It's simple. I slap 'em around a bit, torture 'em, make their lives hell...Sure, the nice guys'll run away,but every now and then you'll find a prince like Spike who gets off on it.

Buffy ,'Get It Done'


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Gudanov - Mar 09, 2017 4:58:13 am PST #25043 of 25496
Coding and Sleeping

I had something... bad happen to one of my servers which is why beagle.welarson.net is no longer around. I consolidated servers to save a little money after that.


sumi - Mar 11, 2017 9:49:07 am PST #25044 of 25496
Art Crawl!!!

I'm having a weird issue with gmail on my laptop: when I try to open an email to read it - nothing happens!

Does this mean that I've done something (which I don't remember) with my settings to make it wonky?


Jessica - Mar 11, 2017 12:01:51 pm PST #25045 of 25496
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

My custom CSS isn't working to override the background color. It's working on my phone but not on the laptop. Is this some kind of Chrome thing, and if so, how can I make it stop?


zuisa - Mar 14, 2017 8:25:47 am PDT #25046 of 25496
call me jacki; zuisa is an internet nick from ancient times =)

My first though is your Chrome cache - it has the old version saved, so it isn't even trying to update to reflect your new CSS. Try Ctrl+F5 (Cmd+F5 if you're on a Mac), and if that doesn't work, try going through Chrome's settings to clear your cache manually.

Whenever I update my website, I find Chrome is the most temperamental about actually displaying changes.


Jessica - Mar 14, 2017 8:26:29 am PDT #25047 of 25496
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

Try Ctrl+F5

AHA. That worked - thanks!


Toddson - Mar 15, 2017 7:02:16 am PDT #25048 of 25496
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"

I have a similar problem at my actual job - I'll update something on the website, tell people it's done ... and then they start bitching that it isn't showing up on THEIR computer. I now automatically add "refresh your browser" note in an attempt to avoid this. And I STILL get complaints from people who can't be bothered with that whole "refresh" thing ....


Toddson - Mar 28, 2017 9:48:54 am PDT #25049 of 25496
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"

I'm working with someone in my office who wants to learn Photoshop. I've gotten him started, and he'll be working on it right next to me which means I'll be right there when he bogs down, but there are limits to what I can do, since I've been using it for over 20 years (time flies when you're having fun). What would be a good online source for learning? The Adobe.com site? YouTube tutorials? someplace free ... although the higher-ups may be willing to pay for him to take a class ....


DCJensen - May 01, 2017 1:37:52 pm PDT #25050 of 25496
All is well that ends in pizza.

Youtube helps, if you find one that doesn't annoy you.


Toddson - May 02, 2017 5:41:08 am PDT #25051 of 25496
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"

Thanks ... I think he worked through a few tutorials and gave up. It's a lot more complicated (and difficult) than he expected.


meara - Jun 14, 2017 7:29:25 pm PDT #25052 of 25496

Eeeee!! I finally got a new computer (I was using a 2010 MacBook Pro, have now upgraded to a refurbished one from last fall's batch). Now to set it all up how I want...