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ScurrilousPrune · 04-22-2004, 05:29 PM

I just thought I'd post some suggestions:
(Admin feel free to move this thread if necessary)

We should have a Hobbies section with things such as paintball, airsoft, card, guns and knives, car audio, photography, go kart racing, painting, drawing and art, etc.

We should have some sort of centralized chat program. I think you may have one for IRC but I'd like to see others.

We should have a more thorough computer security forum, and also a downloads section full of freeware system config utilities and such. Also, we should have a monthly LAN party like the folks at TechTV.
These are just a few of the things I thought of.

icallmedan · 04-22-2004, 06:05 PM

Technically this thread should have gone in th PC Mech Site Suggestions part of the forum...but good ideas...

imbest123 · 04-22-2004, 06:08 PM

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Originally posted by icallmedan
Technically this thread should have gone in th PC Mech Site Suggestions part of the forum...

lol ya but his suggestion seems like a great idea nonetheless. you forgot to mention table tennis lol.

***glc*** · 04-22-2004, 06:43 PM

Moved to the suggestions forum.

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We should have a Hobbies section with things such as paintball, airsoft, card, guns and knives, car audio, photography, go kart racing, painting, drawing and art, etc.

Good ideas, but not really what this place is all about. This is a computer forum. You are free to discuss those topics, as long as they conform to the site FAQ, in the General Discussion forum.

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We should have some sort of centralized chat program. I think you may have one for IRC but I'd like to see others.

We have discussed this, and for the time being we have decided to use #pcmech on Undernet IRC. We don't want to run a chat server ourselves at this time.

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We should have a more thorough computer security forum

No, what we need is for people to put their security related posts in the existing forum instead of all over the rest of the board. How can we make it any more thorough? It's there, folks, just use it.

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a downloads section full of freeware system config utilities and such

Good idea, but we would prefer that such items be downloaded from the proper sources, this isn't Tucows or download.com. Feel free to post links to such items. You also might want to consider buying a PC Mech CD (shameless plug).

Keep them coming - we DO read this stuff.

buildingit · 05-15-2004, 10:38 PM

Hello

Well, I have a suggestion, though I am not sure it's feasible.

Personally, I am getting much more interested in Laptop computers. Specifically, I'd like to buy a used laptop and upgrade it. I have heard that it is very difficult for a non-technician to upgrade Laptops. But after building my own computer, anything seems possible. Or just a section on Laptops: to know what to look for etc, what brands are the best, that type of thing.

Anyway, just a suggestion. If there was a section here on Laptops, I would be reading it.

thanx!

icallmedan · 05-16-2004, 10:19 AM

I wouldn't mind reading a thing or two on laptops myself...

speeddude2000 · 05-25-2004, 09:25 PM

yeah...does anyone know where to get a laptop case?

04-22-2004, 05:29 PM	#1
ScurrilousPrune Member (8 bit) Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: California Posts: 240	PC Mech Site Suggestions I just thought I'd post some suggestions: (Admin feel free to move this thread if necessary) We should have a Hobbies section with things such as paintball, airsoft, card, guns and knives, car audio, photography, go kart racing, painting, drawing and art, etc. We should have some sort of centralized chat program. I think you may have one for IRC but I'd like to see others. We should have a more thorough computer security forum, and also a downloads section full of freeware system config utilities and such. Also, we should have a monthly LAN party like the folks at TechTV. These are just a few of the things I thought of. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter __________________ The Black Mamba: [Dell Dimension 8200] ---------------------------- \|Pentium 4 2.53GHZ\|512MB RAM\|80GB HDD\|Mad Dog 16X DVD-ROM/52X CDRW\|HL-DT-ST 48X CD-RW\|Geforce 4 Ti4200 64MB\|Sound Blaster Live!\| \|Harman/Kardon Speakers\|Microsoft Optical Wheel Mouse\|Windows XP Home\|San Bruno/RCN Cable\| The Nuclear Gamer: [Custom Built PC - Nuke] ---------------------------- \|ABS Case\|Antec 550w ATX2.2 PSU\|AMD Athlon 64 3200+\|ASUS A8N-VM CSM Socket 939 Motherboard\|1536 GB Corsair Valuselect PC3200 DDR RAM (3 X 512MB)\|160GB Seagate SATA\|160GB WD Caviar IDE\|(2X) NEC 7170A DVDRWs\|Nvidia Geforce 7600GS 256MB PCI-e\|Creative Soundblaster Live! 24-bit\|Dell 2.1 Speakers\|Microsoft Optical Wheel Mouse\|Sceptre Naga-III 20.1" LCD Monitor\|Windows XP Home\|RCN Cable\| Last edited by ScurrilousPrune; 04-22-2004 at 05:31 PM.

04-22-2004, 06:05 PM	#2
icallmedan Member (12 bit) Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 2,309	Technically this thread should have gone in th PC Mech Site Suggestions part of the forum...but good ideas... Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter Last edited by icallmedan; 04-22-2004 at 06:20 PM.

05-15-2004, 10:38 PM	#5
buildingit Member (9 bit) Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 365	Hello Well, I have a suggestion, though I am not sure it's feasible. Personally, I am getting much more interested in Laptop computers. Specifically, I'd like to buy a used laptop and upgrade it. I have heard that it is very difficult for a non-technician to upgrade Laptops. But after building my own computer, anything seems possible. Or just a section on Laptops: to know what to look for etc, what brands are the best, that type of thing. Anyway, just a suggestion. If there was a section here on Laptops, I would be reading it. thanx! Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter __________________ Netbook: Sept 2010 Acer Intel Atom N450 1.66 GHz, 1GB RAM, 160 GB Harddrive, Windows 7 Starter Edition LapTop: Feb 2010 Toshiba Satellite AMD Athlon II Dual Core M320 2.1 GHz, 3 GB Ram, 270 GB Harddrive, Windows 7 Home Premium Edition PC: built in 2002 (with a LOT of help from this forum!) XP Pro SP2 on P4: 1.6GHz (512K NW)-478 , ASUS P4S533 SiS645DX audio S/PDIF LAN ata133 USB 1.1 \| Case, Power & Fans-Antec SX1030B \| Maxtor DX740-6L 40G ata133 7200rpm 2mb buffer \|Lite-ON 40/12/48 LTR-40125S \| ATI OEM 8500LE 64 MB w/DVI \| 512 MB DDR333. Added Spring 2006: Maxtor 250G ata133 7200rpm (failed August 2009), 1 GB DDR333, USB 2.0 (never really worked), Hauppauge WinTV PVR 350 (never really used), Samsung 16x DVD+-RW 5x Dual Layer.

05-16-2004, 10:19 AM	#6
icallmedan Member (12 bit) Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 2,309	I wouldn't mind reading a thing or two on laptops myself... Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter

05-25-2004, 09:25 PM	#7
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