This will be just a brief diary, and I won't stay long for comments, but I thought I'd share it. A bit of history; I was using IE8 and Windows OS and a dial-up connection. The site loaded so slowly, switched between screens so slowly, the browser didn't seem to remember what it had seen ten seconds before, and it was a vast waste of time to visit. I didn't dare open the diaries, or view anything that was "photo heavy," even though I enjoy them. Writing a diary was out of the question.
Last night I visited a GBCW diary that ranted about how slowly the system worked here because I had the same problem. I read a few of the comments and noticed that many said, "try Firefox." So I googled Firefox, loaded it (it took two hours, but I'm on a landline that has a hum and some static, I do need to call AT&T and give them some grief over that) and gave it a try.
I'm amazed, it beats IE8 hands down. It is at least ten times faster on the "view diary and return to homepage," I can now view a photo diary, play a game or two, refresh, play another game or two, refresh, and then! See the photos! I actually saw most all of blackwaterdog's diary and photos tonight in very little time. I'll be able to visit the pootie diaries again. And the Hawaii diaries, which I love, and be able to see all the pictures. So if you're having troubles viewing this site, give Firefox a try. And no, I am not a paid shill for Firefox. It also has a nice spell-check that just helped me find a spelling error or five.
I had thought that my problems might have been all the ads on this site, and was attracted by the "no ad" feature that Firefox offered, but I couldn't figure out how to turn it on. It works very well even without that option, so I still get to give Kos my 2 cents. I do have a line at the top of the browser that says something about adding plugins to view some features. he he he, I'm not about to do that; that's those moving ads and flashing lights that I dislike, along with videos that I never watch anyway.
I hope this diary does some good for someone suffering like I was.