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Post by Don Cuevas on Jul 21, 2010 15:09:01 GMT
...the fast page loading sweepstakes of any of the various fori to which I subscribe.
I can even access it when the local connection to the Web is at a burro's pace.
Bu, often, my replies won't go out, so I Save them as text, and paste and send later.
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Post by bixaorellana on Jul 21, 2010 15:20:40 GMT
"fori"?
;D Gotta love ya, Don Cuevas, gotta love ya!
I don't know what the slow times are there in the wilds of Michoacán, but here it's always for @ an hour near 7 pm -- getting off of work time.
When it's really slow or balky, give this a try:
Go to that little double-monitor icon on the bottom right of your screen and click.
A window will open saying "Local Area Connection Status".
It has two tabs. Click on "Support".
When that opens, click "Repair".
There will probably be a little notice next to the Repair button saying that windows did not detect any problems with the connection. Ignore that and click the Repair button anyway.
But thanks for the positive feedback! We do test and check everything in order not to have glitches or loading issues.
Everyone seems to have different experiences with the different browsers. For me, IE is a hell experience that could put me off the internet forever, whereas Firefox works beautifully. A neighbor with a much newer computer swears by Chrome.
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Post by lola on Jul 21, 2010 17:15:13 GMT
I thought surely it had won some sort of Excellence in This Sort Of Thing Nobel type prize. If not, surely an oversight.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 21, 2010 17:51:15 GMT
That "repair" button has been a lifesaver more than once when my computer needs a kick in the butt.
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Post by Don Cuevas on Jul 21, 2010 20:18:59 GMT
No repair buttons in my browsers. I shake the laptop andhave been known to jolt it with a sharp blow in order to kick start the page loading.
There is a small bug when I use Safari (Mac) on APIAS. That is when I start typing into the text box before the page has fully loaded. When it does load, all my words disappear. (Have I mentioned this before.?)
Sometimes APIAS hangs and the little colored "pizza wheel" goes around and I have to Force-Quit the Safari browser program.
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Post by bazfaz on Jul 21, 2010 20:37:09 GMT
Pedants' corner.
Forum - singular
Fora (or forums) - plural
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Post by bixaorellana on Jul 21, 2010 21:23:50 GMT
Aaah -- so it's like ya flora and ya fauna, ain't it?
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Post by lola on Jul 22, 2010 0:09:23 GMT
My love is like a red red florum.
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Post by bixaorellana on Jul 22, 2010 0:29:26 GMT
........ that quickly springs to load.
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Post by Don Cuevas on Jul 22, 2010 0:37:15 GMT
Pedants' corner. Forum - singular Fora (or forums) - plural Fori: Creative licentousness on my part. |
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Post by lola on Jul 22, 2010 19:12:09 GMT
That's what we're appreciating, bro.
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Post by bixaorellana on Jul 22, 2010 22:54:04 GMT
"Gosh -- why is Bixa posting that song here?"
"I dunno."
"Great song, anyway!"
"Yeah, I like it, too -- but why?"
"How should I know?"
"Should we ask her?"
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Post by lola on Jul 23, 2010 1:14:41 GMT
"Yes!"
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Post by lagatta on Jul 23, 2010 1:54:30 GMT
I'm glad bazfaz did the pendant bit first.
I also use safari and have had that glitch, but since it is before the thing is fully loaded, it is not the HORRIBLE glitch on some sites where one loses long, involved posts and research...
bixa, I'm ashamed to say I don't remember Irma Thomas - I don't think she ever made it big way up here (now there is much more interest in New Orleans and Louisiana music hereabouts). I love that not-really-glam pic of her as a young lady.
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Post by bixaorellana on Jul 23, 2010 2:24:19 GMT
So "yes" to asking Bixa, Lola? LaGatta, I'm a huge Irma Thomas fan, but the main reason I posted the song was because of the title & lyric, I wish someone would care. Yes, I'm a big wimp, but it's discouraging when picture threads are posted here and garner very few comments. I'm not just talking about my own, either, I've noticed this repeatedly. There's not a picture thread on this forum that isn't interesting & full of talking points and question opportunities, but too often they languish, with their photographic excellence and informed text largely unacknowledged and unengaged. Let's get those cards and letters coming in, folks!  *gracefully descends soapbox* |
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Post by bjd on Jul 23, 2010 6:55:33 GMT
Lagatta -- obviously you weren't hanging around with the right people if you haven't heard of Irma Thomas.  My brother-in-law was (and still is) a huge r'n'b fan and had tons of that music. Maybe in the 1960s/70s in Quebec they were more into local music and (God forbid) French pop? |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 23, 2010 14:07:11 GMT
I have never heard of Irma Thomas either.
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Post by bixaorellana on Jul 23, 2010 15:20:00 GMT
Well, the singer wasn't really the point of the post.  |
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Post by Jazz on Jul 23, 2010 17:25:49 GMT
So "yes" to asking Bixa, Lola? LaGatta, I'm a huge Irma Thomas fan, but the main reason I posted the song was because of the title & lyric, I wish someone would care. Yes, I'm a big wimp, but it's discouraging when picture threads are posted here and garner very few comments. I'm not just talking about my own, either, I've noticed this repeatedly. There's not a picture thread on this forum that isn't interesting & full of talking points and question opportunities, but too often they languish, with their photographic excellence and informed text largely unacknowledged and unengaged. Let's get those cards and letters coming in, folks! *gracefully descends soapbox* A few thoughts, I love the Port and appreciate the many excellent threads to be found here. The Port is a creative achievement of many people and has great potential. But, we are all individuals and unique in infinite ways. Kerouac, Bixa and Casimira and others are all great and prolific posters. Others have less time to be here, some are ‘shy’, some are minimalists in their writing, some have significant life issues and want only light entertainment and diversion etc. etc. We all approach a forum in the way that works for us. This can’t be controlled without a significant loss of spontaneous creativity. No one wants to feel that they have to post. This is deadening. I’m as ‘guilty’ (?) as anyone else of often not acknowledging some good threads with a post, although I will often revisit and appreciate it. However, most of us have had the experience of working very hard to create a thread and it doesn’t seem to be noticed. Que sera, sera. I don’t mind that much because I love the creative experience of putting it all together. But, it is lovely to be noticed. And yes, I’ve noted fabulous threads that appear to languish while great excitement might be generated by ‘An In depth Examination of Acorns of northern Manitoba’. My personal take: Each of us has a personal signature posting ‘style’. I tend to post less, but avoid the ‘one liner threads’ (the weather, finish the sentence etc) but will drone on at length somewhere else. I am somewhat uncomfortable with being told, subtly or otherwise, how and where to post. It almost makes me less likely to post. The Port is the most highly structured forum of any that I belong to, (5 others). I like its boards and it makes searching easy, especially as the wealth of material grows. But, I think that we should appreciate that the members are creative individuals. Forums seem to ebb and flow, some days are rich and vibrant, others simply aren’t. If the forum is vital, this is natural...a life of its own. *limps off soapbox* |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 23, 2010 18:01:38 GMT
I completely agree with Jazz. We all use a forum differently and post differently.
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Post by bixaorellana on Jul 23, 2010 18:53:45 GMT
Sorry if I made you feel pressured, Jazz.
Obviously, judging by the above, you are capable of being expansive if something moves you.
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Post by lagatta on Jul 23, 2010 19:32:06 GMT
bixa, I've just glanced at your wonderful recent series on Ocotlán, and will comment when I have time to give it the consideration it warrants. Will do soon.
I also have a hard time commenting about cultures I know very little about - I'm thinking for example of hwinpp's wonderful Southeast Asian reports. I don't want to say - "wow, that is so pretty", or "doesn't that food look yummy" etc.
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Post by bixaorellana on Jul 23, 2010 21:42:01 GMT
Oh, you are kind, LaGatta, and indulgent of my little hissy fits!
Don't you love HW's reports?! They're particularly impressive when you remember that he can only post every 24 hours. I don't so much comment on his, as barrage the poor guy with questions. Really, it's all so different and fascinating. He probably thinks I have some kind of online rubber stamp that says "what's that?" He is the soul of patience though, and takes time to answer everyone's questions thoughtfully and completely.
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Post by Jazz on Jul 23, 2010 22:48:33 GMT
Bixa, I only replied at length because I felt that you were trying to make a point that was important to you that no one seemed to respond to. (in an online post) You posted a similar thought in another thread just recently. __________________________________________________ Re: Pet peeve game, Bixa « Reply #1219 Yesterday at 8:07pm » May 7, 2010, 4:07pm, kerouac2 wrote: 845. People who seem to be interested only in their own threads and who don't fully visit the other boards (this was suggested to me by somebody else, a polite soul). 845a. That, and all those who visit the picture & story threads without leaving a comment. This is said on my behalf and that of others. It's fun making those threads, but it's not all that easy. It's a creepy feeling, too -- are my pictures bad? Did I not make sense? If you go through this forum, you'll see content presented in a way not available anywhere else and it seems to be flicked past like a late-night infomercial ____________________________________________________ I thought it was well worth discussing. Sorry if I made you feel pressured, Jazz. Obviously, judging by the above, you are capable of being expansive if something moves you. Yes, I think I’m capable of being expansive if something moves me.  To use a worn cliché, ‘let’s do the math.’ I have 1,440 posts and about 30 were my own OP’s. Within my own threads I posted a few times, a grand total of perhaps 100 posts. Therefore, roughly 1,340 times I posted to other OP’s, often ‘expansively’. Often I share Lagatta’s problem. I read an excellent thread, know little about the subject and don’t want to insult the OP with ‘wow, that just fabulous!”, or I feel that to respond I need to read about it first to sound somewhat intelligent. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 23, 2010 22:55:07 GMT
Perhaps we need a mood thread on here.... I am guilty of the very same thing that I drone on to myself and anyone who will listen about...I see both points of view,it depends.. If and when I go on a trip,which are far and few between,or go out into the hot sun and take pictures of a swarm of wild bees,I am generally not taking pictures for my scrapbook or anyone else. It is nice to be acknowledged for some of the efforts many of us go to to share with others. I got into a discussion with some friends about this,some saw my point of view whereas, others found it highly amusing that I could,would, take something such as a mere forum,seriously enough to get into a huff about some of the stuff I do on here. (Admittedly,I am much better about it then I used to be...I don't pout as much,but, I can get pissy about,usually I'll take a break,or sometimes just say to myself,F**K Y'all!!! ;D). I don't visit and or comment on as many threads on here as I used to,and don't feel near the pressure to do so,and don't want to. Each to his own. The politics of posting,as with all other politics can get sticky,I try to avoid,but,I'm fairly transparent on here and most who know me either take or leave,just like the threads I create. I do dislike profuse,effusive type comments in every thread,and try to be sincere in my posting of comments.Encouraging words are nice though,especially, when it's clear someone went the extra mile so to speak. At approximately, some eight thousand posts later,I can safely say,I don't take it nearly as personally as I once did... But,don't know who Irma Thomas is?  That's personal!!!!!! |
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Post by lola on Jul 25, 2010 13:48:23 GMT
Love the Irma one.
This Port is a work of art that I appreciate very much. Lately I have so much going on that it's all I can do to check in briefly and post a song or something.
Bixa, I understand and sympathize with how you feel about it!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 26, 2010 0:02:09 GMT
My most sincere apologies if I offended anyone in my above post...I do post spontaneously,always have... |
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Post by onlymark on Jul 26, 2010 8:19:28 GMT
Wot #24 sed.
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Post by Don Cuevas on Jul 26, 2010 9:33:45 GMT
One of the really great things aout APIAS is that almost no one starts topics like, "My Favorite (non-chocolate) sweet." or, "My Favorite this or that". Brain dead threads like that are fairly regular on TT, Mexico and GS, and where before, I refused to participate, once I'd mustered the courage, I now mock them with relish.
APIAS WINS AGAIN...
As to getting feedback and/or recognition: it's nice but it's not vital to life support for me. For that, I have my much more personalized blogs.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 26, 2010 11:12:26 GMT
Besides "my favorite," there are also all of those awful threads on some of the sites that ask questions like "what is the best city to live in?" or "which country should I avoid?" as though there were some sort of possible reply to such things without knowing the person or the criteria of the question. And yet those threads get so many replies!  |
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My brother-in-law was (and still is) a huge r'n'b fan and had tons of that music.
That's personal!!!!!! 