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READ the Forum Rules!

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Fri Jun 22, 2018 2:19 pm
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by RealBlackStuff » Fri Jun 22, 2018 2:19 pm » in RULES of the ROAD

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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Fri Jun 22, 2018 2:19 pm
PM notifications have changed

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by rkawakami » Wed Apr 22, 2015 2:55 am

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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Fri Jan 01, 2016 5:03 am
Please report Forum-bugs/errors here (PHPBB)

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by rkawakami » Fri Feb 20, 2015 2:38 pm
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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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Fri Sep 05, 2025 2:18 am
Follow TPF on your smartphone (Pic warning)

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Sun Nov 08, 2015 9:19 am
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by JaneL » Sun Apr 25, 2010 8:42 pm
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Thanks to leftbrain99's suggestion, the forum is now optimized for use on smartphones. We're using Tapatalk which is a mobile forum app available now...
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Sun Nov 08, 2015 9:19 am
Follow TPF on Facebook!

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Thu May 17, 2018 10:45 am
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by JaneL » Sun Jan 17, 2010 3:27 pm

If you're a Facebook member, drop by the forum's group there, and say hi!

Before you ask...

Q. The forum's moving to Facebook?
A. No, we...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Thu May 17, 2018 10:45 am
Forum donations for upgrades

Last post by BillMorrow « Tue Dec 24, 2024 2:52 pm
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by JaneL » Mon Nov 24, 2008 10:01 am
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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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Thinkpads.com was offline for some time???

Last post by parangles « Sun Aug 10, 2025 7:39 pm
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by friedrich-eugen » Sun Aug 10, 2025 6:28 am

Hello Bill,

Your website was offline for some time ??
Today I found it again, but my security-software warned me against it (connection not...

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Last post by parangles
Sun Aug 10, 2025 7:39 pm
Feed link not working properly

Last post by Edward Mendelson « Thu Nov 30, 2023 8:22 am
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by n2ri » Sun Nov 19, 2023 4:16 pm

why does feed no longer work? I use firefox on windows 7 ultimat 64bit and no longer have a feed/radio bookmark toolbar and when I click the feed...

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Last post by Edward Mendelson
Thu Nov 30, 2023 8:22 am
Thinkpad

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by Kasiraki » Sat Oct 26, 2019 4:05 pm

First things First

Thanks for all the information that you all gave, was useful, now a short story: dont worry will be short
time back used to work...

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Last post by MikalE
Sat Oct 26, 2019 8:44 pm
NEW LOOK TO THE OLD FORUM..

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by BillMorrow » Wed May 03, 2017 2:48 am
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Due to some issues recently rearing their nasty faces, joe made the following updates and changes..

1. Moved entire forum behind SSL/https...
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Last post by BillMorrow
Wed Jan 03, 2018 3:23 am
Switch off that Tapatalk signature

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Sun Jul 23, 2017 4:34 am

by RealBlackStuff » Sun Jul 23, 2017 4:34 am

Sent from my using Tapatalk

We would like to ask everybody to turn off your phone's Tapatalk signature.
They're just more text added to your post...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Sun Jul 23, 2017 4:34 am
PLEASE READ: The Forum website has now been converted to HTTPS://

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by RealBlackStuff » Mon May 01, 2017 9:26 am

The Forum website has now been converted to HTTPS:// thanks to our in-house technician Joe.

This may cause some (or all?) of you to have been logged...

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Last post by kfzhu1229
Mon May 01, 2017 8:50 pm
Log in from Bookmark

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by mixz1 » Mon Apr 25, 2016 2:33 pm

I have my area of interest bookmarked. I click on the bookmark and it takes me to the page with which I am interested. Then I must log in. But...

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Last post by mixz1
Tue Apr 26, 2016 12:31 pm
***SERVER REBOOT COMING***

Last post by BillMorrow « Wed Apr 20, 2016 3:12 am

by BillMorrow » Wed Apr 20, 2016 3:12 am

From Hostmonster:

As part of our longstanding effort to keep our servers fast and reliable, the server hosting thinkpads.com is scheduled for...

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Last post by BillMorrow
Wed Apr 20, 2016 3:12 am
We're getting spammed, under attack!

Last post by rkawakami « Fri May 01, 2015 3:06 am
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by precip9 » Fri May 01, 2015 2:10 am

A bunch of posts with nonsense text have appeared, by aanien7e . There also appear to be an unusually large number of users online.

We're under...

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Last post by rkawakami
Fri May 01, 2015 3:06 am
No color available

Last post by PandorasThinkpad « Thu Apr 09, 2015 3:30 am
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by PandorasThinkpad » Thu Apr 09, 2015 1:40 am

Hi, i've updated my signature and i suggested that there was no way to chose a color for anything in the signature....so this is something that has...

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Last post by PandorasThinkpad
Thu Apr 09, 2015 3:30 am
** IP Banned..? Please read me **

Last post by anthony « Sat Jan 31, 2015 8:45 am
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by BillMorrow » Thu Jan 01, 2015 3:57 am

Due to the massive spambot attacks forum admins have been banning IP's which appear to be used by these spambots..
IF you receive an ERROR message...

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Last post by anthony
Sat Jan 31, 2015 8:45 am
Forum-misery IS OVER ******* YEAHHH ***

Last post by BillMorrow « Wed Feb 12, 2014 7:05 pm
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by RealBlackStuff » Mon Jan 06, 2014 1:57 pm
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Thought I'd delete the original post about the old forum-hosting.
The new forum is stunning, astonishing, superb!
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Last post by BillMorrow
Wed Feb 12, 2014 7:05 pm
Accessing documents from Lenovo's new Support site

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by rkawakami » Fri Aug 05, 2011 11:13 am

Please NOTE : as years go by, these links may become invalid.
The links will NOT be updated, since they are not links to our Forum.

Recently,...

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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

by JaneL » Sun May 09, 2010 12:20 pm

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
Follow TPF on Twitter!

Last post by JaneL « Sun May 02, 2010 12:56 pm
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by JaneL » Sun Jan 17, 2010 3:24 pm

Bill has set up an account, and a small team tweets tips, links to interesting forum threads and news several times a week.

Come follow along!

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