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05-12-2011, 11:07 AM
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I know, I know ... AOL sucks. Now that we've got that out of the way for all you linux-lovers, how come TB won't load in AOL Desktop? This just started two days ago. I've checked all my security and content blockers, and TB is allowed in everything.
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05-12-2011, 11:09 AM
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05-12-2011, 11:24 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Eh? | | | I'm pretty sure this has to do with AOL Desktop not respecting web standards. Their browser is awful and will break a lot of pages for random reasons.
Absentia's link will explain why they don't feel like they have to keep up with the minimum level of quality in their software.
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05-12-2011, 11:34 AM
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05-12-2011, 11:36 AM
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Originally Posted by L-A I'm pretty sure this has to do with AOL Desktop not respecting web standards. Their browser is awful and will break a lot of pages for random reasons.
Absentia's link will explain why they don't feel like they have to keep up with the minimum level of quality in their software. | You must not have seen the part that says AOL sucks. That was for you. It has always worked fine until two days ago. I don't pay for AOL.
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05-12-2011, 11:39 AM
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Originally Posted by Munjibunga You must not have seen the part that says AOL sucks. That was for you. It has always worked fine until two days ago. I don't pay for AOL. | I'm not saying you're being exploited. AOL software is substandard for lack of their need to be competitive. The part that concerns you is that the problem doesn't seem to emanate from Talkbass.
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Originally Posted by tom once dead Also to prove my Australianism, I've been stung by an irukandji jellyfish before, while snorkelling at an island looking at stingrays. | |
05-12-2011, 11:40 AM
|  | Hammer On! | | Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Babbling Brook | | Anyone have a proposed fix-instead of other AOL comments?
Off topic:
(My 14 yo AOL screenname is fixed in stone, and I'm easy to find!  )
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05-12-2011, 11:41 AM
| | | | Why don;t you uninstall it? Trust me all browsers are the same and the learning curve is very small.
Like switching from grape jam to strawberry jam.
The suggested fix is to try another web browser.
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05-12-2011, 11:48 AM
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05-12-2011, 11:48 AM
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Originally Posted by Absentia I just need to ask why in god's name are you using AOL? | Quote:
Originally Posted by Absentia Like switching from grape jam to strawberry jam. | Strawberry jam is far supperior to grape. Strawberry often has preserves in it, but I have yet to see grape preserves in my grape jelly!
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05-12-2011, 11:49 AM
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Originally Posted by Absentia Why don;t you uninstall it? Trust me all browsers are the same and the learning curve is very small.
Like switching from grape jam to strawberry jam.
The suggested fix is to try another web browser. | How do you think I've posted this thread? I use several browsers. I've reinstalled Desktop 10.1. Same-o.
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05-12-2011, 11:50 AM
| | Hammer On! | | Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Babbling Brook | | | Although my AOL browser works, the path that I follow to TB land is through my Windows 7 desktop, IE icon.
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05-12-2011, 11:51 AM
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Originally Posted by baba It really is horrible. I know you don't want to hear it, but the long term solution is to move to different software. | Well, no it's not horrible. Maybe you don't like it, but there's not much difference between it and other browsers out there. As I said, I use other browsers already.
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05-12-2011, 11:51 AM
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Originally Posted by Stacatto Although my AOL browser works, I enter TB land through my Windows 7 desktop, IE icon. | That's where I am right now. Soooaaahhhhh ... does anybody have anything helpful to say?
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05-12-2011, 04:11 PM
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Originally Posted by MatticusMania
Strawberry jam is far supperior to grape. Strawberry often has preserves in it, but I have yet to see grape preserves in my grape jelly!
| Agreed. |
05-12-2011, 05:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Munjibunga That's where I am right now. Soooaaahhhhh ... does anybody have anything helpful to say? | Technically speaking, they've built their browser off Trident, which is Internet Explorer's rendering engine. There is a considerable delay between the time Microsoft updates the engine and the time AOL serves the update to its users. There could have been a week-time a while ago during which Microsoft rolled out a problematic update and shortly after issued a fix for it. You might want to wait and see if AOL will roll out a new version that addresses the issue in the months to come.
What it means:
- AOL will probably fix it but not fast and not necessarily well.
- No one develops for AOL except themselves, so I wouldn't expect a third-party to fix it sooner than they do; I guess you are mainly asking for this.
- If you want instant results instead, the unfortunate answer is to use anything else that came out between 2006 and today.
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05-12-2011, 05:25 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: West Covina (LA), SoCal | | | Why is TalkBass hating my AOL?
Cuz everyone hates AOL.
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05-12-2011, 05:35 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Fort Collins, Colorado | | | Open AOL, minimize it, use another browser.
Using AOL's browser is the basic problem.
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05-12-2011, 06:04 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Tennessee | | | There is no "fix" for the problem as it probably stems from the product itself as opposed to anything you've done or can do to change it.
As someone has already stated, AOL is built on the same blocks that IE is, only about 3 months after a new IE update. Time (or switching to firefox, chrome, etc) may be the only solution to your problem.
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05-12-2011, 10:17 PM
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