Computers! We won't ever figure them out completely.
Laura

I don't know if this will work, but you might want to try it because it has worked for me. Gardenweb is a very large site. I have found it very slow on occasion also and nothing has worked so I've come back later. Also, I've emptied my cache and history before I close down. That way any available memory is just that: available. Restarting your computer is a nuisance, but it helps on occasion.

David

Everyone: if I've got rocks in my head about this, please advise. I know very little about computers and only want them to "do" whatever task it is. My method here may only be a pipedream but it seems to have worked. Or is it the phase of the moon?

been there done that david. As of right now (I think) it is working