Monday, July 21, 2008

Do you have a Mac? Are you getting a weird background on my blog? Can you read anything besides these titles? I must solve this mystery.

My blog is doing something funky. But only on my 3 year old Mac. Evidently, it looks normal on PCs and on my MacBook. It does it on out on a limb and chasing the calm too. At least, on my computer. Is it doing it on yours? It says "Bandwidth exceeded. Upgrade to Pro today." What? I had to send out a message in the title because apparently, that is the only thing that is readable. I feel kind of cool sending out a message. (Anyone else singing "Sending out an SOS" in their heads right now?)

35 comments:

Anonymous said...

Your blog is fine, but I have that problem with the other two that you posted (and I am using a PC). If you are using photobucket to host your backgrounds, it looks like you are getting so many hits that it is using up your bandwidth (at least that's what it looks like on the other blogs). You might need to see about hosting your images somewhere else. Hope that helps!

Nicol said...

I see it on your blog and several other blogs today! So it is not just yours. I noticed the other two I was reading was done by the fairy blogmother (somthing like that). I don't know if that is it or not.

Anonymous said...

Yes! It's been weird all day (I'm on a Mac)... it says "Upgrade to Pro today! Photobucket Bandwidth Exceeded" I can hardly read the words or see the pictures???

kelli at www.meinplace.com

Anonymous said...

It's photobucket!

I am on a windows laptop. It seems to be the background you are using and the message is from photobucket. I don't think it has anything to do with blog hits but whoever is hosting your blog background needs to upgrade their photobucket account.

Anonymous said...

I'm using a PC and I see it on your blog and the others you listed. I think it has something more to do with your Photobucket.

Anonymous said...

Yes, I have been bummed because I just found your blog last week and was all excited to see your photos/post today! I have a Mac...I thought it was just my computer. Good luck solving this mystery!

Kelly said...

Yes, I've been noticing it since yesterday and I'm glad you finally said something about it because I was wondering if it was just on my computer. It is photobucket something ALL OVER. I can barely read the words on your blog. I can only see the pictures. Help!!

Kelly

Anonymous said...

I can see the words if I highlight them. I have a PC and your background is all weirded out. What you need to do is change your background picture, that's what has been "exceeded" with photobucket. And now that I think of it, use some other service..Photobucket always does this to me, too.

Mommy said...

Oh, now see what happens when I go away and don't check my email. You are up and running...

Anonymous said...

Scratch that...now it's normal. Hmmmm *scratching my head*

Anonymous said...

It seems fine to me and I'm on a 4 year old Mac... I dont see anything wrong with the other blogs either, maybe something was wrong and they've fixed it... I love your blog! :)

Heather said...

I have a PC and your blog looks fine now, but when I checked it out this morning and yesterday, it was unreadable! I thought there was something wrong w/ my computer...

Chris said...

It looks good now, but it was messed up earlier. It happened to me, too, but it looks like our fairy blogmother fixed it. Fingers crossed!

Anna Marie said...

It showed that on your background last night when I was on but now it is just peachy! ;)

Finding Normal said...

I'm so glad it fixed itself! I was on last night after a week of missing the blogosphere, and was forced to read yours in bloglines because of the funkiness. I always prefer to click through on yours (and a few others) because they're just prettier in "real" life.

alisa said...

Chazwick things your blog looks pretty as always and he is a MacBookPro.

Brian and Staci said...

I'm pretty dumb when it comes to computers...but I am not seeing anything wrong...I'm just on a PC. Bummer about your problems..hope it all works out :)

frillsfluffandtrucks said...

Yours is all better now--when I checked this morning (and I'm on a PC) I was getting the funky background images and couldn't read anything.

~ Sarah

Linda said...

It was messed up earlier but now it is fine. It said photo bucket all over it.
Linda

Jami said...

It looks completely fine on mine too. Perhaps PC's really are superior, hee hee! :)

Scrapper Mom said...

Yesterday I got the same message about the bandwidth being exceeded on photobucket and also on a couple other ones I read too. Today yours seems to be fine.

Dawn said...

I saw it earlier today but it's fine now. Hmmm???

Robin said...

Hi Emily...
I was HOPING that you noticed it...I am on a Windows based PC...desktop, and I saw it on yours yesterday, as well as a friend that I linked your page to...she refreshed, and the whole PB thing was there for her, too. Every once in awhile, PhotoBucket has a slight meltdown, and today YOUR Blog is fine...it made for hard reading, but now it all looks okay!

AmyDe said...

I'm on a mac mini and everything is fine for me. I am on the HIghest speed DSL available if that makes any difference - since it seems to be a photo loading problem. It also may be a factor of how many people are viewing simultaneously - I'm reading at 6:20 a.m.

Deidre said...

I have a PC and I couldn't see yours at all yesterday. That message was across the whole screen. I see everything fine this morning.

Jen - Balancing Beauty and Bedlam said...

Good thing it seems solved. I guess I was one of the only fortunate ones, and ever had a problem. I know that had to be frustrating.

Kim Hancock said...

Looks like you are back to normal. I have a Mac and could not read yesterday, but as well my friend has a PC and could not.

Mitzi said...

It's fine now, but yesterday, I was getting the weird photobucket wallpaper everywhere, too, and I'm on a pc.

paperjunk-lc said...

I don't have a mac but yesterday I was having trouble viewing because of the background but now it's fixed.

imlikable said...

Saw the same odd message and background last two days on your blog. (using a pc) Seems fine today. :)

Anonymous said...

I have a PC and could not read it yesterday. Looks good todya though. H

Kacey said...

A-OK here!

Kelly said...

I don;t have a Mac, and it was totally freaky on mine, too. I am so glad that you are back to good blog health

Diane said...

I'm a day late, but yes, it was all weird yesterday. I had to join in the Mac party. We are an Apple family here. :)

amariaf2000 said...

I'm a PC'er and your blog was totally out of whack for me yesterday. I couldn't read a thing except for some logo for photobucket.
luvin' your blog!