I have lost the abilty to access the my posts function , and on chat my only option is blastchat (which is for non members), the fastchat no longer shows as an option for me too choose


Is this a mistake or have you sort of banned me? And if you have I would like to know why?

Hoping it's a mistake and normal service will be resumed ?

well if you don't want me I'm taking me ball back!

There have been no changes made to your account that I'm aware of Dawn but I will go and take a look just in case anything strange has happened. You could try clearing your local cache (history in internet explorer) I up dated the chat system the other night and maybe you have the wrong data stored locally.

I have checked your account and the menu options and there should be no reason why you can't access all the members features.

Thanks frog it was all there at 7pm but went around 8pm .........will clear my cookie

It's not made a difference should I re register or can you fix it?

No you shouldn't need to re register! I re saved your account as a precaution clearing cookies probably wont have the desired effect you need to clear the local cache/history to refresh any locally stored layouts etc. I will go and clear the site cache just in case that is causing a problem for you.

I'd suggest rebooting your pc Dawny.

If you do a restart you will still need to clear the local cache because that data will be retained even after a restart.

ok..sorry too sound thick but does that mean turn it off then on again or is a reboot more technical? Help

Go here> Clear Your Browser Cache
Choose your version of Internet Explorer and follow the instructions.
That should sort you out girl.

Dawn...babe, we keep the ball, you forfeited it when you came onto the playground.

Second... clear your cookies and internet history, then turn the computer off and restart it. Nothing more technical than that unless you want into the systems mainframe to play around back there.

I'm back with both barrels loaded .......Shutting it down then turning it on again seems to have worked thank you

Why does that happen though?

dawnbreak wrote:
There are two types of restart one is a hard reset and the other is a reboot/restart. A hard reset will take all the electronics down so the state of the UARTs and other hardware gets totally reset. A hard reset requires a total power down then power up. A restart doesn't reset all the hardware/components. Devices which have volatile memory states will retain their values which are present at the initiation of the restart because all the circuits aren't de-energised. This allows for a quicker reboot process but may occasionally not have the desired effect. For example if the issue is caused by the setup in a UART the fault will persist under restart conditions, although many UART's are software driven in modern hardware so they will generally get reset with a restart. It's the best example I can think of right now.

If in doubt run a hard reset is probably the best rule of thumb.

dawnbreak wrote:
The reason it happens is because some common content requests get cached by your browser. The reason for caching data is to reduce bandwidth demands and while also increasing the speed at which the browser can re-render the content. The cache simply stores common data which is called repeatedly locally on the machine which is obviously the quickest method of retrieval.

The problem comes when your local cache data goes out of sync with the physical content because the associated links to the content being served may no longer match 100%. Another cause would be the caching of corrupted data which means the association is good but your local data is bad rendering errors in the page.

The website also has a server side cache which can also become corrupted or out of sync. The website cache gets refreshed at a more frequent rate than a local cache which helps maintain its integrity. The server side cache also stores data based on client requests so if everyone is reading the same content repeatedly it will hold the highest priority in the cache which means the content is delivered faster and creates less demand on the server resources. Because people are viewing different things over time the cache data is in a constant state of flux resulting in more frequent refreshes. It's also set to clear periodically to make sure it's relatively fresh in the event that the client activity isn't creating enough demand to cause a change in the cache.

That's probably way too much information,

dawnbreak wrote: A disturbance in the interwebz Force which makes your pc fall over and do dumb stuff.

I didn't understand frog's explaination but it sounded like 'what a dad would tell you' so i'm liking his explaination ....sounds formal and correct

OK how about this...it's like going shopping your kitchen cupboard is the cache where you store all the things that you use most often. The shop is like the website which holds everything you may need and generally they make the most commonly requested items readily available. When you go shopping you collect all the bits and bobs you need then store them locally in your kitchen so that you can access them easily and quickly. Every now and then you may pick up an item which has a fault or has a short shelf life, which throws a spanner in to the works, especially if it is something you need on a Sunday afternoon when you're busy preparing tea for your guests. You can't give them rotten cream so you have to trash it and then leg it down to the shop to get a fresh batch.

That's kind of what caching data is like. The server/website is the shop and your computer/cache is the kitchen cupboard.

Hey frog can I get a price check please? Oh and we have a spillage on aisle three.

i-baster wrote:
Sure that will be ten bucks and seventy five cents for the crap and next time you bring your wife shopping could you fit her with a nappy.