added 9 June 2010  

996 members have voted

  1. 1. How did you find Neowin?

    • A Google (Search) Result
      505
    • From a friend/acquaintance
      137
    • At work
      26
    • By a news story
      78
    • From TV/Radio
      3
    • Link exchange / Linked from another site
      212


Recommended Posts

Good old winxp beta days :)

but back then i had a different account (No i was not banned) i just had to take a online hiatus for a while and i forgot my logon details :(

so i had to make up a new one, still cant remember those details. annoys me when I think of it, a ~1000 posts i dont have credit for grrr.

My brother started Neowin and I have finally registered an account. Hoping to use it to advertise Cavendish Communications structured cabling services to all you IT professionals out there.

Please have a look at www.cavcabling.com if you require any structured cabling in the future and contact Simon Parker.

My brother started Neowin and I have finally registered an account. Hoping to use it to advertise Cavendish Communications structured cabling services to all you IT professionals out there.

Please have a look at www.cavcabling.com if you require any structured cabling in the future and contact Simon Parker.

This is true :p

I came here looking for information on Windows XP, lurked for a while and finally registered...

My brother started Neowin and I have finally registered an account. Hoping to use it to advertise Cavendish Communications structured cabling services to all you IT professionals out there.

Please have a look at www.cavcabling.com if you require any structured cabling in the future and contact Simon Parker.

Welcome! Now you can help us keep Steve in line! :rofl: Just kiddin, Neobond.

I cant remember the actual reason, but I came here linked from iexbeta looking for download links of the beta of IE5 i think it was. Back then the rules were very lax so links to the betas were put on the front page all the time. I remember my first post being in the desktop thread thou.

I've been coming to neowin for tech news for sooo long I don't even know how I found it or why I registered. I do know I've seen at least 3 major site revisions since I started coming here. I used have a set of 4 sites that'd open when I opened my browser, Neowin is the only one that is still in that list, the other 3 either closed down or became total crap.

I also don't think this is my original account, I had one here under rstat1, but forgot the PW and no longer had the email address I used to register it.

Anyone here remember xBeta.net?

Came over from Overclockers.com, not sure why I signed up here, but it was something to do with the early Longhorn days, but I do remember coming to Neowin just before XP was released, just didn't bother signing up until Overclockers.com died down a bit.

found it years ago.. this was THE SITE that gave the latest news on the windows and such....

i believe i found very soon after the sites original creation :)

stayed here for a long time, loved the theme's for XP... and the forums...

stopped visiting, after i realized i have almost 4000 posts, and i am wasting time here.

now i drop by once in a while... since it is still a great news source.. not as rouge as it used to be, but it is all for the better.

ps. interesting to see the same people i used to remember, still active and posting... so many years after :D

you know who you are - you have more the 20k posts now

  • 2 weeks later...

I had an issue with wmplayer.exe running all the time (process) in the background I googled it it brought me to this forum. Someone had the same issue with Vista SP1 (I have XP Pro SP3) I figured out what was causing it during reading the post. I Registered to this forum so I can help the person with the same problem.

I have very advanced computer skills that involve security, & virus, malware, malicious programs, and trojan annalist & removal.

Also customizing of Windows, tweaking, also troubleshooting.

I figured hell I could help others also problems I have someone can help me then I can help others.

Plus I have my own Windows forum which no one goes to lol.

  • 2 weeks later...

I have been browsing and reading this site since the beginning to be honest. I simply never signed up for an account because I was never big on forum usage. Over the years I've changed and I was reading like usual and decided hell with it let me sign up for an account. I actually had issues with NeoWin while at work before the upgrade and such where pages took forever to load and the register page never would load (I tried a couple times). Thankfully that problem was resolved recently and I then signed up for an account. A few days after registering I thought for all the great free information I've read about over the years, I felt moved to become a subscriber and I don't regret it! :cool:

  • 2 weeks later...
  • 4 weeks later...

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
  • Recently Browsing   0 members

    • No registered users viewing this page.
  • Posts

    • Microsoft is reportedly seeking help from its biggest cloud rival, Amazon Web Services, to address mounting capacity issues of GitHub. According to a report by Business Insider, this move of the company comes after a series of AI-driven outages on the coding platform, which Microsoft acquired in 2018. Despites its plans to migrate GitHub completely to Azure by 2027, increasing demand from AI coding tools has forced Microsoft to adopt a multi-cloud strategy............... https://cio.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/corporate-news/microsoft-taps-aws-for-github-capacity-amid-ai-driven-outages-and-multi-cloud-strategy/131761981  
    • Zero tolerance for antisemitic social media posts. Thousands of arrests and fines.
    • It's not about the kids, it's about de-anonymizing the entire internet to punish people for wrongthink. The only way to ban kids, is to demand ID from everyone, a digital ID if you will.
    • QuickView 6.8.1 by Razvan Serea QuickView is the fastest image viewer for Windows, designed to open all your photos instantly. It supports popular formats like WebP, AVIF, JPEG XL, PNG, JPEG, TIFF, RAW, and PSD, making it perfect for photographers, designers, and everyday users. With lightning-fast load times and zero-lag previews, QuickView handles everything from small icons to massive 8K images effortlessly. Drag and drop files to view them instantly, zoom and pan smoothly, and enjoy a clutter-free interface built for speed and simplicity. QuickView also makes managing and analyzing images easy. You can preview thousands of photos instantly, view real-time color and brightness, and check image details without slowing down your computer. It automatically fixes common file issues and works perfectly offline, so your images stay private. QuickView supports multiple languages, is portable, and requires no installation. QuickView key features: Blazing Fast Loading – Open images instantly with zero lag. Modern Format Support – View WebP, AVIF, JPEG XL, and more. RAW File Ready – Handle photos from all major cameras effortlessly. Classic Format Friendly – Supports PSD, PNG, JPEG, TIFF, and BMP. Drag-and-Drop Convenience – Open files instantly without menus. Multilingual Interface – Works in English, Chinese, Japanese, German, Spanish, and Russian. Portable & Lightweight – Single executable, no installation required. Mass Image Preview – Instantly view thousands of images with HUD Photo Wall. Real-Time Color Tools – RGB histograms and color analysis overlays. Accurate Metadata – View EXIF and file information instantly. Smart File Fixes – Automatically repair incorrectly saved files. Fast or Full-Quality Toggle – One-click RAW preview adjustment. Smooth Navigation – Zoom, pan, and scroll without slowdowns. Privacy Focused – Fully offline operation keeps your images secure. QuickView 6.8.1 release notes: Dynamic Island, Filmstrip Gallery, Custom Hotkeys & Size Optimization QuickView v6.8.1 introduces redesigned window controls, an interactive filmstrip gallery, dual-mode slideshows, fully customizable hotkeys, and substantial binary size optimizations. Changelog: Floating 'Dynamic Island' Window Controls The window controls have been redesigned for a cleaner interface. Floating Capsule Pill (#199): Replaces traditional window controls with a floating pill-shaped widget in the top-right corner. Includes hover glow transitions. Compact Size: Reduced the size of caption buttons to maximize screen space for images. Interactive Filmstrip Gallery The filmstrip gallery has been redesigned with improved controls and animations. Top-Hover Trigger: Hover near the top edge to expand the filmstrip gallery. The trigger mode can be set to Hover, Pinned, or Disabled via the Settings menu. Auto-Centering Scroll: Selecting a thumbnail triggers a smooth scrolling animation that aligns the item to the center of the bar. Visual Refinements: Corrected visual gaps when pinned, fixed zoom anchor offsets, and restored smooth horizontal auto-scrolling. Dual-Mode Slideshow Spotlight Mode: Added a slideshow mode inspired by Picasa Spotlight, which dims the background and focuses on the active image. Normal Mode: Standard fullscreen slideshow functionality. Fully Customizable Hotkeys Custom Keyboard Mapping: Added support for completely customizing and rebinding all core keyboard shortcuts and navigation hotkeys directly within the Settings menu. UI/UX Adjustments & Window Snapping Magnetic Snapping (#90): Window borders now snap to screen edges (100% magnetic snap) when resized. Responsive Toolbar (#194): Toolbar buttons automatically hide based on the window width and active mode. Timeline Scrubbing: Implemented debounced asynchronous seeking for animated formats, providing smooth scrubbing without timeline lag. Fixed frame count and distortion issues on large GIF seeking (#197). Extended Mouse Mapping (#191): Added support for mapping multi-function mouse side buttons in settings. Archive Sorting (#193): Added an option to always sort archives by name ascending. Footprint Compression & Size Optimizations Reduced the binary size of the standalone executable by removing redundant templates and dependencies. C++ Stream Elimination: Removed dependencies, saving approximately 18.5 KB. Localization Deduplication: Consolidated localization string tables, saving 10.5 KB by preventing template duplication. Vector Icon Compression: Compressed static vector icon coordinates to 16-bit integers, saving 54 KB. Code Devirtualization: Replaced std::function callbacks with C-style function pointers and devirtualized core controllers to reduce overhead. LTO Debug Fix: Removed obsolete compiler flags (/MERGE:.rdata=.text) from Link-Time Optimization (LTO) builds to fix minidump crash debugging. Decoding & Memory Fixes Hybrid Allocation: Implemented a hybrid memory allocator to balance preloading and tile rendering. Access Violations: Fixed crashes when rapidly switching images. HDR in Archives: Resolved an issue where HDR images decoded from ZIP/RAR archives lost their peak luminance metadata or failed to render in float format. WebP, AVIF & JXL (#195): Fixed shadow transparency glitches in WebP/AVIF and image distortion in JPEG XL. Download: QuickView 64-bit | Portable 64-bit | ~5.0 MB (Open Source) Download: QuickView ARM64 | Portable ARM64 View: QuickView Website | Github | Screenshot Get alerted to all of our Software updates on Twitter at @NeowinSoftware
  • Recent Achievements

    • Conversation Starter
      NovaEdgeX earned a badge
      Conversation Starter
    • One Year In
      Console General earned a badge
      One Year In
    • One Year In
      Twozo Technologies earned a badge
      One Year In
    • One Month Later
      Twozo Technologies earned a badge
      One Month Later
    • Week One Done
      Twozo Technologies earned a badge
      Week One Done
  • Popular Contributors

    1. 1
      +primortal
      521
    2. 2
      +Edouard
      186
    3. 3
      PsYcHoKiLLa
      107
    4. 4
      Steven P.
      88
    5. 5
      ATLien_0
      67
  • Tell a friend

    Love Neowin? Tell a friend!