Members on Dialup: Faster Loads

As you can tell by my avatars and signatures, I am a blatant showoff. However I realize some of the members here don't have broadband available to them and the images that some of us use may cause the forum to load slower than desired. To speed things up, go to PROFILE (between SEARCH and MEMBER MAP in toolbar), click on LOOK AND LAYOUT PREFERENCES, then click the checkboxes for DON'T SHOW OTHER'S AVATARS and DON'T SHOW OTHER'S SIGNATURES. Hope this helps!

BornToStripe wrote on May 23, 2005:Go to #1

As you can tell by my avatars and signatures, I am a blatant showoff. However I realize some of the members here don't have broadband available to them and the images that some of us use may cause the forum to load slower than desired. To speed things up, go to PROFILE (between SEARCH and MEMBER MAP in toolbar), click on LOOK AND LAYOUT PREFERENCES, then click the checkboxes for DON'T SHOW OTHER'S AVATARS and DON'T SHOW OTHER'S SIGNATURES. Hope this helps!

Thanks for letting others know BTS...after my week without DSL you were really starting to hack me off but I didn't think about posting the instructions for everyone...I get "broadband lock" myself sometimes & forget there's still a lot of poor souls on dial-up.

Ya...I logged in on dialup from the beach.....not tooooo happy with myself. Actually wasn't that bad, but I wish there was a way to post the sig just once per post...and I have been looking for that option on the SMF boards....

I am on dialup sometimes, and cable will sure spoil you. The avatars and signatures don't slow it down much, because they only have to download once, and your browser is smart enough to re-use the same file, instead of downloading each time it appears. Some of your avatars - I could do without. Glad you aren't Marilyn anymore...

BornToStripe wrote on May 23, 2005:Go to #1

As you can tell by my avatars and signatures, I am a blatant showoff. However I realize some of the members here don't have broadband available to them and the images that some of us use may cause the forum to load slower than desired. To speed things up, go to PROFILE (between SEARCH and MEMBER MAP in toolbar), click on LOOK AND LAYOUT PREFERENCES, then click the checkboxes for DON'T SHOW OTHER'S AVATARS and DON'T SHOW OTHER'S SIGNATURES. Hope this helps!

They still have dial-up availabe?!?!?! Shheesh! Man I will never drop the cable! Hey BTS Ive tried to play around with the signature stuff but im not as good as u, cant get the pixs like you do on!

I can write a "how-to" and we can all annoy Robert

BornToStripe wrote on May 23, 2005:Go to #6

I can write a "how-to" and we can all annoy Robert

Start writing!

Come on, let us in on your secrets.

Fur sure! Give me a day or two!

Robert wrote on May 23, 2005:Go to #4

Glad you aren't Marilyn anymore...

You know...I think that's what my wife said just before she became my X.

Fur sure! Give me a day or two!

Robert wrote on May 23, 2005:Go to #4

Glad you aren't Marilyn anymore...

You know...I think that's what my wife said just before she became my X.[/b][/font]

Say, hog, there be nothing but dial up here, we have no DSL, no BSL, ISDN, BBSN, T1, T2 , T3, or C4. Occasionally I might get some PMS from you know who, but it's dial up or that over priced satellite here.

straightline wrote on May 24, 2005:Go to #11

Say, hog, there be nothing but dial up here, we have no DSL, no BSL, ISDN, BBSN, T1, T2 , T3, or C4. Occasionally I might get some PMS from you know who, but it's dial up or that over priced satellite here.

That stinks... Yeah that satellite setup way too $$$$$$$

RippedHog wrote on May 25, 2005:Go to #12

straightline wrote on May 24, 2005:Go to #11

Say, hog, there be nothing but dial up here, we have no DSL, no BSL, ISDN, BBSN, T1, T2 , T3, or C4. Occasionally I might get some PMS from you know who, but it's dial up or that over priced satellite here.

That stinks... Yeah that satellite setup way too $$$$$$$

About 600 for the install, around 100 a month and if it rains your offline till it stops.

Still working on an Image Tutorial. It is easy to do, but hard to describe how to do. Will try to make it as coherent (and brief) as possible....

BornToStripe wrote on May 31, 2005:Go to #14

Still working on an Image Tutorial. It is easy to do, but hard to describe how to do. Will try to make it as coherent (and brief) as possible....

Chip, did you ever do that Image Tutorial? I'm trying to put my own avatar but it's not showing up.

In your profile go to "forum profile information" & select personalized picture. There you can just choose from hundreds of on-site "stock" avatars (like mine) from the drop-down list on the right. If you want your own custom photo there are 2 options (1) "I have my own pic" just select that and enter the address to the photo on the web wherever you have it located like http://www.mywebsite.com/images/myface.jpg or whatever (That's what Chip does). Or (2) "I will upload my own" just select & use the browse function to locate you avatar on your PC and upload it from there. Remember either way avatars must be small and the defined size is: 65 X 65 pixels. The forum software will allow for some re-sizing if it's a bit large but you can't use a full-size photo and expect the forum to resize it that much, so get as close to 65 X 65 as you can.