njerps

i have been hearing about bidding tutorials that are supposedly available on bbo. for instance, in the january bridge bulletin, page 30, Kathy Byrne says she only goes on bbo for "the vugraphs and bidding tutorials." i use the online version of bbo (as opposed to the downloadable windows version). can someone explain how i can access the alleged bidding tutorials? nick

i've been using the web version of BBO on my MacBook pro for over a year. After a 2 week hiatus, I logged into BBO this week and it no longer works properly. the issues: 1. when i click on a player name, the info box that pops up contains their flag, but no text. 2. no text appears in the chat area, either text that i type or messages that others have typed. 3. i can send chats that others can see, but i can not see what i'm typing. 4. bidding and the play of the hand work normally. 5. when someone makes a claim, only the yes and no buttons show up--there is no text that says "i claim the remaining tricks" etc. help! this has been driving me nuts. is anyone else having this issue?