10-20-2004, 01:00 PM
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Executive Editor
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 29,160
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A Belated 4th Anniversary Retrospective and Contest from Sena Cases
I'm a week late, but I haven't forgotten about my promise to give Pocket PC Thoughts readers something a little special to help celebrate our fourth year of existence. First off, I wanted to give everyone a blast from the past: our original site, launched October 12th 2000, is still in my Blogger account, so I've re-published the entire thing right here! Unfortunately the template isn't the same (I didn't have time to hack it into a workable format with the archives), but all the content is there from October 12th to February 3rd, 2001 (the day we switched to Greymatter). Looking back over the site brings back some nice memories - back then, Pocket PCs were the underdog, a mere speck in the marketshare, and I was extremely passionate about evangelising their use. I still am, but things change - now I have to worry about finding sponsors and paying the bills. Things were so much simpler back then. :wink:
It's interesting to me how little the basic structure and taxonomy (THOUGHT, SOFTWARE, etc.) has changed in four years - and how many other sites thought this was a good enough idea to copy. Hey, I'm flattered! ;-) Looking back at my early posts, I see a certain "fight the power" attitude and some cool ideas that haven't yet been realized. And hey, look who joined the party after all! I also find my writing to be more entertaining and colourful - I'll have to try and re-discover that. I've been trained a little too well into the "professional" mode of writing. :lol:
It's been a wild ride, and I want to extend my deepest thanks to you, our readers. Without you coming back day after day, we wouldn't have the support we need to continue. You give us purpose - thank you! I also want to thank my amazing team of volunteers who have helped out over the years: the contributing editors, moderators, programmers, graphic designers, reviewers, and everyone who has ever helped me out with the site. Lastly, I want to thank our advertising sponsors - their support helps us pay the bills, and without them we wouldn't be here.
And speaking of sponsors, one of our special supporters, Sena Cases, has a very generous birthday celebration offer: Sena Cases is offering up twelve, count 'em TWELVE, cases for some lucky winners. They'll give the winner any Pocket PC case they make, including some of the upcoming cases for products like the Axim X50. How can you win? Simple: post a message in this thread (one message per user) telling me how you first found Pocket PC Thoughts. Google? A referral from a friend? A link from another site? This is something I always wonder about, so let me know how you first came to visit our site (and when you first came as well). That's your entry into the Sena contest! The drawing for the winners will be Friday, 12 noon my local time.
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10-20-2004, 01:05 PM
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Sage
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 634
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I first found PPCT through a PPC Magazine article. It was my first PPC-related site and it's still the best one around!
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10-20-2004, 01:07 PM
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Ponderer
Join Date: Dec 2003
Posts: 75
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I came here first about two years ago. I have had my first PPC back then (Casio E-125).
I have searching the net for PPC sites and Google came also up with you.
There you were! And since this time I am visiting you almost daily 
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10-20-2004, 01:11 PM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 215
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I followed a link from Pocketpc.com I think. This is the first site I go to every day.
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10-20-2004, 01:12 PM
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Pupil
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 10
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If I recall correctly - I found Thoughts via a search engine and then read about it again on Brighthand Forums. In my opinion Thoughts is and will continue to be the best content site of its kind.
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10-20-2004, 01:12 PM
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Moderator
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 6,878
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See Jasons first post in the original format (may be slow to load)
I can still remember the announcement in the Microsoft Newsgroups... :wink:
Steve
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"My eyes are rolling back in my head so far I can see my grey matter bubbling and frothing from reading this thread....bleh." JD
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10-20-2004, 01:18 PM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Dec 2004
Posts: 173
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Hi,
When i were in the US two years ago on vacation from Sweden i've bought a magazine called ppc magazine and their it was an article with different forums and how they recommended this. In the beginning i've just came here to read news but now i've recently registered in this great forum. And happy birthday ppc thoughts! :bday:  lympic: :rainbowafro:
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10-20-2004, 01:19 PM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 176
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Hmmm, it was SUCH a long time ago...
I think I came via Brighthand clutching my beloved Casio E-125 (still love the D-pad & button layout).
4 Pocket PC's, a Sharp Zaurus and an Apple Newton later, I still come to PPCThoughts several times a day 
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10-20-2004, 01:20 PM
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Pupil
Join Date: May 2006
Posts: 12
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I found the site about two years ago after reading a post in the PocketPCPassion's forum. I visit everyday and truely enjoy your site. Thank-you.
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10-20-2004, 01:23 PM
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Developer & Designer, News Editor Emeritus
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 12,959
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I have been a frequent visitor for around two years now, but became a member in late 2003.
Basically I Googled my way into PPCT but not by searching something simple like: "Pocket PC", but rather I typed in keywords to a problem I was having with my Pocket PC a while ago, and voila...PPCT was the site which had my answer. That's when I thought PPCT would be the community to be a part of.
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