AnchorDesk Lounge: Welcome!
- 2/14/05 2:14 PM
Welcome!
by mollywood - 2/14/05 2:14 PM
Hey, AnchorDeskers --
Welcome to the all-new AnchorDesk Lounge. This discussion area is designed to give you somewhere to express your opinions, other than individual column TalkBacks. If you'd like to continue your discussions with other users, ask me questions directly, write guest columns (we'll talk a bit more about that later), or just start off-topic conversations, this is the place. Enjoy!
--Molly
Howdy
by SantiagoCrespo
- 2/14/05 3:39 PM
In reply to: Welcome! by mollywood
Thanks for the welcome note, but I would have loved it if you'd replied the e-mail I sent you this morning in person (since you read it)
Re. Howdy
by mollywood - 2/14/05 3:57 PM
In reply to: Howdy by SantiagoCrespo
Yes, and I apologize. I was working hard to get TalkBack up and running, and to get this forum set up so you'd have a nice welcome to CNET. But hey, now it's all working, at least!
Unbelievable!
by SantiagoCrespo - 2/15/05 4:29 AM
In reply to: Re. Howdy by mollywood
A CNet editor that actually reads and answers posts!
OK, might have been because I was the first one to post after you did :P
Yep, I'm paying attention
by mollywood - 2/15/05 12:43 PM
In reply to: Unbelievable! by SantiagoCrespo
So, be nice. 
Question
by SantiagoCrespo - 2/16/05 4:55 AM
In reply to: Yep, I'm paying attention by mollywood
Molly, can the posting system made to be something more similar to posting TalckBack? it is kind of a hassle to "preview before you post, whether you like it or not".
I hope you're still reading posts.
Re. the posting system
by mollywood - 2/16/05 2:01 PM
In reply to: Question by SantiagoCrespo
I don't control the technical end of the posting system, but I'll definitely pass along your comments; we're always fine-tuning. To be honest, I'm not sure we can get it fixed, but it's worth a shot.
Audio Out Put
by CBTaters - 2/14/05 3:48 PM In reply to: Welcome! by mollywood
Well everbody is hype over the VolP world.Well I have it here on the old Desk Top as we all like to call it.I have all the security features,firewalls,adaware,spyware,anti-virus(lucky it is not Norton.McAfee, but one by Grisoft,The program was written by a Ham Radio Operator called Echolink. You have to be and "Ham" as well are called to ise it.The only draw back is you have to have the right audio file and you have to release a lot of the security to let the ptt work.Now I was wondering why all the big cost about all that is going on. THe program was free for all amateurs world wide and we have repeaters linked that let modile users come in and the cost of setting up the links was less than 200.00
ANyone care to comment on this are do we let the Big boys have there way.
Larrry M Lord
larry.lord@comcast.net
AnchorDesk columnists
by dlsheeks - 2/14/05 4:36 PM In reply to: Welcome! by mollywood
Molly: I've enjoyed your columns so far as I have all of the lead columnists/editors on AnchorDesk for several years (since the Jesse Brest era). I'm curious whether Brian Cooley will continue writing for AnchorDesk since I see him on the main page. AnchorDesk has seemed to fade away a bit over the last year or so and I'm hoping the move to the CNET site is a sign of renewed strength. It seems a bit odd that the link from the CNET home page is rather far down on the menu on the left.
Completely Agree
by SantiagoCrespo - 2/15/05 5:27 AM
In reply to: AnchorDesk columnists by dlsheeks
I like Ms. Wood's style of writing so far, young, hip, a bit over the top sometimes, but mostly fun. If you want to have a few laughs, search her CES blog, it was just hilarious.
I hope they keep an anchordesk archive, hopefully respecting all the talkback content (since it is usually the most fun to read).
Hooray for Mollywood! The first round of e-Lattes are on me.
by Catgic - 2/14/05 5:12 PM In reply to: Welcome! by mollywood
Great concept, Molly. It’s not clear to me if I’m an “AnchorDesker,” but I’ve weighed anchor, dragged anchor and installed anchor bolts. You drive down the PCH Info-Highway and I’ll ride along relaxing and listening-reading as you tell me and us more about where you are planning to go with the Mollywood Lounge.
Pencil me in for a future guest techno-tome or e-pontification. I know, I know, you will be talking a bit more about that later. JP 
Maxthon
by datacreek - 2/16/05 3:21 AM In reply to: Welcome! by mollywood
The best of both worlds.
A tabbed browser that uses the ie core but is more secure and has a large plug-in archive. You can also view sites with gecko (the mozilla/netscape engine) at the click of a botton.
I've tried 'em all through the years and this is the best browser around. And it's FREE
http://maxthon.com/en/index.htm
You will not regret it.
Disappointed so far
by BruceGil - 2/16/05 7:45 AM In reply to: Welcome! by mollywood
At one time Anchor Desk had useful information on a wide range of topics, but not any more. As another poster said, it's gone down hill for several years. If all we get is Molly, then I don't need Anchor Desk any more.
If you can't provide me with useful information from time to time (I don't mean every issue), then let's call it quits. I already get ZDNet newsletters about enterprise-level issues. Anchor Desk should be about current personal technologies -- what's new and useful.
I'll give it a little while longer, but if you're not going to give me information of the type that your columnists have written about in recent years, you will soon be history -- at least for me.
What would you like?
by acedtect - 2/16/05 8:57 AM
In reply to: Disappointed so far by BruceGil
Can you give some examples of recent columns in AnchorDesk that you were disappointed with?
Today's is on browsers and Monday's on RFID. Those seem to fit your ill on"current personal technologies" to me, but I'd like to hear more.
Also it's not just Molly, there's still the second column in every issue and the related articles. This is the same as in AnchorDesk for the past few years. Would you like to see more in More Stories?
I'm honestly curious to get your perspective. By the way, I work with Molly on AnchorDesk. Some might call me her "boss" but don't let her hear I said that.
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