• How to get around the "Refresh" or "Reload" problem of taking you back to the main page:
  Since this site uses frames, hitting the "Refresh" or "Reload" button on your browser can cause you to be taken back to the main page.  I am working on ways to prevent this from happening, but in the mean time, you can refresh the latest version of the page you are on by right clicking on the page (note:  you need to right click on the content section of the page you are on, not the top part that says "John Dee's Snow Central", or the section that has the links to other pages of the site.) and then choose "Reload frame" if using Netscape or "Refresh" if using Microsoft Internet Explorer.

• Here are some tips for viewing this site with the optimal performance:

  1) A screen resolution of at least 800x600 with 24 bit color is recommended.  To change these settings, consult the documentation of your operating system.

   2)  Because this site uses frames, to see the latest versions of the pages, you will need to make sure that your browser loads the newest version of that page.  This way you will be loading the newest forecast text, graphics and snow cover pages, as well as the other contents of the site.  To tell your browser to check for the latest version all the time, follow these instructions:
   - In Netscape, click on "Edit" from the menu bar at the top of the Netscape window.  From within the "Edit" menu, click on "Preferences".  From inside the "Preferences" window, on the left hand side, click the "+" next to "Advanced" to open up the tree for the Advanced item.  Under the Advanced tree, click on "Cache".  On the right hand side of the window, towards the bottom you will see a sentence saying "Document in cache is compared to document on network:" and you want to make sure the radio button next to "Every time" is chosen.  Your screen should look something like this:

If you use Internet Explorer, you are out of luck.... Just kidding!  Mr. Gates has you covered.  You click on "Tools" from the menu bar and then click on "Internet Options...".    From inside the Internet Options window, click on the "General" tab at the very top and then look for the "settings..." button in the Temporary Internet Files section and click on it.  From inside the Settings window, underneath the "Check for newer versions of stored pages:" section, make sure that the radio button next to either "Every visit to the page" or "Automatically" is chosen.  Your screen should look something like this:

   3) Also, because the site uses frames, if you try and use the standard method to create a bookmark for a specific page(s) on the site, you will not come up with a successful result.  Your old bookmarks should still work, but for those of you who need to make new ones, I will supply you with links to some of the pages that you may just want to jump to using your "bookmarks" or "favorites".  They are:

  - Forecast Text: http://www.johndee.com/forecast.htm
  - Forecast Graphic: http://www.johndee.com/forecast_graphic.htm
  - Snowfall Totals: http://www.johndee.com/snowfall_totals.htm
  - "AL" Cam: http://www.johndee.com/alcam.htm
  - Journals: http://www.johndee.com/journal/default1.htm

Note:  These links will only open up the pages themselves, not the navigational frame and the pages.  To see the navigation frame you will need to go back to the main page.

I hope that this helps you view and navigate this site with better results. 

-John