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Can you tell us what server you use and what kind of connection you have?
Does it happen if you're connected to a different server, like at an internet cafe?

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With Safari active, do you have the Develop menu showing at the top of the screen?
If yes, click on it and see if Disable Images is checked. Click it again if it is.

What kind of connection are you using? Wireless, or ethernet?


:? I'm starting to repeat myself. :oops:

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All of my Macs are on a dial-up NetZero connection. I haven't tried a wireless connection. No "develop" menu is visible and it doesn't appear on any of the pull downs. "Display images when the page opens" is checked in Safari preferences. Please don't sprain your brain on this one, it's not worth it. I may be in real trouble someday and I'll need you! Thanks again.

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No trouble, I have nothing better to do on this quiet Sunday afternoon. :)

The Show Develop Menu is turned on in Safari Preferences>Advanced tab

I'm thinking it's something to do with your server. I wondering if you could go to another (faster) connection if you'd have the same problem.

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You can enable the "Develop" menu by going into Safari's preferences. Go to the Advanced tab and the option to show the Develop menu is there. It is helpful if you want Safari to emulate other browsers. This is necessary sometimes if you encounter a site that does not play well with Safari.

Are you using any of NetZero's acceleration features? I seem to remember a few years ago one of my friends telling me that one of the things that was being done to speed things up was not to load certain graphics.

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I'm thinking that's probably it. I think NetZero may be restricting gif's. I'll just have to live with it, and I'll check on a wireless network when I have an opportunity. Thanks again to all of you.

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Wired vs. Wireless may not make a difference. Especially if NetZero is restricting graphics in some way. In fact, of the two I would more likely expect issues with the wireless connection rather than the wired connection.

If this is indeed the result of something NetZero is doing then you probably won't notice a difference until you connect through a different provider.

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Slydude wrote:
Are you using any of NetZero's acceleration features?

Some dialup providers and others that use "acceleration" techniques actually compress graphics before transferring them to your browser. This can definitely cause the issue you are having. Usually there is a way to adjust this setting somewhere - either via a software panel on your computer or via your browser in your account settings.

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Thanks for your input. If you have something specific to try, I would very much appriciate it.

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I just wanted to post the fix for this. Converting only recently to OS X, I was reflecting that no "rebuilding the desktop" was needed. In fact, with all of the Apple docs, no routine maintenance was suggested beyond running "disk utility" when needed. Just to make sure, I googled OS X maintenance, and came up with the necessity for regular scheduled maint., and a piece of freeware, "MacJanitor". I downloaded it, ran all 3 sets, daily, weekly and monthly, and BINGO, no more graphics loading problem!

Thanks to all of you for your help. I probably would not have worked it out without your help.

I wonder how many other people out there don't know about routine maint. for OS X?

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Thanks for coming back to post the solution and sorry we weren't more help. Glad to hear you found a fix.
I imagine someone would have gotten to that sooner or later, though. I had forgotten about "Resetting Safari" & "Emptying the Cache" both of which were probably done when you used MacJanitor. Anyway, many people wouldn't have bothered to post a solution. Thanks. 8)

Personally, I use Onyx once in a while to do the scheduled maintenance scripts. With so many violent thunder storms in Thailand, I don't like to leave my computers plugged in 24/7. I also have TechTools Pro which IMHO, is the ultimate tool for keeping your Macs in top shape. 8)

MacJanitor wrote:
The Unix subsystems on Mac OS X were originally written for machines that were typically never shut off. Mac OS X inherits this assumption in version 1.x, and has many system maintenance tasks that are scheduled to run between 3 am and 5 am. In addition, there are scripts designed to run weekly on weekends, and once a month in the middle of the night.

If these maintenance tasks are never run (such as on a laptop that is always shut off at night), many log files and system database will grow extremely large or fail to get backed up.

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