Genny, This is not a technical website that will give you a lot of specific info, but I think you'll really enjot this website... Here is a link that might be useful: Maria's Duck Tales

The people responsible for approving memberships and adding the ability to join certain forums have very busy lives outside of HT. They get to it as quickly as possible. Members don't have to be logged in to read, only to respond. I don't bother logging in unless I have something to say. There's a big difference between HT and GW. HT is privately owned. Two very busy people do the best they can and don't earn a penny for their efforts. GW is owned by iVillage where people are paid to run this forum. They both provide great services to us for free.

Do a web search of the string and see what you find. Probably just a popup ad. Flash is the animated software that makes those annoying flashing graphics that take forever to download on a dial up. I have most all Flash blocked. The 160x600 would be the size of the window it makes when it pops up on your screen. Depending on what browser you use different things come up. I use Firefox on a PC and sometimes it tells me it doesn't have a certificate in its library for the website I'm trying to go to - even when it's Microsoft's own website! I'm thinking the code writers just didn't want to include the competition in their list of known certificates. There's all kinds of security settings you can set depending on what browser you're using. I don't know enough about the Mac versions to give you specific advice. You can search on the web for Firefox for Mac, or Safari, or whatever you're using.

I miss Aleene's but also Carol Duvall and all of the craft shows on "The Home and Garden Network" that appeared in the early 2000"s. Before the DVR I taped them and watched them over and over again. I was visiting my cousin the other day and she had her fall decorations out and I admired some pilgrims and she said, "you made those and gave them to me". It took me back to those days. I still love crafts and make an effort to balance work with crafting and art. I know my daughter's generation would watch and enjoy a Craft Network for their creative time with my grandchildren.