CHAT function now on forum...

spock · April 03, 2006, 07:41:16 AM

Thanks rico. Sounds like a good opertunity to talk. You could also about what we chatted on the podcast.

Geekyfanboy · April 03, 2006, 08:42:21 AM

Quote from: Rico on April 03, 2006, 05:25:29 AM
I just loaded on my work PC under Firefox. Here's the first thing that pops up that I was talking about that you have to accept. The second picture is chat running. Does take just a few seconds to load up. Do these look familiar?

Nope didn't get anything like that.. it's just a grey box with at "float" button at the bottom middle. Never asked me to approve anything. I've tried it on both my desktop PC and PC laptop.

Rico · April 03, 2006, 08:47:59 AM

Again, if you are trying it under Firefox a Java extension has to load. You will first see a green puzzle like piece and it will ask you to download the extension - in Firefox. I think this is a bit different than the normal Java install program. I have tried it on a couple of my home systems and now my Dell PC at work. No trouble on any of them for me. Did you try your Mac at work yet Kenny?

Picard_delta_5 · April 03, 2006, 09:29:18 AM

this has to be a security setting... nothing else would make sense. you tried all the latest versions of everything and it didn't work so I don't think it is a software issue.

Geekyfanboy · April 03, 2006, 09:33:59 AM

Well it doesn't work on my Mac at work either.. I swear it must be me.. I just am not meant to chat on these boards. I get the same screen that I get on my PC.

And yes Rico I was using the latest Firefox on my PC at home and got nothing.

Picard_delta_5 · April 03, 2006, 09:35:38 AM

wow, that sucks... i have no idea whats wrong. i hope you figure it out.

Scott · April 03, 2006, 09:37:29 AM

I'm using FireFox on Linux. It works. If you have the NoScript extension for FireFox, it'll block Java too.

Geekyfanboy · April 03, 2006, 09:43:23 AM

well when I tried Safari on Mac it wouldn't work.. but now I'm using IE for Mac and it works fine... strange...

Picard_delta_5 · April 03, 2006, 09:45:03 AM

weird, im glad you got it to work though.

Rico · April 03, 2006, 09:59:33 AM

Yes, I'm pretty sure it's a security thing too. Java is a bit funny with some setups. Kind of once it's blocked, it's hard to get it back. IE for Mac? Wow...didn't even know that even existed. But then I'm not a Mac user.

Scott · April 03, 2006, 10:13:21 AM

Rico, I think you should change the name of the room to TrekSF

Riskygodfather · April 03, 2006, 02:42:17 PM

Well, I just tried the chat thing, and it works fine. I think that you have some sort of firewall on you router network, that's why in won't work on either of your comps Kenny.

spock · April 04, 2006, 10:37:52 AM

Macs do funny things with browsers. It kinda screws up some flash player pulgins also.

Picard_delta_5 · April 04, 2006, 06:07:01 PM

it could be the router, but the second computer was the computer at Kenny's office.. so i doubt that was it.

Riskygodfather · April 05, 2006, 06:09:11 PM

O, well, maybe Kenny has bad aura surrounding him then. ;D