Muck's web site

**Techvillage** · 10-20-2001, 05:00 PM

Hi Mucks, I was looking at you profile to see when your birthday was when I saw that you had your homepage listed, www.pcreview.co.uk that's a nice looking site, got an XP'ish look about it.

When are your throwing the site warming party?

Edited by Bb to correct malformed url, sorry..

**muckshifter** · 10-20-2001, 08:24 PM

Thanks, if you run XP it kind of blends in nicely. The site will go live sometime soon, hopefully before the end of October.

We will be having a Competition for the grand re-opening and ALL are welcome.

We have for the competition
3 Sticks of 128/133 cas 2 Ram
an AMD AXIA 1gig CPU
and an Abit KT7a Raid Motherboard

Hope this lot will pop over there from time to time.

**floppybootstomp** · 10-20-2001, 08:32 PM

blimey, is it still there? I can't link to it. would be nice if it was still there. wot's Ian up to?

**lurch63** · 10-20-2001, 09:52 PM

competition, are we gonna have the potato sack race, b/c i kick ass at that

lurch

**BitBender** · 10-20-2001, 10:14 PM

Boy what a front page....I feel like a dereliect!!

I'd better get off my arse, and get busy, or it's gonna get too quiet around here!!

**M.i.S. Nemesis** · 10-20-2001, 10:17 PM

The site is down....

**BitBender** · 10-20-2001, 11:52 PM

Naa... the link was malformed...take the comma off the end of the link after the page fails to load, and hit enter..It works then..

I'm gonna edit it...It should work now....

**M.i.S. Nemesis** · 10-20-2001, 11:57 PM

Thanks Bit.

Ok, it looks like a XP influenced for sure.

**Alakazam** · 10-21-2001, 12:09 AM

Very good Mucks, nice and clean! I like the way the news is right in the middle of everything. Thumbs up

**ImaginAsian** · 10-21-2001, 02:30 AM

Wow...great design! Very XPish I must say. Good luck with PC Review once again! I remember way back when I was suppose to drop by and say hello but the DB crash put it out of comission. Good to see it back on its feet

**Techvillage** · 10-21-2001, 04:56 AM

Bits, thanks for correcting the URL - what a plonker I am

**floppybootstomp** · 10-21-2001, 05:29 AM

Tech: So we're down to two brain cells now then?

The site looks sweet Mr Mucks

**Techvillage** · 10-21-2001, 05:52 AM

Hold on, let me count........ bugger, has any one seen one of my brain cells?

**muckshifter** · 10-21-2001, 06:56 AM

Thanks for all the support everyone.

I hasten to add that my part in the new design was suggestive and that "Ian" (ceo) and "Pete" are the ones the praise should really be directed to.

Bits... the new re-design does look "sweet" and is a play on XP, hopefully this will draw a good audience. I will be "splitting" my time between the two sites. As a British site it will not conflict with my duties here and as this has been my home for some time now I would NOT be leaving. (haha sorry)

Flops, and I hope James, will be roped into the forum, again ... that is of cause if they are willing.

Hope to see you ALL over there for the grand re-opening. I will keep you all informed as the time nears.

Thanks again for the support.

**floppybootstomp** · 10-21-2001, 07:07 AM

only if I don't have to wear a dress again

**muckshifter** · 10-21-2001, 07:17 AM

Well not straight away Flops, but you may have to take your turn at being "The Hostess" for a day.

**Techvillage** · 10-21-2001, 08:50 AM

We liked that dress

**BitBender** · 10-21-2001, 09:19 AM

Was that dress the 'Sexy number' that I keep hearing about?

As a British site it will not conflict with my duties here and as this has been my home for some time now I would NOT be leaving. (haha sorry)

I should hope not. If you even attempt to leave Mucks, I will personally take holiday in Wales, and visit you at your local pub!! (for a non-violent embibement, of course!)

I'm just jealous that I haven't yet put something like that together!!!

**martzweb** · 10-21-2001, 10:23 AM

Welcome mate to our lil home in space. We hope you have a great time here!

Regards,

Martz

**floppybootstomp** · 10-21-2001, 10:27 AM

Hi Ian, long time no hear from

Good to see you here, be sure to drop in from time to time eh?

I'll join you in a

Cheers!

**floppybootstomp** · 10-21-2001, 10:46 AM

Well that's a relief! Several hundred of my posts floating around in the ether somewhere

Catch you there soon, and congrats on the appearance btw, some hard work been going down there I shouldn't wonder

**BitBender** · 10-21-2001, 10:54 AM

Really good job with the Site, Ian...Show's this ole Geek how much I DONT know yet...

Good luck with the database, they can be a cast iron biatch to keep straight. We had some issues when we first started here, but those holes got plugged pretty quick, and we've seemed to escape the madness since then!

Now, what do You charge by the hour?? Eveything I seem to code up looks like a mainframe screen!!

**BitBender** · 10-21-2001, 11:15 AM

Daily Backups? Wow, that is intensive...I've been looking at a board mod that does a rolling backup, an interesting piece of work.

I'm using dreamweaver, It's just I've got that 'mainframers curse' thing...Been designing pages for the mains so long, I forget how to do anything thats not 'missionary' style!

I was kidding about the hourly rate, it takes ALOT of time to admin and run a site!! You prob have about as much free time as I do!!

Cheers!! have fun, and we are delighted to have you visit, and hang 'wit us!!

**ImaginAsian** · 10-21-2001, 11:34 AM

Welcome to BBF Ian...nice of ya to drop by our neck of the woods!

I got an idea...we could make PC Review and BBF a PARTNERSHIP across the Atlantic??

**BitBender** · 10-21-2001, 12:07 PM

We have to disable the Usenet post backups so it won't(backup process) time out, but other than that MySQL is a good performer for us!

Is your forum Component VBB ??

There are numerous add-ons for mysql that provide some of these fuctions, but I, like you, do manual ones all the time!

I especially like AdMIN tool available for Mysql! Makes backups a snap!

**James** · 10-21-2001, 12:55 PM

Look Who's come out into the daylight.

I had thought You met a Greek Goddess,and WE would never hear from Ya again

I have been waiting for a long time,to see some action at PC Review,then at the begining of Oct. BAM IE opens at what promises to be a wonderful comeback!Congradulations Ian on a great design.

Now take a look around here ,You will find the best community of people I have ever met on the Web.

The Linking sounds great,I would be proud to be part of both sites.

One question,does anyone know wildone's E-mail,He really should be part of the plan!

Welcome back Ian. James

**Techvillage** · 10-21-2001, 01:33 PM

Hello Ian, Welcome

Very good looking front page, will be real interested to see the rest of the site when it goes live.

**Techvillage** · 10-21-2001, 03:45 PM

Hey Bits, to bring some things into perspective.

We all love this site, we wouldn't all keep coming back if we didn't - a greater set of comrades you wouldn't be able to find.

We don't come here because of fancy front pages, or the look of the site. This is the first BB you have put together, and while you have had help and suggestions from the staff, and help in mod'ding it, it's you that has been putting in all the longs hours in running, maintaining and designing the site - all on top of holding down a job which seems to take an already huge amount of your time. I'm suprised Bitbindette hasn't been moaning

As you know, there are two ways of doing a site. The first, which is the quickest, is getting it up quickly so that people can use it, they can be part of the decinsion making in how it looks and build up from there.
The second way, which is generally longer, is to get the design of the site pretty much all sorted before going live, so that people just come along and use. The peeps don't have much say in the look of the site as it's already done. There isn't a right or wrong way, just different ways of doing it.

You have done it the first way, and by the very nature of it, it's never going to look as good as one that has been shut during during creation. Yours gets better over time-and, and this is very big plus point, during that time we can all use it.

You have done this all on your tod (Brit slang for "all by yourself"). This is also your first bite at this Forum game - don't forget, or understimate what you have achieved here.

Mucks and Ian have had a bite of running a forum before, and they would have gained from it - every body does second time around. There are also 3 of them, that makes a huge difference.

Yes, I like their new front page, but don't be jealous, of their front page/site - use it as a spur to do yours, I know yours willl be pretty damn fab when it's done - but never forget, that we are not here because of a fancy looking site. It's the people and the contents, and coming here and talking to all you special people just makes my day complete

**floppybootstomp** · 10-21-2001, 03:53 PM

I'll second that!

A bloody big round of applause for techvillage and bits, all together now :clap:

And

all round

**muckshifter** · 10-21-2001, 04:24 PM

pass me the bottle Flops (the hostess with the mostess)

Nice to see you popped over Ian, and give Pete a big hug for me.

Tech, well put into context, my friend, as Flops, you have a way with words. Bits, take note. By the way Tech This is my Personal Site

James, I do hope you would like your old job back and I have Mikes Email, I'll give him a buzz. Would be nice to have all the gang here.

**BitBender** · 10-21-2001, 04:28 PM

Yes, I understand all your comments, and I do appreciate you all!

Yep, it is my first go round, and yep, it takes some serious time! But me Bitbendette only moans if I don't do 'certain' things for her, and I always take care of her business first!!

I'm just brutally honest about things, so I was simply being truthful earlier today, when I said I was jealous!!, It was my EGO that was propelling me, not my intellect. Just a sign to you guys that I am, after all of it, just a human being! Also, still down with the 'bug' thats going around here, and I was a bit outside me med's earlier today!

It really doesn't make me feel inferior in any way, just old....I used ta have energy to run 24X7, now, just 24 mins, 7 seconds..And thats BEFORE I start!

Thanks again for your kind comments about coming to BBF. I'll keep the light on for all YA!! Yea, the front end is moving along. You can see a sample of it here I still have alot of work and rearrangement to do, but it's starting to shape up.....

I love the idea of a partnership across the pond!

**AmStoned** · 10-21-2001, 04:37 PM

SOB, I missed all the action already... grrr.

Welcome Ian, great site you got there with Mucks and Pete... But where are the reviews?

**wildone** · 10-21-2001, 06:34 PM

Hey muck
I will talk you into overclocking that thing someday , I got a new board and now my 1 gig will do 1480 , if I could only up the voltage ,it would do 1600 I know.I got a kt266A chipset now and the memory marks are nice.I cannot wait till you get the site back together and good luck.

wildone

**James** · 10-21-2001, 09:52 PM

every time I look at UD site I wondered what has become of You.
Jackass that I am I never thought to question Muck's about Your E-mail.

Next time the old man checks UD,He will be a pain in the ass ,with questions about OC'ing (just hates to be behind anyone) or He'll
go out and spend 1000 Pounds on the latest and greatest system.Great to hear from You again,My friend.Have a good time here,and share Your thoughts,with Us.

Now Bits .I being totally technically minded,Love Your front page layout.Through My years,I have designed thousands of parts and systems.If I ever seen a cleaner,or more precise layout for a front page,I would be able to quote Ya the authors name and date of publication.

I love it,We are not worthy(James on his knees,oh,Salam)
beautiful

Can't wait!

Thank You very much

Now on a personal point(I'll PM Ya)

**BitBender** · 10-21-2001, 10:48 PM

James:
That was good...really good..In my years of management, I haven't seen a finer piece of work like that one.....

I'm gonna write a memo up to my staff tomorrow, and use your post as example of HOW you con any "Bastardo Bit" into your way of thinkin.....

We are not worthy(James on his knees,oh,Salam)

Tried this one last wek w/Exec VP, no Dice! :[

**muckshifter** · 10-22-2001, 03:44 AM

Glad you could make it over Mike, pleased to see you.

... as for OC'ing you still got no chance, I will just go and get me a faster CPU.

I wonder what Santa is going to get me?

**wildone** · 10-22-2001, 05:26 AM

Here is for anyone interested in the memory marks of the kt266A chipset , and a little overclocking, hehe Muck
wildone

**wildone** · 10-22-2001, 04:01 PM

Originally posted by muckshifter
Glad you could make it over Mike, pleased to see you.

... as for OC'ing you still got no chance, I will just go and get me a faster CPU.

I wonder what Santa is going to get me?

Thanks for the warm welcome all

HEHE ,maybe santa will bring you an 1800+ xp processor

I hope he brings me one ,those are a little harder to overclock though cause of the laser cut trenches but it can be done,the cool thing about overcloking is that for six months nearly I had a faster processor then you could buy,thats what I like about it.

wildone

**AmStoned** · 10-22-2001, 04:31 PM

Hey Wildone, you mind dishing out the usual specs for your setup?

BTW, welcome to Bits' board!!!

**wildone** · 10-22-2001, 07:06 PM

Originally posted by AmStoned
Hey Wildone, you mind dishing out the usual specs for your setup?

BTW, welcome to Bits' board!!!

no problem

AK31 REV 3 motherboard
axia Y 1000 mhz processor@1480 (148 front side bus X 10) 1440 in games cause gf2 dont like it)
256 MB corsair pc2400
40 gb maxtor ata100 7200 rpm
300 watt power supply
aopen cdr
aopen DVD
geforce 2 MX (I know)

anything else just let me know

wildone

Thread: Muck's web site – 4260 days old

Thread Tools

Display

Muck's web site

Hello Tech

mucks:

damn....

Malformed Link in post above

pcreview

Wanted: missing brain cell

Brill

hmm

Welcome Ian

wotcha

Phew

Welcome, Ian!

Yep!!

Well,Well,Well!

Howdy Ian

Look of sites

yowzah

AND I'LL THIRD THAT

Thanks, All .....

Welcome,wildone

WildOne

Re: WildOne

Bookmarks

Bookmarks

Posting Permissions