Upgraded Forum Software

Jman423

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Mar 24, 2014
1,874
United States
As you can see, we've upgraded our forum software to the latest version allowing us to take advantage of the newest and greatest features and technology. We have a lot of work ahead of us, but instead of keeping the site closed while we tweak features and settings, we've decided to open it up and solicit feedback.

Things to note:
  1. Permissions, user accounts, and content remain the same as they were prior to the upgrade.
  2. Aside from the items mentioned in item #1, we are essentially starting fresh with features and layout.
  3. Attachments & images may not be displaying correctly at the moment, we're working on it.
  4. Many of the features we plan to reinstate cost money, and we have to purchase licenses for this new software.
If you find problems or have questions about this new software (which is largely similar to what you're used to), please post in this thread and allow us time to respond.

We have full-time jobs and families that take priority over the time we have available to spend on our forum software, so please be patient with us while we address things in a prioritized manner.

We also have to purchase new licenses according to a budget. Operating costs eat up most of our revenue, so we won't be able to restore everything immediately.

Thank you and Happy New Year!
 

Wooluf1952

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Nov 20, 2011
2,663
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
This isn't a big deal and sorry if i missed it (I'm working in a flu induced fog) but the color of my Canyon (Red Quartz Tintcoat) isn't on the list. Its the same as my '03 Envoy, Magnetic Red Metallic.





















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Sparky

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Dec 4, 2011
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It is just a little heavy on CPU. Adds a lot of typing lag. At least on this PC I'm on...
 
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Sparky

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Dec 4, 2011
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No, my PC at work here is a AMD Athlon II X4 640 3GHz quad core. Old, but works fine. No other sites lag, and this one didn't either until the snow effect :confused:
 
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Mooseman

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Dec 4, 2011
25,257
Ottawa, ON
The typing did get a little laggy on the desktop where it wasn't at all before. Although I also like the snow, it's not worth it if it affects some users.
Old reliable Acer laptop, AMD Athlon II 2.10GHz, 4GB, Win7
 
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Chickenhawk

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Dec 6, 2011
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The typing did get a little laggy on the desktop where it wasn't at all before. Although I also like the snow, it's not worth it if it affects some users.

In the old forum, there was a way to turn off the snow effect. It REALLY sucks CPU power and my laptop fan runs constantly.
 
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Sparky

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Dec 4, 2011
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Even on my i7 at home it does lag a little bit as it causes the web browser to max out a CPU core.
 
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djthumper

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Nov 20, 2011
14,950
North Las Vegas
Just coming to the site with the snow going increases my CPU usage up 21%. and the memory usage goes up about 11%. I am on a i7 with 16GB of RAM
 
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Capote

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Jul 14, 2014
24,227
Atlanta, GA
Am I the only one who's computer it doesn't affect? lol
Perhaps have an option somewhere to activate/deactivate effects?
 
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Capote

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Mooseman

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Dec 4, 2011
25,257
Ottawa, ON
They're gone. No more lap heater.
 
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Sparky

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Dec 4, 2011
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Yeah, cool feature I've seen before but another site that tried it years ago turned them off for the same reason.

You wouldn't think it would be so CPU heavy, but it is.
 
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Mooseman

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Dec 4, 2011
25,257
Ottawa, ON
All I have to do to see snowflakes is look outside, no CPU usage at all :cool:

On another note, I can't find the option to access previously uploaded files and images when posting or replying. Used to be a separate button and would pop up a window with all your uploads.
 
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Shaw520

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Sep 20, 2017
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You wouldn't think it would be so CPU heavy, but it is.
Ya,.. I would think any kind of live/video feed would be heavy on cpu . Is there a way to disable it ?
 
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littleblazer

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Jul 6, 2014
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I'll settle this once and for all. Imma pull out the beast. If this can't handle snowflakes nothing can.1515083139501964627054.jpg
 
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Sparky

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Dec 4, 2011
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I had one of those. Heavy and slow, but dude for a laptop those ported JBL speakers were pretty darn good.
 
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Mooseman

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Dec 4, 2011
25,257
Ottawa, ON
Like I said, the flakes are gone.
 
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HARDTRAILZ

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Nov 18, 2011
49,665
It is snowing out my window at work now...
 
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djthumper

Administrator
Nov 20, 2011
14,950
North Las Vegas
Unable to merge posts, I tried to merge a couple of posts that were replies to multiple quotes.
 
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Mooseman

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Dec 4, 2011
25,257
Ottawa, ON
I just did and no issue here.
 
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Mooseman

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Dec 4, 2011
25,257
Ottawa, ON
Double posting for you to merge.
 
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