CHOOSING
A USERNAME
Please
enter a unique nickname. Most common names like John, Sandy, Alex
have already been taken. Instead try something like these: John1972
or Sandy21 or Alex_35_Aus. Get the idea?
SECURITY
& FIREWALL'S
If a small window alert popped up after you entered
the room that said...'GET JAVA', then you need the NEW JAVA plugin
for your browser. If a small alert didn't pop up when you joined
the room, then you already have the latest java plugin. The chat
will still work with the old JAVA plugin, but with limited options...
CLICK
HERE to download the NEW JAVA plugin
IF YOU NEED IT. You only have to do this once and it only takes
a few minutes.
'Save' it to your desktop and then once downloaded, double click
it to install it. Wait for it to finish downloading/installing.
When it says its finished, close your browser (Internet Explorer
or Firefox, etc), then rejoin the chatroom.
If
you see nothing but a big empty grey area above, then your firewall
is blocking JAVA from working. Drop your firewall security down
a level and check Internet Explorer security settings to make
sure it is on medium.
Tip1:
You
dont need to press 'Send' every time you type something to the
chatroom. Just hit 'Enter' on the keyboard instead.
Tip2:
Clicking
once on 'Action', 'Options' or 'Help' will drop down menu's.