Recent content by Janet H

Hi folks - Please update chrome at the very first opportunity if you have it installed on your PC/laptop (even if you are not regularly using chrome). An important security update patch was released by google on Friday and action is needed. News and info here...

A popup stopper might block the report modal....

Thanks for the heads up - we'll get it fixed.

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About Xenforo - There are some fundamental differences between vBulletin (old platform) and our new platform you need be aware of. Conversations versus Private Messages: XenForo Conversations are different than vBulletin Private Messages. vBulletin PMs are all individual messages, even though...

Change the view and find Help - Links in footer The default view of the site is light blue but a dark view is available. Scroll down to the bottom of the page and look in the left corner to find the style chooser - icon is a paintbrush Links to rules, Privacy and TOS are in the lower right corner

A few days ago Techist was closed and merged with computerforums.org . The forum software was updated to a new platform; Xenforo Version 2 Lots of change! The site looks different but most basic forum functions are the same although buttons and switches are located in some new places. Login...

Not by default although there may be a plugin that would provide this function... researching.

Next Tuesday and Wednesday the forum will be offline as we move to a new platform and integrate members and content from ComputerForums.org into Techist.com. We began this process a few years back but stopped when the landscape of forum software changed. Our current platform is an ancient...

Next Tuesday and Wednesday the forum will be offline as we move to a new platform and integrate members and content from ComputerForums.org into Techist. We began this process a few years back but stopped when the landscape of forum software changed. Our current platform is an ancient...

Yes. We are moving to XF. I'll post up a new thread about the details. It's a complex move and won't be without some bumps but it's a good step and we MUST leave our aging platform behind. :cool:

https://stripe.com/ Do some reading. They can process credit cards, handle transfers etc. My own experience with both paypal and stripe is that stripe more secure and more configurable.

Also recommending stripe....

This week you will see a small change in the address bar of your browser as we move to an all SSL platform. (more reading here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTTPS) For a long while now the forum login pages (where password info is passed) have been secure (httpS) but as noted by many, the rest...

This week you will see a small change in the address bar of your browser as we move to an all SSL platform. (more reading here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTTPS) For a long while now the forum login pages (where password info is passed) have been secure (httpS) but as noted by many, the rest...