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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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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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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 MikalE « Wed Sep 16, 2015 5:16 pm
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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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Wed Sep 16, 2015 5:16 pm
FORUM RULES, HOW-TOs and FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Last post by BillMorrow « Wed Mar 01, 2006 2:18 am

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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Wed Mar 01, 2006 2:18 am

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What is CASPION doing on TPF?

Last post by rumbero « Fri Apr 26, 2013 11:53 am
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by RealBlackStuff » Fri Apr 26, 2013 10:07 am

During one of my WAY too many waits for TPF to just show a webpage, I think saw one of the culprits that cause all this nerve-wracking waiting!
While...

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Last post by rumbero
Fri Apr 26, 2013 11:53 am
Forum Messages get High Spam Ratings

Last post by BillG « Mon Apr 08, 2013 9:09 am

by BillG » Mon Apr 08, 2013 9:09 am

Wondered why I wasn't getting any forum emails so I checked my server's spam folders. Seems emails from thinkpads.com are getting an outrageously...

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Last post by BillG
Mon Apr 08, 2013 9:09 am
Splitting the Marketplace

Last post by ajkula66 « Thu Mar 14, 2013 10:04 pm
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by ilakast » Thu Mar 14, 2013 10:34 am

Just a suggestion; I'm not sure if this has been suggested / discussed before.

It's out of the question that the majority of the forum members are...

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Last post by ajkula66
Thu Mar 14, 2013 10:04 pm
Messages Count at Top of Page

Last post by ArtShapiro « Thu Jan 10, 2013 6:21 pm
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by ArtShapiro » Thu Jan 10, 2013 12:53 pm

Since the disaster of last weekend, I've notice that my heading asserts 0 new messages, -1 unread messages .

Intended?

Art

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Last post by ArtShapiro
Thu Jan 10, 2013 6:21 pm
I am finding a website that just sale old IBM thinkpad

Last post by Cigarguy « Thu Dec 27, 2012 2:08 am
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by rainshang » Wed Dec 26, 2012 10:40 pm

I am finding a websit just sell IBM thinkpad not lenovo thinkpad. any one have a idea to it?

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Last post by Cigarguy
Thu Dec 27, 2012 2:08 am
THinkpads.com website suggestion *PIC*

Last post by fefrie « Fri Dec 21, 2012 9:02 pm
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by fefrie » Fri Dec 21, 2012 6:52 pm

I prefer to browse forums using an RSS feed.

I've done it on my other fourms that use the phpbb forum. What I did was to temporarily change the...

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Last post by fefrie
Fri Dec 21, 2012 9:02 pm
Font changes

Last post by wkw « Fri Dec 07, 2012 5:00 pm
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by wkw » Thu Dec 06, 2012 11:11 am

Any reason why the default thread-list font was changed?
Looks.. bad on non-HD monitors
Thanks

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Last post by wkw
Fri Dec 07, 2012 5:00 pm
about the avatar

Last post by JaneL « Sun Nov 18, 2012 1:28 pm
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by sona1111 » Thu Nov 15, 2012 8:57 am

Hello, what is the relevance of the man at the top of the page with the parrot? where is this derived from and what does it have to do with...

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Last post by JaneL
Sun Nov 18, 2012 1:28 pm
Thank you

Last post by JaneL « Wed Sep 26, 2012 8:53 pm
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by zenlunatic » Wed Sep 26, 2012 5:25 pm

Thanks for allowing me to sell some Thinkpad-related hardware on your site. This forum allowed me to reduce selling costs knowing that there is a...

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Last post by JaneL
Wed Sep 26, 2012 8:53 pm
Official Forum IRC Channel?

Last post by BillMorrow « Sat Jul 21, 2012 6:57 pm
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by myxomop » Sat Jun 16, 2012 2:11 pm

yay or nay? if not, perhaps a recommendation for ThinkPaddy questions?

Many thanks in advance,

-myxomop

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Last post by BillMorrow
Sat Jul 21, 2012 6:57 pm
RSS feed of forum?

Last post by JaneL « Sun Jun 24, 2012 12:15 pm
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by fefrie » Sat Jun 23, 2012 4:46 pm

Is there any way to RSS to a forum thread instead of subscribe? Subscribe clogs my inbox...

I'd prefer a google reader.....

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Last post by JaneL
Sun Jun 24, 2012 12:15 pm
Any UK Buyers here on the Forum?

Last post by ScottyBoy « Sat Jun 23, 2012 1:28 pm
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by ScottyBoy » Sat Jun 23, 2012 1:03 pm

Evening All,

I'm considering selling off two of my older ThinkPads via the Marketplace here on the forum but my concern is that all of the sellers...

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Last post by ScottyBoy
Sat Jun 23, 2012 1:28 pm
New to Board - Requesting Private Msg Clarification

Last post by brackct « Tue Jun 05, 2012 9:00 am
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by brackct » Tue Jun 05, 2012 8:22 am

I responded to a private message and it shows as being in the Outbox in User Control Panel. The Sent area shows no messages.

I clicked the Submit...

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Last post by brackct
Tue Jun 05, 2012 9:00 am
My thinkpad R40e Can not recognize its DVD Combo Bay

Last post by Devid « Sat Jun 02, 2012 10:17 pm
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by Devid » Fri Jun 01, 2012 9:48 pm

My IBM THINKPAD R40e Can not recognize its DVD Bay after I restore the factory settings of it. The DVD drive powers up , opens doing everything but...

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Last post by Devid
Sat Jun 02, 2012 10:17 pm
Which URL to use to get to forum?

Last post by crashnburn « Sat Apr 28, 2012 6:28 pm
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by frankiepankie » Mon Dec 20, 2010 6:31 pm

I found out you can use 2 URLS to reach the forum

forum.thinkpads.com
thinkpads.com/forum

The difference i found out is that forum.thinkpads.com...

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Last post by crashnburn
Sat Apr 28, 2012 6:28 pm
Are you (not) having problems with email notifications?

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Mon Apr 23, 2012 8:51 am
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by rkawakami » Fri Sep 04, 2009 10:51 am
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Several members have been reporting that they have not been receiving email notices for new PMs or for watched threads (subscriptions) for a couple...
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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Mon Apr 23, 2012 8:51 am
IBM/Lenovo supplied SW

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Sun Apr 08, 2012 7:42 am
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by keithsketchley » Fri Apr 06, 2012 5:14 pm

It would be good to have a section for software like Toolbox and Rescue & Recovery.

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Sun Apr 08, 2012 7:42 am
Daylight Saving Time (DST)/Summertime Setting

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Sat Mar 17, 2012 5:04 am

by RealBlackStuff » Sat Mar 17, 2012 5:04 am

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 RealBlackStuff
Sat Mar 17, 2012 5:04 am
Can I change my forum/login name?

Last post by Bill Z « Tue Mar 13, 2012 7:34 am
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by hydrostarr » Fri Jul 16, 2010 1:07 pm

Can I change my forum/login name?

(If so, not sure yet what new name I want...but I'll figure it out...)

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Last post by Bill Z
Tue Mar 13, 2012 7:34 am
Get notifications for new topics only

Last post by projanen « Mon Feb 13, 2012 1:15 pm

by projanen » Mon Feb 13, 2012 1:15 pm

I would like to subscribe to a few forums but only receive email notifications for new topics/threads. Then I can subscribe to particular...

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Last post by projanen
Mon Feb 13, 2012 1:15 pm
Question regarding editing previous posts

Last post by Tasurinchi « Thu Jan 19, 2012 3:08 am

by Tasurinchi » Thu Jan 19, 2012 3:08 am

Hi, today I've just seen this:

I didn't type the second paragraph (starting with My wife isn't... ), seems like either somebody edited my post by...

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Last post by Tasurinchi
Thu Jan 19, 2012 3:08 am
Problems with PM's?

Last post by Tasurinchi « Thu Jan 05, 2012 2:03 pm
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by Tasurinchi » Thu Jan 05, 2012 12:31 pm

Hi!

I still have in my PM outbox a message sent yesterday. Is there a problem that it's taking so long? It used to be sent almost immediately....

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Last post by Tasurinchi
Thu Jan 05, 2012 2:03 pm
X220 Series

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Mon Dec 26, 2011 4:31 pm
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by julia » Mon Dec 26, 2011 3:57 pm

Where should I post questions about this laptop? Which Group? Thanks.

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Mon Dec 26, 2011 4:31 pm
More smilies

Last post by Tasurinchi « Fri Dec 09, 2011 4:12 pm

by Tasurinchi » Fri Dec 09, 2011 4:12 pm

Short suggestion, what about new smilies? Since I did some silly typos the last days I was thinking about a facepalm smily.

Cheers!

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Last post by Tasurinchi
Fri Dec 09, 2011 4:12 pm
Intermittent problems posting on forums

Last post by rkawakami « Sun Dec 04, 2011 2:57 am
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by dr_st » Sat Dec 03, 2011 3:36 pm

I have this problem which seems to be plaguing one of my laptops.

Very often, when I attempt to post on the forums, the browser (Firefox) gets stuck...

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Last post by rkawakami
Sun Dec 04, 2011 2:57 am
Rename some Forum names

Last post by bill bolton « Fri Dec 02, 2011 8:16 pm
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by RealBlackStuff » Wed Sep 21, 2011 7:55 am

There are plenty people posting about newer X201 etc. in the wrong forum.
The reason for this is the unlucky selection of the various forum names....

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Last post by bill bolton
Fri Dec 02, 2011 8:16 pm
malware on this forum? *150KB IMAGE*

Last post by inv3stment « Mon Nov 28, 2011 9:09 pm
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by inv3stment » Mon Nov 28, 2011 8:39 am

while I was reading through some of the threads, this came up

is it safe to continue browsing through this forum?

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Last post by inv3stment
Mon Nov 28, 2011 9:09 pm
Change Forum Search to Harryc's Google Routine

Last post by dsvochak « Mon Oct 31, 2011 10:08 am
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by RealBlackStuff » Mon Oct 31, 2011 9:47 am

Any chance to modify/link/change/adapt the crappy Forum Search to use Harryc's Google routine?
Especially newbies would greatly benefit from this.

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Last post by dsvochak
Mon Oct 31, 2011 10:08 am
No turning on

Last post by rkawakami « Tue Oct 04, 2011 8:00 pm
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by mebrahtom » Tue Oct 04, 2011 12:54 pm

I have an old IBM think pad laptop.It has also an old battery. Currently it does not turn on when I try it to. please help me,what could the problem...

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Last post by rkawakami
Tue Oct 04, 2011 8:00 pm
Thinkpad Tablet

Last post by JaneL « Wed Jul 20, 2011 9:50 pm
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by scl23enn4m3 » Wed Jul 20, 2011 5:47 pm

Do we have an area to discuss the new Thinkpad Tablet? I apologize if we do and I missed it.

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Last post by JaneL
Wed Jul 20, 2011 9:50 pm
avatar functionality

Last post by sarbin « Wed Jun 29, 2011 7:20 pm
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by rwilcher » Thu Jun 23, 2011 6:21 pm

When will avatar functionality return if ever ? :D

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Last post by sarbin
Wed Jun 29, 2011 7:20 pm
A note of thanks about "print view"

Last post by dr_st « Mon Jun 13, 2011 10:46 am
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by mgo » Mon Jun 13, 2011 5:57 am

I was very interested in a thread about controlling temps on a T60 machine. (*The T60 Fan Thread*) and wanted to save the thread for future...

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Last post by dr_st
Mon Jun 13, 2011 10:46 am
Excluded Search Keywords

Last post by ozzymud « Sun Jun 05, 2011 8:03 pm
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by ArtShapiro » Fri Dec 18, 2009 4:37 pm

I understand that, and why, certain keywords are ignored in search enquiries.

But KEYBOARD ???!!!

I just searched to see if a T31 keyboard happened...

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Last post by ozzymud
Sun Jun 05, 2011 8:03 pm
Reputation plug-in

Last post by ThinkRob « Thu Jun 02, 2011 7:38 pm
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by ozzymud » Wed Jun 01, 2011 10:36 am

I think it would be a good idea to add a Reputation or Karma plug-in to this forum.

I have been here a bit now, and have come to see who is who, but...

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Last post by ThinkRob
Thu Jun 02, 2011 7:38 pm
Avatars...??

Last post by Johan « Tue May 17, 2011 5:10 pm
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by A31 » Tue Dec 22, 2009 11:42 am

When I first joined, I tried to get an avatar, but the avatar function is disabled??
Can we enabled it?

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Last post by Johan
Tue May 17, 2011 5:10 pm
New forum members have no location in their first post

Last post by rkawakami « Thu Apr 21, 2011 6:25 pm
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by RealBlackStuff » Thu Apr 21, 2011 4:25 pm

Don't know if this was always so, but new forum members who post for the first time, do not have a location visible in post #1, even though it is...

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Last post by rkawakami
Thu Apr 21, 2011 6:25 pm
Color of forum theme

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Sun Mar 06, 2011 11:59 am
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by Harryc » Sun Mar 06, 2011 5:31 am

So, I have a dilemma here. I often use a 1600x900 external LCD while I surf at home and the color of this site is aqua-marine (Blue/Green) for the...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Sun Mar 06, 2011 11:59 am
PMs being monitored as well?

Last post by emtee3511 « Fri Jan 21, 2011 11:26 am
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by RealBlackStuff » Thu Jan 20, 2011 9:41 pm

It seems that PMs are monitored/censored as well.
Isn't this going a bit overboard?

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Last post by emtee3511
Fri Jan 21, 2011 11:26 am
Can this forum switch to using https for logins?

Last post by Harryc « Thu Nov 11, 2010 5:31 pm
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by mediasponge » Thu Nov 11, 2010 5:17 pm

With all the news that Firesheep is generating, and the general view of security specialists that using public WiFi is risky, would it be possible...

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Last post by Harryc
Thu Nov 11, 2010 5:31 pm
Forum OFFLINE from 9:30am - 5:50pm EST 10/05/2010

Last post by Neil « Wed Oct 06, 2010 10:11 pm
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by RealBlackStuff » Wed Oct 06, 2010 4:53 pm

OFFLINE from ca. 9:30am - 5:50pm EST on 10/05/2010

The forum was offline for most of the day today. Another DOS attack?
I'm having SERIOUS...

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Last post by Neil
Wed Oct 06, 2010 10:11 pm
A forum-wide statistics thread about notebook lifetimes

Last post by tonfagun « Tue Oct 05, 2010 12:21 pm

by tonfagun » Tue Oct 05, 2010 12:21 pm

Hey

Did you ever consider asking all members to write down a short summary of the lifetime of the Thinkpads they owned/used/took care of? Similar to...

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Last post by tonfagun
Tue Oct 05, 2010 12:21 pm
Text instead of icons before Sub-Forums

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Tue Sep 28, 2010 7:28 am
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by RealBlackStuff » Tue Sep 28, 2010 6:32 am

As of this morning I noticed the text No new posts before a Forum name, instead of the non-colored sheet in ring icon.
Is that a glitch or a feature?

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Tue Sep 28, 2010 7:28 am
VERY frequent DNS-failures for TPF

Last post by ThinkRob « Thu Aug 26, 2010 9:23 am
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by RealBlackStuff » Tue Aug 24, 2010 10:45 am

Almost daily now I have problems with reaching TPF.
These outings last up to several hours sometimes!
Maybe this error message may help to trace the...

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Last post by ThinkRob
Thu Aug 26, 2010 9:23 am
Search function clever by half

Last post by mediasponge « Thu Aug 05, 2010 2:49 pm
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by keithsketchley » Tue Apr 13, 2010 3:12 pm

Try searching for
IBM java
or
power jack
which are legitimate specific searches to limit number of responses.

(IBM java is a specific directory on...

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Last post by mediasponge
Thu Aug 05, 2010 2:49 pm
notifications using IP numbers

Last post by rkawakami « Fri Jul 30, 2010 9:13 pm
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by AlanHK » Fri Jul 30, 2010 7:21 am

This last few days if I get an email notification of a reply to a post, it looks like:

If you want to view the newest post made since your last...

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Last post by rkawakami
Fri Jul 30, 2010 9:13 pm
OS Forum Merge

Last post by bill bolton « Sun Jul 18, 2010 7:43 pm

by bill bolton » Sun Jul 18, 2010 7:43 pm

Due to message traffic in the Vista forum reducing to a trickle over recent months, the messages from it have been moved into the Windows OS...

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Last post by bill bolton
Sun Jul 18, 2010 7:43 pm
Format the disk to start from scratch

Last post by burchie75 « Tue Jun 29, 2010 8:49 am
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by burchie75 » Sat Jun 19, 2010 6:44 am

I have downloaded a copy of windows xp and I want to reformat the hard drive as my brother has a thinkpad which was his old work one, it has lots of...

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Last post by burchie75
Tue Jun 29, 2010 8:49 am
Admins- How about a "ThinkPads in the Enterprise" forum?

Last post by moore101 « Wed Jun 09, 2010 3:47 pm
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by moore101 » Wed Jun 02, 2010 11:44 am

This forum has lots of great information on all things ThinkPad. Much of the info is slanted toward the individual home users. How about a special...

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Last post by moore101
Wed Jun 09, 2010 3:47 pm
Why Edge is not a Thinkpad?

Last post by pianowizard « Thu May 06, 2010 3:28 pm
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by rleo25 » Sun Mar 28, 2010 7:38 pm

Bill, Could you explain us why do you pretend the Edge Series doesn´t belong to the Thinkpad family when it bears the brand on its lid and palmrest,...

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Last post by pianowizard
Thu May 06, 2010 3:28 pm
Having trouble accessing forum

Last post by GomJabbar « Sat May 01, 2010 7:38 pm
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by leftbrain99 » Fri Apr 23, 2010 5:02 pm

I have only been able to load the forum from any machine on my home network maybe 1% of the time - literally. I'm sure there is something with a...

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Last post by GomJabbar
Sat May 01, 2010 7:38 pm

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