hi, xeno! i've experienced a noticeable decrease in performance since the institution of the graphical navigation. i've tried "local" adjustments to no avail. (i'm using IE 6, too.) i connect either by T-3, DSL, or cable - depending on location; and i believe that "hops" can be an issue, certainly. however, the "hanging" always corresponds to new images being posted in the galleries - which results in either the column, title, or banner graphics NOT displaying; OR only the banner being displayed.... when that happens, i "stop;" and then i "refresh." is it possible there's a server caching problem related to new images and indexing? otherwise, why would loading all images be impacted by new gallery images?