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New feature: View all posts
Just wanted to let everyone know that we have added a new feature to the discussion pages.We have replaced the printer-friendly link with a "View all posts" link.This link allows you to see all of the posts in a given thread just like the printer friendly view did; however, it...
Tags: Printers, sMoRTy71
Discussion threads 2007-05-17
IMPORTANT -- Server maintenance this weekend
Wanted to give everyone a heads up that we will be performing server maintenance this weekend that will make TechRepublic, ZDNet and BNET unavailable for a few hours.The estimated time frame is 9PM Pacific Time on Saturday, April 28th until 3AM Pacific Time on Sunday April 29th.We apologize for any...
Tags: sMoRTy71, server
Discussion threads 2007-04-27
Reporting spam
I just wanted to remind everyone what we mean when we call something in the Forums spam. Lots of people are reporting things that really don't fall into that category.Please report the following:1. Messages about buying products and services that are not relevant to the topic or to IT professionals2....
Tags: spam, sMoRTy71
Discussion threads 2007-01-26
Spam threads & what's next
I'm sure most of you have noticed an increase in spam threads over the past couple of weeks.I just wanted to let everyone know that we are working on getting the spam threads cleaned out deleted, banning the spammers and putting measures in place to limit spam in the future.The...
Tags: feedback, hotmail, J.D., sMoRTy71, spam, spammer, spammers
Discussion threads 2007-01-03
Rolled out some site improvements
Just wanted to let everyone know that we made a few site improvements today:1. Updated the forum layout on all listing pagesNow, all of the lists of discussions have the same look and feel. So Browse by tag now looks like the lists on Hot Discuss
Tags: rss, site improvements, sMoRTy71, Contacts, feedback, Contacts Online
Discussion threads 2006-11-30
My Discussions returns this week
Just wanted to let everyone know that we are planning to launch a revamped My Discussions feature this week.The new feature will be called "My Forum Posts" and will be much more like the old My Discussions feature that existed prior to the revamp o
Tags: ch-ch-changes, enhancement, forums, feature, feedback, Discussion, sMoRTy71, Discussions feature, Bravo, sMoRTy, Forum Posts
Discussion threads 2006-11-13
Forums door layout change today
We are going to be deploying an enhancement to the Forums door later this afternoon Eastern time.We will be tweaking the tabs to read:Discussions, Questions, PFMC and Browse(Don't worry, Hot and New *will* still be available for both Discus
Tags: ch-ch-changes, Discussion, enhancement, feature, feedback, Forums, HoT, PFMC, sMoRTy71
Discussion threads 2006-11-03
Firefox 2 adds inline spell checker
Good news for the spelling challenged of TR! Firefox 2 adds an inline spell checker.So if you are typing in a form, FF will underline misspelled words with a red dotted line.To correct the misspelling, simply right click on the word and choose
Tags: checker, feedback, firefox, Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Firefox 2.0, sMoRTy71, software, spell checker
Discussion threads 2006-10-27
Did you know you can mark answers helpful?
One of the new features we added to Forums during the revamp was the ability to mark an answer "Helpful."However, since the revamp, I haven't noticed many answers getting flagged as "Helpful."Of course, this could be the age-old problem of people not giving feedback. However, I'm betting that we haven't...
Tags: feature, feedback, HELPFUL, incentive, Nothing, questions, sMoRTy71, tip
Discussion threads 2006-10-18
Starship Enterprise sells for half-million dollars
What did Mona Lisa have to do with Star Trek?Weird to see the Mona Lisa in the photo with all of the other props.Just a guessThere was an e
Tags: geekend, Mona Lisa, off-topic, sMoRTy71, Starship Enterprise
Discussion threads 2006-10-12
Google launches public beta of word processor app
Google has finally opened its beta of Writely.com to the public.Writely is a web-based word processor app that does a lot of things that Word can do and does a few things that are unique to a web app (including the ability to send an e-mail to Writely and have...
Tags: word-processor app, Web, security, google, word, writely, doc, sMoRTy71, Google Inc., Microsoft Word, word-processor
Discussion threads 2006-08-18
74% of IT pros are happy with their jobs?
74% of IT pros are happy with their jobs?I was reading an article over on eWeek called "Building the Perfect IT Person" and I noticed an interesting statistic:"74% = Portion of the IT work force happy with their jobs in July, up from 71 percent in June, according to Hudson...
Tags: job, salary, career, happiness, satisfaction, sMoRTy71, information technology
Discussion threads 2006-08-14
Love the sinner, Hate the sin
Love the sinner, Hate the sinOr CUBS SUCK Dammit.(They just blew another one. Sorry I digress.)Wow, there are so many I could chose.I could also use one that says "I live in my own little world, but its ok everyone knows me here."Our one that says "I'm with...
Tags: sin, sinner, T-shirt, slogan, blank, Black Sheep, sMoRTy71, off-topic, Geek Trivia
Discussion threads 2006-07-26
Microsoft's Virtual PC now a free download
Microsoft is now giving away the full version of Virtual PC. "Whether Microsoft virtualization technology is an important component of your existing infrastructure or you're just a Virtual PC enthusiast, you can now download Virtual PC 2004 Service Pack 1 absolutely free. Microsoft is also offering the free download of...
Tags: Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Virtual PC, microsoft, virtual pc, sMoRTy71, hardware, Microsoft Developer Network, Microsoft Virtual Server, Virtual Server R2, PC
Discussion threads 2006-07-12
If I could be the paid spokesperson for a tech product, it would be ____
If I could be the paid spokesperson for a tech product, it would be ____Fill in the blank with the tech product (hardware, software, service) that you would be willing to associate yourself with (as long as there was a little celebrity spokesperson compensation, of course).Please put your answer...
Tags: Microsoft Corp., Microsoft SharePoint, server, spokesperson, product, blank, tech product, sMoRTy71, Microsoft BizTalk Server
Discussion threads 2006-07-12
sMoRTy71
sMoRTy71blog rootBroadcast flag dead... for nowEngadget is reporting that the U.S. Court of Appeals has struck down the FCC's broadcast flag which limits what kinds of digital content can be recorded. The flag was going to force TV manufacturers to build technology into their sets (starting on July 1 of...
Tags: Web site development, Game players, Web technology, sMoRTy71, Comedy Central, external Website, photograph, Web site, Microsoft Xbox, Engadget
Discussion threads 2005-05-16
Microsoft Windows Users.
Microsoft Windows Users.You know, those morons that think everyone should have admin rights over their workstations, that think that using a malware target is a good thing.....Fill in the blank: The biggest threat to my network is ____Use the title of your message to fill in the blank.BTW, if you...
Tags: USERS, Microsoft Windows Users, security, networking, blank, sMoRTy71, ignorance, network, knowledge
Discussion threads 2006-04-28
Trying some new thread ideas
You may have noticed that we are experimenting with different ideas for starting threads. The first tests have been "Ten words or less" and "Fill in the blank." Here are the first two:http://techrepublic.com.com/5208-11183-0.html?forumID=9&threadID=193917&start=0http://techrepublic.com.com/5208-11193-0.html?forumID=4&threadID=193986&start=0The idea here is to try and draw in all of those users who are only reading threads...
Tags: humor, TR, blank, tenwords, sMoRTy71, advertisement
Discussion threads 2006-04-28
No titles in replies?
No titles in replies?I would like to remove the TITLE field from replying to threads. What do you all think?We would still have titles on starting a thread; however, when you reply, you could just type your reply.I always find myself having to stop and think of a title, even...
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Discussion threads 2006-04-26
Google Calendar is live
While it had been rumored for quite some time, Google has launched their new Calendar app.http://www.google.com/calendar/So far, it looks pretty similar to another calendar app Kiko that I had just started using this week.Anyone else going to give it a try?I mightbut I've been using Yahoo's calendar for quite a...
Tags: sMoRTy71, google, calendar, programming, Google Inc., Plaxo Inc., Google Calendar, Microsoft Outlook
Discussion threads 2006-04-13

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