Weird and annoying web site occurences Aug21 '05
Today, I’ve experienced a couple of weird web site occurences, that were actually quite aggravating.
Google, or SoGo?
First, I submitted a search at Google, through my search utility box, in Firefox, as I do perhaps hundreds of times per day:
Instead of the usual Google search results page, I was presented with this:
I double-checked the address bar, and sure enough, it was google.com. Somehow I was being re-directed to this warez-looking search site. I tried another browser, Safari, and the same thing happened. Then, I went downstairs to our PC, and Google loaded fine.
I ended up having to re-start OS X, on my Mac, for the bug to go away.
Bloglines mobile - all the time
I appreciate Bloglines Mobile, because it allows me to check my Bloglines account from my cell phone. (Bloglines Mobile is a stripped-down version of the full-HTML site.)
However, sometimes Bloglines thinks I’m surfing from my cell phone, when I’m actually using a computer. So... no matter how many times I refresh the page, I am still presented with this very basic layout (which is perfect for cell phones, but sucks to read on a big monitor):
Bloglines should look something like this:
It’s finally back to normal, but after a five minute hiatus.
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