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'''Neowin.net''' is a technology news website that focuses primarily on ] and ], however Mac and Linux are also topics actively discussed. Neowin runs under the slogan, "Where unprofessional journalism looks better." | '''Neowin.net''' is a technology news website that focuses primarily on ] and ], however Mac and Linux are also topics actively discussed. Neowin runs under the slogan, "Where unprofessional journalism looks better." | ||
Neowin contains three distinct news sections, each having it's own default color scheme: | |||
* Main (Blue) - general news, featuring articles about various tech-related subjects; | |||
* Apple (Midnight) - news articles focusing on Apple hardware and software; | |||
* Gamers (Gray) - news about both PC and console gaming; | |||
* Software (Green) - features mostly Windows software, including updates and beta releases. | |||
(Neowin members have the ability to change these color schemes ].) | |||
Neowin was started as a hobby in ] ] by Marcel Klum and Steven Parker, known within the forums as "Redmak" and "Neobond" respectively. One of Neowin's claims to fame is being the subject of the story on ] ever. | |||
Neowin is considered to be one of the great representations of the growth and concentration of enthusiastic users in computing, and of the ominipresent ] Operating System in all its forms. A hot topic of discussion currently is Microsoft's eagerly awaited ]. The subject of this future ] is debated exhaustively on a daily basis, motivating many users to imitate the appearance of this beta OS's ]. | |||
The servers hosting Neowin were upgraded during December 2005 and Neowin 3.9s was launched. This upgrade, codename "Swift", is a progression from the version 3 theme and introduces subtle visual differences as well as a major overhaul of the content management system, focusing on semantic ] and ] technologies and replacing the out-dated nested table design. The forum system was also upgraded to ] 2.1.3 as part of this move. | |||
Neowin 5 ("Finity") is due to launch in the near future with a brand new front page and forum theme designed by Neowin's Grafix team. | |||
==Neowin Forums== | |||
Powered by ] forum software, Neowin has an active technology forum consisting of 124,292 registered users (December 6, 2005) and more than 5 million posts. At its peak (October 14, 2005 at 2:50 AM PDT), Neowin had as many as 3,048 users online simultaneously. | |||
One area in which Neowin trancends the usual web forum orthodoxy is its large moderation team. As such, its forums are generally considered "safe" for all manner of topics. While the primary focus is generally percieved as being ] and Windows-centric, it has a large community in a number of sub-forums for other discussion, including, but not limited to: | |||
* Latest electronic technology: devices, gadgets, and other hardware. | |||
* Customization and tweaking of Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. | |||
* Console and PC gaming. | |||
* Discussion of real world issues (], ], ]). | |||
* Hardware related topics, such as ]. | |||
* Internet and Web Browser discussion, such as ] and ]. | |||
* ] and ] technology discussion (even though the website's name suggests a focus on ] related news) | |||
===Skinning Scene=== | |||
Neowin is known by concentrating a great number of adepts and authors of ] themes and skinning ] programs. Many discover the site when they want to go deeper in this subject. It's there also that projects have been born such as ], ] and ]. | |||
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Revision as of 00:08, 24 December 2005
Neowin.net is a technology news website that focuses primarily on Windows and PCs, however Mac and Linux are also topics actively discussed. Neowin runs under the slogan, "Where unprofessional journalism looks better."