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PM notifications have changed

Last post by 600X « Fri Jan 01, 2016 5:03 am
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by rkawakami » Wed Apr 22, 2015 2:55 am » in Forum Announcements

Due to the recent upgrade of the forum software (phpBB), the option to display a pop-up window when a member has a Private Message (PM) waiting to be...

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Please report Forum-bugs/errors here (PHPBB 3.1.6 installed 10/31/15)

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by rkawakami » Fri Feb 20, 2015 2:38 pm » in Forum Announcements
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Sat May 06, 2017 12:37 pm
Accessing documents from Lenovo's new Support site

Last post by rkawakami « Fri Aug 05, 2011 11:13 am
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by rkawakami » Fri Aug 05, 2011 11:13 am » in Forum Announcements

Recently, Lenovo has completed moving the old IBM Thinkpad Support site (usually at the www-307.ibm.com domain) onto the support.lenovo.com domain....

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Fri Aug 05, 2011 11:13 am
Forum Announcements board

Last post by JaneL « Sun May 09, 2010 12:20 pm
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by JaneL » Sun May 09, 2010 12:20 pm » in Forum Announcements

So far, the forum's branched out into Facebook, Twitter and Smartphones - what will we be up to next?

Keep an eye on the Forum Announcements board...

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Last post by JaneL
Sun May 09, 2010 12:20 pm
Forum donations for upgrades

Last post by fred9xx « Sat Feb 10, 2018 11:15 am
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by JaneL » Mon Nov 24, 2008 10:01 am » in Forum Announcements

If you've noticed the new maintenance outage announcements, you know that Bill is actively working on upgrading the forum software and fixing the...

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Sat Feb 10, 2018 11:15 am
FORUM RULES, HOW-TOs and FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

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by BillMorrow » Wed Mar 01, 2006 2:18 am

Before posting, check the
Forum Rules, How-tos and Frequently Asked Questions .

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Meaning of various forum icons - subsilver2 style

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by rkawakami » Sun Jan 03, 2010 4:38 pm

This board runs on the phpBB subsilver2 style and as such, uses some default icons for forums and posts. Here's a quick guide to the icons which you...

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Sun Jan 03, 2010 4:38 pm
Marketplace post?

Last post by Icewobs « Wed Apr 18, 2018 11:01 pm
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by zerotetration » Sun Apr 15, 2018 1:18 am

Marketplace subforum post disappeared? About a month ago I created a post in the marketplace sub-forum pointing people to an eBay account I have...

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Last post by Icewobs
Wed Apr 18, 2018 11:01 pm
Daylight Saving Time (DST)

Last post by dangdongho1 « Tue Apr 03, 2018 6:22 pm

by dangdongho1 » Tue Apr 03, 2018 6:22 pm

For those of you who missed it so far, the Forum software does NOT automatically change DST.
You need to click on User Control Panel at the top of...

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Last post by dangdongho1
Tue Apr 03, 2018 6:22 pm
T420 Running Slow & need 64bit Recovery

Last post by theterminator93 « Thu Mar 22, 2018 5:52 pm
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by Tweever » Thu Mar 22, 2018 5:10 am

Folks - I have a T420 running W7 32 bit. Running slow for first 5 mins then fine. Checked out all ususal suspects indexing / startup programs etc but...

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Last post by theterminator93
Thu Mar 22, 2018 5:52 pm
MTM Lookup is Down

Last post by TPFanatic « Tue Mar 20, 2018 8:47 pm
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by MikalE » Tue Mar 20, 2018 8:50 am

MTM lookup is not responding this morning. Our problem or on their end?

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Last post by TPFanatic
Tue Mar 20, 2018 8:47 pm
Search not available on mobile?

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Mon Mar 19, 2018 9:12 pm
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by Thinkpad4by3 » Mon Mar 19, 2018 4:52 pm

I am having trouble searching the forum on mobile, even with desktop mode enabled. Does anyone know where the search bar can be accessed without a...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Mon Mar 19, 2018 9:12 pm
Post content not saved on back-forward

Last post by jaspen-meyer « Tue Jan 30, 2018 11:06 am
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by dr_st » Wed Jan 11, 2017 8:41 am

One of the nice features of phpBB forums such as this one is that if you are in the middle of preparing a post, and hit 'back' (intentionally or...

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Last post by jaspen-meyer
Tue Jan 30, 2018 11:06 am
Deleting last post

Last post by dr_st « Tue Dec 12, 2017 5:08 am
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by Puppy » Sat Dec 09, 2017 5:39 am

Could you please allow to delete your own last post?

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Last post by dr_st
Tue Dec 12, 2017 5:08 am
Has the site certificate expired?

Last post by MikalE « Tue Nov 21, 2017 11:18 pm
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by MikalE » Tue Nov 21, 2017 7:27 pm

I'm getting a warning from Chrome that this site is now unsecure. Did the certificate expire? Is this a glitch?

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Last post by MikalE
Tue Nov 21, 2017 11:18 pm
New forum for the 51nb machines

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Thu Jul 20, 2017 5:43 am
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by QWERTY Andreas » Fri Jan 27, 2017 3:51 pm

Hi
Just a short suggestion; Why not make a new sub-forum for the 51nb machines, to keep them seperated from the OEM thinkpads?

Just a regular...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Thu Jul 20, 2017 5:43 am
Why are some words filtered?

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Mon May 08, 2017 3:34 pm
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by TankPad » Mon May 08, 2017 2:54 pm

It seems someone has setup a filter for the word n ightmare , on the forum, replacing it with Overused word .

Offensive words I can understand, but...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Mon May 08, 2017 3:34 pm
Prudent to convert this forum to HTTPS for login and rest of forum.

Last post by MisterB « Tue May 02, 2017 8:22 am
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by thinkpadcollection » Fri Apr 28, 2017 7:26 pm

Most of web sites of all kinds have converted to HTTPS for safety and security reason. Why not here?

Cheers, thinkpadcollection

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Last post by MisterB
Tue May 02, 2017 8:22 am
[REQUEST] Dark(er) theme option for the forum

Last post by teamde78 « Thu Apr 27, 2017 9:43 am
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by Temetka » Tue Mar 28, 2017 12:44 am

Hello,

This is something that's been on my mind for a # of years but I bring up now. I have sensitive eyes and bright things give me eyestrain and...

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Last post by teamde78
Thu Apr 27, 2017 9:43 am
Errors on site after last attack

Last post by jaspen-meyer « Sun Mar 19, 2017 1:17 pm
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by Temetka » Sun Mar 19, 2017 12:05 am

First off, great to see the site back up and running (mostly) smooth.

Since I can't reply to the thread about forum announcements I thought I'd post...

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Last post by jaspen-meyer
Sun Mar 19, 2017 1:17 pm
Under what area would the Thinkpad 13 go ??

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Wed Feb 15, 2017 5:30 am
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by Gary Miyakawa » Wed May 11, 2016 1:47 pm

I just purchased one and would like to post a couple questions to see if anyone has tried 32gb in it... Crucial says it works but none of the Lenovo...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Wed Feb 15, 2017 5:30 am
Private messages = -1?

Last post by excal32 « Tue Jan 17, 2017 4:53 pm
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by rkawakami » Sat Jan 14, 2017 8:02 pm

Anybody else have -1 as number of Private messages:

edit: Had a PM draft still sitting, waiting to be sent. So I deleted it but the message count...

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Last post by excal32
Tue Jan 17, 2017 4:53 pm
MTM Link at top of forum broken

Last post by Dekks « Wed Dec 14, 2016 10:04 am
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by Neil » Sat Aug 08, 2015 3:59 pm

I've notice that the MTM link leads to...nothing, for the last couple of days. Does anyone know if this is temporary, or has the individual that was...

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Last post by Dekks
Wed Dec 14, 2016 10:04 am
Forum on Thinkpad Keyboard

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Tue Nov 29, 2016 12:06 pm
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by x220love » Tue Nov 29, 2016 6:27 am

Hello,
I would like to post a survey to get a general consensus on the keyboard of the modern Thinkpad.
Where I could I post my my survey?

The link...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Tue Nov 29, 2016 12:06 pm
Access via Tapatalk - Still Supported?

Last post by goji « Mon Nov 28, 2016 3:20 pm
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by PatrickJ » Wed Jul 23, 2014 4:20 pm

Hi,
Just tried to access the forum via Tapatalk on my Nexus 7 (Android) and the Thinkpads.com does not show up in my search results. AFAIK this...

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Last post by goji
Mon Nov 28, 2016 3:20 pm
Pictures in the For Sale forum?

Last post by ajkula66 « Fri Sep 16, 2016 10:14 am
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by MikalE » Fri Sep 16, 2016 10:10 am

It would be good for sellers if you would allow at least a feew small pictures of what they are selling in this forum. I'm not buying anything I...

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Last post by ajkula66
Fri Sep 16, 2016 10:14 am
How do I get a link in a thread to open a new tab???

Last post by brchan « Fri Aug 26, 2016 12:51 pm
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by MikalE » Fri Aug 26, 2016 7:31 am

I don't see any option here to get a new tab to open if I click on a link in a thread here. I'm always checking out suggestions that others make for...

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Last post by brchan
Fri Aug 26, 2016 12:51 pm
Moderators & Censorship

Last post by Boten « Wed Aug 24, 2016 6:04 pm
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by Boten » Wed Aug 24, 2016 10:32 am

I've been really disapointed by the moderation staff of this forum.

I've posted a thread regarding the X220 touchpad tweaking & after so many...

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Last post by Boten
Wed Aug 24, 2016 6:04 pm
Perhaps you could add P series to ThinkPad W530 and later Series

Last post by ELCouz « Tue Aug 16, 2016 7:17 pm
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by blgaarder » Mon Jul 18, 2016 10:26 am

You can't find P50 without doing a search.

I didn't know that P50 and P70 were follow-ons to W series machines

Thanks

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Last post by ELCouz
Tue Aug 16, 2016 7:17 pm
Three Questions

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Mon Aug 01, 2016 8:30 am
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by thailen » Mon Aug 01, 2016 1:58 am

1. I have a Lenovo ThinkPad, but the only ID is a sticker on the back with QLF-00087 , a 25-digit number and under System, the line ACPIx64-based PC...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Mon Aug 01, 2016 8:30 am
Sent PM stuck in outbox, eventually goes

Last post by Pete B « Tue May 03, 2016 4:20 pm
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by Pete B » Tue May 03, 2016 12:22 pm

Seems that my PMs sit in the outbox for 10 or 20 hours and then eventually go.
Anyone know what is going on?

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Last post by Pete B
Tue May 03, 2016 4:20 pm
Thanks, and/or reputation?

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Sat Mar 26, 2016 1:27 pm
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by DerCribben » Sat Mar 26, 2016 5:06 am

Hey there, I'm pretty new and haven't been posting much except for in a thread I started but I have been reading around and getting some great info...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Sat Mar 26, 2016 1:27 pm
THINKPAD TAXONOMY

Last post by TonyJZX « Sun Feb 21, 2016 7:55 am
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by Khipata » Wed Nov 05, 2014 4:04 pm

I have a suggestion for Bill Morrow and other moderators:

Would not it be phenomenal if you guys could come up with a DEDICATED webpage on...

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Last post by TonyJZX
Sun Feb 21, 2016 7:55 am
(1)forum.thinkpads, (2)forum.thinkpads...etc

Last post by MikalE « Tue Dec 08, 2015 9:42 am
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by MikalE » Sat Dec 05, 2015 1:56 pm

Why after each crash the server has when the site reloads in my browser it is labeled as (1)forum.thinkpads, (2)forum.thinkpads. Each time this...

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Last post by MikalE
Tue Dec 08, 2015 9:42 am
What is a Frankenpad?

Last post by Blindbroccoli « Fri Nov 27, 2015 4:34 pm
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by Blindbroccoli » Sat Nov 21, 2015 2:31 pm

It was the mid to late 1990s...I had a Thinkpad. I think it had 7 rows. It may have been a T600X. I loved it.

It got lost in the shuffle...I'd like...

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Last post by Blindbroccoli
Fri Nov 27, 2015 4:34 pm
Thinkpad W530 and later Series - doesn't show up in my index list

Last post by Geophyte1 « Sun Nov 22, 2015 2:01 pm
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by Geophyte1 » Thu Jul 30, 2015 9:02 am

I cannot find the Thinkpad W530 and later Series listing in the index list.

When I use Search the Thinkpad W530 and later Series listing is in that...

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Last post by Geophyte1
Sun Nov 22, 2015 2:01 pm
The Site is Back!

Last post by Ibthink « Mon Nov 02, 2015 4:41 am
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by JohnD. » Sat Oct 31, 2015 11:55 am

I am happy that the site is back up and running.

Can anyone tell me what happened and what was the cause of the problem?

Thank you,
John

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Last post by Ibthink
Mon Nov 02, 2015 4:41 am
Hopefully It's just me. Messages stuck in outbox?

Last post by ajkula66 « Wed Jul 22, 2015 4:18 am
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by James2406 » Wed Jul 22, 2015 2:50 am

Names and Titles have been removed.

Just wondering if these are stuck ing the outbox limbo. Afaik, the outbox is where messages are until they are...

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Last post by ajkula66
Wed Jul 22, 2015 4:18 am
Logging in from IPad

Last post by wmgeorge64 « Tue Jul 21, 2015 9:26 pm
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by wmgeorge64 » Mon Jul 20, 2015 8:29 am

I can not log in from my IPad, prior to July 15. 2015 or so I could. Not now, I know my log in is correct because its the exact same one I type in...

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Last post by wmgeorge64
Tue Jul 21, 2015 9:26 pm
Regular outages everyday around 12PM GMT

Last post by MrMaguire « Wed Jul 01, 2015 2:20 pm
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by MrMaguire » Wed Jul 01, 2015 1:07 pm

I've noticed that everyday around 12PM GMT, I'm unable to access the forum because of a General Error . Usually around 1PM or so, I'll have no...

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Last post by MrMaguire
Wed Jul 01, 2015 2:20 pm
Forum Pics and Cell Phones (from: How is the W500 quality?)

Last post by JaneL « Sun Jun 21, 2015 11:42 am
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by Delmarco » Tue Sep 16, 2014 11:22 am

This thread was split off from this post in: How is the W500 quality

MOD-edit: pictures way too big, tags removed.
Please read the Forum...

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Last post by JaneL
Sun Jun 21, 2015 11:42 am
How Do I Change My Password?

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Tue May 19, 2015 11:42 am
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by saberman » Tue May 19, 2015 11:37 am

Silly question but I can't find the place to change my password. Where is it?

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Tue May 19, 2015 11:42 am
Activation email issue.

Last post by BillMorrow « Sun May 10, 2015 12:01 am
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by Quardah » Sat May 09, 2015 3:28 pm

Hello!

I do not know where to post this. Feel free to move this thread accordingly.

I tried subscribing on the forum with my main email but never...

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Last post by BillMorrow
Sun May 10, 2015 12:01 am
Change the clock: 1 Hour forward

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Sun Mar 08, 2015 4:10 am
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by RealBlackStuff » Sun Mar 09, 2014 4:43 am

Don't forget to change the clock (at least in USA Daylight Savings Time is ON again).
This means: put your clock 1 Hour forward.
Click on User...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Sun Mar 08, 2015 4:10 am
** FORUM UPDATE COMPLETED **

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Sat Feb 28, 2015 5:38 am
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by BillMorrow » Tue Feb 10, 2015 5:20 pm

the forum was updated to ver 3.1.3 today, Tuesday feb 10..
google analytics was added..
tapatalk was updated..

some additional work/configuration is...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Sat Feb 28, 2015 5:38 am
Thinkpad 10

Last post by JaneL « Sun Feb 08, 2015 8:58 pm
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by Crazyhairboy » Sun Feb 08, 2015 6:18 pm

I don't see a forum for the Thinkpad 10.

Am my missing something? I just bought one from Lenovo.

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Last post by JaneL
Sun Feb 08, 2015 8:58 pm
googleads

Last post by BillMorrow « Fri Feb 06, 2015 1:28 am
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by automobus » Tue Aug 12, 2014 9:00 pm

I see Google AdSense in bottom of every page. I did not see, or did not notice if it was present, yesterday. Is our forum out of budget?

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Last post by BillMorrow
Fri Feb 06, 2015 1:28 am
PHPBB (makers of forum-software) under attack, same here???

Last post by emeraldgirl08 « Tue Dec 23, 2014 9:32 am
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by RealBlackStuff » Sun Dec 21, 2014 12:22 pm

PHPBB, the people who make the forum-software, has been under a severe attack.
It is possible that the same attackers are now trying the same on our...

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Last post by emeraldgirl08
Tue Dec 23, 2014 9:32 am
300 CHARACTER LIMIT IN SIGNATURE

Last post by dr_st « Fri Dec 12, 2014 11:09 am
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by Khipata » Thu Dec 11, 2014 10:51 pm

I have a question for administrators, moderators and forum members:
How do you guys beat (or do you?) the 300 character limit in signature?
Thanks...

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Last post by dr_st
Fri Dec 12, 2014 11:09 am
LIVE CHAT ON THINKPADS.COM

Last post by BillMorrow « Sat Nov 08, 2014 3:23 am
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by Khipata » Wed Nov 05, 2014 5:31 pm

I thought it would be great if you guys could incorporate some kind of live chat for the members who are online simultaneously at any given time....

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Last post by BillMorrow
Sat Nov 08, 2014 3:23 am
Can a business post in the for sale section?

Last post by waterloo « Tue Oct 14, 2014 3:51 am
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by waterloo » Tue Oct 14, 2014 1:51 am

Thanks

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Last post by waterloo
Tue Oct 14, 2014 3:51 am
New topic to discuss Windows 10 Tech Preview?

Last post by chan_man « Fri Oct 03, 2014 3:06 pm

by chan_man » Fri Oct 03, 2014 3:06 pm

Where can I ask questions regarding windows 10 drivers for TP hardware? I've got it running on a T500, very little problems but there are some yellow...

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Last post by chan_man
Fri Oct 03, 2014 3:06 pm
Stop receiving mail for suscribed forums/threads?

Last post by JaneL « Mon Jul 28, 2014 10:21 am
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by goji » Mon Jul 28, 2014 9:59 am

Hello, i cannot find any option regarding that. If i suscribe to a forum, i will get an email anytime someone post.. I don't want that!

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Last post by JaneL
Mon Jul 28, 2014 10:21 am
Rules for merging or moving topics

Last post by CeeBee « Sat Jul 19, 2014 3:12 am
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by CeeBee » Wed Jul 16, 2014 2:42 am

Suggestion: when a moderator decides to merge topics together and/or to move a topic to a different branch/part of the forum, they should leave the...

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Last post by CeeBee
Sat Jul 19, 2014 3:12 am
Forum glitch / missing post? about 2:30PM PDT 7/16/14

Last post by rkawakami « Wed Jul 16, 2014 5:27 pm

by rkawakami » Wed Jul 16, 2014 5:27 pm

At around 2:30pm PDT today, I know I made a post to a new member's thread but now it's not there. At about the same time (can't remember if it was...

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Last post by rkawakami
Wed Jul 16, 2014 5:27 pm
"Mark Forums Read"

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Wed Apr 09, 2014 9:45 am
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by rambo47 » Tue Apr 08, 2014 10:32 am

This is a nitpicky suggestion, but I think the mark forums read text should be made into a button like New Topic. I've hunted for it in vain on...

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Wed Apr 09, 2014 9:45 am

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