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Last post by RealBlackStuff « Fri Jun 22, 2018 2:19 pm
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Before posting, please read the Forum Rules of the Road . .

And please pay particular attention to Section 5. PICTURES .

Thank you.

For more info...

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PM notifications have changed

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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)

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by rkawakami » Fri Feb 20, 2015 2:38 pm » in Forum Announcements
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The forum software has been upgraded to phpBB version 3.1.3. Currently it should be at a stable point for layout changes; you may notice that the...
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Forum donations for upgrades

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by JaneL » Mon Nov 24, 2008 10:01 am » in Forum Announcements
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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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Post times

Last post by truk « Wed Mar 04, 2009 4:19 am

by truk » Wed Mar 04, 2009 4:19 am

I was a little curious when I was cited for a two day bump, that I remember checking that I'd waited for three days. Now I realize the problem. I...

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Last post by truk
Wed Mar 04, 2009 4:19 am
Broken Link in the Rules of the Road

Last post by andyP « Fri Feb 27, 2009 2:09 am
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by andyP » Thu Feb 26, 2009 4:35 pm

I was just refreshing my memory of the forum rules and found that when I clicked on the Registration agreement link, first cardinal rule, the link...

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Last post by andyP
Fri Feb 27, 2009 2:09 am
Forum Banner Size

Last post by t140568 « Sun Feb 22, 2009 1:24 am
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by felixgogo » Thu Feb 19, 2009 1:28 am

I wondered if the forum banner at the top of each page could be reduced in size?

When viewing the forum on my X60, I find the banner takes up nearly...

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Last post by t140568
Sun Feb 22, 2009 1:24 am
Links open in same window, have I missed something?

Last post by nikki605 « Sat Feb 21, 2009 9:26 am
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by andyP » Mon Feb 16, 2009 4:26 pm

Have I missed a setting somewhere in my profile?

Using FF3, haven't tried with IE7, all embedded links in posts seem to open in the same window and...

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Last post by nikki605
Sat Feb 21, 2009 9:26 am
SQL Error

Last post by killer « Tue Feb 17, 2009 4:07 am
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by Marin85 » Thu Jan 29, 2009 5:52 pm

General Error
SQL ERROR

Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/tmp/mysql.sock' (2)

An sql error occurred while fetching this page....

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Last post by killer
Tue Feb 17, 2009 4:07 am
Meaning of a forum symbol

Last post by basketb « Mon Feb 02, 2009 2:06 pm
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by basketb » Mon Feb 02, 2009 12:46 pm

What does this symbol mean left of threads in the forums/new posts view as opposed this regular one ? (They also come in the no new posts in this...

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Last post by basketb
Mon Feb 02, 2009 2:06 pm
E-mail notifications

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Thu Jan 29, 2009 8:02 pm
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by beGi » Thu Jan 08, 2009 1:00 pm
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Hello,

I know that forum is freshly baked and that is still under construction...

What I want to ask if is there general issue with e-mail...
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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Thu Jan 29, 2009 8:02 pm
Links that contain brackets gets broken?

Last post by GomJabbar « Wed Jan 28, 2009 4:08 pm
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by beGi » Wed Jan 28, 2009 8:29 am

Hi,

I noticed that if I put link that contains bracket on the end it doesn't get opened properly in the window...

Example (my home island, any...

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Last post by GomJabbar
Wed Jan 28, 2009 4:08 pm
Mark Forums Read: Link now hashed?

Last post by Radioguy « Mon Jan 26, 2009 2:51 pm
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by Radioguy » Mon Jan 19, 2009 12:34 pm

If the login cookie problem is now fixed (is for me), is there a need for a hash? If the hash changes like a sid, it breaks my bookmark.

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Last post by Radioguy
Mon Jan 26, 2009 2:51 pm
banana won´t dance?

Last post by rkawakami « Sat Jan 24, 2009 4:57 pm
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by Marin85 » Mon Jan 19, 2009 2:09 pm
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I have just discovered that banana :banana: doesn´t want to dance anymore :cry: Is it my ThinkPad (I browse and write in this forum only from my...
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Last post by rkawakami
Sat Jan 24, 2009 4:57 pm
reply button + quote button [thumbnail warning] [resolved]

Last post by Marin85 « Wed Jan 21, 2009 8:35 pm
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by Marin85 » Wed Jan 21, 2009 4:30 pm

Well, this is a little bit more complicated observation and I´ll do my best do describe it despite my English :) When you use the reply button in...

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Last post by Marin85
Wed Jan 21, 2009 8:35 pm
"Views" Count

Last post by GomJabbar « Wed Jan 21, 2009 12:46 pm
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by ArtShapiro » Wed Jan 21, 2009 12:34 pm

I note that over on the T4x forum, one of the sticky entries is alleged to have over a quarter million views.

Me is skeptical!

Is this a bug?

Art

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Last post by GomJabbar
Wed Jan 21, 2009 12:46 pm
"Moved" posts

Last post by dsvochak « Wed Jan 21, 2009 10:41 am
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by dsvochak » Wed Jan 21, 2009 9:13 am

Before the upgrade there were a number of topics similar to this:

which began in the General section and was moved to Off-topic.

When that post...

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Last post by dsvochak
Wed Jan 21, 2009 10:41 am
Test for deleting Shadow topic

Last post by GomJabbar « Wed Jan 21, 2009 9:55 am
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by GomJabbar » Wed Jan 21, 2009 9:39 am

I am testing phpBB3 to see if a Shadow topic can be deleted without deleting the original thread.

(1) I am creating this thread in the Off Topic...

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Last post by GomJabbar
Wed Jan 21, 2009 9:55 am
MSN [bot] ?

Last post by basketb « Wed Jan 21, 2009 12:08 am
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by Marin85 » Tue Jan 20, 2009 11:07 pm

I have just noticed that guy under users browsing this forum. Is it normal for that thingy to appear as logged in the forum (though obviously...

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Last post by basketb
Wed Jan 21, 2009 12:08 am
New Messages No Longer Highlighted

Last post by Marin85 « Mon Jan 19, 2009 7:03 pm
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by Paul Pennington » Sun Jan 18, 2009 5:31 pm

OK -- The log-in is working now, so on to the next item: The orange highlight at the left of the thread index is not working the way it used to for...

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Last post by Marin85
Mon Jan 19, 2009 7:03 pm
Log me on automatically each visit - not working?

Last post by Temetka « Sun Jan 18, 2009 2:17 am
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by nikki605 » Fri Jan 09, 2009 4:22 pm
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As with the old website, I would log in and check the box. It worked I assume by using cookies.

This new version however, does not keep me logged in...
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Last post by Temetka
Sun Jan 18, 2009 2:17 am
bump rule for WTB threads in the marketplace?

Last post by JaneL « Fri Jan 16, 2009 9:46 pm
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by basketb » Mon Jan 12, 2009 12:45 pm

Right now, the rules for FS threads in the marketplace have a minimum 72 hour bump limit.
Recently, I see more and more WTB threads that bump more...

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Last post by JaneL
Fri Jan 16, 2009 9:46 pm
SOLVED! PM Error: You are not authorised to read this forum

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Thu Jan 15, 2009 11:47 am

by RealBlackStuff » Thu Jan 15, 2009 11:47 am

Got something strange happening!
If you send a PM to someone, it also sends the link of the post from which you send that PM.
If you get an answer...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Thu Jan 15, 2009 11:47 am
New Forum

Last post by OldManClayton « Wed Jan 14, 2009 3:59 pm
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by nikki605 » Mon Jan 05, 2009 6:56 pm

WOW Bill, sounds like you went through a lot to get this conversion done :D

One question though - will this new forum eventually be moved to the...

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Last post by OldManClayton
Wed Jan 14, 2009 3:59 pm
Timezone & Time Of Day

Last post by GomJabbar « Wed Jan 14, 2009 12:18 pm
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by nikki605 » Wed Jan 14, 2009 10:11 am

Is it just me, or has anyone else noticed the time stamps being wrong on posts?

I just replied to a topic and when I did I noticed the time stamp on...

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Last post by GomJabbar
Wed Jan 14, 2009 12:18 pm
PM's working?

Last post by rkawakami « Mon Jan 12, 2009 1:30 pm
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by WVZR1 » Fri Dec 26, 2008 3:40 pm

Is the PM function perhaps disabled during the conversion? I seem to have a couple stuck in the outbox!

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Last post by rkawakami
Mon Jan 12, 2009 1:30 pm
This doesn't look right...does it?

Last post by JaneL « Sun Jan 11, 2009 1:50 pm
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by Radioguy » Sun Jan 11, 2009 12:38 pm

The upper left, I mean.

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Last post by JaneL
Sun Jan 11, 2009 1:50 pm
Links in forum posts no longer open in a new tab

Last post by GomJabbar « Sun Jan 11, 2009 12:37 pm
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by BeeJayEmm » Sat Jan 10, 2009 10:36 pm

I'm using Firefox 3.0.4 on Win XP sp3. Before the upgrade, clicking on a link in a forum post opened the link in a new tab. Since the upgrade,...

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Last post by GomJabbar
Sun Jan 11, 2009 12:37 pm
Stability issue with V3 format

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Sat Jan 10, 2009 8:36 am
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by rbena » Fri Jan 09, 2009 4:13 pm

My system (T42 / W2k / IE6) worked fine with the V2 format. With the newer V3, I'm having stability issues. The main index listing of forums will...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Sat Jan 10, 2009 8:36 am
Type Sizes

Last post by rkawakami « Thu Jan 08, 2009 10:01 pm
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by Trixie » Thu Jan 08, 2009 9:42 pm

The type size needs to be increased, at least by a point, maybe more, across the board.

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Last post by rkawakami
Thu Jan 08, 2009 10:01 pm
Link for "view unread posts"?

Last post by basketb « Thu Jan 08, 2009 4:11 pm
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by basketb » Thu Jan 08, 2009 1:30 pm

In addition to the existing links: View unanswered posts | View active topics View new posts | View your posts on top of the page, would it be much...

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Last post by basketb
Thu Jan 08, 2009 4:11 pm
Note to admin - Why the change?

Last post by ieee488 « Thu Jan 08, 2009 1:45 pm
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by jtt3011 » Fri Jan 02, 2009 1:14 pm

Maybe it's been explained earlier, but I can't understand why you would want to change the forum software. OK, so maybe the site maintenance is a bit...

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Last post by ieee488
Thu Jan 08, 2009 1:45 pm
Always have to log in when I go to the forum.

Last post by dorronto « Wed Jan 07, 2009 7:46 pm
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by mybellyisempty » Wed Jan 07, 2009 7:02 pm

Seems that since the new version was made live, it's making me log in. It didn't do this with the old version, and I'm not having this issue on any...

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Last post by dorronto
Wed Jan 07, 2009 7:46 pm
how to search for terms with dash/hyphen?

Last post by JaneL « Wed Jan 07, 2009 5:27 pm
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by basketb » Wed Jan 07, 2009 5:08 pm

Does anyone know how I can search for a term that contains a hyphen, like blu-ray?
blu-ray (with or without the quotes) does not find any matching...

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Last post by JaneL
Wed Jan 07, 2009 5:27 pm
Getting connected

Last post by jdhurst « Tue Jan 06, 2009 6:48 pm
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by jjmclean » Tue Jan 06, 2009 5:59 pm

Is anyone else having problems connecting to the updated site? Before the udate I connected with forum.thinkpads.com and the only way I can get...

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Last post by jdhurst
Tue Jan 06, 2009 6:48 pm
Reply Box.

Last post by andyP « Tue Jan 06, 2009 4:07 pm
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by charles.atcher » Mon Jan 05, 2009 9:56 pm

I've noticed on a few forums I visit, that at the bottom of the thread there is a Quick Reply Box. Is this possible, or even wanted for this forum?

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Last post by andyP
Tue Jan 06, 2009 4:07 pm
Suggestion for splitting up marketplace/creating subforums

Last post by charles.atcher « Mon Jan 05, 2009 9:55 pm
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by basketb » Mon Jan 05, 2009 7:55 pm

Now with the new forum, could we split up the marketplace forum/create subforums for the following:
For Sale - only
Looking For - only
Feeler: what...

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Last post by charles.atcher
Mon Jan 05, 2009 9:55 pm
more than one level of quoting please

Last post by JaneL « Mon Jan 05, 2009 7:44 pm
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by basketb » Mon Jan 05, 2009 7:15 pm

Could the admins/mods/whoever please enable more than just one level of quoting? I appreciate the fact that too many levels of quoting make a post...

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Last post by JaneL
Mon Jan 05, 2009 7:44 pm
URI for the new forum?

Last post by JaneL « Mon Jan 05, 2009 7:07 pm
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by basketb » Mon Jan 05, 2009 7:05 pm

What will be the permanent URI for the new forum? Surely, it won't be , or will it?

ps: a nice new feature of this board seems to be that it parses...

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Last post by JaneL
Mon Jan 05, 2009 7:07 pm
Recovery Forum

Last post by BillMorrow « Thu Jan 01, 2009 2:27 pm
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by winslow » Wed Dec 31, 2008 2:31 pm

While in the throws of recovering T systems I thought that it might be worth while to have one section devoted to recovery processes (of all systems...

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Last post by BillMorrow
Thu Jan 01, 2009 2:27 pm
best holiday wishes

Last post by beGi « Thu Dec 25, 2008 12:52 pm
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by tom lightbody » Wed Dec 24, 2008 9:45 pm

to all, with respect

Bill's wonderful white christmas is a genuine treasure: can this
be downloaded as a file, to play for the home folks, next year?

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Last post by beGi
Thu Dec 25, 2008 12:52 pm
what happened to old moderators

Last post by JaneL « Fri Dec 19, 2008 4:19 pm
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by mattbiernat » Thu Dec 18, 2008 4:35 pm

i've been around this forum for quite a while. i've noticed that a lot of moderators left... what happened to them? did they get demoted, banned or...

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Last post by JaneL
Fri Dec 19, 2008 4:19 pm
Forum upgrade to phpBB 3 - suggestion

Last post by Beaver « Thu Dec 18, 2008 12:21 pm

by Beaver » Thu Dec 18, 2008 12:21 pm

The hangup is with the mySQL database. When it is moved it only shows posts up to june 2005.

Just wondering - I had some problem when I was trying...

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Last post by Beaver
Thu Dec 18, 2008 12:21 pm
Posting to fast... please wait and try again later

Last post by Marin85 « Thu Dec 18, 2008 10:28 am
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by sparta.rising » Thu Dec 11, 2008 4:52 pm

Okay I don't remember the exact error, but basically when you try to post a message too quickly after a previous, you get the error. I can understand...

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Last post by Marin85
Thu Dec 18, 2008 10:28 am
Posting problem

Last post by BeeJayEmm « Mon Dec 15, 2008 10:55 am
Replies: 5
by dragon » Mon Dec 15, 2008 6:41 am

phpBB : Critical Error

Error clearing sessions table

DEBUG MODE

SQL Error : 1034 Incorrect key file for table: 'phpbb_sessions'. Try to repair...

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Last post by BeeJayEmm
Mon Dec 15, 2008 10:55 am
New phpBB Forum layout

Last post by rbena « Tue Dec 09, 2008 8:44 pm

by rbena » Tue Dec 09, 2008 8:44 pm

Hi,

The redesign of the forum message board with the new phpBB layout seemed to result in the message lists loading faster.

However, the smaller...

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Last post by rbena
Tue Dec 09, 2008 8:44 pm
Log-on window within thread???

Last post by beGi « Tue Dec 02, 2008 7:04 pm
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by beGi » Tue Dec 02, 2008 6:13 pm

Hi,

I know you're making upgrades to forum, but this is really weird, do anyone except me gets logon window when enters Amazing pictures of the...

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Last post by beGi
Tue Dec 02, 2008 7:04 pm
Recover deleted PMs?

Last post by Troels « Sat Nov 15, 2008 7:58 am
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by Troels » Fri Nov 14, 2008 10:56 am

Hello,

I've been stupid enough not to backup some of my very important PMs. The PMs contains important information that was requested by another...

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Last post by Troels
Sat Nov 15, 2008 7:58 am
Search within titles?

Last post by Radioguy « Thu Nov 13, 2008 4:51 am
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by Radioguy » Wed Nov 12, 2008 7:46 am

On

I was wondering why there's no ability to search titles alone? (I've seen that on other message boards like this, and it would shorten time...

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Last post by Radioguy
Thu Nov 13, 2008 4:51 am
suggestion for HD benchmark sticky

Last post by basketb « Tue Nov 11, 2008 10:01 am

by basketb » Tue Nov 11, 2008 10:01 am

I see threads with HD benchmarks all over the place. Would it make sense to add a sticky (or three: one for each of PATA, SATA, and SSD) in the...

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Last post by basketb
Tue Nov 11, 2008 10:01 am
a few suggestions

Last post by Marin85 « Fri Nov 07, 2008 2:53 pm

by Marin85 » Fri Nov 07, 2008 2:53 pm

Well, as the thread name suggests , what do you think, guys and girls, about:
1. creating a sticky x86 vs x64 Vista in the Vista subforum;
2....

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Last post by Marin85
Fri Nov 07, 2008 2:53 pm
Politics

Last post by rkawakami « Tue Nov 04, 2008 6:43 pm
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by kyokurider » Tue Nov 04, 2008 5:14 pm

WHy that mccain sponsored thing on the website??, what does politics have to do with this website?

what a very wrong thing to do i am sorry, but i...

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Last post by rkawakami
Tue Nov 04, 2008 6:43 pm
Project category in the forum

Last post by usernotabuser « Tue Nov 04, 2008 1:20 pm
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by r2d2 » Thu Jan 10, 2008 1:39 pm

Hi,

I am just wondering if there is a category in the forum where members can write about their thinkpad projects. Where they can share an...

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Last post by usernotabuser
Tue Nov 04, 2008 1:20 pm
email notification

Last post by JaneL « Tue Oct 28, 2008 8:30 pm
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by malachont » Tue Oct 28, 2008 5:07 pm

Hi all..

Is it possible to set up an email notification that will alert me whenever there's a new post to, say, the marketplace group, based on...

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Last post by JaneL
Tue Oct 28, 2008 8:30 pm

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