kitty, I say if it works for you...well, if it begins to work for you again, stick with 'em. It's not worth the hell you have to go through to get rid of them. :bang:
I guess I don't even know what that's all about. Can't you just switch by choice? Like changing your long distance phone service or cell service?

[Rita]

Seriously. I tried for six months to get rid of them before I was finally successful. Kitty, I say if it works for you...well, if it begins to work for you again, stick with 'em. It's not worth the hell you have to go through to get rid of them. :bang:

We wouldn't pay their charges they kept charging after cancellation so they sicked the collection agnts on us. We sent all the written varification asked for to everyone and MC agreed with us and didn't pay them but they just wouldn't give up. AOL operated a scam on a large corporate level if youn let them.

Your OK Kitty - you got a lawyer in nthe family! Go ahead "dump em"! :biggrin:


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[Johnrudy]

wow - I think we cut aol long before they got so nasty - back when they were still young.

[Miss Kitty]

I am tired and going to bed...after I shut down this damm IE cr*p page.

[DD]

I guess I don't even know what that's all about. Can't you just switch by choice? Like changing your long distance phone service or cell service?



We wouldn't pay their charges they kept charging after cancellation so they sicked the collection agnts on us. We sent all the written varification asked for to everyone and MC agreed with us and didn't pay them but they just wouldn't give up. AOL operated a scam on a large corporate level if youn let them.

Your OK Kitty - you got a lawyer in nthe family! Go ahead "dump em"! :biggrin:


.

Yep. They didn't go that far with me. Just kept charging me for months and then when I called, would put me on hold for HOURS and then disconnect. There's a word for companies like them. I can't say it here, but it starts with F and ends with S.

[Rita]

Are you all noticing everything is darker .. :ninja:.. Like the smilies and avatars. It's a dark day in SoWal.


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[Mermaid]

Why is the title of the thread missing from the posts? Why does sowal.com not work on aol? Why do I feel like jumping off the f balcony?

I thought being locked out of the f balcony wasn't bad enough? :lol:

I felt strangely discombobulated with an even stranger event that titles gone AWOL. I got a message to the effect that our beloved SoWAlbb wasn't a website; it was a file and not only that, it wasn't secure. :blink: The foundations of my life were shaken! If I SoWal ain't secure, where on earth can I find my inner peace!?!!!

And then I got suspicious that Merman was pulling a fast one on me because he wanted me to hustle about getting the house ready for guests this Thursday...oh oh oh it was a triple F balcony at our house today! He had to show me on ALL the computers in the house that the same error message was popping up to prove to me that it wasn't some evil subterfuge on his part.

I think I may be able to sleep well now that I've checked up y'all and I know everyone's here and for real and not some wacked up file out in cyberspace. Whew. My twilight zone is over. ;-)

[NoHall]

Are you all noticing everything is darker .. :ninja:.. Like the smilies and avatars. It's a dark day in SoWal.


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I'm not getting that...are you sure you have your lights turned on? :blink:

[kurt]

AOL :roll:

I think aol and all the other browser problems are cookie and cache problems. Make sure to clear them and reboot. Also be sure to click refresh page.

[Rita]

I'm not getting that...are you sure you have your lights turned on? :blink:

Well, I am on the laptop so maybe that's the problem. I'll give you that one!

[Minnie]

AOL :roll:

I think aol and all the other browser problems are cookie and cache problems. Make sure to clear them and reboot. Also be sure to click refresh page.

Did all of that, it did not help.

[Rita]

AOL :roll:

I think aol and all the other browser problems are cookie and cache problems. Make sure to clear them and reboot. Also be sure to click refresh page.

Tried that this afternoon and it didn't work. BUT Safari is working now! :D

I just unhooked the laptop and tried the Mac again. Yay! Tell Tootsie that I take it all back! :floor:

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[Miss Kitty]

It gets weirder...I went back to aol and could get a PM, but could not reply. Then, I could get new posts to work and when I hit a thread to read, it would go back to that same message about we will be back soon. I have rebooted and refreshed, but ate the cookies.

[Rita]

It gets weirder...I went back to aol and could get a PM, but could not reply. Then, I could get new posts to work and when I hit a thread to read, it would go back to that same message about we will be back soon. I have rebooted and refreshed, but ate the cookies.


:lolabove:... And my dear you are brighter on my Mac. Just a tad shady on the laptop!


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[Mango]

Are you all noticing everything is darker .. :ninja:.. Like the smilies and avatars. It's a dark day in SoWal. .

My heads were cut off, but then they grew back. :lol:

It gets weirder...I went back to aol and could get a PM, but could not reply. Then, I could get new posts to work and when I hit a thread to read, it would go back to that same message about we will be back soon. I have rebooted and refreshed, but ate the cookies.

:funn: Kitty, I hope it was with some royal biotchin wine. :wave:

[Mermaid]

My heads were cut off, but then they grew back. :lol:



:funn: Kitty, I hope it was with some royal biotchin wine. :wave:

Sounds just what the doctor ordered! :clap:

[NoHall]

I don't understand how things keep changing as I go. Now my avatars and panic buttons are on top instead of the side, and I've had the computer up and running this whole time. How do they do that? Is it little fairies or something?

[Miss Kitty]

I don't understand how things keep changing as I go. Now my avatars and panic buttons are on top instead of the side, and I've had the computer up and running this whole time. How do they do that? Is it little fairies or something?

Someone is pucking with us! :blink:

[NoHall]

Someone is pucking with us! :blink:

That's a relief! I thought it was just me...When someone pucks with me it serves to remind me that I am not alone in the world. I can go to bed happy.

[Miss Kitty]

That's a relief! I thought it was just me...When someone pucks with me it serves to remind me that I am not alone in the world. I can go to bed happy.

So, you put a title to your post in a thread? :welcome:

[NoHall]

So, you put a title to your post in a thread? :welcome:

Whenever I remember to do it! :funn:

[kurt]

:wave:

So, you put a title to your post in a thread? :welcome:

[Miss Kitty]

:wave:

THERE YOU ARE!!! :nono1:...what's wrong with my aol????

[NoHall]

:wave:

So glad--I was afraid it was a glitch that you planned to fix or something. :biggrin:

[NoHall]

THERE YOU ARE!!! :nono1:...what's wrong with my aol????

(*scream*) :leaving:

[Mango]

Yuck, this new format is distracting and hard to read. Make it go back Daddy-O, pleeze!

[Miss Kitty]

Yuck, this new format is distracting and hard to read. Make it go back Daddy-O, pleeze!

:bow:...finally, another voice of reason!

[Kase626]

First no sowal, and now, everything on top and titles?? What's going on here??? :confused:

[Miss Kitty]

First no sowal, and now, everything on top and titles?? What's going on here??? :confused:

It's all crazy...join us! :wave:

[Kase626]

Gladly!! :wub: It will just take me a few minutes to figure all this new stuff out.:blink:

[Mermaid]

First no sowal, and now, everything on top and titles?? What's going on here??? :confused:

I dunno but one thing for sure, I'm going to have super muscular fingers from all the scrolling down I have to do now. :lol: These posts are so huge only a few fit on my computer screen! I need a bigger computer monitor!!!

[rapunzel]

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51T4V94AW8L._SL500_BO2,204,203,200_PIsitb-dp-500-arrow,TopRight,45,-64_OU01_AA240_SH20_.jpg

You guys should have seen Skunky today. His lips turned white and he kept scratching and looking all wild eyed. Poor thing. He called Toots to demand the board go back up and was appalled to hear that they'd had lunch...Lunch! While the board was down!:yikes:

[Rita]

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51T4V94AW8L._SL500_BO2,204,203,200_PIsitb-dp-500-arrow,TopRight,45,-64_OU01_AA240_SH20_.jpg

You guys should have seen Skunky today. His lips turned white and he kept scratching and looking all wild eyed. Poor thing. He called Toots to demand the board go back up and was appalled to hear that they'd had lunch...Lunch! While the board was down!:yikes:


:lolabove:... My poor daughter got blamed for screwing up the computer! :blush:


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[DD]

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51T4V94AW8L._SL500_BO2,204,203,200_PIsitb-dp-500-arrow,TopRight,45,-64_OU01_AA240_SH20_.jpg

You guys should have seen Skunky today. His lips turned white and he kept scratching and looking all wild eyed. Poor thing. He called Toots to demand the board go back up and was appalled to hear that they'd had lunch...Lunch! While the board was down!:yikes:

:floor::floor:Poor Skunky.

[NoHall]

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51T4V94AW8L._SL500_BO2,204,203,200_PIsitb-dp-500-arrow,TopRight,45,-64_OU01_AA240_SH20_.jpg

You guys should have seen Skunky today. His lips turned white and he kept scratching and looking all wild eyed. Poor thing. He called Toots to demand the board go back up and was appalled to hear that they'd had lunch...Lunch! While the board was down!:yikes:

:floor: :funn: :rolling: :lolabove:

[Mango]

ok, who cut the cheese? I can't tell now with this new big format. :idontno:

[Miss Kitty]

:lolabove:... My poor daughter got blamed for screwing up the computer! :blush:


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http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51T4V94AW8L._SL500_BO2,204,203,200_PIsitb-dp-500-arrow,TopRight,45,-64_OU01_AA240_SH20_.jpg

You guys should have seen Skunky today. His lips turned white and he kept scratching and looking all wild eyed. Poor thing. He called Toots to demand the board go back up and was appalled to hear that they'd had lunch...Lunch! While the board was down!:yikes:

:floor::floor:Poor Skunky.

ok, who cut the cheese? I can't tell now with this new big format. :idontno:

the waitress at The Red Bar! :wave:

[Mango]

the waitress at The Red Bar! :wave:

:funn::floor::lol::rolling::lolabove:


:bow: Thanks Daddy-O. The world is right again. :clap:

[TooFarTampa]

the waitress at The Red Bar! :wave:

To quote Biff, BWAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!

[Mango]

To quote Biff, BWAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!

What's the Italian version of BWAHAHAHAHAHAH? :lol:
Are you not leaving tomorrow for Italy? :clap:

[TooFarTampa]

What's the Italian version of BWAHAHAHAHAHAH? :lol:
Are you not leaving tomorrow for Italy? :clap:

I am heading to bed, just wrapping up some last minute details, while trying to figure out WTH is going on with this forum. It appears I can leave in peace knowing that all is well ... :clap: :wave:

[Beach Runner]

Thank God SoWal.com is back up! I was starting to get the shakes from withdrawal.

I wasn't able to get on last night or first thing this AM. I even did a hard refresh. I just got on.

[Miss Kitty]

I can view, but not reply to posts, PMs or profile page messages. Since I have more than enough posts, I guess this works out. :roll: I wonder if John R would stoop low enough to come fix this?

Yahoo! :roll: :wave:

[kurt]

I can view, but not reply to posts, PMs or profile page messages. Since I have more than enough posts, I guess this works out. :roll: I wonder if John R would stoop low enough to come fix this?

Yahoo! :roll: :wave:

AOL users clear your footprints (http://journals.aol.com/journalseditor/magicsmoke/entries/2007/06/12/an-easy-way-for-aol-users-to-clear-footprints-browser-cache-cookies-etc./2312)

[kathydwells]

July?

YES!!!!!!!!!!!!! :clap::wub::wave:

[Miss Kitty]

AOL users clear your footprints (http://journals.aol.com/journalseditor/magicsmoke/entries/2007/06/12/an-easy-way-for-aol-users-to-clear-footprints-browser-cache-cookies-etc./2312)



:(...I tried to follow this, but mine is different.

[peapod1980]

A couple of AOL things: First of all, AOL is free and has been for a while now, so there is no more breaking up with them. So, anyone who wants out of AOL prison--the door's unlocked. I still have my AOL email address, but I do not use AOL as my browser. We long ago uninstalled everything AOL-related from computers and never installed it on our new laptop. Kitty, there's a way to dump AOL from the computer but still have your AOL email. I'll text you the instructions. :floor:

[Ocean Lover]

A couple of AOL things: First of all, AOL is free and has been for a while now, so there is no more breaking up with them. So, anyone who wants out of AOL prison--the door's unlocked. I still have my AOL email address, but I do not use AOL as my browser. We long ago uninstalled everything AOL-related from computers and never installed it on our new laptop. Kitty, there's a way to dump AOL from the computer but still have your AOL email. I'll text you the instructions. :floor:

I know isn't it grayt? No break up for me either. I still have an aol email also and use AOL on my desktop computer. I never loaded it on my laptop for fear it would slow it down.

So what are the new changes? I was expecting something big for as long as the site was down.

[kurt]

:(...I tried to follow this, but mine is different.

Ok - use the different method. :lol:

[DD]

YES!!!!!!!!!!!!! :clap::wub::wave:

Sadly, I will miss you by a few days...I'm not getting there til the 19th. :(

[kathydwells]

Sadly, I will miss you by a few days...I'm not getting there til the 19th. :(

:(

[scooterbug44]

My house is picked up, all the dishes are done, bills are paid, and all the laundry is put away. Thank goodness for TV or I would have started the ironing! ;-)

[Miss Kitty]

:clap:...thanks D-O, I did nothing and it works! for now

New question...how come after you submit a post and then hit new posts, the thread you just posting in disappears?

[DD]

A couple of AOL things: First of all, AOL is free and has been for a while now, so there is no more breaking up with them. So, anyone who wants out of AOL prison--the door's unlocked. I still have my AOL email address, but I do not use AOL as my browser. We long ago uninstalled everything AOL-related from computers and never installed it on our new laptop. Kitty, there's a way to dump AOL from the computer but still have your AOL email. I'll text you the instructions. :floor:

This is a good thing. :clap:

[kurt]

:clap:...thanks D-O, I did nothing and it works! for now

New question...how come after you submit a post and then hit new posts, the thread you just posting in disappears?

Because it is then marked as read. If you want to see all recent posts:
quick links>today's posts

[John R]

do you all need some whine with that cheese?

http://www.cartoonstock.com/lowres/mba0405l.jpg



S, if you need me to come over, give me a call.

[peapod1980]

do you all need some whine with that cheese?
S, if you need me to come over, give me a call.
Yeah, and her AOL will mysteriously have disappeared after your visit. :roll:

[kathydwells]

or did that little "thumbs up thanks button" just appear?:idontno:

[cp]

:lolabove:All of the above. She asked what I was so chipper about. Those are the things that were good today. It takes little to make me happy.
me too DD!Do we have new smileys???:idontno::wave:

[John R]

Yeah, and her AOL will mysteriously have disappeared after your visit. :roll:

that's the idea isn't it? to be free of the poisonous talons of the dreaded, yet free, AOL?

[InletBchDweller]

WOW! I guess I missed all the funn???:idontno::wave::biggrin:

I have alot of catching up to do it seems.....

[kathydwells]

AOL :roll:

I think aol and all the other browser problems are cookie and cache problems. Make sure to clear them and reboot. Also be sure to click refresh page.

I have problems Kurt (No comments from the peanut gallery :D). I can get on at work with no problems (I shouldn't, but oh well). However, on both of my computers at home I still keep getting the message "Forum is down, performining maintenance...etc.). I have deleted my cookies, cache, rebooted, refreshed, performed a disk cleanup, and still can't get on. I am using IE and have never had a problem before. What else can I do???? Anyone else still having these problems? This is not going to be good if I can't SoWal at home, or work. HELP!!!!

[kurt]

I have problems Kurt (No comments from the peanut gallery :D). I can get on at work with no problems (I shouldn't, but oh well). However, on both of my computers at home I still keep getting the message "Forum is down, performining maintenance...etc.). I have deleted my cookies, cache, rebooted, refreshed, performed a disk cleanup, and still can't get on. I am using IE and have never had a problem before. What else can I do???? Anyone else still having these problems? This is not going to be good if I can't SoWal at home, or work. HELP!!!!

Sounds like a problem with your ISP's nameservers. Contact them and ask them why SoWal.com is not resolving to 64.131.75.50 (ns1.mooncreek.com). Tell them DNS was changed by SoWal.com administrator several days ago. Ask them why you can't get decent service in the boonies. :lol:

[kathydwells]

Sounds like a problem with your ISP's nameservers. Contact them and ask them why SoWal.com is not resolving to 64.131.75.50 (ns1.mooncreek.com). Tell them DNS was changed by SoWal.com administrator several days ago. Ask them why you can't get decent service in the boonies. :lol:

Don't make me come down there Daddy-O!!!! Oh, I am so looking forward to talking to someone in India about this problem. Are you sure there is nothing else I can do on my end?????

[kurt]

Don't make me come down there Daddy-O!!!! Oh, I am so looking forward to talking to someone in India about this problem. Are you sure there is nothing else I can do on my end?????

Who is your ISP?

[kathydwells]

Who is you ISP?

Charter Communications.

[Miss Kitty]

Help her!!! She was so desperate, she emailed ME last night! :biggrin:

[kathydwells]

Help her!!! She was so desperate, she emailed ME last night! :biggrin:

:funn:I did, and she tried to help me, seriously!!!! :clap:

[rapunzel]

What is the difference between thanks and rep?

[kathydwells]

What is the difference between thanks and rep?

You can thank someone one as long as you are not in the lounge. You can rep anyone, anywhere. We are thankless in the lounge. :roll:

[kurt]

Charter Communications.

http://www.charter.com/customers/Support.aspx?MenuItem=3#

1-888-438-2427

[kathydwells]

http://www.charter.com/customers/Support.aspx?MenuItem=3#

1-888-438-2427

So I am assuming I need to call them and ask them the questions that you told me to ask them, or does the link you provided have information that I need to look at?

[Ocean Lover]

Was Sowal down around midnight last night or was it just me?

[Kase626]

Was Sowal down around midnight last night or was it just me?

It was down for me too.:idontno:

[kurt]

Last night was another upgrade.

[aleonard]

Last night was another upgrade.

My Gawd man.......any more upgrading and we're gonna shoot off into space.:floor:

I can see the SoWal satellite now:blink:

[NoHall]

Last night was another upgrade.

My Gawd man.......any more upgrading and we're gonna shoot off into space.:floor:

I can see the SoWal satellite now:blink:

When the site goes down I've started to reach for my tinfoil hat...:eek:

[aleonard]

When the site goes down I've started to reach for my tinfoil hat...:eek:
My remaining one got smushed during the last upgrade:blink:

[cp]

Ok, I have a question/ I posted something just now and instead of that thread going to the top like cream) it disappeared. :idontno:

[NoHall]

Ok, I have a question/ I posted something just now and instead of that thread going to the top like cream) it disappeared. :idontno:
pull down "quick links" and click "today's posts."

[Miss Kitty]

pull down "quick links" and click "today's posts."

I am sorry, but this sux. :wave:

[NoHall]

I am sorry, but this sux. :wave:

I didn't make it up!

[kathydwells]

I know it must be a conspiracy. I even resorted to upgrading my Internet Explorer at home to 7.0. That still didn't work. :bang: Guess, I am going to have to call the guru's at Charter. :bang: I am curious if anyone else has Charter Communications for their ISP?

[Rita]

:funn:I did, and she tried to help me, seriously!!!! :clap:

I know it must be a conspiracy. ................. Guess, I am going to have to call the guru's at Charter. :bang: ...........

:biggrin: And you may get this! http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e129/gulfwindsway/cats%20and%20otters/catguru.jpg


.

[kathydwells]

After 3 calls to Charter (to no avail) I decided that I would reset my wireless router to it's default settings and start over setting up my wireless connection. After several attempts at this, and almost pulling out my hair..I finally got it. :clap: So thankfully I am back to business from home. :clap:

[DD]

After 3 calls to Charter (to no avail) I decided that I would reset my wireless router to it's default settings and start over setting up my wireless connection. After several attempts at this, and almost pulling out my hair..I finally got it. :clap: So thankfully I am back to business from home. :clap:

YAHOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!:clap::clap:

[kathydwells]

YAHOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!:clap::clap:

:biggrin::wave: Never give up I have learned. Just when you think you want to quit, you just have to hang in there and keep trying. I have never been a patient person, but after this I think I might have just turned a corner. ;-)

[DD]

:biggrin::wave: Never give up I have learned. Just when you think you want to quit, you just have to hang in there and keep trying. I have never been a patient person, but after this I think I might have just turned a corner. ;-)

:clap::clap:Oh, the lessons we learn. Funny how they come from some unexpected events! I'm soooooo happy for you, dear. I know how frustrated you were. :clap::wub:

[InletBchDweller]

:clap: you are back in business!!!