Picasa Gallery Problems

This problem has me completely baffled.  I've gone into my Picasa settings and everything appears in order and it works fine for me.  As some of you seem to have the problem and others don't it leads me to think that maybe an update might be in order.  Here's what I would recommend:
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Switch to Google Chrome as your internet source.  I started with Internet Explorer as most but switched to Firefox as it seemed to operate faster.  Once Google Chrome came on line I tried it out and was quite surprised to see that it operated twice as fast as the others.  I'd suggest you do that also as I think you'd be pleased.  Also, as Picasa is an offshoot of Google they will no doubt work better together.  If you don't like it you can always swich back to your original service.
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You might also try updating your browser if you haven't done that for a while.  Also, do an update on Picasa.  Beyond that I don't really know of any other answers.
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I've also received a comment that Vimeo the video host was acting up.  Has anyone else experienced problems there?  Again, my system seems to access that address with no problem either.
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There are so many other factors that could figure in to the equation, i.e., dial-up, cable modems, DSL, PC vs. Apple and Mac, the list goes on and on.  Maybe someday we'll all be on the same program but I seriously doubt if we live long enough to see it.
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Anyway, good luck as I'd sure hate to see any of you drop off this Blog due to some unknown problem.