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#1 Topic:  SCUK slowing my computer down
Posted 28 September 2011 - 11:20am on Freeski Club UK
Hi

I'm no computer expert but I've noticed over the last week or so when I've had SCUK running on chrome all of my other websites and general computer has slowed down lots, presumably meaning SCUK is taking lots of my computerability. Anyone else had that problem?
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#2 Reply:  SCUK slowing my computer down
Posted 28 September 2011 - 11:21am on Freeski Club UK
yeh i cant run scuk and facebook together
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#3 Reply:  SCUK slowing my computer down
Posted 28 September 2011 - 11:27am on Freeski Club UK
I hadn't noticed in Firefox at work (on a sh1t computer) or Chrome at home (with a decent computer).
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#4 Reply:  SCUK slowing my computer down
Posted 28 September 2011 - 11:46am on Freeski Club UK
no such symptoms here (firefox)
maybe your computer needs a wax & edge Smile
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#5 Reply:  SCUK slowing my computer down
Posted 28 September 2011 - 11:51am on Freeski Club UK
My work comp takes ages to load the SCUK page - I think it is cause of the Advert on the right, but for all I know it could be nothing to do with that.
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#6 Reply:  SCUK slowing my computer down
Posted 28 September 2011 - 12:03pm on Freeski Club UK
I find all those banner adverts on all sites - Hotmail, Ebay etc.. - slow my computer to a crawl. It was even affecting my ability to scroll down/up a page properly/smoothly, and it's a high-spec Mac. So I installed the Adblocker Plus Firefox add-on, which blocks them all and now things are much much much much much smoother Smile
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#7 Reply:  SCUK slowing my computer down
Posted 28 September 2011 - 12:11pm on Freeski Club UK
I noticed things slowing up on FF at while on my Mac at night, but at work on IE in the day its fine.

I know SCUK2 will sort all problems out ;o)
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#8 Reply:  SCUK slowing my computer down
Posted 28 September 2011 - 12:12pm on Freeski Club UK
If you download the latest version of firefox (7) which was only out today or yesterday it includes an update which maxes the heap memory that the web browser can use. If you used to run ff for days the memory it would use would keep increasing and eventually your computer would slow to a halt. That may help.

I also second running some ad blocking software as well.
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#9 Reply:  SCUK slowing my computer down
Posted 28 September 2011 - 12:33pm on Freeski Club UK
I've noticed my fan speed increase depending on what adds are showing to the right.
Think it's time I also upgrade firefox with an adblocker.
Edited by neil77 on 28 Sep 2011 - 1:08pm
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#10 Reply:  SCUK slowing my computer down
Posted 28 September 2011 - 1:04pm on Freeski Club UK
SCUK2?? Worried
Oh don't be so silly!
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#11 Reply:  SCUK slowing my computer down
Posted 28 September 2011 - 2:14pm on Freeski Club UK
We do have a heap of new ads on site as you'd expect this time of year, so may be worth us having a look at those.

Personally I haven't experienced any problems and I'm on here quite a lot! I generally have a dozen tabs open, many of which will be SCUK.

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#12 Reply:  SCUK slowing my computer down
Posted 28 September 2011 - 2:23pm on Freeski Club UK
Not sure why but both my Mac and Macbook Air, which both run Firefox, have real issues with banner adverts slowing them down completely. But, yeah, I had no issues with them at work on a sh1t old PC, also running Firefox. Hmmm.......
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#13 Reply:  SCUK slowing my computer down
Posted 28 September 2011 - 2:46pm on Freeski Club UK
I'm running chrome in the office and never had any problems... our ad servers have made a tweak today which might make things better? but they have been running for months with the sdame ads on rotation. It could be the "SCUK SHOP" section?
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#14 Reply:  SCUK slowing my computer down
Posted 28 September 2011 - 3:45pm on Freeski Club UK
noticed that scuk made youtube vids lag last night.
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#15 Reply:  SCUK slowing my computer down
Posted 28 September 2011 - 3:45pm on Freeski Club UK
About to make the SCUK Shop items on the right a bit more dynamic, so may reduce the number of items we show. We do have to draw each image from a remote site and if they're slow, then we're slow.

But as with any image, once they've downloaded once they're in your browser's cache, so it shouldn't even need to fetch them again.
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#16 Reply:  SCUK slowing my computer down
Posted 28 September 2011 - 3:49pm on Freeski Club UK
does this mean we'll loose the girl in the bikini?
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#17 Reply:  SCUK slowing my computer down
Posted 28 September 2011 - 7:07pm on Freeski Club UK
CjKit wrote:
I find all those banner adverts on all sites - Hotmail, Ebay etc.. - slow my computer to a crawl. It was even affecting my ability to scroll down/up a page properly/smoothly, and it's a high-spec Mac. So I installed the Adblocker Plus Firefox add-on, which blocks them all and now things are much much much much much smoother Smile



Can anyone recommend a good adblocker that works with firefox 7 as the adblocker plus isnt compatable Sad
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#18 Reply:  SCUK slowing my computer down
Posted 28 September 2011 - 7:21pm on Freeski Club UK
Not a lot is compatible with FF7 yet. Virtually none of my add-ins work. Give them a few days/weeks to catch up.

@stu... I can hard code her if required. She does get lots of hits, the dirty minx.
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#19 Reply:  SCUK slowing my computer down
Posted 28 September 2011 - 7:26pm on Freeski Club UK
she gotta be cold... could also do with a change of bikini... bet the one shes got on it a bit minging by now!!!
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#20 Reply:  SCUK slowing my computer down
Posted 28 September 2011 - 7:55pm on Freeski Club UK
26 degrees here today. She's fine. Oooooh Delilah!
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#21 Reply:  SCUK slowing my computer down
Posted 28 September 2011 - 10:37pm on Freeski Club UK
She's rank! She looks like a piece of corrugated cardboard with a few triangles of flowery fabric hanging from her! I just don't like really skinny girls!
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#22 Reply:  SCUK slowing my computer down
Posted 28 September 2011 - 10:48pm on Freeski Club UK
not had a problem with SCUK. Whitelines website tho Rolling Eyes mental hit on Opera and quite often saps away a processor core until I close the tab.
struggle with forums?
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#23 Reply:  SCUK slowing my computer down
Posted 29 September 2011 - 10:04am on Freeski Club UK
ace_mcgraw wrote:
She's rank! She looks like a piece of corrugated cardboard with a few triangles of flowery fabric hanging from her! I just don't like really skinny girls!


I'd be perfect for you if I was a girl then Ace! Don't like flowery fabric eiither... but we digress.
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#24 Reply:  SCUK slowing my computer down
Posted 29 September 2011 - 10:11am on Freeski Club UK
dunx wrote:
ace_mcgraw wrote:
She's rank! She looks like a piece of corrugated cardboard with a few triangles of flowery fabric hanging from her! I just don't like really skinny girls!


I'd be perfect for you if I was a girl then Ace! Don't like flowery fabric eiither... but we digress.


Well maybe...with just one or two alterations. Shocked:
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