02-05-2002, 08:14 AM
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Executive Editor
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 29,160
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Pocket PC Thoughts is resurrected...sort of
What a weekend! The day I start moving into a new house, the server fails. I spent the entire weekend moving boxes, unpacking boxes, and assembling Ikea furniture, trying to get an Internet connection, all the while hoping that Chris Edwards and his PHP skills could pull off the challenge of ressurecting this site in 48 hours. He did it! Chris, I owe you one.
So what are you seeing here? We've quickly tied together phpBB, a PHP-based freeware discussion board forum that is well-known for it's stability and speed. Chris had created a custom modification for his own site that allowed certain posts to be tagged as "front page news". So on the back-end you have the power and flexibility of a full-featured discussion board, and on the front end you have a web-logging style interface. The best of both worlds!
I can't stress this enough: we have a long way to go. The previous year and a half of content will be imported to create a rich, searchable database of content (I hope). I've collected hundreds of pages of content that people have emailed in, so we'll try to get that into the system. We're also working on a new template that will make the front-end on a desktop PC more interesting, and on the Pocket PC it will get leaner and meaner.
The blow that was dealt when we lost all that content was frustrating, but ultimately this site is focused on the future, not the past. I've always had a vision for what this site could be, and we're just starting to move towards it...
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02-05-2002, 08:19 AM
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Philosopher
Join Date: Jun 2006
Posts: 556
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Congradulations Jason! It's nice to see the site back up again. Panic was just about ready to set in. Good work on pulling it together.
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02-05-2002, 08:28 AM
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Philosopher
Join Date: Jun 2006
Posts: 556
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Panic? I felt it!!
Panic DID set in here, I missed the site very much. Had no idea Jason you where moving, just a tad more stress to add there eh? Well as I said in an email I sent, we still owe you MUCH for putting together the best PPC website out there and standing behind it with so much effort and time. My sincere thanks for it.
And its so nice to see you guys back!!
This BBS is beautiful, a lot better than the old one BUT two questions... 1. isn't it going to be more expensive bandwidth-wise? 2. How is this going to look in my PPC screen? (well I dont do wireless but I know people who read pocketpcthoughts.com from their ppc.
BTW my iPaq is over Compaq service. Blew it up. Connected it to a 12V powersource by error. One of those multivoltage adapters, had the voltage selection switche in wrong pos. I heard a buzz, it smelled bad... funny thing is the iPaq is still working, but it does not taka a charge. Opened it up, and a surface mounted component nead the DC entrance is fused... darn, yesterday was a BAD day and to top it off... I cannot try the new pocketinformant.
Best wishes Jason and company, thanks again!
Juan Miguel Venturello
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02-05-2002, 08:31 AM
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Executive Editor
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 29,160
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We have a LOT of work do to with some new templates, so you're right, this current phpBB default template won't look good on the Pocket PC. This is just an emergency patch...things will improve. :lol:
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02-05-2002, 09:03 AM
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Philosopher
Join Date: Jun 2006
Posts: 556
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The sad subtext of your mishap is an important one: if it's important, back it up.
Glad you're on line again.
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02-05-2002, 09:23 AM
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Pupil
Join Date: Feb 2002
Posts: 43
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Congratulations Jason!
It's really great you're up an running again and I think that the forums look great. Nice to be one of the first members here!
Keep up the good work and be sure to take some off-site backups :wink:
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02-05-2002, 09:59 AM
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Pupil
Join Date: Oct 2003
Posts: 27
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Wow!
The site looks good!! And moving just sucks. Congrats on your new house!! 
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02-05-2002, 10:02 AM
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Pupil
Join Date: May 2005
Posts: 32
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Great new look! I didn't realise how many times I visit Thoughts, until I started getting really fed up with 'Clunk...' !!!
I haven't had a chance to check, but I presume Thoughts is still available via Avantgo? (I haven't managed to get on with Mazingo yet!!)
I hope the new house proves to be a dream come true.
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02-05-2002, 12:39 PM
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Ponderer
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 103
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Welcome Back!
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02-05-2002, 02:45 PM
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Ponderer
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 95
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Welcome back! I'm recovering quite nicely from the effects of PocketPCThoughts.com withdrawl 
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