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Prolific poster 3,069 posts DKRickman Prolific poster 3,069 posts
DKRickman

Since I frequently log on and check to see what has been posted in the forum, but I only have a few minutes to read, I find that I sometimes miss some nice things.  Sometimes I'll see that there's a long and involved post which I'd like to devote more time to, other times there's something which I really want to respond to when I have the time.

Is there a way, either now or in the upcoming revamping, for me to leave myself a little note or flag as a reminded that I wanted to go back to a certain thread?  Sometimes the titles are not memorable or descriptive enough to jog my memory, and if there has been no new post on the thread since the last time I read it, it falls further down the list until I'm likely to miss it entirely.

Ken Rickman

Danville & Western HO modeler and web historian

http://southern-railway.railfan.net/dw/
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Bremner Prolific poster 1,217 posts
Bremner

The problem is....

The base program/application of this site feels like Drupal with a forum module added in. Drupal is a Content Management Framework first and foremost. It was never designed to be a blog or a forum, but there are add ons called modules that can make Drupal (maybe Joomla, but feels very Drupalish) operate as a forum. If they really wanted to run a true forum, they would have a different login than the main site. Unless Joe F and company wants to build a new site and run a major migration of posts, don't expect to see many changes to this forum.

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LKandO Prolific poster 3,839 posts
LKandO

It is Drupal

It is Drupal. Look at the page source.

Alan

All the details:  http://www.LKOrailroad.com        Just the highlights:  MRH blog

When I was a kid... no wait, I still do that. HO, 28x32, double deck, 1969, RailPro
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Hobo Al Regular poster 282 posts
Hobo Al

Good idea

I agree that, if possible, this is a very good idea.

Thanks,

Al
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Bremner Prolific poster 1,217 posts
Bremner

I felt lazy

I think that I might spend too much time with open source....and I was too lazy to look.....

am I the only N Scale Pacific Electric Freight modeler in the world?

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Alexedwin Regular poster 427 posts
Alexedwin

copy link in the address bar

If you copy the link in the address bar. Highlight & press CTRL C

Create a new shortcut on the desktop (Windows)

Paste the link into the shortcut (CTRL V) & exit.

Double click the shortcut link & hey presto.

Alex

One day I might be modeling the Puffing Billy Railway, Victoria, Australia.

My location - Queensland, Australia.
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joef MRH Founder 17,415 posts
joef

You want one of these ...

You want one of these tools ....

http://mashable.com/2008/09/15/offline-website-reading/

Joe Fugate​
Publisher, Model Railroad Hobbyist magazine

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DKRickman Prolific poster 3,069 posts
DKRickman

Thanks, Joe!

I just installed Pocket as a Firefox add-on, and it looks like it will do exactly what I asked.  I asked for an improvement to the MRH forum, and I got an improvement to my entire online experience!  That's what I call service.

Ken Rickman

Danville & Western HO modeler and web historian

http://southern-railway.railfan.net/dw/
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reddogpt Regular poster 228 posts
reddogpt

Apple Safari Reading List Reminder (iPad too)

Just a reminder for Apple users: you already have the ability to read webpages offline within Safari. No need to download extra programs like Window users.

Just click on the "reading glasses" icon (show reading list) in the Bookmarks Bar and then click "Add Page" to automatically save the webpage to read offline later.

On the iPad and iPhone (within Safari) you click on the icon that looks like an open book (show bookmarks) and then click on reading list and click the + symbol to add it to your list. 

Of course whatever you add will be available on all your devices via iCloud.

Pete

 

Pete
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tracymckibben Active Member 39 posts
tracymckibben

Evernote

To expand on the Pocket suggestion - look into Evernote.  You get unlimited storage space, the ability to "bookmark" entire pages like Pocket does, AND the ability to clip and save just portions of a page.  And it's all searchable afterwards.

 


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