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As of January 1, 2019, we have closed our forums. This is a decision we did not come to lightly, but it is necessary. The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk. The server software itself must be updated, and it cannot be without removing the forums.
So it is with a heavy heart that we say goodbye to our long-running forums. They came online in 2000 and brought together so many wonderful Disney fans. We had friendships form, careers launch, couples marry, children born ... all because of this amazing community.
Thank you to each of you who were a part of this community. You made it possible.
And a very special thank you to our Guides (moderators), past and present, who kept our forums a happy place to be. You are the glue that held everything together, and we are forever grateful to you. Thank you aliceinwdw, Caldercup, MrsM, WillCAD, Fortissimo, GingerJ, HiddenMickey, CRCrazy, Eeyoresmom, disneyknut, disneydani, Cam22, chezp, WDWfan, Luvsun, KMB733, rescuesk, OhToodles!, Colexis Mom, lfredsbo, HiddenMickey, DrDolphin, DopeyGirl, duck addict, Disneybine, PixieMichele, Sandra Bostwick, Eeyore Tattoo, DyanKJ130, Suzy Q'Disney, LilMarcieMouse, AllisonG, Belle*, Chrissi, Brant, DawnDenise, Crystalloubear, Disneymom9092, FanOfMickey, Goofy4Goofy, GoofyMom, Home4us123, iamgrumpy, ilovedisney247, Jennifer2003, Jenny Pooh, KrisLuvsDisney, Ladyt, Laughaholic88, LauraBelle Hime, Lilianna, LizardCop, Loobyoxlip, lukeandbrooksmom, marisag, michnash, MickeyMAC, OffKilter_Lynn, PamelaK, Poor_Eeyore, ripkensnana, RobDVC, SHEANA1226, Shell of the South, snoozin, Statelady01, Tara O'Hara, tigger22, Tink and Co., Tinkerbelz, WDWJAMBA, wdwlovers, Wendyismyname, whoSEZ, WildforWD, and WvuGrrrl. You made the magic.
We want to personally thank Sara Varney, who coordinated our community for many years (among so many other things she did for us), and Cheryl Pendry, our Message Board Manager who helped train our Guides, and Ginger Jabour, who helped us with the PassPorter-specific forums and Live! Guides. Thank you for your time, energy, and enthusiasm. You made it all happen.
There are other changes as well.
Why? Well, the world has changed. And change with it, we must. The lyrics to "We Go On" for IllumiNations say it best:
We go on to the joy and through the tears
We go on to discover new frontiers
Moving on with the current of the years.
We go on
Moving forward now as one
Moving on with a spirit born to run
Ever on with each rising sun.
To a new day, we go on.
It's time to move on and move forward.
PassPorter is a small business, and for many years it supported our family. But the world changed, print books took a backseat to the Internet, and for a long time now it has been unable to make ends meet. We've had to find new ways to support our family, which means new careers and less and less time available to devote to our first baby, PassPorter.
But eventually, we must move on and move forward. It is the right thing to do.
So we are retiring this newsletter, as we simply cannot keep up with it. Many thanks to Mouse Fan Travel who supported it all these years, to All Ears and MousePlanet who helped us with news, to our many article contributors, and -- most importantly -- to Sara Varney who edited our newsletter so wonderfully for years and years.
And we are no longer charging for the Live Guides. If you have a subscription, it's yours to keep for the lifetime of the Live Guides at no additional cost. The Live Guides will stay online, barring server issues and technical problems, for all of 2019.
That said, PassPorter is not going away. Most of the resources will remain online for as long as we can support them, and after that we will find ways to make whatever we can available. PassPorter means a great deal to us, and to many of you, and we will do our best to keep it alive in whatever way we can. Our server costs are high, and they'll need to come out of our pockets, so in the future you can expect some changes so we can bring those costs down.
Thank you, thank you, thank you for your amazing support over the years. Without you, there's no way us little guys could have made something like this happen and given the "big guys" a run for their money. PassPorter was consistently the #3 guidebook after the Unofficial and Official guides, which was really unheard of for such a small company to do. We ROCKED it thanks to you and your support and love!
If you miss us, you can still find some of us online. Sara started a new blog at DisneyParkPrincess.com -- I strongly urge you to visit and get on her mailing list. She IS the Disney park princess and knows Disney backward and forward. And I am blogging as well at JenniferMaker.com, which is a little craft blog I started a couple of years ago to make ends meet. You can see and hear me in my craft show at https://www.youtube.com/c/jennifermaker . Many PassPorter readers and fans are on Facebook, in groups they formed like the PassPorter Trip Reports and PassPorter Crafting Challenge (if you join, just let them know you read about it in the newsletter). And some of our most devoted community members started a forum of their own at Pixie Dust Lane and all are invited over.
So we encourage you to stay in touch with us and your fellow community members wherever works best for you!
Best wishes for a wonderful and magical new year!
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11-02-2006, 02:36 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter 
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Does anyone know anything about compactflash adapter cards?
I just purchased one and placed my compact flash card in it then put the whole thing in the laptop and nothing happened. Do I need to install some type of software or something?
TIA
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11-02-2006, 02:43 PM
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RED SOX NATION!!
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Connecticut
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Re: Does anyone know anything about compactflash adapter cards?
Did you buy a card reader? We have a card reader for our compact flash cards (both standard and Extreme III cards). I put the card into the card reader, and then hook the card reader up to the computer thru the ISB (is that what it's called) and then I can see the card reader hooked up. My computer also recognizes it and asks me what I want to do with the pictures.
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11-02-2006, 02:56 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter
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Re: Does anyone know anything about compactflash adapter cards?
I'm not sure its called CompactFlash PC Card Adapter. I think I'm gonna take a ride back to Staples and see what they say.
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11-02-2006, 03:22 PM
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RED SOX NATION!!
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Re: Does anyone know anything about compactflash adapter cards?
It sounds like a similar thing (ours will read about 10 different kind of cards). Did you look for it on your computer to see if it's actually there (showing on one of the USB (not the ISB that I said above) drives??
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11-02-2006, 06:58 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter
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Re: Does anyone know anything about compactflash adapter cards?
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I'm not sure its called CompactFlash PC Card Adapter. I think I'm gonna take a ride back to Staples and see what they say.
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It doesn't sound like you have a card reader. A PC card is generally on the side (or back) of your laptop whereas a card reader is a stand-alone device you plug in to an available USB port. Generally you need to install software BEFORE you use the reader for the first time. I'm not as familiar with a PC card adapter. I'd check back with Staples. I'd also question them as to why you need a PC card adapter vs. a card reader. I would imagine a card reader would be cheaper.
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11-02-2006, 08:18 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter
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Re: Does anyone know anything about compactflash adapter cards?
Went back to Staples and indeed they sold me the wrong thing. Apparently I have a new laptop and they don't have the correct technology for this so I needed a card reader/writer?? When I got home and started installing the software I got the dreaded blue screen and a "bad_pool_header" message. Haven't tried since. Guess I'll be going back to Staples again!
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11-02-2006, 09:35 PM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter
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Location: Berkeley, CA
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Re: Does anyone know anything about compactflash adapter cards?
Before you go back to Staples try going onto the company website of the reader you bought. You may be able to download a newer version of the software. The reader may have been on the shelf at Staples a while and not have the most current software in the box. I always check websites for the most current software.
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