Wolfram, basecamp is indeed free and you can do forums and real time chat. If you want to store files - that's when it starts getting pricey.
And don't you ever stand for that sort of thing. Someone ever tries to kill you, you try to kill 'em right back! ... You got the right same as anyone to live and try to kill people.
Mal ,'Our Mrs. Reynolds'
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le nubian - Apr 08, 2008 7:16:00 am PDT #5525 of 25513
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Wolfram - Apr 08, 2008 7:31:19 am PDT #5526 of 25513
Visilurking
Wow basecamp really hides the free there, but I finally found it. Or maybe I'm just daft.
Funnily enough, the 37signals thing sounded really familiar and I ran a search for it in my gmail. Found out I already have a free backpackit account which allows me to create writeboards on which people can comment. That may work.
Kevin - Apr 08, 2008 8:20:40 am PDT #5527 of 25513
Never fall in love with somebody you actually love.
As just mentioned, you have to be really careful now with forums which don't require registration - they get spammed to hell and back within weeks of going up, to the point where it becomes unusable.
Sean K - Apr 08, 2008 1:56:13 pm PDT #5528 of 25513
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
So, how do I get my old computer (the MacMini) to see the printer attached to the AirPort Express?
Sean K - Apr 08, 2008 2:14:27 pm PDT #5529 of 25513
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
Ah. The AirPort just needed to update like crazy.
Gris - Apr 08, 2008 4:55:17 pm PDT #5530 of 25513
Hey. New board.
Google/Yahoo groups are always an option for short-term discussions. I tend to think of them as mailing lists more than forums, but they can easily be set to read-online-only by default.
Connie Neil - Apr 09, 2008 7:55:19 am PDT #5531 of 25513
brillig
Not only does my husband's new laptop suffer from catlike typing, we've also had cat-like bidding due to Hubby leaving the screen on eBay and the cursor too close to the Buy Now button. We very nearly bought an engine for a Model-T, and it would have been very difficult to explain to the yacht company why we were having to back out of the deal to pay $300,000 for that very pretty sailboat. I don't think "My cat bought your boat" would fly.
Anyway, Hubby's been investigating cat-proofing software, and the big name, PawSense, is having a server configuration interruption in service. Does anyone know of any cat-like-typing blocking software other than PawSense? Yesterday Amon was saved from going through a window only because he couldn't figure out how to say yes to "Would you like to format your hard drive now?"
Liese S. - Apr 09, 2008 9:29:33 am PDT #5532 of 25513
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Bwah! Do you think that cats have infiltrated PawSense and are reconfiguring their server?
Vortex - Apr 09, 2008 9:35:46 am PDT #5533 of 25513
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
why don't you just lock the screen when you walk away?
Connie Neil - Apr 09, 2008 9:46:25 am PDT #5534 of 25513
brillig
How do you lock the screen in Vista?