Relaunch of Neowin.net Friday Jan 15th 2010

[Xilo]

Damn, what website will I spend all day at work on while Neowin is down? :(

[Browno]

Can you post updates to Twitter/Facebook during the down time with any news? and progress?

[DaveLegg Developer]

Can you post updates to Twitter/Facebook during the down time with any news? and progress?

We are planning (I hope) to embed a CoverItLive thing in the downtime page, so you can chat to our staff who have nothing better to do while we're down, about the new site and new features etc, we'll be giving updates through that, IRC (Please register for that in advance, the IRC registration page will be taken offline too at some point), and probably twitter as well. I believe our twitter feed syncs into Facebook, but don't quote me on that.

[Kronir]

I can't wait to see the changes and updates! :D

[SMELTN]

oh man, I am so excited. Can't WAIT to see the new site and use Neowin on my iPhone !!!

[Srugie Veteran]

Can't wait! :woot:

You guys are going to love it!

[Livin in a box]

I wouldn't say I can't wait or anything, but I hope it'll be good. That thing at the top that budges everything down once a page has loaded is very annoying and will be glad when it's gone.

[Fred Derf Veteran]

I wouldn't say I can't wait or anything, but I hope it'll be good. That thing at the top that budges everything down once a page has loaded is very annoying and will be glad when it's gone.

Well, there's only a few days left for this to be useful but you can minimize the "Latest Forum Posts" (mini-forum-spy) thingy by clicking on the "-" button.

[Denis W. Veteran]

so you can chat to our staff who have nothing better to do while we're down

Besides posting racy hot messages in the staff room, and quoting things out of context... yes. :p

[Vortex566]

Yay :D

[DrewJW]

But will we get pie?

[red_balloon]

But will we get pie?

Somebody's been drinking. :p

[DaveLegg Developer]

But will we get pie?

I spent 2 years of my life on Ignition, I am not going to be baking everyone pie on top of that!! You guys should be making ME a pie!

[Fred Derf Veteran]

But will we get pie?

What about caek?

[master2k27]

2 years ! wow , time to work on the next one update

[DaveLegg Developer]

2 years ! wow , time to work on the next one update

No, time for a holiday :p To be honest, most of the first year was planning, but looking at what we have now, it was well worth it.

[DrewJW]

It comes with the cowbell Master. Then a penguin on stilts.

[Lewism]

What about caek?

No cake. It will turn up to be a lie.

[MrChainsaw]

You all devs should have used rails, this new update would've been out months ago. :p

[Timan Veteran]

The new iPhone version is so good, you won't even browse neowin on your desktop.

[DaveLegg Developer]

The new iPhone version is so good, you won't even browse neowin on your desktop.

Then again, the new desktop version is so good.... :p

[ChrizzMan]

I spent 2 years of my life on Ignition, I am not going to be baking everyone pie on top of that!! You guys should be making ME a pie!

If I ship over pounds upon pounds of coffee, would this hasten the upgrade process on Friday? :D

[DaveLegg Developer]

If I ship over pounds upon pounds of coffee, would this hasten the upgrade process on Friday? :D

Shipping CPUs to the servers would probably be more helpful, I can sleep through most of it tbh, most of the time is taken up by updating the PMs to Conversations, which is an automated process.

[DrewJW]

All which is needed is a hammer, etched with the number 42.

[buckboii]

oh man. cant wait.. going to be epic.

btw Elven your signature is just wow.