Happy 4th Birthday to Pocket PC Thoughts

[Jason Dunn]

Yesterday was our fourth birthday (we launched October 12th, 2000) and in the chaos of server failures and the big Dell Axim X50 launch, I didn't have time to do up a proper birthday post. Today has been equally hectic, so it's a wash as well - but tomorrow, I have a special surprise for everyone, along with a special contest that everyone will love. Stay tuned!

[butch]

:bday:

[PBennett]

:bday: :bday: :bday:

Although, perhaps "Happy Anniversary" might be more appropriate, PocketPC Thoughts has kept my PPC hope and dreams alive all these years and "TA DAH" now we have these wonderful VGA devices. And I'm sure it's all because of you, Jason. /End, shameless suck-up mode.

Have a slice o' cake on me!!!! :beer: :way to go:

[Foo Fighter]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

[Jonathon Watkins]

:clap: :werenotworthy: :clap: :werenotworthy: :clap: :werenotworthy: :clap: :werenotworthy: :clap: :werenotworthy: :clap: :werenotworthy: :clap: :werenotworthy: :clap: :werenotworthy: :clap: :werenotworthy: :clap:

Wonderfull. :mrgreen:

[griffin911]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!! :clap: :D

[arnage2]

awsome!
:bday: :bday:

[Don Sorcinelli]

Many, *many* happy returns!

Gosh - 4 years. Where does the time go?

DonS

[John Cody]

Happy 4th!

Does anyone have a screen shot of how PPCT looked during the first few weeks?

[freitasm]

Well done, it's a hard work, I know.

For curious people, check the Web time machine: http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com

[slogsdon]

Congratulations to all of you guys. Keep up the good work. Here's to 4 more! :)

Scott Logsdon

[OSUKid7]

Wow, time for this again?! Seems like the 3rd birthday wasn't too long ago. Guess I've been on PPCT for longer than I thought! (no pun intended...well, maybe a little ;))

:bday:
Happy Birthday! Great job to everyone at Thoughts Media! :D

[PR.]

Happy Birthday PPCT!! :D

Great site and keep up the excellent work :)

[GoldKey]

I have a special surprise for everyone, along with a special contest that everyone will love. Stay tuned!

Free x50v's for everyone! :D

[ctmagnus]

:bday:

I was going to start a thread about this, but I figured the people who run the place would know their birthday better than I do ;)

[John Cody]

Well done, it's a hard work, I know.

For curious people, check the Web time machine: http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com

Very cool - thanks for the info!

[Ryan Joseph]

I have a special surprise for everyone, along with a special contest that everyone will love. Stay tuned!

Free x50v's for everyone! :D

I knew there was a reason I loved this site! :mrgreen:

I've only been a part of PPCT for about year and I can't get enough of it...it's my favorite website by far! I hope it's around for many more birthdays!

And I hope something big is in the works for the 5th anniversary...a video tribute perhaps? 8)

[outdoor]

happy birthday ppct!! i'm considered as a new member, but every since i got my first ppc this is the only site i go to everyday.




long live ppct! :D

[Duncan]

Wow, time for this again?! Seems like the 3rd birthday wasn't too long ago.

Yeah... seems like only a year go...! :)

[upplepop]

PPCT isn't the only one turning 4 today. The famous open-source office suite OpenOffice is celebrating their 4th too! (http://www.openoffice.org/about_us/birthday4.html)

[mscdex]

I've been a PPCT reader since it started. Happy birthday ol' PPCT :D

[Darius Wey]

:bday:

Happy 4th Birthday!

May PPCT bring even more wonders to our lives! ;)

[Rob Borek]

Holy crap - I've been around here for 4 years?

Congrats Jason, and thanks for all the memories thus far!

[Duncan]

along with a special contest that everyone will love.

Bold words - I'm not sure that is actually possible to achieve...! :wink:

[christak]

Congratulations!! Outstanding site!! One of the absolute best on the web!!
:D :D :D

[Jeff Rutledge]

Four years! Wow, that's great!

I was going to use the Happy Birthday 'con too, but it seems sorely un-original now. I guess I'll have to fall back on my fave.

:alfdance: :alfdance: :alfdance: :alfdance: :alfdance: :alfdance: :alfdance: :alfdance: :alfdance: :alfdance: :alfdance: :alfdance: :alfdance: :alfdance: :alfdance: :alfdance: :alfdance: :alfdance: :alfdance: :alfdance: :alfdance: :alfdance: :alfdance:

:mrgreen:

[Ed Hansberry]

This site is so awesome and a true blessing! Great job Jason. Amazing vision.

[Zack Mahdavi]

Congrats Jason! I'm glad to be a part of it. Can't wait to see another birthday, and soon enough, the 10 year birthday!

[yanathin]

Happy freaking birthday!! You know, I've never subscribed to any website in my life.. until this one. There's something about the community and everything else here that just makes it worth while. Also, I have a pretty nice server and space for hosting anything you could think of. If you want to post any videos of your "surprise" tomorrow (heheh :roll:) and are worried about bandwidth, I'll gladly host them for this wonderful community. Think of it as a birthday present / contribution to everything you guys have given me.

[JPD6825]

FOUR MORE YEARS! FOUR MORE YEARS! FOUR MORE YEARS!

Congratulations, Jason!

[Paul Martin]

Wow. It's hard to believe I've been visiting this site for almost that long. Took a while to jump in the water and register, but it's the only site I visit daily (or go through withdrawl when I'm not able.) :wink:

p.s. Happy Birthday!!!

[baker]

:bday:
Congrats!!!

[lapchinj]

:beer: Yeah! We have to get one post for each day Pocket PC Thoughts was on the air (or net) :beer:

:alfdance: :bday: Anyway, we can then all sing Happy Birthday together. :bday: :alfdance:

:alfdance: :bday: :bday: :clap: :bday: :ppclove: :bday: :clap: :bday: :alfdance:

:beer: :bday: and here's to many, many more :bday: :beer:

Jeff - Thanks :way to go:

[KTamas]

:bday: :bday: :bday: :bday: :bday: :bday: :bday: :bday: :bday: :bday: :bday: :bday: :bday: :bday: :bday:

[Jason Dunn]

Thanks for all the warm wishes everyone - tomorrow we'll have some fun! :-)

[Chris Leckness]

Thanks for all the warm wishes everyone - tomorrow we'll have some fun! :-)

:bday: VERY NICE. Congrats Jason.
BTW, let me know when you make reservations for the CTIA in New Orleans next year... down the road from me!!!

[ricksfiona]

Happy anniversary to PPC Thoughts and 'keep up the good work' to all EVERYONE who contributes to this site.

[tanalasta]

A big happy birthday and congrats to PPCT 8)

By far, the best PPC resource and forum available on the web. Well designed, comprehensive and universally friendly. It's nice to see you're still going strong!

oooo Can't wait for the comps and the surprises. I still haven't won anything from PPCT yet :P

[wocket]

Wow! i've had a pocketpc that long! well slightly longer

Happy Birthday pocketpc Thoughts!

[maximus]

Happy birthday ..

Personally I dont really enjoy birthdays, compared to last year, now I am 1 year closer to 'game over' ...

[Steven Cedrone]

If you really want to see the beginning, click here: :bday: (http://web.archive.org/web/20010124080100/www.pocketpcthoughts.com/2000_10_08_archives.html)

Just scroll down a bit, and you will see the first post by Jason...

Steve

[Darius Wey]

Haha. Those were very much historical times. :)

All I can say is that reading that brings back memories, and Jason has done a really fantastic job at transforming it from Blog days to what we all see now.

[mace]

Happy B-Day to a great site and Congrats to the People who make it happen. :mrgreen:

[danmanmayer]

you deserve it... great job with the site... happy birthday to you...

[denivan]

Normally I'm very much a lurker on this site, I ask an occasional question or argue a bit with Jason about off-topic stuff...But a 4th anniversary is reason enough to click the 'post reply' button :lol:

-= Happy Birthday PPCTHOUGHTS ! =-

[Thinkingmandavid]

:bday:
It is great to be part of such a great community! :clap:
Many more great ppc years, articles, reviews, etc. :D
D.Q.

[Kevin C. Tofel]

If you really want to see the beginning, click here: :bday: (http://web.archive.org/web/20010124080100/www.pocketpcthoughts.com/2000_10_08_archives.html)

Just scroll down a bit, and you will see the first post by Jason...

Steve

Wow what a great piece of history! I just started up on Blogger two weeks ago....there's hope for me yet! :wink:

Congratulations and Happy Birthday to PPCThoughts. This was the first PPC site I ever visited and it continues to be a staple of my daily web browsing. This is truly a great team of folks that contribute so much to the community. Happy 4th and here's to many more great years!

KCT

[Paul Martin]

If you really want to see the beginning, click here: :bday: (http://web.archive.org/web/20010124080100/www.pocketpcthoughts.com/2000_10_08_archives.html)

Just scroll down a bit, and you will see the first post by Jason...

Steve

Thanks for the link, Steve. I remember that first layout. I was interested in the Jornada, so I liked the logo! One interesting note from Jason's first post:

I'm also not going to go back and edit things I've written, so if I was wrong about something, it will stay there forever (emphasis mine). 'aint technology grand?
Unfortunately, server crashes haven't quite enabled all of that to happen. Jason is still using the same taxonomy, which adds some nice continuity...crashes, redesigns and all.

[lapchinj]

Happy birthday ..

Personally I dont really enjoy birthdays, compared to last year, now I am 1 year closer to 'game over' ...
Hey cheer up - You never know. We might have already hit empty or passed that 'game over' point and we're just running on borrowed time. I've been smelling fumes for years now but until the fat lady sings I'll enjoy birthdays - especially other peoples.

Jeff- :bday: :D

[Theo]

Congrats all - this is one of the few sites on the web that I visit several times a day; and I've the blast email and RSS feeds coming in as well. :lol:

Great job all round.

Heres to a load more years; I looking forward to my 3GB PPC next year :lol:

[lapchinj]

:bday: :bday: :bday: :bday: :bday: :bday: :bday: :bday: :bday: :bday: :bday: :bday: :bday: :bday: :bday:
Hey nice voice. I wonder how this thread would sound if we all could sing :bday: together. (Probably pin that bandwidth needle on max or bend it all out of shape 8O .)

Jeff-

[azhiker]

I have looked over many websites for information about Pocket PCs (hardware, software and usage) and PocketPCThoughts is the best there is!

No one else is as timely, and as broad-based. New postings seem to happen more frequently, with good links and plenty of ideas and comments from member posts. I look to PPCthoughts almost daily.

Congratualtions! Keep up the great work! :D

[yawanag]

I wouldn't feel like part of the family if I ddidn't get my 2 cents in today. Someone already mentioned about going through withdrawal when they don't connect with PPCT in a day. Ditto for me.

This place is a great place to call home.

Thanks, Jason, and crew.

[heliod]

Happy birthday !!!

Only site owners can imagine how much work it involves to keep such a quality site on the air for 4 years. You have done it, and deserve a big cheer for that.

I wish all the best to the site and the team, may you continue being the dynamic, lifefull site that we have seen over the years.

Many happy returns !

[Wiggster]

Although I don't want to get into hosting massive discussion boards....

That panned out well, eh? :mrgreen:

Happy Birthday PPCT!

[Albegor]

If you really want to see the beginning, click here: :bday: (http://web.archive.org/web/20010124080100/www.pocketpcthoughts.com/2000_10_08_archives.html)

Just scroll down a bit, and you will see the first post by Jason...

Steve

That's really curious! :eek:
Happy birthday PPCThoughts! :beer:

I think I've brought my little present to the virtual party since I've recently purchased a PPCT full subscription. :wink:
Just keep up the good work!

[pepemosca]

Happy b-day PPT!

[Darius Wey]

but tomorrow, I have a special surprise for everyone, along with a special contest that everyone will love. Stay tuned!

I'm confused...did I miss it or was it a very subtle contest? :D

[nutshell]

Hi Jason.
Good on you!
May you have many more of them.
Best regards

[Jason Dunn]

I'm confused...did I miss it or was it a very subtle contest? :D

It's my fault - I just ran out of time. This has been a very brutal week for me, but I still have my plans, so here's hoping Monday is better! :-)

[Darius Wey]

I'm confused...did I miss it or was it a very subtle contest? :D

It's my fault - I just ran out of time. This has been a very brutal week for me, but I still have my plans, so here's hoping Monday is better! :-)

Jason...it's not your fault at all! Time always gets the better of us these days, and the fact that you were planning a surprise is respectful in its own sense.

You're doing a great job on all the Thoughts sites...keep up the good work! :way to go:

[bob1919a]

It is a truly informative site, I've learned so much from it, and I LOVE reading the articles you and your team write. It may look like I'm a rather new member, but I've been visiting this site for over 2 years now!

BTW, what were the prizes for the contests even gonna be? :mrgreen:

[Ommadawn]

I know it's belated, but Happy Birthday anyway, PPCT. You're da bomb 0X

This site (and mobilread.com) are the only sites I check daily. I don't always post, but I always check. There really is something for everyone, somewhere around here!