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A SharperIron App for Chrome

By Jamie Hart

Jun 13 2012

Google Chrome is now the world’s most widely used internet browser. And for those of us who have been using it for some time, this news comes as no surprise. It’s fast and efficient. And with the increasing popularity of the Chrome Web Store, apps are being developed to make common internet tasks more accessible.

But as with any good thing, it has its limitations. There is no easy way, for example, to add any old website to the “New Tab” page (the page that hosts all your web apps). So what do you if, for example, you want to have quicker, easier access to SharperIron? There is a fairly easy solution…make your own Chrome Web App! Here’s how:

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Tip #4 - Check your email address

By SharperIron

Oct 19 2011

Sent us a message via the site Contact Form but haven’t received a reply?
Check your email address! If the email address is invalid, we have no way to reach you.
Check your SPAM filters to see if our reply is being blocked.

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Tip #3 - Comment Formatting Keys

By SharperIron

May 13 2011

The new comment editor uses hotkeys similar to most word processors. Ctrl+B for bold, Ctrl+I for italic, etc.

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Tip #4 Benefits of Registration

By SharperIron

Feb 15 2011

Registered SI users can…

bookmark content, ”like” posts, vote in polls
get discussion updates via email
and more… register here

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Tip #2 - Old versions of Internet Explorer

By SharperIron

Sep 20 2010

Internet Explorer versions 6 and 7 do not properly render SharperIron (and many other sites). Please update to IE8 or, better yet, switch to Firefox or Chrome (users report that Safari and Opera handle the site well.)

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Tip #1 - Flagging Bad Posts

By SharperIron

Sep 17 2010

SI has a system for flagging inappropriate posts
At the bottom of each forum post, an icon appears that looks like this: . Clicking the icon makes the post appear on the Moderating Team’s list of posts to check for compliance with the Comment Policy. For flagged posts, the icon looks like this.