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by Cyril
Fri Jul 19, 2019 12:38 am
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: TR Wikipedia article flagged for deletion
Replies: 44
Views: 7032

Re: TR Wikipedia article flagged for deletion

Interesting. The guy who submitted the article for deletion (Omgwtfbbqsomethingrandom) initially described TR as a "a random tech site which contains reviews for products that were also reviewed on multiple other similar sites, not really notable for anything significant according to Google Sea...
by Cyril
Thu Jul 18, 2019 2:58 pm
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: TR Wikipedia article flagged for deletion
Replies: 44
Views: 7032

TR Wikipedia article flagged for deletion

Hello gerbils! Just poking my head in after a far too lengthy absence to ask for your help. The Wikipedia article for TR has been flagged for deletion because of supposedly insufficient external sources. I'm currently swamped managing the launch of FORM , where I've been working since 2017, so I don...
by Cyril
Sat Sep 06, 2014 5:32 pm
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: TR font rendering changes with local install
Replies: 18
Views: 4262

Re: TR font rendering changes with local install

Wow, this is weird. I've found the culprit. Cyril's questionable use of "62.5%" for the body font size is breaking local font rendering in every browser I've tried. (Firefox, Opera, Chrome.) Overriding the CSS to use a round 60% or 0.6em both seemed to solve the issue: local fonts no long...
by Cyril
Thu Aug 21, 2014 12:01 pm
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: Haiku contest entry thread
Replies: 365
Views: 42908

Re: Haiku contest entry thread

We are no longer accepting submissions. Thanks to everyone who participated!
by Cyril
Wed Aug 06, 2014 3:52 pm
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: Haiku contest entry thread
Replies: 365
Views: 42908

Haiku contest entry thread

Note: this thread is for contest entries only. If you would like to discuss the contest, please post in the comments section of the contest announcement post on the main site. We're giving away a boatload of hardware from Gigabyte, Enermax, and Samsung, and entering for a chance to win couldn't be ...
by Cyril
Mon Jun 02, 2014 2:47 pm
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: who's Jeffery Kampman?
Replies: 23
Views: 7316

Re: who's Jeffery Kampman?

Jeffrey's our new part-time news guy. Captain Ned is correct: Jeffrey was the applicant we chose from among those who replied to that job posting.
by Cyril
Tue Apr 08, 2014 9:59 am
Forum: Announcements
Topic: A quick service announcement about that OpenSSL exploit
Replies: 5
Views: 49998

A quick service announcement about that OpenSSL exploit

So, it turns out that there's a pretty serious vulnerability in OpenSSL , and a large section of the web is affected. Until this morning, so was TR. We've updated the version of OpenSSL running on TR to address the problem. According to the Heartbleed test , we are no longer vulnerable. However, if ...
by Cyril
Wed Nov 27, 2013 1:08 pm
Forum: System Builders Anonymous
Topic: Longtime AMD user thinking of going over to Intel
Replies: 19
Views: 4194

Re: Longtime AMD user thinking of going over to Intel

If BF4 is the only game you're concerned about right now, I would recommend waiting for the Mantle patch next month before you do anything. Mantle is supposed to lower CPU overhead and to help with multi-GPU scaling.
by Cyril
Fri Oct 25, 2013 3:01 pm
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: Enter TR's Dear Diary contest here
Replies: 263
Views: 63361

Enter TR's Dear Diary contest here

Note: this thread is for contest entries only. If you would like to discuss the contest, please post in the comments section of the contest announcement on the main site. With the help of Gigabyte, Intel, Rosewill, and Diamond, we're giving away a smorgasbord of hardware worth over $2,200. The loot...
by Cyril
Sun Sep 29, 2013 1:30 am
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: Vancouver Meetup!
Replies: 3
Views: 1821

Re: Vancouver Meetup!

Yeah, that was great. Nice to see so many of you.

Thanks to everybody who came! And enjoy the free hardware. ;)
by Cyril
Sat Sep 07, 2013 3:11 pm
Forum: Gaming
Topic: TR and real world gaming performance
Replies: 32
Views: 6134

Re: TR and real world gaming performance

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Clearly, our Tomb Raider testing must be more "real-world" than AnandTech's. ;)
by Cyril
Sat Aug 31, 2013 2:02 pm
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: Bias
Replies: 9
Views: 3879

Re: Bias

Oh, jeez. Scott had me working on another, non-editorial project last week, and I simply didn't see the Nvidia/Ubi story. If I had seen it (or if someone had e-mailed it in), I or another TR editor probably would have written it up. Would we have used the same tone as in the EA story? Probably not. ...
by Cyril
Fri Aug 02, 2013 7:48 pm
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: "Get creative with PC parts" contest entry thread
Replies: 45
Views: 14021

Re: "Get creative with PC parts" contest entry thread

I apologize for interjecting but I think you should've "widened up" the contest requirements and let the people use not only PC parts but electric components in general :wink: So you know, people would be able to create and use things like this, out of defective PSUs/motherboards/controll...
by Cyril
Thu Aug 01, 2013 11:12 am
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: "Get creative with PC parts" contest entry thread
Replies: 45
Views: 14021

Re: "Get creative with PC parts" contest entry thread

jolo857069 wrote:
how do you get your pics to show? Tried doing a different format, any help would be appreciated. New to the forum control world

Upload your image to a photo hosting service, like imgur or Photobucket, and then embed it into your post using [img] tags as outlined here.
by Cyril
Tue Jul 30, 2013 5:09 pm
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: "Get creative with PC parts" contest entry thread
Replies: 45
Views: 14021

"Get creative with PC parts" contest entry thread

Note: this thread is for contest entries only. If you would like to discuss the contest, please post in the comments section of the contest announcement on the main site. In collaboration with Newegg, we're giving away a PowerColor Radeon HD 7950 Boost, a 1TB Samsung P3 Portable External Drive, and...
by Cyril
Wed Jan 23, 2013 4:45 pm
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: TechRepot Mobile
Replies: 34
Views: 12530

Re: TechRepot Mobile

*cough*

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by Cyril
Thu Nov 24, 2011 9:14 pm
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: Tech Report logo in forums no longer a link?
Replies: 12
Views: 1569

Re: Tech Report logo in forums no longer a link?

Sorry, folks. I inadvertently introduced that bug while fixing an ad-related rendering issue in IE.

Should be fixed now.
by Cyril
Wed Apr 27, 2011 11:13 am
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: I want my Beige back!
Replies: 64
Views: 4416

Re: I want my Beige back!

Regardless, just because something is standard practice doesn't mean it isn't bad, or that it shouldn't be complained about. That's true. And in a perfect world, we would have a unified style cookie across the main site and forums, so you could quickly select the blue color scheme and have it appli...
by Cyril
Wed Apr 27, 2011 9:49 am
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: I want my Beige back!
Replies: 64
Views: 4416

Re: I want my Beige back!

I was there, and it looks like most of the suggestions from that thread apparently blew over. I darkened the separator lines as ericfulmer requested and, based on your and other feedback: - Darkened the alternating gray color in the white theme. - Changed the icons back to those from the beige them...
by Cyril
Wed Apr 20, 2011 10:24 am
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: Help us test the new TR forum skins
Replies: 19
Views: 2326

Re: Help us test the new TR forum skins

grantmeaname wrote:
Is it live? Like, can I switch over, post there, and it's synced with conversations here?

Like I said, the database on trweb2 is not synchronized with our production server. So, no. :)
by Cyril
Wed Apr 20, 2011 10:15 am
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: Help us test the new TR forum skins
Replies: 19
Views: 2326

Help us test the new TR forum skins

Hi folks. I've finally got a beta of the new TR forum skins up and running on our development server. The new themes are white and blue to match the corresponding TR v3.0 themes on the main site. We're planning to switch over in the near future, but before then, I'd appreciate if you could head down...
by Cyril
Wed Mar 09, 2011 1:25 am
Forum: Visual Haven
Topic: Enter here for a chance to win a GeForce GTX 560 Ti
Replies: 113
Views: 25466

Re: Enter here for a chance to win a GeForce GTX 560 Ti

We are now no longer accepting entries. Thanks to all those who participated!
by Cyril
Mon Mar 07, 2011 1:25 pm
Forum: Visual Haven
Topic: Discuss TR's screenshot contest
Replies: 138
Views: 23205

Re: Discuss TR's screenshot contest

SUSHRUKH has been disqualified from the contest.
by Cyril
Mon Mar 07, 2011 2:25 am
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: Tech Report needs to change
Replies: 37
Views: 5259

Re: Tech Report needs to change

TaBoVilla wrote:
Personally, I would place comment elements (date, time, thumbs) on the top right:
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That would work... until you got into a thread deep enough that username/callout would need to be in that space. ;)
by Cyril
Tue Feb 01, 2011 5:57 pm
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: TechRepot Mobile
Replies: 34
Views: 12530

Re: TechRepot Mobile

Yes. There will be a mobile version of the site.

:)
by Cyril
Wed Sep 08, 2010 10:42 am
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: Enter our Metro 2033 and MSI Big Bang Xpower giveaway here
Replies: 147
Views: 13927

Re: Enter our Metro 2033 and MSI Big Bang Xpower giveaway here

The contest is now over. We've announced the winners here.
by Cyril
Thu Sep 02, 2010 3:34 pm
Forum: Echo Vale
Topic: Discuss our Xonar sound card giveaway here
Replies: 12
Views: 6504

Discuss our Xonar sound card giveaway here

If you'd like to talk about our Asus Xonar giveaway, or chime in with your thoughts on future sound card features, you may do so in this thread.
by Cyril
Thu Sep 02, 2010 3:34 pm
Forum: Echo Vale
Topic: Win one of three Asus Xonar sound cards
Replies: 137
Views: 43432

Win one of three Asus Xonar sound cards

Asus is celebrating a birthday. The company's line of Xonar sound cards turns three this year, and to commemorate the occasion, Asus is introducing a high-end Xonar Xense sound card bundled with a Sennheiser gaming headset. Like the Xonar Essense STX , the Xense has a built-in headphone amp and 6.5-...
by Cyril
Thu Aug 26, 2010 1:59 pm
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: Enter our Metro 2033 and MSI Big Bang Xpower giveaway here
Replies: 147
Views: 13927

Enter our Metro 2033 and MSI Big Bang Xpower giveaway here

Update : The contest is now over. We've announced the winners here . Hot on the heels of our last two giveaways, in which we distributed a motherlode of game licenses and some shiny hardware, we're back with more. Much more. The kind folks at MSI have provided us with one of their top-of-the-line B...
by Cyril
Thu Jul 22, 2010 10:22 am
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: Enter here for a chance to win a free Just Cause 2 license
Replies: 115
Views: 28991

Re: Enter here for a chance to win a free Just Cause 2 license

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