A little computer help here....

[Bigmack]

I have a Mac Powerbook. 10.6.8

When I go to certain sites, and a video starts - even an ad - sometimes the 'puter just freezes, until after about 10 seconds the message "Shockwave video is not responding" After I tell it to shut shockwave down, the page opens and everything is OK.
I don't have an app for Shockwave, so I suspect it's embeded on the page or in the video.
How can I cure this problem.
(Hey.. all you young smartasses... I'm 72, but I've been using a 'puter since you were shitting yourself on a regular basis. Just gimme a straight answer.)

[PennyK]

1. Same thing happens to me

...but on my PC. It's so annoying and I think we need some sort of ad blocker to get rid of it. By the way, I'm an oldie too, one month away from medicare...in fact, I just wrote out my last check for my Obamacare health insurance!

[blogslut]

2. Probably, you just need to update Shockwave.

https://www.adobe.com/shockwave/welcome/

Note, in order for your browser to render/display a Shockwave video, you need to install the plugin/software. It's not just a server-side issue.

[mockmonkey]

3. You could try posting in the Macintosh Users Group as well

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=forum&id=1096