Admin Posted July 27, 2009 Report Share Posted July 27, 2009 It you have not done so, this is an excellent opportunity; Upgrade your brwoser to the latest version available. If you are using Internet Explorer, I would highly recommend an upgrade to Opera/Firefox/Chrome, but that's just a matter of personal taste The reason I am recommending this is that a couple of members have contacted me and told me "This doesn't work and that doesn't work" After some investigation, we've discovered that they have all been on older versions of their browsers (Some even on IE6 ) ) The forum software we are using relies on modern technology and modern programing routines. Unfortunately, not all older browsers are capable of handling this, so if you have ever looked for an excuse to upgrade you have one, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chronoluvvv Posted July 27, 2009 Report Share Posted July 27, 2009 (edited) glad to hear i've been on Firefox since a while now congrats on the new look however using my username with my password doesn't let me in yet i have to use my email with my password instead p.s. what happened to the Trader feedback feature ? lastly why can't i reply to messages received in my inbox ? Edited July 27, 2009 by chronoluvvv Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ammandel Posted July 27, 2009 Report Share Posted July 27, 2009 Indeed, I use IE6 and almost none of the forum works in the browser, too many changes, too many changes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hackR Posted July 27, 2009 Report Share Posted July 27, 2009 getting some wierdness on ie7, too...some pictures and links...and how a page fits on my screen...not big issues, but surprising with ie7... nice work, Admin and team...upgrades aren't easy - this i know...all in good time... R- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwoTone Posted July 27, 2009 Report Share Posted July 27, 2009 Forum runs fine on Firefox... Double T . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronin Posted July 27, 2009 Report Share Posted July 27, 2009 Firefox FTW! Friends don't let friends use IE. IE=Internet Exploder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlockandRoll Posted July 27, 2009 Report Share Posted July 27, 2009 1st, love the new site, although I am getting used too it. 2nd, Google Chrome seems to be above and beyond anything out there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronin Posted July 27, 2009 Report Share Posted July 27, 2009 I would use Chrome as well, but I am too locked into my Firefox add-in's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
its_urabus Posted July 27, 2009 Report Share Posted July 27, 2009 we have run test here at my office using futuremark peacekeeper, (hxxp://service.futuremark.com/peacekeeper/index.action) it is amazing how slow IE is compared to other browser. I hate firefox, I use IE7 at the office, IE8 on my personal windows 7 machines (64bit) and chrome on my personal xp machines. if you havent seen peacekeeper, try it out and be amaazed. I know I was... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddy333 Posted July 28, 2009 Report Share Posted July 28, 2009 Forum runs fine on Firefox... Ditto & compliments to the management for the speedy upgrade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KB Posted July 28, 2009 Report Share Posted July 28, 2009 Another plus for running on Chrome. Ken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Posted July 28, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2009 p.s. what happened to the Trader feedback feature ? lastly why can't i reply to messages received in my inbox ? As I announced before the upgrade; Many features would go missing because of the upgrade. All the data for the Traders feedback is stored in case the author of the plugin decides to upgrade his software to fit with this version of the forum software. The upgrade is also the reason you cannot reply to your "old" PM's. You will have to write a new reply for your PM if you are trying to reply to someone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg_r Posted July 28, 2009 Report Share Posted July 28, 2009 It you have not done so, this is an excellent opportunity; Upgrade your brwoser to the latest version available. If you are using Internet Explorer, I would highly recommend an upgrade to Opera/Firefox/Chrome, but that's just a matter of personal taste The reason I am recommending this is that a couple of members have contacted me and told me "This doesn't work and that doesn't work" After some investigation, we've discovered that they have all been on older versions of their browsers (Some even on IE6 ) ) The forum software we are using relies on modern technology and modern programing routines. Unfortunately, not all older browsers are capable of handling this, so if you have ever looked for an excuse to upgrade you have one, Over at RWG1.1 I've recently installed a script that prompts IE6 users to update their browser when they hit the site - it looks like the standard IE information bar and is both unobtrusive and effective. It seemed like a good idea as we're planning an upgrade to iPB 3 ourselves sometime in the next few months. You can find the code at: http://ie6update.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samurai Posted July 28, 2009 Report Share Posted July 28, 2009 Am on Opera and everything seems to work for now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuzzy Posted July 28, 2009 Report Share Posted July 28, 2009 If you want to make your browsing experience that much better...Firefox is the answer...it lets you break out of the Microsoft chains many have grown accustomed to. And it is customizable...hands down POUNDS Internet Explore to the ground Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fcaap_dan Posted July 28, 2009 Report Share Posted July 28, 2009 I own a forum too and it's amazing how many complaints can be solved by a few things: 1.) Stop using IE 2.) Windows update....try running it once in a while 3.) http://www.ccleaner.com/ 4.) http://www.avast.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chronus Posted July 28, 2009 Report Share Posted July 28, 2009 Indeed, I use IE6 and almost none of the forum works in the browser, too many changes, too many changes! I use IE6 at work, but most of my browsing at work is done on Chrome. Can't be bothered to upgrade IE. I also have firefox at work ... great to have admin rights, everyone stuck with IE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Posted July 28, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2009 If you are running an older version of IE, you are basically crazy! There are so many security holes in the older (and new versions also, actually) that you are literally begging for trouble. Always keep your software and Anti-virus updated + have a firewall installed on your computer. I would like to recommend the Secunia Personal Software Inspector from the security experts at Secunia (These people have reported tons of bugs to Microsoft and other software companies) It will scan your computer and let you know if you have insecure software installed on your computer. It doesn't recognize all software, but a lot; http://secunia.com/vulnerability_scanning/personal/ You can also do an online scan at their website; http://secunia.com/vulnerability_scanning/online/ Just to end this lecture; Microsoft is once again breaking their regular update/bug-fix schedule today to release an emergency update to IE8 to patch a very serious bug in their ActiveX/Killbit handling that will allow anybody to run whatever they want on your computer if you visit a website with harmful code. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chronoluvvv Posted July 28, 2009 Report Share Posted July 28, 2009 As I announced before the upgrade; Many features would go missing because of the upgrade. All the data for the Traders feedback is stored in case the author of the plugin decides to upgrade his software to fit with this version of the forum software. The upgrade is also the reason you cannot reply to your "old" PM's. You will have to write a new reply for your PM if you are trying to reply to someone. well i just didn't think it'd be something as essential as trader feedback though but its ok since i had less than 10 points to my name. Thanks for the clarification nonetheless ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hambone Posted July 28, 2009 Report Share Posted July 28, 2009 I thought I posted something and it bounced back empty. I have a new pc with Vista so it should work fine right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docblackrock Posted July 28, 2009 Report Share Posted July 28, 2009 Well I'm using the latest and greatest Safari 4 (.0.2 if you want specifics) and I'm afraid to say the site is working as efficiently as an an asthmatic giant African land snail wading through through treacle Sorry T, but spare a thought for those of us poor wee Mac souls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Posted July 28, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2009 Shouldn't be any problems using it on a Mac, although I have not tested it with safari. As you can see at the bottom, the pages are usually generated in less than 0.5 seconds and we are on a gigabit connection with the ISP, so there should be no reasons for it to be slow... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redwatch Posted July 28, 2009 Report Share Posted July 28, 2009 I'm also using a Mac with 10.5.7 and Safari 4.0.2. It is working perfectly for me. Fast - especially considering how terribly slow of a corporate wireless connection I am using! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkerouac Posted July 29, 2009 Report Share Posted July 29, 2009 Yesterday IE 8 worked great. Today, on three different computers running IE8 the forum ground to a halt-- it just hangs and takes forever to download all page elements. It would be interesting to know what features that were added between yesterday and today are causing this problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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