I'm trying to run Google Docs - both the slide-making and a spreadsheet at the same time - and finding it slows everything on my computer incredibly down. Like, the thing where you type, and 30 second later the letters start showing up. At work, on a PC running current Firefox. Any tips? It's like living in the early 1990s, with the slow. I have closed and reopened Firefox and rebooted the whole machine.
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flea - May 20, 2010 5:35:18 am PDT #13896 of 25501
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Typo Boy - May 20, 2010 7:40:38 am PDT #13897 of 25501
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Set Firefox (or whatever browser you use) to open pdfs in reader not a browser tab. Save many many problems, and the document is easier to read. OK, the last part is subjective.
A comment, not an answer on Google Docs which I always found slower than I liked. I will note I have a really slow computer and it was nowhere near as bad as you describe. I do have a fast connection, which may be one key. What is your connection speed, and how many other machines do you share it with.
le nubian - May 20, 2010 7:59:45 am PDT #13898 of 25501
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flea,
quit firefox and reopen it. You might have a memory leak.
tommyrot - May 21, 2010 5:33:53 am PDT #13899 of 25501
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
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Jon B. - May 21, 2010 7:08:31 am PDT #13900 of 25501
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
Has everyone checked out the Google home page today?
§ ita § - May 21, 2010 7:13:00 am PDT #13901 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
It's being discussed a fair amount in Natter.
tommyrot - May 21, 2010 9:24:24 am PDT #13902 of 25501
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Polgara - May 21, 2010 10:00:39 am PDT #13903 of 25501
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Any Actionscripters here? (3.0) I'm having a movieclip problem, where I'm creating a bunch of clips with a for loop and trying to place them in order within a parent movieclip (that will hopefully, eventually, scroll), but the baby clips are piling on top of each other and I can't figure out why.
The code snippet is on my blog: [link]
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Sean K - May 21, 2010 4:27:14 pm PDT #13904 of 25501
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And now my display seems to have completely crapped out. Seriously, I do not need this and can't afford it right now.
Seska (the Watcher-in-Training) - May 21, 2010 11:37:46 pm PDT #13905 of 25501
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Anyone got (or ever tried) a Motorola Droid, perchance? I'm getting an upgrade today and I'm seriously considering one. I'm in love with Android, since my fantastic HTC Hero, and I need a physical keyboard. The Droid looks good.