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Chatroom Meet Tonight 6/3/08

BJM — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 18:28:17 GMT

Yes folks, it's that time of the month again (No - not THAT one!!)

Tonight at 19.30 Jason D' and his Amazing Dancing CPU will be performing, without the aid of a net, in the Chatroom.

He will amuse, astound and exhilarate you with his daring feats (enclosed in his even more daring sandals) of ........ well, whatever it is he does.

Always assuming that he remembers to turn up.

Chatroom Meet Tonight 03/01/08

BJM — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 17:44:27 GMT

Just thought I'd remind everybody (espec. Jason) about the meet tonight at 7.30.

If we are lucky we may be graced with 2 celebrities - Mr D'Allison and the fragrant Ms. Sanders.

(and if we are even luckier MartenReed will behave himself)

!!! Chatroom Meet on 7th June (Thurs.) !!!

Jason — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 16:02:46 GMT

Here are the details...

Date: Thursday, 7th June, 2007
Time: 7:30pm till 8:30pm (at least)
Place: MM chatroom
Dress: Black tie
Theme: Open Q&A session

The barbecue starts at 7:45pm. Bring some snags, please.

!!! Chatroom Meet on 3rd May (Thurs.) !!!

Jason — Thu, 03 May 2007 10:49:32 GMT

Here are the details...

Date: Thursday, 3rd May, 2007
Time: 7:30pm till 8:30pm (at least)
Place: MM chatroom
Dress: Anything goes
Theme: Have you bought a PS3? And have you boxed it back up yet and got shut of it?

Sony fanboys are particularly welcome. If anyone sticks to the theme it'll be a miracle, anyway.

Chat Session 1st March -- Apologies

Jason — Thu, 01 Mar 2007 16:41:26 GMT

As advertised in the magazine, there's one of the monthly chat sessions scheduled for tonight (1st March) between 7:30 and 8:30. Unfortunately, due to unavoidable circumstances that materialised only an hour or so ago, I'll be late. There's a chance I might not make it at all. Sorry! I'm sure you'll manage without me, anyway. :)

!!! General Chat Session and Q&As About SFF Article in Issue 932 !!!

Jason — Thu, 21 Dec 2006 17:10:22 GMT

Yep. This is an impromptu session in the chatroom before Christmas.

Primary function is to answer any points you might have with regards the 'Should Your Next PC Be an SFF Machine?' article in issue 932. Secondary function is to have a last chinwag amongst ourselves before the new year.

All welcome! If you're not too busy doing Christmas shopping (still three days till Christmas Eve, so I haven't yet begun mine)!

The Micro Mart Towers Webcam!!

PhilK — Thu, 06 Jan 2005 11:32:01 GMT

We have mentioned Micro Mart Towers a number of times, and now you can finally see us hard at work on the latest issue of Micro Mart (and our sister titles too).

Currently it is pointing at myself and Dan (Deputy Editor of Classic Car Mart), but who knows who will appear?

Click here:

http://www.micromart.co.uk/default.asp?Category=webcam

To see us in... err... action!

Feel free to post amusing shots of us, or email them in to editorial@micromart.co.uk

Phil

Chatroom is now open!

PhilK — Thu, 14 Oct 2004 14:16:58 GMT

We mentioned a few weeks ago we were working on the chatroom and hoped to have it up and running asap.
I am pleased to announce that it is now live. Either click on the link up at the top of the forum or click on this link:

http://forum.micromart.co.uk/chat and get chatting now!

Please feel free to leave comments and feedback here.

Phil

What Do You Think Of The New Forum?

TheEditor — Thu, 09 Sep 2004 15:48:10 GMT

Leave your thoughts here...!

Micro Mart Editorial On CD?

TheEditor — Wed, 23 Jul 2003 13:47:21 GMT

Another by popular demand!

We're getting some quotes in for a CD-ROM with 6 or 12 months' worth of Micro Mart editorial on, linked together with an easy to browse menu. However, the minimum order for us would be quite high. Can you give us some idea of who would be interested - I've no idea of price yet, so it's not a firm commitment to buy!

Thanks

Simon

!!! Q&A Sessions About 64-bit Windows Article in Issue 899 !!!

Jason — Tue, 02 May 2006 12:15:12 GMT

If you read the article on 64-bit Windows and would like some help or advice, or if you just have a general question about the whole 64-bit landscape, I've got two chats session taking place in the chatroom.

Session 1: Thursday, 4th May, 7:30pm-8:30pm
Session 2: Saturday, 6th May, 1:00pm-2:00pm

The Thursday session is shared with the monthly 'open house' get-together, so don't be put off if the room seems quite full -- I'll still be on hand to answer your 64-bit queries.

See you there!

!!! Chatroom Meet on 4th May (Thurs.) at 7:30pm !!!

Jason — Tue, 02 May 2006 12:06:25 GMT

Yep, it's time for the next monthly get-together. This one is also open to anyone who read the article on 64-bit Windows (issue 899) and who would like some help or advice.

See you there!

!!! Chatroom Meet on 6th April (Thurs.) at 7:30pm !!!

Jason — Tue, 04 Apr 2006 09:24:21 GMT

Everyone's welcome. Here are the details...

[b]Date:[/b] Thursday, 6th April, 2006
[b]Time:[/b] 7:30pm till 8:30pm
[b]Place:[/b] Chatroom at [url]http://forum.micromart.co.uk/[/url]
[b]Dress:[/b] Whatever you like (please switch off your mobiles, though)
[b]Theme:[/b] Open Q&A session

I can feel it in my bones that this month will be standing-room only. Get there early and be sure of a seat!

Chatroom get-together 8th April 7:30pm-8:30pm

Jason — Wed, 07 Apr 2004 16:51:19 GMT

Hi, everyone

Many of you who read MM regularly will know that in recent weeks I've been "advertising" a get-together in the much-underused MM chatroom. This is taking place tomorrow, 8th April (Thursday), between 7:30pm and 8:30pm. I'll be there, hoping to swap tales of computer woe and other nonsense, so please pop in and say hello. I'm gonna look a proper fool if I'm the only one who shows up!

All the best

Jason (quixote2002)

Chatroom get-together Thursday 6th May 7:30pm-8:30pm

Jason — Sat, 01 May 2004 18:43:05 GMT

Hi, all

Yep, it's come around quickly, but this Thursday sees another "open house" in the chatroom. COme along and ask questions (not too hard, please!), have a natter about what's happening in computerland (anyone got stung by Richolu's scarpering act on eBay?), and generally chew the fat.

Hopefully see you there!

Jason

PS -- It is my intention now to run these chatroom events every month on the first Thursday.

!!! Chatroom Meet on 2nd March (Thurs.) at 7:30pm !!!

Jason — Tue, 28 Feb 2006 14:09:49 GMT

Hi, all

Here’s what you need to know if you’d like to join us at the next chatroom get-together...

Date: Thursday, 2nd March, 2006
Time: 7:30pm till 8:30pm
Dress: Smart casual
Theme: Do you suffer withdrawal symptoms when away from your PC?

If you think of yourself as a geek, come and chat with some likeminded souls. If you *don’t* think of yourself as a geek, come and laugh at us all.

Jason

Radio Micro Mart!

PhilK — Mon, 26 Sep 2005 14:46:51 GMT

Introducing the brand new Radio Micro Mart! Now you can download and listen to a special podcast featuring the Micro Mart team. In this inaugural 20 minute programme, they talk about Microsoft's birthday, where Linux fits in and how Michelle's, er, auditions are going. You can listen to it by clicking here...

Any comments or opinions are very welcome! (it's an 8.7MB file by the way)

!!! Chatroom Meet on 2nd Feb. (Thurs.) at 7:30pm !!!

Jason — Tue, 31 Jan 2006 17:49:07 GMT

Providing my USB modem holds out (still haven't got a working ADSL router), I'll be there.

But don't let that put you off.

!!! Chatroom Meet on 5th Jan. (Thurs.) at 7:30pm !!!

Jason — Sun, 01 Jan 2006 13:19:05 GMT

Last month saw a record attendance! Can we beat it this time? Hop along to the MM chatroom and find out!

!!! Chatroom Meet on 1st Dec. (Thurs.) at 7:30pm !!!

Jason — Mon, 28 Nov 2005 12:15:17 GMT

Yes, as happens on the first Thursday of every month, there's a get-together in the MM chatroom on 1st December. I'll be there, as will lots of regular forum members, so come and join the fun! Whether you've got a PC-related query you'd like answered or if you'd just like to discuss what's happening on "I'm Not a Celebrity but I Will be When I Get Out of Here!", you're welcome!

See you there! (Newcomers get a free drink at the MM bar, btw.)

Free iPods: Don't Even Think About It

TheEditor — Tue, 27 Sep 2005 10:35:37 GMT

For information: anyone posting any offers for referral schemes along the lines of the free iPods that have been popping up recently will be quickly and permanently banned from the MM forum.

Simon

Gregory Robert Homer

TheEditor — Fri, 05 Aug 2005 11:49:25 GMT

Around eighteen months ago, Micro Mart received complaints about a Mr Gregory Robert Homer, who had been advertising goods in our classified ads, taking monies and not always supplying the goods. After spending some time with Mr Homer to resolve the matter, it became clear that no resolution was forthcoming. With immense thanks to Wolverhampton Trading Standards, the decision was made to prosecute Mr Homer under Section 15A of the 1968 Theft Act.

Mr Homer last week entered a guilty plea to seven offences at Wolverhampton Crown Court. He has been sentenced to 80 hours of community services, ordered to attend a community/rehabilitation program, ordered to pay compensation for goods not delivered and a further £1000 towards court costs. Remaining offences are to be kept on file.

It’s extremely rare, due to the vigilant policing processes we put in place, that we experience any troubles with our classified ad service such as this. The one previous occurrence led to us spending five figures on private detective services when the police were reluctant to help us prosecute, and again, this resulted in a successful prosecution a few years’ ago.

We work extremely hard to ensure that our classifieds are a safe and secure trading environment, and will not hesitate to act if anyone abuses the service we offer.

Classified Adverts Statement

PhilK — Fri, 19 Dec 2003 10:45:55 GMT

MICRO MART STATEMENT
For all classified ad users

As some of you have noticed, a few months ago we put a list of addresses in our classified ad pages that we asked you to not have dealings with. These related to someone using the service for fraudulent purposes, and we promised an update when we had something to tell. With that in mind, we now issue the following statement:

‘Following a number of complaints by our readers of fraudulent adverts appearing in Micro Mart magazine, Trinity Publications engaged the services of an external company to investigate these adverts. They concluded that these adverts were the result of two individuals working together. A report was passed to the Police and in the last two weeks two arrests have been made. For legal reasons we cannot comment any further and a further
update will be published in due course.’

Micro Mart will absolutely not tolerate people abusing the classified ad service, and we’re proud of the minimal number of problems that have arisen in over eighteen years of offering the service. We will have further updates as soon as we are legally able.

Classified Ads Problem

PhilK — Mon, 21 Feb 2005 16:19:23 GMT

It has come to our attention that an individual by the name of Oliver Mood is currently trying to defraud individuals through our classified adverts system. He usually requests a direct bank transfer of funds and ceases correspondence once he receives this, he is located in Tunbridge Wells and may initially go under another name.

If you have had problems with classified ads regarding Mr Mood can you please email me at: philk@trinitypub.co.uk

It is regretful when such instances occur, we have a great record of happy readers using our ads service, please believe me when I say we will do everything we can to apprehend this individual.

Christmas Fair

ipyehook — Tue, 03 Aug 2004 10:41:32 GMT

My husband and I were planning to buy tickets to visit the advertised Micromart Christmas Fair in November at the Birmingham Exhibition Centre. Now we cannot find any mention of it, either in the magazine or on the website. Has anyone any information?

Moderators Wanted

TheEditor — Fri, 07 Jan 2005 14:01:07 GMT

We'll be adding a few more forum groups to the site over the coming weeks, and need some people to help us moderate the MM Forum. If you're interested, pls drop me a private message with details of any areas you're interested in.

Note that at this stage we can only let people with six months membership and 100 posts moderate forums.

Simon

A Note for new members

PhilK — Mon, 25 Oct 2004 16:28:00 GMT

This is aimed at guests who are looking to sign up to the forum.

Please ensure that you enter a correct and valid email address when registering. We are getting an increasing number of bouncebacks as the email address was either incorrectly entered or is invalid, meaning you cannot activate your account.

Many thanks,
Phil

\ the Editorial CD \

10p — Wed, 21 Jul 2004 09:58:45 GMT

Any chance of an update on the situation
(i for 1 the topic is too unweidly large)

NEW FORUM IMMINENT!

TheEditor — Mon, 06 Sep 2004 21:34:37 GMT

We're currently in the finally stages of testing the brand new Micro Mart Forum, which is scheduled to go live within the next ten days.

We've listened carefully to your feedback, and have opted for a customised off the shelf package, which will address many - if not all - of the criticisms that have been aimed at this generation of our forum software.

We're very close to it going live, and there may be some short down time whilst all the existing messages are ported over. Anyone interested in volunteering moderating services, please could you drop me a mail at theeditor@micromart.co.uk?

The chat room is currently around a month behind, so we'll be without that in the short term.

Thanks for your patience with us on this,

Simon

Moved - Microlandtechnology

PhilK — Sat, 12 Jun 2004 17:28:23 GMT