Well it looks like Matt and all the guys working on IPB 2.1 are working hard because the last time I checked this it was mostly all showing black and now most of it's in green...
Invision Power Board 2.1 Road Map
NEW FEATURES / MAJOR ENHANCEMENTS:
Updated core structure to IPS Kernel level 2.1
ACP: Abstract hard coded HTML to template files
Rename and re-organize library and class files
Rich Text Editor (WYSIWYG) (Per user option)
User email validation then admin approval
RSS / SSI overhaul
Library Functions and Pre-made response templates
Multiple Option Polls
ACP: Templates: Export each bit to HTML (in folder structure)
ACP: Templates: Template link function to link DB templates to text files in filesyste or URL.
ACP: Task manager, task lock
ACP: Localized language packs
ACP: Per admin section permissions
ACP: Improved Language tools (write to DB, cache to PHP aka templates)
Nothing is stopping you from continuing with your testing cadence.
If updates are released every 2 weeks instead of 4, and you test once every 4 weeks, the exact same amount of patches will still be available for you in those 4 weeks.
For example:
Before
4th week - patch 1, 2, 3, 4
After
2nd week - patch 1 and 2
4th week - patch 3 and 4
Still the same amount after 4.
Everyone else has said it. I'm gonna say it - you don't know what you're talking about.
I do. I have two laptops. One work, one personal. I have access to two more laptops - both personal. At home I manually update my personal laptop when I see on Neowin that there is an update - I carry on and only apply the updates when I am ready. My work one only updates when my workplace decides to send it - I carry on and only apply the updates (when they actually arrive, which is usually days after the release) when I switch off the laptop at the end of the day as usual. The two other personal laptops only get updated when I get to it which is rarely - the people who own them carry on using them until I get to it and update them.
All of the browsers on all laptops are configured to restore the tabs when launched.
Google and Microsoft have changed from 6 weeks to 4, and it looks like it's going to move to 2. None of these changes affect how any of these browsers on the laptops are used. Not one jot.
My advice to you is stop panicking whenever you see an update. Just carry on with what you're doing. This even benefits you in a way - from your comment you sound like you don't like the changes or the frivolous new features - great - then carry on as before!
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Well it looks like Matt and all the guys working on IPB 2.1 are working hard because the last time I checked this it was mostly all showing black and now most of it's in green...
Invision Power Board 2.1 Road Map
NEW FEATURES / MAJOR ENHANCEMENTS:
Updated core structure to IPS Kernel level 2.1
ACP: Abstract hard coded HTML to template files
Rename and re-organize library and class files
Rich Text Editor (WYSIWYG) (Per user option)
User email validation then admin approval
RSS / SSI overhaul
Library Functions and Pre-made response templates
Multiple Option Polls
ACP: Templates: Export each bit to HTML (in folder structure)
ACP: Templates: Template link function to link DB templates to text files in filesyste or URL.
ACP: Task manager, task lock
ACP: Localized language packs
ACP: Per admin section permissions
ACP: Improved Language tools (write to DB, cache to PHP aka templates)
ACP: CSS interface improvement (reduce # classes, sep. areas)
ACP: Rebuild member's rank information
ACP: Task Manager / Forum Prune functionality
ACP: Register Modules Framework
ACP: IP match (change to first 3 octets only)
ACP: Templates: Search and Replace makes new templates if matches found in default templates
ACP: Option: Quote embed limit
ACP: Skin infinite inheritence / recursion
Multiple Calendars
Forum Marking
IPB Portal overhaul
Post Parsing overhaul
Topic open and close times
Option to defer topic view counter incrementation
FRONT END IMPROVEMENTS:
De-clutter some ACP components with DHTML
De-clutter some front facing components
INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS:
Post Parser
Rewrite, clean up code, make more efficient
Emailing Class Re-write
Two classes: One email class and one IPB wrapper
Option to load other language files.
Ability to "hold" an item in the mail queue for later processing
Session Location Integration
Make it easier for modules to update session location
User Control Panel Modularization
Separate out the menu generation
Log in Abstraction
Separate out log in methods to independent classes
Subscription Manager Overhaul
Write glue layer between gateway modules and SM
Send emails to member confirming new subscription and shortly before subscription anniversary/expiration
Easy install new gateway from ACP
Caching
Make option to cache to hard disk
Reduce overhead on forum cache
Comment Spamming
Option to add rel="nofollow" into all posted links (group option?)
Green: Finished Items
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