Comments on: WebKinz – How Not To Cater To The Geek Parent http://thecrumb.com/2007/12/31/webkinz-how-not-to-cater-to-the-geek-parent/ developer | thinker | tinkerer Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:30:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jim http://thecrumb.com/2007/12/31/webkinz-how-not-to-cater-to-the-geek-parent/#comment-532 Jim Sun, 20 Jan 2008 15:32:44 +0000 http://www.thecrumb.com/2007/12/31/webkinz-how-not-to-cater-to-the-geek-parent/#comment-532 I'd try Firefox on the Mac and make sure you have the latest Flash installed. My kids run into occasional problems now and then but for the most part things are working great with Edubuntu... I’d try Firefox on the Mac and make sure you have the latest Flash installed. My kids run into occasional problems now and then but for the most part things are working great with Edubuntu…

]]> By: Kari http://thecrumb.com/2007/12/31/webkinz-how-not-to-cater-to-the-geek-parent/#comment-531 Kari Sun, 20 Jan 2008 15:27:44 +0000 http://www.thecrumb.com/2007/12/31/webkinz-how-not-to-cater-to-the-geek-parent/#comment-531 We got a Webkinz for Christmas and have only been able to login twice since then (despite numerous attempts). We have a mac and I'm wondering if that is the problem. My niece has no problem getting on, but she has a PC. Any advice on how to get logged in?? Thanks! We got a Webkinz for Christmas and have only been able to login twice since then (despite numerous attempts). We have a mac and I’m wondering if that is the problem. My niece has no problem getting on, but she has a PC.

Any advice on how to get logged in??

Thanks!

]]> By: Jim http://thecrumb.com/2007/12/31/webkinz-how-not-to-cater-to-the-geek-parent/#comment-530 Jim Wed, 02 Jan 2008 14:19:32 +0000 http://www.thecrumb.com/2007/12/31/webkinz-how-not-to-cater-to-the-geek-parent/#comment-530 @Greg - unfortunately I can't offer an Mac help - see Mike's suggestions... You may also want to blow away and saved cookies and clear your cache. @Greg – unfortunately I can’t offer an Mac help – see Mike’s suggestions… You may also want to blow away and saved cookies and clear your cache.

]]> By: Mike Benner http://thecrumb.com/2007/12/31/webkinz-how-not-to-cater-to-the-geek-parent/#comment-529 Mike Benner Wed, 02 Jan 2008 14:13:06 +0000 http://www.thecrumb.com/2007/12/31/webkinz-how-not-to-cater-to-the-geek-parent/#comment-529 I just tried again from my MacBook Pro with Leopard and using FireFox 3 Beta 2 and also Safari 3.0.4. Both have the latest flash player available from Adobe and both worked just fine for me. I would maybe try FireFox 3 if you are having problems (and the beta of FF3 seems even more stable than the constantly crash FF2 on the Mac). You can get it <a href="http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/all-beta.html" rel="nofollow">here.</a> I just tried again from my MacBook Pro with Leopard and using FireFox 3 Beta 2 and also Safari 3.0.4. Both have the latest flash player available from Adobe and both worked just fine for me.

I would maybe try FireFox 3 if you are having problems (and the beta of FF3 seems even more stable than the constantly crash FF2 on the Mac). You can get it here.

]]> By: greg http://thecrumb.com/2007/12/31/webkinz-how-not-to-cater-to-the-geek-parent/#comment-528 greg Tue, 01 Jan 2008 20:13:47 +0000 http://www.thecrumb.com/2007/12/31/webkinz-how-not-to-cater-to-the-geek-parent/#comment-528 After the PC died, we went Mac. The kids got a mini for Christmas. We have been unable to get past the Webkins log-in screen (we get "loading" but it never loads) to access previously established accounts. I've downloaded flash player, but no luck. I've attempted through Safari and AOL. I thought it was due to heavy web site traffic, but our neighbors use PC and have had no problems. Any suggestions? Greg After the PC died, we went Mac. The kids got a mini for Christmas. We have been unable to get past the Webkins log-in screen (we get “loading” but it never loads) to access previously established accounts. I’ve downloaded flash player, but no luck. I’ve attempted through Safari and AOL. I thought it was due to heavy web site traffic, but our neighbors use PC and have had no problems. Any suggestions?

Greg

]]> By: John http://thecrumb.com/2007/12/31/webkinz-how-not-to-cater-to-the-geek-parent/#comment-527 John Mon, 31 Dec 2007 22:29:20 +0000 http://www.thecrumb.com/2007/12/31/webkinz-how-not-to-cater-to-the-geek-parent/#comment-527 I am suprised at how many of the kids sites are totally in flash. I guess it makes sense with the games and heavy interactivity. I just wonder what they web will look like in 15 years when that age bracket is the cutting edge web designers. My daughter registered hers on OSX 10.4 with Safari, and plays a lot with XP and Firefox. I am suprised at how many of the kids sites are totally in flash. I guess it makes sense with the games and heavy interactivity. I just wonder what they web will look like in 15 years when that age bracket is the cutting edge web designers.

My daughter registered hers on OSX 10.4 with Safari, and plays a lot with XP and Firefox.

]]> By: Jim http://thecrumb.com/2007/12/31/webkinz-how-not-to-cater-to-the-geek-parent/#comment-526 Jim Mon, 31 Dec 2007 20:51:23 +0000 http://www.thecrumb.com/2007/12/31/webkinz-how-not-to-cater-to-the-geek-parent/#comment-526 Yes, I should have noted... we did try registering Xmas day but as you said the servers were overloaded. We ran into these issues on Saturday. Yes, I should have noted… we did try registering Xmas day but as you said the servers were overloaded. We ran into these issues on Saturday.

]]> By: Mike Benner http://thecrumb.com/2007/12/31/webkinz-how-not-to-cater-to-the-geek-parent/#comment-525 Mike Benner Mon, 31 Dec 2007 20:39:51 +0000 http://www.thecrumb.com/2007/12/31/webkinz-how-not-to-cater-to-the-geek-parent/#comment-525 While I agree the navigation leaves a little to be desired, I (and my 5 year old daughter) have never had any problems with the above. We use the site on Mac OSX 10.4 with Firefox 2, Mac OSX with Firefox 3 and Win XP with Firefox 2 and IE 7. However, I will say that trying to use the site Xmas day was not even an option as their servers weren't handling the load very well and they maybe why the captcha was not showing up. We couldn't even get in to the account to play the games or anything, much less register a new pet. While I agree the navigation leaves a little to be desired, I (and my 5 year old daughter) have never had any problems with the above. We use the site on Mac OSX 10.4 with Firefox 2, Mac OSX with Firefox 3 and Win XP with Firefox 2 and IE 7.

However, I will say that trying to use the site Xmas day was not even an option as their servers weren’t handling the load very well and they maybe why the captcha was not showing up. We couldn’t even get in to the account to play the games or anything, much less register a new pet.

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