Copyright © 2013 Knight Sac Media. All rights reserved.http://www.siliconinvestor.com/subject.aspx?subjectid=16294Welcome to Silicon Investor. Around here, we call it "SI" for short. This thread was created to allow members the opportunity to discuss their experiences on SI, as well as voice their opinions about SI. As a new member, you can and should seek answers from experienced users. Most of the veterans ...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/images/Logo380x132.pnghttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/subject.aspx?subjectid=1629438013210SI Ron (Hall Monitor)http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289080345/21/2013 9:06:02 PMKTD89http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289077585/21/2013 6:31:29 PMTerry Maloneyhttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289071025/21/2013 1:47:31 PMMetacometThanks That was really what I was asking I have never gone thru the entire site checking out each hyperlinkhttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289070575/21/2013 1:35:11 PMTerry Maloneyhttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289069935/21/2013 1:11:08 PMMetacometI got that part Have no idea how a new person would come across it ..it took me over 17 years to see ithttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289063915/21/2013 10:06:31 AMArcane Lorehttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289063785/21/2013 10:01:40 AMArcane Lorehttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289063775/21/2013 10:01:33 AMMetacometDon't know where this is on SI ..ran into it last night during the outage as I was pulling up cached pages, in desperation Since I hadn't seen it, and I've been here since 9/1995, I figured some others have missed it also About Silicon Investor: Silicon Investor was launched on August 8, 1995 (the day before Nets...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289061495/21/2013 7:39:38 AMSI Ron (Hall Monitor)I called the artist who originally made the logo and custom font for me back in 1991, I completely forgot about copyright. He holds the copyright to the logo and font. I called him and told him what I did. So we are trying to make it work out good for the both of us. I was not aware that the artist owned the copyri...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288971965/15/2013 9:10:05 PMTheSlowLaneWe just paid $200 to get a low-res logo made into a high-res logo (four versions, three file types per version).http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288971265/15/2013 8:12:48 PMSI Craig (dealaholic)Dear SI Members, Please welcome a new sponsor of Silicon Investor this month, Viral Stocks, to the family. [graphic] You might have to log out to see their ongoing campaign in our page header, which is on a 25% rotation (one in four page views). Kind Regards, Craighttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288941055/14/2013 4:47:59 PMRaptechYour logo looks nice, especially for the price. The last logo I did 10 years ago was $300 by a local graphic artist. Loved it and registered a copy-write as I intended extensive public exposure. Guess what, when the designer saw how much I was using it she attempted to sue me. The case was thrown out by the judge u...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288917605/13/2013 4:00:26 PMSI Ron (Hall Monitor)I wanted the font to remain the same as it was custom made for me, the bars in the old one looks dated. I did some searching on what the average person in the Philippines makes and it not very much. These guys charging 15 bucks an hour appear to make well above the normal income for a person in the Philippines. oDes...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288909215/13/2013 8:57:30 AMRaptechThat's a very rate reasonable for a graphic designer. The logo looks nice, but don't see a lot of difference between the old and the new other than removal of the bars. I need some logo work so will put it our there on oDesk to see what I catch. Will let you know - thanks for the lead. http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288907065/13/2013 2:17:04 AMSI Ron (Hall Monitor)Wow did I have a great experience with a company called oDesk last night and this morning. Its a site where you put up the type of job you need done and people in that field contact you. I had 32 contacts wanting to do the job. You can see their ratings and experience as well as their portfolios. I hired the design...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288899015/12/2013 1:26:43 PMSr KSome companies create their own transcripts, at least for the prepared comments. Whole Foods has their prepared comments posted the same day, and archived going back years. If these are prepared comments, and SA is not hosting the call, what are they offering? On the prepared comments side, it is outsourced to people...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288818445/8/2013 9:13:32 AMDale BakerSA wouldn't be so crazed if their business model was working. They are following the Motley Fool approach of flooding their site with dubious content to try to get more page views. Wouldn't surprise me if they don't survive long-term.http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288817445/8/2013 8:12:07 AMSr Khttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288813175/7/2013 10:02:17 PMSI Ron (Hall Monitor)They don't want full page articles posted on SI or any site. Anyone posting full page articles on SI is putting SI at risk. We will get a take down warning first, if we don't comply we can be sued. If you post full page articles on SI, no one will go to their site and read it. You are denying them revenue by stopp...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288812225/7/2013 9:03:02 PMNeal GuttenbergDmitry, Does that apply to links to articles on Seeking Alpha or just the articles themselves? Nealhttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288812205/7/2013 9:02:26 PMLoneCloneHow about we don't posting Seeking Alpha stuff if in return you take away that almost universally disliked 'feature' that hides URLs? Don't worry, I never post Seeking Alpha anyways. That said, you request might be more likely to induce compliance if you explained why. LChttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288812025/7/2013 8:53:18 PMSI Dmitry (code monkey)Dear Members: Do NOT post articles from Seeking Alpha on Silicon Investor. @Dimahttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288811315/7/2013 8:09:04 PMHoney_beeIf only he was just a tiny bit more interesting, I might give him a "follow." LOL!http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288751875/4/2013 4:18:14 PMHoney_beehttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288751865/4/2013 4:17:16 PMSI Ron (Hall Monitor)http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288751335/4/2013 3:43:54 PMgreg sNot to mention those of us using touch phones, tablets, ultrabooks (purportedly the future user devices) do not have a mouse to mouse-over the truncated URL to see what it really is before clicking on it. Meh!http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288697985/1/2013 9:31:15 PMLoneCloneI found another big problem with the function that collapses URLs. If you post something that contains a URL where the beginning or the end of the URL is adjacent to something like a period or a bracket, that period or bracket often becomes 'attached' to the URL, meaning it won't work. In the past, you could get aroun...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288697715/1/2013 8:49:28 PMBlasherhttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288578554/25/2013 9:43:48 AMKen AdamsSince I use this laptop far less than my desktop, I can live with it as it is. The problem has been solved on my desktop, so I'll let all this drop and get on with my life. Retirement is wonderful! http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288578094/25/2013 9:27:33 AMDale BakerIt should be in your mouse software somewhere. Since SI is viewed on all kinds of screens and messages are not 30 lines long except rarely, reducing the box would be an easy tweak.http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288578054/25/2013 9:27:00 AMBlasherso it is what I was saying . . there is even a warning on your screenshot there . . look at the yellow triangle .. it matches what I wrote in my previous post . . . if your second number is less than 950 you won't be able to see the full SI screen. if it is the only option, then you have no choice but to scroll dow...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288577994/25/2013 9:23:49 AMKen AdamsHere's a capture from the laptop monitor on the Control Panel site. The resolution shown is the onlyoption it offers. I can't seem to change it manually. Ideas certainly appreciated. This monitor is the 15" size. [graphic]http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288577704/25/2013 9:14:10 AMKen AdamsDale, that's been my point from the start. Reducing the depth of the input box seems a very simple solution and we can all get back to more enjoyable stuff. Incidentally, I just tried the scroll wheel on my mouse and get NO result. I've never used that trick so I probably just need to set it up somewhere. Hasn't be...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288577394/25/2013 9:00:59 AMKen AdamsNow that I got rid of the "fun people" at the top, my 21 inch screen is fine now. And the 19 inch square monitor has always been okay. But, this morning I'm on my laptop, without "fun people" and this box I'm typing in goes all the way to the bottom of the screen and I'll have to slide the scroll bar down to see "Sub...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288577254/25/2013 8:56:50 AMBlasherhey Ken .. I made no assumptions .. I was just telling you how to fix it. Your Browser Window is sized too big .. OR .. your resolution settings are too small for your nice big beautiful monitor. It is not an issue with SI software . . . the size of the entire SI screen with everything fit on it (including the Fun peop...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288573074/24/2013 10:24:38 PMSI Ron (Hall Monitor)I only have the problem on my 15.6 inch laptop, my 17 inch is fine and my desktop is fine. This has been this way for years. I don't understand why people bringing it up now when it been like this for most likely 8 years.http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288571744/24/2013 8:47:07 PMgreg sAlthough I did not experience the spacing problem that brought this up, thank you for pointing out that the "fun people" could be removed. I really don't like the new "people" and my screen is much cleaner without them. Thanks again.http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288571094/24/2013 8:01:12 PMDale BakerI use my big external monitor for my streamer while all the text work gets done here. No more room on the desktop for more. ;<)http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288570674/24/2013 7:43:01 PMSultanI don't have that problem because I am looking at this screen on a bigger LCD and not on laptop.. http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288570464/24/2013 7:29:20 PMDale BakerI have the same view - it's only one tick in the mouse wheel to move down to the submit button but very, very few people ever use the wide expanse of empty space to draft a message. In fact, it would be interesting to see the average length of an SI post these days. I'm sure 2-3 sentences is about it. So why not red...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288569994/24/2013 7:01:10 PMSmoothSailI have the same situation. This is what I see. I have to scroll down to get the submit button [graphic]http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288569644/24/2013 6:27:24 PMclean86 My Full Browser window on a 30 inch Apple Cinema Display. Everything in the full window including the submit button and fun people. I think part of the issue is the screen resolution you have the 21 inch monitor set to. [graphic]http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288569414/24/2013 6:09:18 PMIan@SIThere's a scroll bar on the RHS of your window. What do you see when you SCROLL down?http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288568194/24/2013 4:54:59 PMKen AdamsHey.... that did it! Easy and thank you! Didn't realize how much real estate those "Fun People" took up.http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288568184/24/2013 4:53:57 PMKen AdamsThanks, Ron, but I gotta run now. I'll check back later. This is not as big a deal as it has become. I can live with this until I figure out how to get a better fit. Why can't your code guy just reduce the depth of this box? That can't cause a problem for anyone, seems to me.....http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288568144/24/2013 4:51:43 PMSI Ron (Hall Monitor)If you get rid of the "Fun People" in your settings, that will give you more vertical room and the Public Submit button should be visible.http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288568114/24/2013 4:51:05 PMSI Ron (Hall Monitor)http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288568074/24/2013 4:48:01 PMKen Adamshttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288568014/24/2013 4:43:04 PMSI Ron (Hall Monitor)http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=288567884/24/2013 4:38:59 PM