New Chat Room Software

[admin]

Dusty,

I found some information on addonchat's site. It's possible that your web browser has downloaded/cached an invalid copy of thier chat software. Try emptying your Temporary Internet Files, then closing your web browser, and trying again. If this doesn't work, I will see what else I can find out.

[dusty]

Dusty,

I found some information on addonchat's site. It's possible that your web browser has downloaded/cached an invalid copy of thier chat software. Try emptying your Temporary Internet Files, then closing your web browser, and trying again. If this doesn't work, I will see what else I can find out.

I've done all of that but it didn't improve matters.

I think I've captured a way to show what is really happening at my terminal. If this loads on your computer, BE PATIENT, let it play out to the login screen. When you get the screen - login.

F:\A Login Problem.htm

[Nick]

To Dusty and others: Addon Chat is slower to load than our previous software. Depending on the Internet traffic between your computer, our server, and theirs, it may take a considerably longer time. If you're getting the white place-keeper for the chat room, be patient. Give it a few minutes to load. Once your computer has cached a copy of the java script, it shouldn't take nearly as long the second time.

If you continue to have trouble, I suggest you visit Addon Chat's web site at http://www.addonchat.com/demo.html and poke around. As Doug points out, they offer troubleshooting advice on their site.

As for the grumbling about add-ins, the free Sawdust Sessions that Shopsmith web-casts would never have been possible without add-ins that expand your browser capabilities. To continue to upgrade that service and remain a useful part of your lives, we may ask our viewers to upgrade their browsers from time to time with free software. Sorry to be such a pain in the ass -- but at least we're a free pain in the ass.

With all good wishes,

[charlese]

I'll see if I can watch and listen without chatting. Just don't need all that Java crap for any other application I use.

[a1gutterman]

Admin and others,

I successfully gained access to the chat room. Before I tried, I updated all the relevant free software programs on my computer. There is a problem, however:

On Nick's video, he explains that there is a box that says "guest" with a number, and that we should type over that with any "handle" that we want to use. I agree that was the way it used to be. For me, there was no such box using the new chat software. It does not give me a choice anywhere, except that when I logged on, I used "a1gutterman" as my username, and that is the name I have in the chat room. I then tried it with "Tim" as my username and that worked as well. When the "show" happens, will we be able to use any username we want? Or are we stuck with the name we register for the Sawdust Session with?

[cincinnati]

Admin and others,

I successfully gained access to the chat room. Before I tried, I updated all the relevant free software programs on my computer. There is a problem, however:

On Nick's video, he explains that there is a box that says "guest" with a number, and that we should type over that with any "handle" that we want to use. I agree that was the way it used to be. For me, there was no such box using the new chat software. It does not give me a choice anywhere, except that when I logged on, I used "a1gutterman" as my username, and that is the name I have in the chat room. I then tried it with "Tim" as my username and that worked as well. When the "show" happens, will we be able to use any username we want? Or are we stuck with the name we register for the Sawdust Session with?

You can use any name you want.

[charlese]

Admin and others,

I successfully gained access to the chat room. Before I tried, I updated all the relevant free software programs on my computer. There is a problem, however:

On Nick's video, he explains that there is a box that says "guest" with a number, and that we should type over that with any "handle" that we want to use. I agree that was the way it used to be. For me, there was no such box using the new chat software. It does not give me a choice anywhere, except that when I logged on, I used "a1gutterman" as my username, and that is the name I have in the chat room. I then tried it with "Tim" as my username and that worked as well. When the "show" happens, will we be able to use any username we want? Or are we stuck with the name we register for the Sawdust Session with?

Very similar story here - Tim!:( Just too much computering for me!:( The time has come for this person to drop out of trying to see live, streaming broadcasts. My daily time on a computer has reached it's maximum. The complications/difficulty/frustrations with some computerised operations just cannot be justified, by the end product. For this person, When a computer stops being a solution, and becomes part of a new operational problem, it is time to change operations! "Who needs it?"

I hope an additional spot will come open as a result of my dropping out. I would sign off if I knew how!

[shydragon]

I just tried it again. My username was already filled in. I changed it to something else and I got the welcome to whatever chat with the name I had just entered. And Nicks welcome video was playing.

So, no problems on this end.

[admin]

a1gutterman,

The actual sawdust session chat room automatically logs you in using your registration first name with a random number added to the end for uniqueness. Your last name is excluded. The automatic login prevents the need to login in twice - once for the sawdust session and again for the chat room. This current set-up is something that can be changed if people prefer to designate thier own chat room username and if Nick gives me the go ahead. But we would have to see how the chat room handles two people trying to login with the same username.

[a1gutterman]

Thank you, admin!