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Magnus · 17th May 2007, 08:26

Emiratesmac.com tips and tricks
by Magnus

We continue our series of tips and tricks for how to do certain things at Emiratesmac.com. The intent is to tell our users about some of the perhaps less well known features and functions on the site in order to make their experience with the site a bit better.

Searching the site
If you have a question or a problem, chances are it's been discussed or even answered before. That's when the search comes in. And you have several options for how to search the site. The easiest thing to do is click on Search and type in what you’re searching for. If you want more options go to the Search page. There you can decide to search only certain sections of the site, posts between certain dates, posts by a certain user, etc. I think you’ll be pleasantly surprised at what is actually already available on the site, if you do a little search. Something else to remember is you can always use Google to search EmiratesMac.com. Just type in what you want to search for at Google's site, followed by “site:emiratesmac.com”. That way you search through Google's index of the site. If you frequently do the same type of searches you can save your settings by clicking “Go” next to “Save Search Preferences” at the bottom of the search page.

Low-bandwidth version
If you access the site with a PDA or mobile phone, or some other type of device with a slow connection and perhaps a small screen, the main version of the site is going to be slow and the format unsuitable. The solution is to try the archive version of the site (www.emiratesmac.com/forums/archive). The archive is really a text-only version of the site and you can browse the forums and read the posts without any graphics, which speeds it up considerably.

Order of posts
When you view a thread, the default is to show the first post first. Makes sense, right? Most of the time you really want to see the most recent post first. Go to your User CP and click Edit Options. Find the section that says Thread Display Mode and change it to Linear - Newest First.

17th May 2007, 08:26	#2 (permalink)
Magnus Administrator Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Dubai Posts: 8,328	Emiratesmac.com tips and tricks Emiratesmac.com tips and tricks by Magnus We continue our series of tips and tricks for how to do certain things at Emiratesmac.com. The intent is to tell our users about some of the perhaps less well known features and functions on the site in order to make their experience with the site a bit better. Searching the site If you have a question or a problem, chances are it's been discussed or even answered before. That's when the search comes in. And you have several options for how to search the site. The easiest thing to do is click on Search and type in what you’re searching for. If you want more options go to the Search page. There you can decide to search only certain sections of the site, posts between certain dates, posts by a certain user, etc. I think you’ll be pleasantly surprised at what is actually already available on the site, if you do a little search. Something else to remember is you can always use Google to search EmiratesMac.com. Just type in what you want to search for at Google's site, followed by “site:emiratesmac.com”. That way you search through Google's index of the site. If you frequently do the same type of searches you can save your settings by clicking “Go” next to “Save Search Preferences” at the bottom of the search page. Low-bandwidth version If you access the site with a PDA or mobile phone, or some other type of device with a slow connection and perhaps a small screen, the main version of the site is going to be slow and the format unsuitable. The solution is to try the archive version of the site (www.emiratesmac.com/forums/archive). The archive is really a text-only version of the site and you can browse the forums and read the posts without any graphics, which speeds it up considerably. Order of posts When you view a thread, the default is to show the first post first. Makes sense, right? Most of the time you really want to see the most recent post first. Go to your User CP and click Edit Options. Find the section that says Thread Display Mode and change it to Linear - Newest First.