OT - Computer problems - IE freezing up???
I know we recently had a couple of members with computer problems that were chatted about out here. While helping out a member in another computer help forum, I inadvertently led them to a fix for Internet Explorer freeze up issues that have been causing problems for many surfers. I’ve even been having them the past month since I updated to Flash 10 which is why I have been doing my own research on the issue.
Many (probably most) of these IE freeze ups are being caused by Adobe Flash 9 and/or 10 so while explaining this and giving them more reading to do, from my own research, they actually posted back to me and directed me to something I had missed in my readings… a simple little IE add-on called Toggle Flash http://flash.melameth.com which turns off Adobe Flash in IE when you are doing surfing and then if you come across a site that absolutely has to have Adobe Flash turned on (YouTube for example), you just click the Toggle Flash button, hit the refresh button and that page will work fine. After you are done with your YouTubing, click the Toggle Flash button again and the Flash add-on is turned back off in IE so you’re good to go with your surfing.
More detailed info on my non-fish blog at http://lennyvasbinder.blogspot.com (it’s currently the top blog) or http://lennyvasbinder.blogspot.com/2009/01/toggle-flash-very-good-and-simple -and.html
BTW.. this is a FREE and very simple add-on so it uses no system resources and it will stop all of the flash-y ads that show up on many websites, including Yahoo and Yahoo Groups pages… if you do lots of reading on Yahoo pages, so that makes for easier and faster surfing as well.
Lenny Vasbinder Fish Blog - http://GoldLenny.blogspot.com (Links to any articles referenced in above reply are listed on the right side, alphabetically under Labels and also under Archives by Year, Month)
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