The idea with trying another browser is just to see if Firefox is the problem - if the problem is related to a browser specifically, or if it's something else. I use Firefox myself, but every once in a while something doesn't work well with it. This happens with all browsers, and usually it's been IE that has problems actually. Anyway, the suggestion was just for diagnostic purposes.

Thanks all. I was just supremely annoyed when I saw the Pinterest link yesterday....was hasty in saying I was leaving the forum. At any rate, this is what is posted at the bottom of my preferences page: --------------------------------------------------- These fields set various preferences affecting GardenWeb features. None of this information, or any information you provide at this site, will be shared with third parties. Show my email address to: NONE Allow other users to send you email via forms at our site. If you want to be a part of GardenWeb's zone buddies network this needs to be "checked".What's this? No, please do not display my birthday on my profile page viewable to other users. Yes, please send me special offers, promotions, coupons, and free samples from Gardenweb and its sponsors. I would like to receive monthly email messages listing garden-related events in my area, garden-related merchant specials and related topics. --------------------------------------- The box plainly says share my email with NONE and I had none of the blocks checked. Even more annoying is the phrase stating that the information on this page will not be shared with third parties. I must have misunderstood what that meant. Also, I joined back in 2006 and didn't know my email was out there. Will take responsibility for my own ignorance about the validity of statements by sites that say they don't share info. Hope I have blocked personal information now. Good Grief......I am such a non-geek! But I can cook! Thanks to all who responded and helped me out. I do appreciate it. Murphy

I'm in the same boat as you are, Annie, even with my Bachelor degree in Computer Science. I'll ask my husband (a software engineer) about Jasdip's problem with Pinterest. In the Computer Forum, I found this post: Posted by evenshade (My Page) on Sat, Oct 13, 12 "After reading the posts here, I downloaded Chrome. I'm devoted to Firefox, but saying that....I'm a Pinterest fan and I'm amazed at how much more quickly the pages load on Chrome than on FF." From Straw (Strawberryhill): Pinterest does take time initially to set up one's board. It took me a week to search Food.com and Allrecipes.com for the best recipes to pin on my board. Yes, it takes time to build a board from scratch. But with experienced folks like Nancy, Mabel, and Pat_t who shared their recipes ... one doesn't need to waste time setting up one's board. It's easy to pick a good recipe from someone else's Pinterest board.

Ah I would never laugh at you breezy. The site is a little confusing. Not sure why you can't use the pin tool bar I have a Mac and have no problems at all. Maybe someone else can help in that area. Honestly I mainly "pin" from others pins and very seldom from the other web sites. Once you are signed in, you immediately will be sent to the "pins"(clipboards) of all the people you follow. This is a way to see what your friends, family or people that you follow have pinned. I found I was constantly pinning from the same persons pins so I am now following her. We have very much the same taste. If you click on EVERYTHING you will go to everyones random pins. You can narrow your search by clicking on the left side ie "weddings". I use the search box all the time. For example, I will enter "photo wall galleries" and so many examples will come up. From this point, if you like something you click on it and simply click "repin" and it will be saved to one of your pin boards. You can rename your board or just add it to the already named boards. You can also add a comment or description if you want to. Also, once you click on the actual item to get a better view of it, often in the right hand corner it will show you the exact link on the web that the pin was originally found on. This will also give you more specific info on the item. For example, if you click on a food item, you can click on the upper right hand corner to get the exact recipe. It sounds confusing but you will get used to it. LMK if you have any other questions. Have fun and happy pinning!