Post by: kps on February 23, 2003, 08:13:00 PM
As part of the hosting deal, I got the board as well. I've been playing around with it for a day now and like it very much. Good joice founding members!
Anyhow, if any of you want to take it for a spin, you can --by going HERE.
I haven't changed it much from the default setup and there's no one there except for me, an old friend and his son. So feel free to try it out without any worries or reservations, I'll probably take it down later on anyway.
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Post by: Bill on February 23, 2003, 08:54:00 PM
Post by: krissel on February 23, 2003, 09:39:00 PM
kps , we like the options that come with that software and hope other TSers will, too.
Nice board. Have fun with it.
Post by: Bruce_F on February 23, 2003, 10:13:00 PM
Post by: kps on February 23, 2003, 10:15:00 PM
quote:Is there any doubt?
Let me guess...Bill, you're "shinyhiny", right?
krissel, I know the novelty will wear off, but for the time being it's fun.
Lot of options and settings, seems like a good choise. Are we going with the stock "skins" or is someone working on a custom theme for TS?
Post by: krissel on February 24, 2003, 02:28:00 AM
As yet we don't have a TS themed skin cause none of us has the time to figure out how to make one. It isn't as easy as configuring the UBB colors and icons. Maybe after we get the site itself realigned it might be interesting to try.Then again if we have enough variety in the premade skins we won't need our own.
Post by: taliesin on February 26, 2003, 04:10:00 AM
And wow, Bruce, a whole international forum devoted to G4 noise. I hadn't realised it was that bad! Maybe I should revisit the graphics department at work and hear it all for myself.
quote:Maybe so, but I can only admire, my own arms folded as fellow founders with skills far more developed than mine, pursue their considerable labours gearing up TS for Invision.
I know the novelty will wear off...
Because it'll be just great if the speed doesn't "wear off". I'm most impressed by what I've seen of Invision so far, but krissel's right.
Caution with the "bells and whistles", we wouldn't want to install so many that it defeats the object of the exercise: a faster TS.
Post by: Al on February 26, 2003, 11:40:00 PM
Very nice!
Did you see this skin yet?
[ 02-26-2003, 12:51 PM: Message edited by: Al ]
Post by: Bill on February 26, 2003, 02:55:00 PM
Can't put anything over on you huh. <gr>
Post by: Xairbusdriver on February 26, 2003, 05:01:00 PM
quote:What is that?! Some kind of talk while laying naked on a table
Welcome Meassage
You know, when you start 'publishing' everybody becomes your critic!
Also:
Seems to be a common problem on all these products that the screen needs 'refreshing' after all images are downloaded. Not usually a real problem and TechSurvivor is so quick (if it does this refreshing) I don't see it here. It also helps to have a light colored page to begin with, like Al's and Karl's. I recently joined a board that uses "vBulletin Version 2.2.7" and the owners have a black background. So every time a new page loads, I get several blinding BLACK/WHITE/BLACK/WHITE/BLACK screen flashing! Very irritating! If it gets much worse I'll simply 'resign!' I think the owners are old PC (even Apple II) users, remember when screens were all black with white text?!
Jim C.
[ 02-26-2003, 06:14 PM: Message edited by: airbusdriver ]
Post by: kps on February 26, 2003, 11:55:00 PM
Do you know if it's publicly available?
Post by: Al on February 27, 2003, 02:58:00 AM
kps, huh, it is donationware.
But before you drop your dough on this, take a look at these links.
Browser compatability issue
jpg of the above problem
post to help forum about this.
Now, you can get information on obtaining the OS X skin here.
Post by: kps on February 27, 2003, 08:26:00 AM
I've had that issue with IE many times. There's even a post about it here at TS from loooong ago. (no time to search for it now). It seemed to have been resolved with Jag and the last update. It would cause that particular re-draw problem when using a scroll wheel.
Post by: krissel on February 27, 2003, 11:57:00 PM
Guess they just ripped off the look.
Post by: Al on February 28, 2003, 01:12:00 AM
Regarding the IE browser anomoly with the OS X skin, it is not a refresh error. It happens to all post pages, even on IBFSkinned's site. But I do know about the refresh problem we were all having in the past with IE.
You know Krissel, looking at it that way, I kinda agree, I didn't understand it myself that they didn't have or use a Mac.
Post by: kps on February 28, 2003, 08:12:00 AM
The board is redirected from my domain to their server. I changed the board "location" in the basic config pane to my domain as suggested, now I can't login..nothing..nada.
I have an email to support at IPS, hopefully it'll get fixed soon.
Post by: Xairbusdriver on February 28, 2003, 10:15:00 AM
Don't you realize how important things like that are?!!!
Jim C.
Post by: Bill on February 28, 2003, 04:55:00 PM
Post by: kps on March 01, 2003, 01:04:00 AM
Sorry, Shiny...er Bart...er ....Bill. No reply from IPS...maybe I'll take them up on the 30day money back guarantee.
Post by: Xairbusdriver on March 01, 2003, 10:52:00 AM
BTW, I found a picture of where that ISP resides, not sure if that is their president in the 'limmo' or not!
Jim C.
Post by: Gary S on March 01, 2003, 11:31:00 PM
Looks nice though.
Post by: kps on March 01, 2003, 11:35:00 PM
Check this out...the couriers are getting THESE.
Post by: kps on March 01, 2003, 11:41:00 PM
I'll give them one more shot and that'll be it.
EDIT: Well it took a phone call as email was misconfigured as well...go figure.
All fixed now.
[ 03-01-2003, 01:45 PM: Message edited by: kps ]
Post by: Bill on March 01, 2003, 05:14:00 PM
Guess it is.
Had a run with that shiny dude though.
Post by: krissel on March 01, 2003, 11:07:00 PM
I recognized his style before I even saw his signature on the cartoon...Joe Kohl.
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