Why Can't We Log In?

[Motherhen]

Not for me Tom, but I have only posted short messages. The forum has been unusually good to me this week with no failures to open it like I often get.

You can save the messages and retrieve to continue, but I have learnt that if a post I am typing is getting big or complex (eg links as well) I copy it into a Word document and finish it there, then post the lot quickly.

[Old Techo]

Tom, similar to MH.

If I have a post any longer than this one then I type it in my email client then copy/paste. Also handy for spell-check.

Unless you have a Mac you can use Notepad or Wordpad for your typing and delete it after a confirmed post. You don't have to get a fancy word processor.

[PeterD]

Hey guys,
In case no one else has reported it ... Over the last week, several attempts at adding a post or a reply has crashed - usually after about 4 mins typing.
Since I can no longer remember what I typed 4 mins ago, I lost my message.
Is there an explanation?...

There may not be an explanation but their is a solution. Change over to Firefox. Then install the Addon - Lazarus. When things crash, restart and again commence your reply. Right click into the reply pane and select Lazarus. That will give you the first line of the last few messages you typed. Select one and Viola, you have your message back. Type away to finish it and then click Submit.

If your system crashes whilst you are having the second go you can pick up all you had prepared in the second go and have another attempt to finish the job.

This Addon has saved me many times.

[tomcarm]

Thnx Peter!

[Motherhen]

While Internet Explorer has great delight in losing your work as often as it can, when I changed to Chrome, I found without any add ons, the majority of times my work is still there, but there are the odd occasions when something goes wrong and it is not there.