Normally I use Opera browser for this site but as of this morning it's broken. The browser gets to "Elements: 8/9" and never finishes loading the page (portal, home, membercenter, etc). The only message in the error console is

CSS - http://s107351202.onlinehome.us/blahdocs/template/winter/template.css
Linked-in stylesheet
Declaration syntax error
Line 381:
   filter : alpha(opacity=85);

As far as I know nothing has changed on this end since it was working last night. Any site changes since then?

I switched to IE for now but would really like to return to my preferred browser.

Nothing has ever changed indeed...

Try to clear your Opera cache and reload...

Did you upgrade Opera lately ? I just had a look and the opacity declaration is known to be different/problematic between browsers but i cant see how it suddenly cause issues thou other than a browser upgrade.

Clearing the cache did not help. I have not upgraded Opera since last night that's for sure. Unlikely the opacity thing is responsible but I did run the portal page through a validator and it's full of errors:

W3C Markup Validation Service

Loads of syntax errors, mismatched tags, etc.

Quoted from tinyrodent

Clearing the cache did not help. I have not upgraded Opera since last night that's for sure. Unlikely the opacity thing is responsible but I did run the portal page through a validator and it's full of errors:

W3C Markup Validation Service

Loads of syntax errors, mismatched tags, etc.

Blame the e-blah guys

Don't use IE! Use Chrome or Firefox. I highly recommend Chrome due to its great UI and extremely fast rendering speed. Plus, it's much more secure and robust than any of the other browsers.

...and your point is?  It's been this way since day one.  No one has time to move MAACA to the new platform and it seems to be working "ok" the existing Host must have reduced some of the load on their shared server.  My server offer still stands ready once one of us eeks out some spare time to do the move.

Quoted from jonny_eh

Don't use IE! Use Chrome or Firefox. I highly recommend Chrome due to its great UI and extremely fast rendering speed. Plus, it's much more secure and robust than any of the other browsers.

I was wondering that too... switching from Opera to IE is the like going from a WPC to a Chicago Coin!

I don't feel like installing another browser. IE is already on my system so I'll use it for this site only until hopefully it works properly again at some point in Opera.

btw Wayne the 500 error still appears regularly so it doesn't appear the host has done anything to improve that situation.

Quoted from tinyrodent

I don't feel like installing another browser. IE is already on my system so I'll use it for this site only until hopefully it works properly again at some point in Opera.

btw Wayne the 500 error still appears regularly so it doesn't appear the host has done anything to improve that situation.

That's because it's the same host, they haven't switched yet.

Quoted from jonny_eh

Don't use IE! Use Chrome or Firefox. I highly recommend Chrome due to its great UI and extremely fast rendering speed. Plus, it's much more secure and robust than any of the other browsers.

Huh, where'd you read Google Chrome is more secure?   I haven't heard that and am curious.   I use Firefox 'cause somehow I think Google is the new "Microsoft"...

Quoted from jonny_eh

That's because it's the same host, they haven't switched yet.

Yeah I was responding to Wayne's comment:

Quoted from websherpa

it seems to be working "ok" the existing Host must have reduced some of the load on their shared server.

Quoted from Tuborg

Huh, where'd you read Google Chrome is more secure?   I haven't heard that and am curious.   I use Firefox 'cause somehow I think Google is the new "Microsoft"...

It's mainly due to how Chrome sandboxes everything, especially security flaw filled plugins like Flash. Here's a good description: http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9143518/Chrome_sets_browser_security_standard_says_expert

Well the site works in Opera again now....

Once I switched to Firefox I never looked back.. the plugins are great. -- well, some of them are.. there's a lot of crappy ones to weed through.

Nice information about chrome but I am a Firefox supporter and since they will provide that "sandboxing" soon I will stick with it but I have learned something today thus it is a good day!

tks for sharing

Quoted from tinyrodent

Yeah I was responding to Wayne's comment:

I didn't say it was wokring 100%, I said "ok"

Yes I am seeing the 500 error occasionally still too, but at least less (most of the time) than during that flurry we experienced before.  Obviously it's cyclical depending on server stress.  That's what you get with a cheap host that jams everyone onto a tiny piece of shared server landscape.  My host server has much more leg room.

Has everyone donated something to Sparky to help keep the site afloat lately?    

Quoted from gmaranda

Nice information about chrome but I am a Firefox supporter and since they will provide that "sandboxing" soon I will stick with it but I have learned something today thus it is a good day!

tks for sharing

Ditto - Now I can enjoy the beer after work!

Quoted from machine.slave

Once I switched to Firefox I never looked back.. the plugins are great. -- well, some of them are.. there's a lot of crappy ones to weed through.

Once Chrome introduced extensions (like adblock) I never looked back. In fact, Chrome's addon are way better than Firefox's. You don't need to restart the browser, they don't/can't crash the browser, and they don't slow down the browse

Another advantage to Chrome is that every plugin and web page is running in a separate thread. What that means is that if a plugin or website crashes, it doesn't bring down the other sites you have open. Also, it means that when you have one site open that is constantly refreshing (like gmail) it doesn't cause performance on other sites to suffer (e.g. skipping in video on youtube).

Quoted from tinyrodent

I don't feel like installing another browser. IE is already on my system
.

just install FireFox man. It works/looks just like IE. Trust me, you will love it.