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[Trey]

Just a few things I noted:

Those pesky email notifications have been turned back on.  Grrrrrrrrrrr.  Use the pull-down menu next to your user name in upper-right corner.  Go to "Preferences" and say "No" to all that stuff (unless you have no life and like all those emails).

There is now a need to "Friend" someone before they can take certain actions, such as send them an internal email.  Probably for other things too.  What's that about. They did not call it "Best Imaginary Friending" the person, but whatever.  So we now must add each other as "Friends".  Am trying to decide about Phil.  Read this:

http://community.lls.org/thread/12187

There is now a "Jive Genius". 

http://community.lls.org/activity

No, that is not a reference to me, Phil; but thanks for asking.  Now, I have seen the movie "Airplane" just as many of you have.  But I do not speak Jive at the genius level.  So I don't get this. 

http://www.youtube.c...h?v=Qa1rjCZxtxo

If we mention someone else in a posting, we can put an @ in front of the user name, such as @PhilB and that does something unknown but somehow highly relevant.  It probably sends them a pesky email.  I think I will @PhilB in all my postings.  What happens if you do this::  @PhilB@PhilB@PhilB  Maybe it crashes their email.  Maybe it turns PhilB into a Jive Genius.

There is a "check mark" thingy where you can list "what matters".  Why does THAT matter?  Where do you put things that don't matter? 

Still trying to figure out that Jive Genius thingy.  More fun-making to come......

[GerryL]

Hi Trey,

Is there something in the settings to select that enables you to see new items clearly - previously new items were bolded until read.

[janner25]

I do like that there is a 'like' button...will be interesting if you get a message for that too!!!!!

[Trey]

I "accidentally" spun off a couple postings using the "Branch" thingy:

http://community.lls...e/122379#122379

[Trey]

Gerry,

Seems the "Bolded Unread" feature at the main page is missing.  Bummer.  But I found that if you click on the "down arrow" thingy at the top of the page, then select the "Unread Only" box (next to "filter"), then you can use this "down arrow" page as your reading point since only unread items should be there.  And when there is a new unread posting, a number will appear on the arrow showing how many new unread postings you have.   @Sharts-o-matic

[NOTE: Found later that this only works for some discussions the website thinks you care about -- not all the ones you really want to see.  See Caroline's inputs below about using the "Content" Tab and clicking on "Discussions"]

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[acb]

Oh my goodness --- I just woke my kids up laughing so loud at your posts, Trey!! I would "like" them, if I knew how, and nominate you for Jive Genius, if I could.

Now I am off to explore, but had to let you know that you made my day with your humor!

Oh, and let me throw in a few for the team. @PhilB @PhilB @PhilB

[Trey]

Another thing.....

The buttons on the top of the page such as "Home" and "Browse" are not CML-only stuff.  They take you out into the ionosphere where the vast unwashed masses live (L&LS home page).  And "Browse" has all the postings from all the forums.  So if you use that you will end up in Shartsville.

Pointer: If you use the "Home" or "Browse" buttons on these pages, the only way to get back to the CML postings is to go back to your internet browser and use your bookmark again to re-load the CML page.  Or maybe you can click your heels together -- no wait, that's another thing....

http://www.youtube.c...feature=related

[acb]

If you click on the tab that says "Content," it looks somewhat the same as it used to look (at least to me). There is the option on there to filter by tag or multiple tags. I am assuming, though, that you would have had to attach tags to your discussion for it to recognize it. I never seem to remember to attach tags.

It seems like everything above the words "Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia" In Living With takes you to Shartsville, and the items below those words are exclusive to our little family.

[jrsboo]

If you go to "Content" and then "Discussions" you can see that those you have NOT read are back to being bolded.   I have been forced to use my "back" button on my mouse a lot more now.  Sigh.  Progress?

Caroline

[jrsboo]

The mouse is the hand held object that you can maneuver the "cursor" around with.  Some mice come with buttons on them, some do not (mostly apple mice).  My mouse has two side buttons, and I have assigned one of the buttons the job of making my browser go back one page.  You can personalize your mouse through the "Windows" program by going to "Start" then "Control Panel" then "Mouse". 

You should consider taking a class in basic computer use.  They hold them at your local library all the time. 

Or just go to your local library, sit down at one of their machines, and ask the 10 year old sitting next you how to use it.   

[Pin]

No bolding! But I need that!

I guess this is what we get for wanting a like button...

[lehrerin]

What does the LLS Messge board and FB have in common?   They keep changing things too much and soon will cause a mass exodus to another social networking site!    I'm old now, and my brain doesn't get the new stuff as fast as it used to.......familiarity is good........

I want to go back to the way the board was two changes ago

@PHilB @PhilB @philb 

[Happycat]

Do I have to use Facebook to understand this thing?  FB is not my cuppa. 

However, one good point to the upgrade - I can now post discussions and replies using my iPad, couldnt do that before. 

Still, all I can say is egads! 

And LLS folks, (or is that @LLSadmin) if you're reading?  That's one of the worst rollouts of new software I've seen.  Your intro to the software update is not very helpful.  I got more out of Trey's pointers and the following discussion than I did your file..

[Trey]

Recommendation:

To get the look of the "old" software, start where the old bookmark put you ("Living With CML"), then click on the "Content" tab, then click on the "Discussions" tab.  Then Bookmark this as your new starting page.

http://community.lls...ecttype[thread]

But don't delete the old Bookmark for now until you see how this works for you.

[Trey]

If you are looking for something good about the new software, the "Search" feature doesn't suck quite as bad as it used to.

[rct]

Nothing like turning Leukemia into a ninth grade lunch room with everyone sitting around staring at their facebook pages.  Way to go LLS, I hope whatever is in it for you is worth it, because it ain't worth jack to people with Leukemia.

rct

[CallMeLucky]

Like anything else new, change is always a bit frustrating.  It is a catch 22.  Some people will like the new changes and others will find it challenging.  Given the audience there should be more discretion in dropping such a drastic change on everyone overnight.  In the long run, if you can figure out the features, there are some cool ways to keep track of things however there is a major flaw in what they are trying to do in my opinion.  This latest change, in many ways benefits from commingling data from various boards.  The problem with this I think is that the subject matter is well segregated for very good reason.  People with NHL are not all that interested in reading about topics related to AML and CML people don't benefit much from reading posts about CLL.  Yes we can all come together as a cancer community to support each other more, but the reality is that there are different boards for different subjects for a reason.  It will be interesting to see if there is more cross board posting and if there will be any benefits from it.

[PhilB]

Youse guys are making it very hard indeed for me to keep away from this place whilst I wait for my results.

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