Now that's useful. Thanks.

The full story is that I had some sites that didn't work too well in Firefox but did in IE7. Still do, so it looks as though using two browsers will be the order of the day.

It works in Firefox superbly well, much better than IE7. I might have a rethink about my default browser!

If that happens to anyone I can always set the competition on your behalf. Or you could find an Internet Cafe!

All I can suggest is make sure that the IT department knows that you are still experiencing faults and what they are. A detailed report will give them that info.

They may not be aware for example that sometimes a thread previously read will still be indicated as unread and a new post. If we mention it in a thread as here it may get missed because they are busy correcting and developing what they are aware of and may not have time to browse every message just in case.

I hope you will stay around and not leave because the decorating has been done! Everyone is still the same and it's people that matter most.

I've just renewed online and the new subscription runs 12 months from when the old one finishes, so you can renew any time that's convenient.

Welcome to the forum!

Pentax have a very long photographic history and have produced some of the landmark cameras of the past 40 years. At one time SLR and Pentax were almost synonymous. Their entry into the DSLR market was slow at first, but from the start (the *istD) the products were excellent. Subsequent models have built upon that success whilst keeping true to the Pentax design ethos. In terms of elegance of design I think Pentax are streets ahead of Canon and Nikon.

So have no fears for the future. Now partnering with Samsung on DSLR development there is plenty of muscle behind the name.

As regards lenses, try www.srsmicrosystems.co.uk for a good supply, great prices and faultless service. Talk to Chris at SRS and mention this forum for free shipping.

There are plenty of professionals who use Pentax, maybe not as many as Canon and Nikon, but that's not a problem. The quality of Pentax will eventually cause some to shift I am sure, but that will take time as they will be committed to other systems already.

Have fun with the camera, take some great pics and post a few here perhaps as well.

We've already covered this ground and I can't comment on every aspect of what you are writing. I've mentioned a few points that I thought I could be helpful with. Calling people idiots is not helpful and doesn't endear you to anyone either.

If you have a specific problem it can be addressed in the normal way. If you just don't like the new forum and are determined not to like it regardless, then it's difficult to find a way forward from that.

I wouldn't blame this application for everything! Just tell IT what the problem is, in proper detail, and they will sort it out for you. An accurate desription of the fault without contradictions is helpful.

I don't think anyone is seeing threads and posts mergining into a single blob of text, so a fuller explanation of that will also help.

The place to put the information is in a Report, and bear in mind that it won't get looked at probably till Monday.

e-mail notifications are working for me. Is your e-mail address correctly recorded and have your preferences carried across OK? It might be worth double checking your profile.