Here are two things I’ve realized in the past week that may be relevant to you.
1. You can’t use Skype and WampServer at the same time.
I like to use WampServer when customizing Wordpress themes. It allows me to create a “server” on my computer so I can make changes without anybody seeing. I also like to use Skype to connect with clients.
Sometimes I need to use Skype at the same time I’m running WampServer. Unfortunately, WampServer won’t connect if Skype is open. Bummer.
2. Google Gears makes Firefox crash when uploading images in Wordpress
For a week straight, my browser would crash every time I tried to upload an image in my blog. Since I do this multiple times a day for multiple blogs, you can imagine how freaking frustrated I was getting! After doing a Google search, I found out that the Google Gears add-on for Firefox was the culprit. After disabling it, everything worked fine.
So if you’re having either of these issues, you know how to fix them now!
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Check your Skype network settings to be sure it’s not using Port 80.
Wee! It worked! Thanks
About Wordpress + Google Gears Problem, you may want check this article: http://www.teknobites.com/2009/05/30/wordpress-image-uploader-crashes-firefox-how-to-fix-it/
Basiclly you disable Google Gears per site (No need to disable whole plugin!)
HTH,
Vesa
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Thanks Vesa! I ended up uninstalling it since it didn’t seem to do much anyway. I haven’t missed it so I’ll leave it for now, although I think WP 2.8 has fixed the issue so anyone who has upgraded shouldn’t have that problem.
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