One thing to be aware of is that AOL is not the real internet, it's like a
microcosm.
| The reason I believe it must be my browser is that I have accessed this
site
| not only with my DSL where the mediator page loads in less than 2 sec.,
but
| with older browsers -- much older -- in Windows 95 and Windows 98 on
ancient
| computers of mine, and the photos all load very quickly for a dial up.
| Several posters to this group, including David F. have said that they load
| fine on their dial ups. The point is, they don't load at all on my aol
9.0
| browser, optimized. I don't mean they load slowly, I mean not at all,
ever.
|
| "Rob Giordano (Crash)" wrote:
|
| > I doubt it's your browser. The mediators load slow for me on vdsl...not
that
| > slow but slow enough that it's noticeable. I don't do much web work with
Pub
| > but I seem to remember overlapping objects causing a problem on a few
test
| > sites I messed with.
| >
| >
| >
| >
| > | > | Rob, yes I compressed all the images in Photoshop before using them.
The
| > | largest photo among the mediators is me at 14k; Mary Burdin is 11K and
all
| > | the rest range from 6 to 8K. The total of all images on the page
| > including
| > | the ad at the right is about 120k. If everybody else is able to load
them
| > on
| > | dial up, the problem has to be my browser. I have also loaded them on
old
| > | aol browsers and on old versions of IE with no problem at all.
Thanks.
| > |
| > | "Rob Giordano (Crash)" wrote:
| > |
| > | > Probably image file sizes issue. The mediator images do load slow
for
| > their
| > | > size...did you optimize them prior to using them in Pub?
| > | >
| > | >
| > | > | > | > |I did clear the history and found that the images once again did
not
| > load
| > | > at
| > | > | all from either site. Since then I have fired up a couple of old
| > computers
| > | > | (200 and 266 mhz)with old versions of aol (4.0 and 7.0) and the
images
| > | > loaded
| > | > | perfectly! So it's got to be my current aol browser. I've
checked
| > the
| > | > | settings, tried it with Top Speed enabled and disabled, with
always
| > | > compress
| > | > | graphcis and without, etc., with no effect -- images simply will
not
| > load.
| > | > | Next step is to re-install aol 9.0. If anybody has had a chance
to
| > dial
| > | > up
| > | > | my site,
http://www.burdin-adr.com, I'd greatly appreciate a
report.
| > | > Thanks.
| > | > |
| > | > | "DavidF" wrote:
| > | > |
| > | > | > CWhit,
| > | > | >
| > | > | > The size of the images you uploaded to Earthlink are the same as
| > your
| > | > old
| > | > | > site, and thus the download speed will basically be the same.
The
| > reason
| > | > the
| > | > | > old site loads faster is you already have a copy of the page on
your
| > | > hard
| > | > | > drive in your temp cache. Delete your temp internet cache and go
| > back
| > | > and
| > | > | > check that way ( in IE > tools > internet options > delete
files).
| > Note
| > | > also
| > | > | > your link and visited link colors will be the "unvisited" color
| > again
| > | > too.
| > | > | >
| > | > | > DavidF
| > | > | >
| > | > | > | > | > | > > Mary:
| > | > | > > Thanks for responding. Here i my URL:
| >
http://www.burdin-adr.com.Did
| > | > try
| > | > | > > refresh on both aol and IE browsers with no effect. I did
discover
| > | > that
| > | > | > when
| > | > | > > I turn aol off (I usually leave it running since I have DSL)
and
| > back
| > | > on
| > | > | > the
| > | > | > > "visited" links return to their "unvisited" status. A minor
| > problem,
| > | > and
| > | > | > > thanks for the tip.
| > | > | > >
| > | > | > > However, I have a more peculiar problem. Before publishing
this
| > site
| > | > to
| > | > | > our
| > | > | > > permanent web host, earthlink, I was using a free test site
| > | > recommended by
| > | > | > a
| > | > | > > MS tech, Netfirms, to clear up problems and actually test the
site
| > on
| > | > the
| > | > | > > web. When I first accessed the site with a dial up connection
on
| > | > another
| > | > | > > computer, the aol browser was able to load images, even if
pretty
| > | > slowly.
| > | > | > > Then I compressed all my photos and images through Photoshop
to
| > make
| > | > them
| > | > | > > even smaller (average size of a photo about 8KB), and
afterward
| > when I
| > | > | > used
| > | > | > > the dial up I could load no images at all, receiving the
dreaded
| > | > broken
| > | > | > > connection "x" where the photo should be. However, some of
the
| > | > helpful
| > | > | > > contributors to this group visited the site
| > | > | > > (
http://www.burdin-adr.netfirms.com) with dial up connections
and
| > had
| > | > no
| > | > | > > problems, so I assumed this was a browser problem unique to
me.
| > | > | > >
| > | > | > > After successfully publishing to earthlink last night, I
visited
| > the
| > | > new
| > | > | > > site with my dial up and still had the same problem. Just out
of
| > | > | > curiosity,
| > | > | > > I visited the netfirms site, which is still up, and everything
| > loaded
| > | > so
| > | > | > fast
| > | > | > > I couldn't believe it. It was almost as fast as a high speed
| > | > connection.
| > | > | > > All images, all photos loaded and almost all at once. Would
| > somebody
| > | > | > please
| > | > | > > visit both of these sites for me with a dial up and see what
| > happens?
| > | > | > Again,
| > | > | > > the permanent site is
www.burdin-adr.com, and the old test
site is
| > | > | > >
www.burdin-adr.netfirms.com. I am really curious about this,
as
| > it
| > | > may
| > | > | > have
| > | > | > > implications for the few dial up clients we have. Thanks once
| > more.
| > | > | > >
| > | > | > > "Mary Sauer" wrote:
| > | > | > >
| > | > | > > > What happens if you click "refresh" in Internet Explorer
view
| > menu?
| > | > | > > >
| > | > | > > > Visited hyperlinks will remain, the way to get rid of them
is to
| > | > clear
| > | > | > your
| > | > | > > > history.
| > | > | > > >
| > | > | > > > --
| > | > | > > > Mary Sauer MSFT MVP
| > | > | > > >
http://office.microsoft.com/
| > | > | > > >
http://msauer.mvps.org/
| > | > | > > > news://msnews.microsoft.com
| > | > | > > >
| > | > | > > > | > | > | > > > > Just a couple of minor things after publishing: Both of
these
| > | > items
| > | > | > worked
| > | > | > > > > perfectly in Publisher web preview and do not after
| > publishing.
| > | > | > > > >
| > | > | > > > > 1. My hyperlinks unvisited are white; visited, yellow.
After
| > I
| > | > exit
| > | > | > the
| > | > | > > > > site, when I return later, the links should have returned
to
| > their
| > | > | > > > > "unvisited" color, shouldn't they? They don't. Once I've
| > | > visited, no
| > | > | > matter
| > | > | > > > > how many times I leave and come back, the links remain
yellow.
| > | > | > > > >
| > | > | > > > > 2. The automatic date update does not work -- the date
stays
| > the
| > | > same.
| > | > | > > > >
| > | > | > > > > I have a couple of strange things going on too that are
weird
| > but
| > | > not
| > | > | > > > > particularly threatening. Will post them later.
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