Can I diasble the snow?

Humboldt · Post by **Humboldt** » Sat Dec 07, 2013 10:57 pm

Brand new SSD, clean Win7 install, and the SG snow is slowing my system down to a crawl.

Any way I can disable it?

I know there's a love/hate thing with snow but my system grinds to an almost halt the second it hits the snow.

Thanks

YARDofSTUF · Post by **YARDofSTUF** » Sat Dec 07, 2013 11:57 pm

If you use adblock, just wait for it to snow and then look through the stuff to block and block the snow.js line.

BMED · Post by **BMED** » Sun Dec 08, 2013 1:37 am

Yes, move as close to the equator as possible...and buy a new system on the way down!

TonyT · Post by **TonyT** » Sun Dec 08, 2013 8:24 am

The snow is a poorly coded script. Give us the option to toggle it On or OFF. Or find a better more efficient script to use.

Mark · Post by **Mark** » Sun Dec 08, 2013 9:10 am

could be F@H running full speed on video card that slows it down ?

loop2kil · Post by **loop2kil** » Sun Dec 08, 2013 11:15 am

Mark wrote:could be F@H running full speed on video card that slows it down ?

This is quite possible as well. Any one of my machines with a Quadro card are completely useless if it's folding at full speed.

Post by **YeOldeStonecat** » Sun Dec 08, 2013 12:22 pm

Smooth as buttah in Chrome....you using firesucks?

RaisinCain · Post by **RaisinCain** » Sun Dec 08, 2013 3:10 pm

Works fine for me in FF. Do you have any add-ons enabled/installed?

RaisinCain · Post by **RaisinCain** » Sun Dec 08, 2013 3:11 pm

Would be nice to be able to disable the snow though. I have had problems in IE (although I hardly use it).

Humboldt · Post by **Humboldt** » Mon Dec 09, 2013 12:37 am

Mark wrote:could be F@H running full speed on video card that slows it down ?

Nope, just a cpu fold on this one.

Everything runs fine until I hit the snow,then the system sh*ts itself.

Dan · Post by **Dan** » Mon Dec 09, 2013 1:32 am

YARDofSTUF wrote:If you use adblock, just wait for it to snow and then look through the stuff to block and block the snow.js line.

this worked in FF & chrome for me.

I hate the snow,

Post by **Philip** » Mon Dec 09, 2013 8:56 pm

TonyT wrote:The snow is a poorly coded script. Give us the option to toggle it On or OFF. Or find a better more efficient script to use.

Tony, I haven't seen a more efficient script for that purpose, on the contrary, the ones I was looking at were much worse.

Post by **Philip** » Mon Dec 09, 2013 9:00 pm

I've worked a couple of hours on this... Here is a way to disable it:

1) Login on the main site
2) Choose whether you want it enabled on this form: http://www.speedguide.net/usercp.php

I hope this settles it, please let me know if something doesn't work as intended. The form just sets a cookie variable that's good for 90 days, or until you clear cookies, so you may have to redo it when using a different browser.

Humboldt · Post by **Humboldt** » Mon Dec 09, 2013 10:18 pm

Thank you Philip.
I realize this is a pain in the ass for you and appreciate your help.

We don't all have super computers, and recently my upgraded many times upgraded system has been having problems with the simplest things like flash and shockwave with a brand new ssd install.

Thank you for the time you spent making a work-around.

Post by **Philip** » Mon Dec 09, 2013 11:17 pm

It's what we're here for after all, I appreciate the constructive feedback. Oh, and this has been a subject of debate before, it's not just you as you may notice from the thread

Humboldt · Post by **Humboldt** » Mon Dec 09, 2013 11:24 pm

Philip wrote:It's what we're here for after all, I appreciate the constructive feedback. Oh, and this has been a subject of debate before, it's not just you as you may notice from the thread

Oh yeah, I know.
Regardless, I appreciate your time.

It's (a large part) of what makes SG shine

Post by **YeOldeStonecat** » Tue Dec 10, 2013 7:01 am

I wonder if it's related to certain versions of Java....or certain video drivers? Probably browser dependent too. I've certainly run this fine on "non super computers"....even rather old computers over the years, like some of my beater laptops...and it didn't slow them to a crawl.

There's gotta be a common denominator for the people that it runs slow on. I can see ancient computers...yeah, like a Pentium II 400 with 256 megs of RAM or something. But for example Humby...what are your system specs? What CPU, RAM, and vid card?

CableDude · Post by **CableDude** » Tue Dec 10, 2013 8:27 am

Philip wrote:I've worked a couple of hours on this... Here is a way to disable it:

1) Login on the main site
2) Choose whether you want it enabled on this form: http://www.speedguide.net/usercp.php

I hope this settles it, please let me know if something doesn't work as intended. The form just sets a cookie variable that's good for 90 days, or until you clear cookies, so you may have to redo it when using a different browser.

Your link takes me to http://www.speedguide.net/index.php

Post by **YeOldeStonecat** » Tue Dec 10, 2013 8:35 am

CableDude wrote:Your link takes me to http://www.speedguide.net/index.php

Click it again..try a few times. I clicked on it and it took me to his link first shot. Maybe copy 'n paste?

Post by **Philip** » Tue Dec 10, 2013 10:11 am

Does the main site show you as logged in CD ?

I've added a link to this in the "Members menu" on the main site as well.

CableDude · Post by **CableDude** » Tue Dec 10, 2013 12:02 pm

Philip wrote:Does the main site show you as logged in CD ?

I've added a link to this in the "Members menu" on the main site as well.

It's working now.

Humboldt · Post by **Humboldt** » Thu Dec 12, 2013 2:38 am

YeOldeStonecat wrote:I wonder if it's related to certain versions of Java....or certain video drivers? Probably browser dependent too. I've certainly run this fine on "non super computers"....even rather old computers over the years, like some of my beater laptops...and it didn't slow them to a crawl.

There's gotta be a common denominator for the people that it runs slow on. I can see ancient computers...yeah, like a Pentium II 400 with 256 megs of RAM or something. But for example Humby...what are your system specs? What CPU, RAM, and vid card?

P4 3 GHz, 4 GB RAM, Nvidia GeForce 7800 GS, Win7 Home Premium
Any suggestions appreciated.
Thanks

ace · Post by **ace** » Sat Dec 14, 2013 8:18 am

My firefox runs it like crap also. Open in IE or chrome and its fine.

Post by **YeOldeStonecat** » Sat Dec 14, 2013 8:33 am

Humboldt wrote:P4 3 GHz, 4 GB RAM, Nvidia GeForce 7800 GS, Win7 Home Premium
Any suggestions appreciated.
Thanks

Pentium 4 is probably part to blame, the hyper-threads dog a bit with Vista 'n Win 7 and newer.

CableDude · Post by **CableDude** » Sat Dec 14, 2013 10:58 am

it's not that bad anymore.

akbarri · Post by **akbarri** » Sat Dec 14, 2013 12:15 pm

Finally i could find "Mysterious CPU Hogger"

RaisinCain · Post by **RaisinCain** » Sat Dec 14, 2013 2:54 pm

YeOldeStonecat wrote:Pentium 4 is probably part to blame, the hyper-threads dog a bit with Vista 'n Win 7 and newer.

Really? I find that hard to believe.