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[ev780]

So I have two computers (office and home) and it appears that the software will not let me stay logged in at both IP addresses. I seldom log out but when I log in at a new location and then hit the "Show New Content" link it only shows the new content within the last 2 minutes. I suspect that the software needs me to logout so it has a new starting point to show new content. The old board was much more efficient in showing new content. If you just shut down and broke the link then that seemed to be the starting point.

So. Is there a better option I can select? Can the Board software be modified to allow login for more than one spot? (I am sure I am not the only one that takes a little mental break at the office occasionally)

Just askin.

[Racer184]

This is starting to bug me also. I wonder how many of the singledivers.com users around the world are also seeing "no new content" regularly. As I switch between personal and work computers (both usually at same I.P. address) I keep getting the 'no new content' answer. The 'old' forum was ok in that when I went to another computer (even on the same I.P. address) it showed me as not logged in, and made me log with 'this computer' , and logging me out from the other computer. I would be shown all new content since the last time the logged in computer viewed the forums. So I suspect that the 'new' forum is using cookies... and when I visit with a different computer, the site is smart enough to log me out (by cookies? [couldn't be by MAC address, could it?] Maybe it is unintentionally setting a new cookie with the 'new' visit time instead of 'last visit time' ?

Is it using the 'remember me' cookie or a separate cookie ?

Edited by Racer184, 13 December 2010 - 05:23 PM.

[BJ MathPro]

Also, there is an "Active Content" and a "New Content".
When I click on "View New Content", some time I get the Active content and sometimes I get New content page.

The good thing about the 'Active Content" page is at the bottom, there is a drop down box where you can specify the time frame: 24 hours, 1 week, 2 weeks, etc.

I remember before we moved to this new host, we used to see this drop down in our "New Content" page. This is very useful as sometimes you want to revisit a page which you saw yesterday but would not be able to find it without the help of this feature.

This should be the default behavior for the "view new content" page.

[ev780]

I have given up on the new content button. Worthless unless used it before sign in. At least it then shows the last 24 hours worth of content. I suspect it works as advertised if you are on a single machine otherwise you will miss a ton of stuff.

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Edited by ev780, 13 December 2010 - 09:21 PM.

[Racer184]

I cannot find an "active content" button nor link.

[WreckWench]

I am logged in continuously. When I come back to the computer I ENSURE I am still in the forums and then hit View New Content. (If you check a pm you have now switched to MEMBERS and when you hit view new content you will get nothing).

So make sure you are in FORUMS and then click on view new content and you should see at least 8 topics right now. I can reclick on it and get the same 8 topics...

I think the issue is making sure you are the FORUMS when you click on it.

[WreckWench]

I just clicked on view new content again and this time it said:

There are 11 new entries since Yesterday, 10:12 PM


So its giving me a 24 hr window. I think the trick is to make sure you see the word FORUMS on the tool bar with a GREEN BOX around it. Then click on it! -ww