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    ThinkLive this October 10th -- Watch and Win a $5,000 ThinkPad Reserve Notebook

    Discussion in 'Notebook News and Reviews' started by Andrew Baxter, Oct 3, 2007.

  1. paOol

    paOol Notebook Consultant

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    i think i'll just stream it while im in class, and il'l watch the saved clip when i get back.
     
    paOol, Oct 10, 2007
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  2. JM

    JM Mr. Misanthrope NBR Reviewer

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    They should give everyone Reserve Edition ThinkPads for the wait they're putting us through.

    ^.^
     
    JM, Oct 10, 2007
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  3. Byakko

    Byakko Notebook Geek

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    heh...i find it ironic that it just turned into a blue screen. >_>
     
    Byakko, Oct 10, 2007
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  4. JM

    JM Mr. Misanthrope NBR Reviewer

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    And now it seems we've entered a BSOD.

    o_O;
     
    JM, Oct 10, 2007
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  5. paOol

    paOol Notebook Consultant

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    zomg blue screen of death
     
    paOol, Oct 10, 2007
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  6. paOol

    paOol Notebook Consultant

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    ok, i really need to go to class now.
     
    paOol, Oct 10, 2007
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  7. RangerXML

    RangerXML Army of None [TRH]

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    heh, got five on MSN, Xfires closed and it looks like its starting.

    PS MSN is preinstalled in Windows XP
     
    RangerXML, Oct 10, 2007
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  8. neonlazer

    neonlazer Notebook Evangelist

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    They are apparently experiencing technical difficulties :D BSOD!..but thank god music is gone for me
     
    neonlazer, Oct 10, 2007
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  9. P_Schneider

    P_Schneider Notebook Consultant

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    Yep blue screen here too. Maybe they're about ready to do this? Possibly someone pointed out the significance of timezones and DST? Maybe?
     
    P_Schneider, Oct 10, 2007
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  10. fabarati

    fabarati Frorum Obfuscator

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    I want one, me, me, me! They're taking this out of my leisure time.
     
    fabarati, Oct 10, 2007
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  11. bananaman

    bananaman Notebook Consultant

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    Most of the meetings I regularly get involved in stream both Windows Media Player and RealPlayer... provides some redundancy. I could only get the blank screen with RealPlayer, and it won't even open with WMP.
     
    bananaman, Oct 10, 2007
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  12. Drgon

    Drgon Notebook Enthusiast

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    this wait is terrible... do you think they are broadcasting but no one is recieving the signal?

    i was expecting the presentation to be over by now not how it is going on right now
     
    Drgon, Oct 10, 2007
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  13. Byakko

    Byakko Notebook Geek

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    ......how are they going to compensate for the lost productivity of the people who were waiting an hour (or more) for this presentation?
     
    Byakko, Oct 10, 2007
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  14. RangerXML

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    Donno, I'm sitting here at work waitng, that can't be good.
     
    RangerXML, Oct 10, 2007
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  15. GavinB

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    My bet is 3:00pm EDT start...
     
    GavinB, Oct 10, 2007
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  16. Lights

    Lights Notebook Consultant

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    Does anyone from NBR knows whats going on?
     
    Lights, Oct 10, 2007
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  17. Drgon

    Drgon Notebook Enthusiast

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    if it is then wh ywould they let us come in an hour and 15 minutes early lol
     
    Drgon, Oct 10, 2007
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  18. GavinB

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    ok, maybe not :confused:
     
    GavinB, Oct 10, 2007
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  19. GavinB

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    See my earlier post on timezones. Seems I still could be wrong though. It's 3:03pm EDT and still have the BSOD...
     
    GavinB, Oct 10, 2007
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  20. fabarati

    fabarati Frorum Obfuscator

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    It's a damn hour late. GRRRR.
     
    fabarati, Oct 10, 2007
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  21. GavinB

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    Is it April 1st?
     
    GavinB, Oct 10, 2007
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  22. Drgon

    Drgon Notebook Enthusiast

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    lol i hope not
     
    Drgon, Oct 10, 2007
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  23. P_Schneider

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    Well I'm not sure what's going on now. Still the BSOD but firefox over the last couple minutes has been spiking the CPU at 80-100% but less than 1% network utilization. I'm about ready to give up on this.
     
    P_Schneider, Oct 10, 2007
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  24. GavinB

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    Hmmmm... Got a momentary black screen at 3:10pm EDT. Back to the BSOD. Now I'm getting mad :mad:
     
    GavinB, Oct 10, 2007
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  25. Byakko

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    By the time it comes up, most of us will have left and there will be no one asking them questions. ;)
     
    Byakko, Oct 10, 2007
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  26. Jerry Jackson

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    The studio location where the ThinkLive event was held experienced technical difficulties with the connection for the webcast.

    The event was filmed and we will be making it available for download as soon as possible.

    The ThinkPad giveaway is still happening ... so if you registered you still have a chance to win regardless of the fact that the "live" webcast didn't happen as planned.
     
    Jerry Jackson, Oct 10, 2007
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  27. JM

    JM Mr. Misanthrope NBR Reviewer

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    I knew it! Andrew made the systems bluescreen, didn't he?!

    XD

    Anyways, thanks for the update, Jerry.
     
    JM, Oct 10, 2007
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  28. neonlazer

    neonlazer Notebook Evangelist

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    Groovy, better late than never
     
    neonlazer, Oct 10, 2007
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  29. fabarati

    fabarati Frorum Obfuscator

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    Vista crashed, didn't it?
     
    fabarati, Oct 10, 2007
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  30. GavinB

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    Well at least NOW I know why I wasted an hour and a half of my time. Lame...
     
    GavinB, Oct 10, 2007
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  31. Drgon

    Drgon Notebook Enthusiast

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    so we can sign out and still be eligible for the drawing? where will the recording be available and will we still need to downbload it to be eligible?
     
    Drgon, Oct 10, 2007
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  32. P_Schneider

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    Would have been nice to post this an hour ago Jerry. :mad:
     
    P_Schneider, Oct 10, 2007
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  33. neonlazer

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    1 hour 20 minutes ago....but had trouble so no live show just download sometime
     
    neonlazer, Oct 10, 2007
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  34. P_Schneider

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    It's already over, see JerryJ's post earlier.
     
    P_Schneider, Oct 10, 2007
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  35. link1313

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    gah, i was hoping it would have came up eventually.
     
    link1313, Oct 10, 2007
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  36. Jerry Jackson

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    Everyone who registered for the event is eligible for the giveaway.

    Likewise, I was just informed that everyone who registered will receive an email with the direct link to view the now pre-recorded webcast ... so if you where looking forward to seeing Thinkpads getting abused you can still watch Lenovo spill water on them and drop them, etc.

    We will also post a link in the forums so people can view the webcast if they didn't register. But, again, only those who registered are eligible to win the notebook. It doesn't matter if you logged into the live webcast or not. It only matters that you already registered.
     
    Jerry Jackson, Oct 10, 2007
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  37. Dreamer

    Dreamer The Bad Boy

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    Nah, they are just celebrating BSOD anniversary... :rolleyes:
     
    Dreamer, Oct 10, 2007
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  38. starstreak

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    :( sad. I could've gone to work today.
     
    starstreak, Oct 10, 2007
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  39. Jerry Jackson

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    On behalf of Lenovo, NotebookReview.com, TechTarget, and any other third parties that were involved with today's webcast: We're sorry that we did not alert people sooner.

    The entire staff here at NBR was told that the "live" event was still going to happen until about 2:50 when we were told that the event would have to be filmed and then made available for viewing later.

    I'm certain that you'll be hearing more about this in the future ... and no one here on our side is taking this issue lightly.
     
    Jerry Jackson, Oct 10, 2007
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  40. neonlazer

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    Guess spamming kevin on aim wasnt fruitful... :D nah i didnt spam really..
     
    neonlazer, Oct 10, 2007
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  41. Stella

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    He just told the rest of us to do it . . .
     
    Stella, Oct 10, 2007
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  42. daniel_g

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    Good, just came out of my exam, so this is actually good news for me :)
     
    daniel_g, Oct 10, 2007
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  43. nathana

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    They just posted it, and it's only ~15 minutes long?!
     
    nathana, Oct 10, 2007
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  44. paOol

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    and i ended class early too...
     
    paOol, Oct 10, 2007
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  45. nathana

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    And the video and audio are completely out of sync.
     
    nathana, Oct 10, 2007
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  46. fabarati

    fabarati Frorum Obfuscator

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    Only at the start.
     
    fabarati, Oct 10, 2007
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  47. bananaman

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    Anyone know if my question got addressed?
     
    bananaman, Oct 10, 2007
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  48. fabarati

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    R-series will come with widescreen.
     
    fabarati, Oct 10, 2007
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  49. pkh540

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    Where is it posted... Please post the url... thanks!
     
    pkh540, Oct 10, 2007
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  50. fabarati

    fabarati Frorum Obfuscator

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    Same place you wanna watch the live show. It's in fact the same link.
     
    fabarati, Oct 10, 2007
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