[K12OSN] Flash and TC slowness

[Josh Fryman]

To change what you're looking at on Google, and get ride of some of
the Javascript material as well as logos, etc, you're pretty much out
of luck.  The best solution known at the moment is to use a series of
plug-ins for your browser.

See:  http://theoldgoogle.blogspot.com/

There used to be a simpler method, but Google discontinued it, so now
we're all stuck like this.  Even those of us not running on TCs want
the simpler, faster access without all the "effects" Google has been
rolling out.


On Sun, Sep 5, 2010 at 6:11 AM, Barry  Cisna <brcisna at eazylivin.net> wrote:
> William,
>
> Thank You for trying to see what the prob might be.
> OK. The animation is gone on Google's site today 9/5. This is one of
> their one day,,logo alterations they do 'on special days",,that fits in
> with the Google logo on their main page.
>
> I mentioned I thought it was flash embedded but in fact I am guessing it
> was java enabled somehow as Jeff mentioned here,cause when right
> clicking the animation, did not bring up the 'about flash' menu.
> It was a very simple 'bucky ball' animation,9/5 was bucky ball
> day,whatever that is?,that looked something like a slow spinning
> globe,FYI.
>
> It did in fact bring the two TC's to almost a halt until eventually you
> could navigate to even  another  link on Google's main page,that took
> you to say Apps,or something different than the actual Google main
> page.
>
> FYI. When running top with this page opened up the server load was not
> anything out of normal as many times Firefox process shows anywhere from
> 35% cpu to 90% cpu which is always the case.
>
> I did not have time to do a 'source' of the page to try and see what was
> put together,on the page. It sure did hammer the TC's though.
> Seems odd that a low powered TC that can run youtube fine, this simple
> animation takes it down?
>
> Take Care,
> Barry
>
>
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