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[tvordlj]

51 sleeps.
Just sayin.

Graham's not been around much cause he is having trouble with the internet. Can't seem to get to any websites on his browser but it's not consistent. His isp tells him to clear his cached and cookies. pah. Windows xp firewall is off and even when he disables zone alarm it still happens. Email is mostly fine, msn is mostly fine. irc is mostly fine. It's weird. It sounds like either a firewall problem or Tiscali's web server but they aren't admitting it. He's tried other browsers too. As i said, sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't, on the same sites. Anyone got any other ideas?

It's been a quiet weekend. I went to the gym after work on Friday and planned to go again on the weekend but alas. I didn't. lol I *am* going to get there more after a break of a few months. I went a couple of weeks ago and the other day so it's on my mind. I'll make myself go more often and then i can get back into a habit of it again. I would like to work up to being able to take a class of some sort if the timing of it is good. What really narks me though is some of the beginner classes and lower level classes are only held in the day time (mainly geared at seniors and those with less mobility). That doesn't do me any good. It might be a senior's step or whatever, but it's what i need for starting out. I will complain i think. there was an intro to step class. A one night intro thing, This week. I don't think i'm up to that yet but the next one they're having in a few weeks is.... yes... one weekday morning! Argh!

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[acey.livejournal.com]

I am assuming he has run Spybot and AdAware?
Also, that he has checked to see what his browser home page has been set to?

[tvor.livejournal.com]

yes he has run all that. what difference does the browser's home page make? he can get to websites, for example, LJ but then he can't. Same sites. It's weird.

[acey.livejournal.com]

Well Tim was saying sometimes a browser's home page can get hijacked, unbeknownst to the user. I don't understand it myself - he just said it's something to check.

[tvor.livejournal.com]

I'll mention it. But how would that prevent every other web page from saying "not found" sometimes and not others?

[acey.livejournal.com]

Maybe Tiscali's server has been hijacked or something, and is being used by the hijackers. So if it's busy, Graham's connection would not go through, but if he catches "a window", then his connection would be fine - I dunno. I am a dunce about these things.

[tvor.livejournal.com]

Well that's what i think. A problem with Tiscali's web server but they aren't admitting it.

[acey.livejournal.com]

Do any of his friends there use Tiscali and if so, are they having the same problems?

[tvor.livejournal.com]

The only other one i know is on Tiscali broadband so that would be a different set of servers for high speed users.

[tvor.livejournal.com]

I just noticed this icon. This wasn't the one you were using yesterday was it? lol how appropos!

[sendingsmiles.livejournal.com]

Sounds like a lot of people everywhere are having Internet problems.

I think you should make mention of the classes you want to see at the gym, and I agree when I first started going, there were some classes I couldn't go to cause they were during the day. A bunch of us complained and they have since added more classes... on the weekend...

[tvor.livejournal.com]

I think i will.

[rockiesgirl.livejournal.com]

Di, my computer was doing the same thing a few weeks ago. I tried everything, using Spybot and Norton anti-virus, etc. I have Windows XP, too. Tell Graham to try System Restore to a date when his computer worked okay. That's the only thing that worked for me. I actually had to System Restore a couple of days in a row, for it to stick, but it's been great ever since.

Wondered where he was . . .

[tvor.livejournal.com]

i will thanks.

[gramie-dee.livejournal.com]

Well everything seems okay at the moment *touch wood* but I won't hold my breath. ;)