Off-Topic Stuff

New Topic

4309 topics

Page 13 of 87
- Jump to page:
Previous
1
…
11
12
13
14
15
…
87
Next

Announcements

Replies

Views

Last post

PM notifications have changed

Last post by 600X « Fri Jan 01, 2016 5:03 am
Posted in Forum Announcements
Replies: 10
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...

10 Replies

562320 Views

Last post by 600X
Fri Jan 01, 2016 5:03 am
Please report Forum-bugs/errors here (PHPBB 3.1.6 installed 10/31/15)

Last post by dr_st « Sat May 06, 2017 12:37 pm
Posted in Forum Announcements
Replies: 42
by rkawakami » Fri Feb 20, 2015 2:38 pm » in Forum Announcements
1

2
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...
42 Replies

372021 Views

Last post by dr_st
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
Posted in Forum Announcements

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....

0 Replies

444374 Views

Last post by rkawakami
Fri Aug 05, 2011 11:13 am
Forum Announcements board

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

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...

0 Replies

364393 Views

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
Posted in Forum Announcements
Replies: 24
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...

24 Replies

657492 Views

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

Last post by BillMorrow « Sun Aug 14, 2005 1:35 pm

by BillMorrow » Sun Aug 14, 2005 1:35 pm

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

0 Replies

8712 Views

Last post by BillMorrow
Sun Aug 14, 2005 1:35 pm

Topics

Replies

Views

Last post

This may brighten your day!

Last post by Cola « Wed Dec 12, 2012 4:09 pm
Replies: 2
by RealBlackStuff » Wed Dec 12, 2012 12:05 pm

A cowboy, who just moved to Wyoming from Texas , walks into a bar and orders three mugs of Bud. He sits in the back of the room, drinking a sip out...

2 Replies

501 Views

Last post by Cola
Wed Dec 12, 2012 4:09 pm
Is PCMCIA dead Year 2013

Last post by ThinkPad560X « Tue Dec 11, 2012 2:00 pm
Replies: 10
by ThinkPad560X » Wed Oct 31, 2012 1:28 am

So I still use PCMCIA on all my IBM ThinkPads and I use the CF Compact Flash as my SSD in them. I really love how my X41T can read the pcmcia as a...

10 Replies

2328 Views

Last post by ThinkPad560X
Tue Dec 11, 2012 2:00 pm
non-Classic ThinkPad forums

Last post by jayton4 « Mon Dec 10, 2012 10:11 pm
Replies: 3
by jayton4 » Sun Dec 09, 2012 7:33 pm

What is the point in having a T430/T530 and a W530 forum if none of the moderators are going to enforce it?

3 Replies

653 Views

Last post by jayton4
Mon Dec 10, 2012 10:11 pm
3G service closing out.

Last post by bill bolton « Thu Dec 06, 2012 10:11 pm
Replies: 4
by ThinkPad560X » Thu Dec 06, 2012 1:27 am

So I heard today from someone at work said they got a letter from Verizon that their cellphone is not going to be supported soon and will have to buy...

4 Replies

725 Views

Last post by bill bolton
Thu Dec 06, 2012 10:11 pm
Lenovo cleans up Yoga 13 disk layout

Last post by wackyD « Thu Dec 06, 2012 6:59 pm

by wackyD » Thu Dec 06, 2012 6:59 pm

That was a remarkably odd drive layout. I may be dim for not understanding it, but it seems quite a challenge to advertise a size of drive and fill...

0 Replies

459 Views

Last post by wackyD
Thu Dec 06, 2012 6:59 pm
Absurdly Massive Laptop...? 640x480 jpg pic

Last post by Medessec « Thu Dec 06, 2012 4:24 pm
Replies: 22
by Medessec » Tue Nov 27, 2012 6:03 am

sorry about the poor quality of the pic... I can't find my MicroSD card converter, and I ain't got no fancy DSLR cam-cam.

To the left is a...

22 Replies

3201 Views

Last post by Medessec
Thu Dec 06, 2012 4:24 pm
How many ThinkPads do you own?

Last post by caozhi0452 « Mon Dec 03, 2012 11:50 pm
Replies: 109
by atlacatl » Sun Aug 29, 2004 11:11 am
1

2

3

4
I've been part of the forum since I got my ThinkPad T40p (Jan/04) and I'm always curious to read why so many of you (forum members) have more than...
109 Replies

16644 Views

Last post by caozhi0452
Mon Dec 03, 2012 11:50 pm
Some nice games to a nice price

Last post by ThinkRob « Mon Dec 03, 2012 10:40 am
Replies: 8
by QWERTY Andreas » Thu Nov 29, 2012 1:42 pm

Some very good THQ games to a very nice price. You decide the price, aboive 1$.. however you can donate the money you give :D

Best regards!

8 Replies

872 Views

Last post by ThinkRob
Mon Dec 03, 2012 10:40 am
New WIN 7 Laptop needed...

Last post by pianowizard « Mon Dec 03, 2012 9:40 am
Replies: 19
by Rockrz » Sat Dec 01, 2012 1:32 am

Anybody know where I can get a decent deal on a WIN 7 laptop where the hard drive and RAM are easily to get to for upgrading purposes? (I figure if...

19 Replies

1378 Views

Last post by pianowizard
Mon Dec 03, 2012 9:40 am
Did you buy anything on Black Friday?

Last post by sysiphus « Sun Dec 02, 2012 8:37 pm
Replies: 88
by pianowizard » Fri Nov 24, 2006 7:01 am
1

2

3
I just came back from Staples and bought both items that I wanted:

400GB Western Digital USB2 HDD: $140 plus tax minus $40 rebate

4GB Sandisk...
88 Replies

14733 Views

Last post by sysiphus
Sun Dec 02, 2012 8:37 pm
Got lucky... but still burned myself.

Last post by ThinkRob « Sat Dec 01, 2012 11:54 pm
Replies: 6
by Medessec » Fri Nov 30, 2012 11:42 pm

I was shopping on ebay and found this Gigabyte motherboard for uber cheap-and reading the description a bit I figured it was a customer return. They...

6 Replies

774 Views

Last post by ThinkRob
Sat Dec 01, 2012 11:54 pm
Seen Better Days

Last post by Medessec « Tue Nov 27, 2012 5:46 am
Replies: 9
by jronald » Sat Nov 17, 2012 9:25 pm

Ron

9 Replies

906 Views

Last post by Medessec
Tue Nov 27, 2012 5:46 am
IBM ThinkCentre S50 Upgrading to a console

Last post by DaKKS « Sun Nov 25, 2012 4:59 pm
Replies: 6
by ThinkPad560X » Sun Nov 25, 2012 2:38 am

So I have my mini IBM ThinkCentre S50 with a Pentium 4, Windows XP Pro and maxed 2GB RAM, 2 PCI slots aswell. Its almost the size as a console such...

6 Replies

1915 Views

Last post by DaKKS
Sun Nov 25, 2012 4:59 pm
Buying a Second Hand ThinkPad T - advice

Last post by sebika « Thu Nov 22, 2012 9:26 am
Replies: 6
by sebika » Wed Nov 21, 2012 9:44 am

Hello. I need a robust laptop but I am pretty short of money and i was thinking of buying a SH Thinkpad. I was wondering... How do i know if the...

6 Replies

939 Views

Last post by sebika
Thu Nov 22, 2012 9:26 am
help me in my C# project

Last post by wolfman « Wed Nov 21, 2012 9:34 am
Replies: 1
by mike.a0524 » Wed Nov 21, 2012 8:34 am

Hi all,

I've got a task from my teacher. We're working on an C#.NET application that makes it possible to send free SMS through a gateway. I found...

1 Replies

397 Views

Last post by wolfman
Wed Nov 21, 2012 9:34 am
Did you get Windows 8 on the launch day (Oct 26th)?

Last post by alvanorichie « Tue Nov 20, 2012 7:08 am
Replies: 21
by pianowizard » Fri Oct 26, 2012 7:13 pm

So I purchased Windows 8 today through the $14.99 offer. This was not only the first time I had bought Windows on the launch day, but in fact the...

21 Replies

2883 Views

Last post by alvanorichie
Tue Nov 20, 2012 7:08 am
Dual Wan router setup

Last post by hyde « Mon Nov 19, 2012 11:34 pm
Replies: 3
by hyde » Fri Apr 20, 2012 11:44 pm

I am leaning towards FVS336G , has anyone got suggestions/experience with these setup.
For almost all of these dual wan routers, the reviews are...

3 Replies

1011 Views

Last post by hyde
Mon Nov 19, 2012 11:34 pm
SIP / VOIP providers to use on cell/laptop

Last post by hyde « Mon Nov 19, 2012 11:31 pm
Replies: 9
by hyde » Mon Feb 27, 2012 12:58 pm

Hello, I just wanted to see any of our fellow Lenovo users are familiar with some SIP telephone providers to use Voip on the cellphone or on the...

9 Replies

1801 Views

Last post by hyde
Mon Nov 19, 2012 11:31 pm
How secure is a thinkpad?

Last post by killer « Mon Nov 19, 2012 6:29 pm
Replies: 16
by QWERTY Andreas » Thu Nov 08, 2012 4:58 pm

Hi
I just bought a couple of used old thinkpad, and along those there where a used T60p. A quite nice machine.. However it was locked with power on...

16 Replies

2122 Views

Last post by killer
Mon Nov 19, 2012 6:29 pm
Thanksgiving?

Last post by Paul88 « Sun Nov 18, 2012 10:49 pm
Replies: 10
by RealBlackStuff » Wed Nov 14, 2012 5:01 pm

A man in Phoenix calls his son in New York the day before Thanksgiving and says, I hate to ruin your day, but I have to tell you that your mother and...

10 Replies

1058 Views

Last post by Paul88
Sun Nov 18, 2012 10:49 pm
Cops pull over speeding autobahn driver, find in-car office

Last post by Ibthink « Sat Nov 17, 2012 5:19 am
Replies: 2
by mr.motoring » Fri Nov 16, 2012 6:36 pm

Check out his mobile laptop on-the-go... 8)

2 Replies

729 Views

Last post by Ibthink
Sat Nov 17, 2012 5:19 am
Thinkpadders: What Smartphone do you prefer?

Last post by jdk « Fri Nov 16, 2012 7:27 pm
Replies: 59
by Nigellus » Wed May 16, 2012 8:58 pm
1

2
I'm looking at some sort of android, and probably a touchscreen because I found a deal in my price range. But I am curious what kind of smartphone...
59 Replies

8529 Views

Last post by jdk
Fri Nov 16, 2012 7:27 pm
Well done, USA.

Last post by Radioguy « Sun Nov 11, 2012 9:15 pm
Replies: 24
by killer » Wed Nov 07, 2012 6:20 pm

Spot on with the election yesterday. You made a definite choice. What a change from chad problems in Florida a few years ago.

I wish you all the...

24 Replies

1699 Views

Last post by Radioguy
Sun Nov 11, 2012 9:15 pm
Gotta love Lenovo

Last post by DaKKS « Fri Nov 09, 2012 1:42 pm
Replies: 3
by DaKKS » Thu Nov 08, 2012 1:29 pm

The backlight went out in my X201 yesterday around 10pm, opened a warranty claim an hour later. At 10am today, Lenovo calls me to inform me that an...

3 Replies

653 Views

Last post by DaKKS
Fri Nov 09, 2012 1:42 pm
Anyone in USA who can solder mini USB Connectors?

Last post by jamiphar « Thu Nov 08, 2012 8:38 pm
Replies: 3
by poshgeordie » Thu Sep 20, 2012 3:58 am

I'm based in UK with a nice little sideline in repairing broken mini USB ports on Cricut Gypsys , a hobbyist handheld machine which is used to design...

3 Replies

893 Views

Last post by jamiphar
Thu Nov 08, 2012 8:38 pm
Forum Members and Hurricane Sandy!

Last post by Radioguy « Thu Nov 08, 2012 6:58 pm
Replies: 49
by Fixed_Rider » Sun Oct 28, 2012 9:56 pm
1

2
Thought I'd start a thread to wish our fellow forum members that are in the path of hurricane Sandy all the best!
This may be a good place to keep us...
49 Replies

3577 Views

Last post by Radioguy
Thu Nov 08, 2012 6:58 pm
Linus Torvalds: Make 2560x1600 the new standard resolution

Last post by BillMorrow « Tue Nov 06, 2012 12:38 am
Replies: 8
by loyukfai » Wed Oct 31, 2012 8:41 am

via Hacker News...

Additional xkcd...

Your thoughts...?

Cheers.

8 Replies

1345 Views

Last post by BillMorrow
Tue Nov 06, 2012 12:38 am
Whats good registry clean-up software

Last post by Cigarguy « Mon Oct 29, 2012 7:32 am
Replies: 10
by johnny9fingers » Wed Oct 24, 2012 7:54 pm

I'm guessing a lot of you folks know how to clean and optimise your machines without third party software, but I don't. Is software like Speedy PC...

10 Replies

1486 Views

Last post by Cigarguy
Mon Oct 29, 2012 7:32 am
Mid-week Laugh

Last post by emeraldgirl08 « Wed Oct 24, 2012 7:51 pm
Replies: 1
by RealBlackStuff » Wed Oct 24, 2012 3:12 pm

ALL GIRL BIKER BAR

An old, blind cowboy wanders into an all-girl biker bar by mistake. He finds his way to a bar stool and orders a shot of Jack...

1 Replies

663 Views

Last post by emeraldgirl08
Wed Oct 24, 2012 7:51 pm
Favourite version of Windows and why? (poll)

Last post by bill bolton « Wed Oct 24, 2012 3:40 pm
Replies: 101
by A31 » Tue Jun 28, 2011 1:16 pm
1

2

3

4
First of all, excuse my bad typing, typing in a really awkward position, will try and do my best. Moderators / admins if you think this is in wrong...
101 Replies

18283 Views

Last post by bill bolton
Wed Oct 24, 2012 3:40 pm
vehicle search (seats at least 5, cargo room, manual trans,

Last post by Medessec « Wed Oct 24, 2012 7:25 am
Replies: 8
by alfio » Thu Sep 27, 2012 1:04 pm

hello all

looking for a used car/wagon/small SUV that meets the following criteria:

priced at around $12K
seats at least 5 (6 or 7 would be a huge...

8 Replies

1213 Views

Last post by Medessec
Wed Oct 24, 2012 7:25 am
What's more important to you: portability or screen res?

Last post by pianowizard « Mon Oct 22, 2012 6:07 pm
Replies: 67
by pianowizard » Mon May 14, 2012 8:25 pm
1

2

3
I was reflecting on the laptops I have used since almost exactly 10 years ago, and realized that I have come full circle in one way. In the first...
67 Replies

7608 Views

Last post by pianowizard
Mon Oct 22, 2012 6:07 pm
craigslist story

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Thu Oct 18, 2012 10:56 am
Replies: 2
by halfcard1 » Thu Oct 18, 2012 2:07 am

saw a t60 for about 100. met the guy. rebooted it and hit f1 to enter bios. saw 'supervisor password enabled' in security; bios was locked. he didn't...

2 Replies

717 Views

Last post by RealBlackStuff
Thu Oct 18, 2012 10:56 am
7.7" tablet with AMOLED display

Last post by Latios « Tue Oct 16, 2012 7:26 am
Replies: 1
by Puppy » Wed Oct 10, 2012 6:00 am

Toshiba AT270-101 Tablet

It looks very promising. Finally display with good contrast ratio and viewing angle :D Hope we can get this in a (probably...

1 Replies

832 Views

Last post by Latios
Tue Oct 16, 2012 7:26 am
Re: power supply question

Last post by emeraldgirl08 « Tue Oct 16, 2012 1:56 am
Replies: 4
by emeraldgirl08 » Mon Oct 15, 2012 9:56 pm

Hi all. I have a question regarding the use of an adapter for charging an electronic device. The electronic device requires a 5VDC 2.0A power supply....

4 Replies

764 Views

Last post by emeraldgirl08
Tue Oct 16, 2012 1:56 am
I hate to be the bearer of bad tidings but Seve has died.

Last post by edik « Tue Oct 09, 2012 1:01 pm
Replies: 4
by killer » Sat May 07, 2011 4:56 pm

I feel very sad at the passing of one of golf's great players.

After a long battle with brain cancer the man from Pedrena has died aged 54. He...

4 Replies

1444 Views

Last post by edik
Tue Oct 09, 2012 1:01 pm
New ThinkPad's were unacceptable so I've made one myself

Last post by asiafish « Mon Oct 01, 2012 9:44 am
Replies: 13
by Totoro-kun » Tue Jun 19, 2012 6:46 am

Hi all,
Recently I've been saving money for a new ThinkPad with hope they would make new line with Ivy-bridge better (I do not like 16:9 format...

13 Replies

2898 Views

Last post by asiafish
Mon Oct 01, 2012 9:44 am
email account hijacked -- how?

Last post by ajkula66 « Fri Sep 28, 2012 10:16 pm
Replies: 6
by npish » Thu Sep 27, 2012 12:03 am

I just realized that a Yahoo email account of mine was apparently hijacked and it appears that two different spam messages were sent to various...

6 Replies

1383 Views

Last post by ajkula66
Fri Sep 28, 2012 10:16 pm
What are your 4 best works of art?

Last post by A31 « Wed Sep 26, 2012 11:29 am
Replies: 5
by ThinkPad R » Wed Aug 29, 2012 3:57 am

*
*
*
*

Share and enjoy!

5 Replies

1717 Views

Last post by A31
Wed Sep 26, 2012 11:29 am
Cricial c300 64GB SSD or similar intel SSD

Last post by A31 « Mon Sep 24, 2012 1:59 pm
Replies: 4
by garnet » Tue Sep 11, 2012 10:47 am

I need to buy an 64GB SSD.
Which one is better - C C300 or any similar size intel SSD?
Which intel, if that?

4 Replies

837 Views

Last post by A31
Mon Sep 24, 2012 1:59 pm
Funmoods Tragedy - Need Help

Last post by julia « Mon Sep 24, 2012 10:11 am
Replies: 2
by julia » Mon Sep 24, 2012 12:22 am

I don't know how I got this accursed blight but I can't get rid of it in Chrome. I got it out of IE and Firefox. I keep deleting and reloading Chrome...

2 Replies

703 Views

Last post by julia
Mon Sep 24, 2012 10:11 am
Google nexus 7

Last post by Ferrario500 « Sun Sep 23, 2012 6:53 am
Replies: 6
by wolfman » Sat Aug 11, 2012 2:55 pm

Picked up this 7 inch tablet last week and really like it. Anyone else try one? Encounter any issues with yours?

6 Replies

1110 Views

Last post by Ferrario500
Sun Sep 23, 2012 6:53 am
Which wi-fi N 300mb/s router?

Last post by garnet « Sat Sep 22, 2012 11:51 am
Replies: 11
by garnet » Wed Sep 19, 2012 2:18 pm

I am after a new router for home.
Which wi-fi N 300 mb/s router would you recomend? Something that you have good experience with in terms of speed...

11 Replies

1622 Views

Last post by garnet
Sat Sep 22, 2012 11:51 am
How many are paying & using cloud storage?

Last post by loyukfai « Wed Sep 19, 2012 1:49 am
Replies: 10
by lemonstar » Mon May 21, 2012 2:02 pm

Is anyone here using cloud storage to backup their files? Who with? How much space? What cost? Just a general question - maybe some of you are...

10 Replies

1706 Views

Last post by loyukfai
Wed Sep 19, 2012 1:49 am
IBM NetVista ThinClient 8363

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Mon Sep 17, 2012 7:18 am
Replies: 2
by ThinkPad560X » Thu Jul 05, 2012 3:17 pm

Someone gave me a IBM NetVista ThinClinet 8363 and woundering what I can do with it. It came complete in box never really used. Has Windows CE on it.

2 Replies

893 Views

Last post by RealBlackStuff
Mon Sep 17, 2012 7:18 am
MS Outlook settings for iPhone on T400 - Need some help.....

Last post by LouG « Thu Sep 13, 2012 4:03 pm

by LouG » Thu Sep 13, 2012 4:03 pm

While I know the TP model really isn't important, I'm having trouble setting MS Outlook to accept and syc calendar and contacts with my wife's iPhone...

0 Replies

450 Views

Last post by LouG
Thu Sep 13, 2012 4:03 pm
Help me win X1 Carbon

Last post by houndkr « Fri Sep 07, 2012 5:34 am

by houndkr » Fri Sep 07, 2012 5:34 am

Hi, I want to ask for your help.
I'm really not sure if this kind of post is allowed in this forum, but I did read the Rules of The Road, and...

0 Replies

642 Views

Last post by houndkr
Fri Sep 07, 2012 5:34 am
Upgrade Del Inspiron 8600?

Last post by emtee3511 « Thu Aug 30, 2012 9:19 pm
Replies: 2
by emtee3511 » Thu Aug 30, 2012 5:36 pm

I have a friend with a Dell Inspiron 8600 --
Intel Pentium M 1.4ghz
512mb PC2700 (2gb max)
30gb HDD (I think she said it's upgraded to 500gb, but...

2 Replies

666 Views

Last post by emtee3511
Thu Aug 30, 2012 9:19 pm
USB thumb drive dead?

Last post by npish « Wed Aug 29, 2012 8:01 pm
Replies: 2
by npish » Wed Aug 29, 2012 2:11 am

I have Kingston D101 G2 16GB USB thumb drive that seems to have crapped out on me-- on my W520 Windows 7 machine, upon plugging in the thumb drive,...

2 Replies

670 Views

Last post by npish
Wed Aug 29, 2012 8:01 pm
Outlook 2003 question

Last post by jronald « Wed Aug 29, 2012 7:28 pm
Replies: 2
by jronald » Tue Aug 28, 2012 4:37 pm

OK some of you may remember me mentioning Uunderboi my LD now almost 11 year old son. As part of his organizational skills tools, I was planning on...

2 Replies

576 Views

Last post by jronald
Wed Aug 29, 2012 7:28 pm

New Topic

4309 topics

Page 13 of 87
- Jump to page:
Previous
1
…
11
12
13
14
15
…
87
Next

Return to Board Index

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 7 guests

Forum permissions

You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum