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Home Barista MVP Celebration!

by HB » Feb 15, 2019, 9:37 pm » in Marketplace

La Marzocco is really popular among the HB membership. Given that they have a dedicated "home" line of equipment, the feelings are clearly mutual. In fact, they recently announced in their newsletter a "home barista"...

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Mar 03, 2019, 10:03 pm View the latest post
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[new members] How do I ask a good question?

by HB » Jan 04, 2018, 10:01 am

I participate on a programming site called Stack Overflow. They are a dedicated Q&A forum and are hyper-focused on neatly delineating the topic; their FAQ offers very good advice for anyone seeking answers, notably this excerpt:...

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Jan 04, 2018, 12:11 pm View the latest post
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[new members] Vendor participation in the forums

by HB » Jul 14, 2013, 2:41 pm

We greatly appreciate those vendors who share their knowledge with the site's membership. However, for someone who sells coffee or coffee-related equipment, there may be a fine line between sharing one's enthusiasm and (unintentionally)...

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Jul 15, 2013, 5:57 pm View the latest post
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[new members] Guidelines on mega threads

by HB » Mar 15, 2012, 9:24 am

TL;DR... Please see for recommendations on how to promote more search-friendly and goal oriented discussions.
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I have noticed "XYZ owner" threads are popular on CoffeeGeek (e.g., the three year old and the more recent , ,...

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Mar 15, 2012, 9:24 am View the latest post
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[new members] Having trouble activating your account?

by HB » Jan 10, 2011, 3:21 pm

Having trouble activating your account? If so, please .

Note: To discourage spammers, this board requires an e-mail activation. Several recent registrants mistyped their e-mails and therefore didn't received the activation link. Please...

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Jan 10, 2011, 3:21 pm View the latest post
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[new members] Guidelines for productive online discussion

by HB » Jan 10, 2011, 3:21 pm

To-date there's been no need to formally publish forum rules, however I would like to share Team HB's guidelines for fruitful online discussion:

Be respectful. Treat others as you would have them treat you.

Be patient. Everyone is at...

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Jan 10, 2011, 3:21 pm View the latest post
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[new members] Forum signatures and profiles

by HB » Nov 12, 2010, 10:39 pm

Regrettably spammers are motivated to join sites that allow liberal rules on forum signatures. To reduce this incentive, effective immediately, the board will enforce new signature restrictions for members until they have established a...

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Nov 12, 2010, 10:39 pm View the latest post
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[new members] Why is cross-posting strongly discouraged?

by HB » May 03, 2010, 5:29 pm

This post elaborates on the recommendation "Avoid cross-posting" . Cross-posts are not strictly forbidden, however they should be used sparingly. For example, if a topic posted on another site is given time to develop and yet...

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May 03, 2010, 5:29 pm View the latest post
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[new members] Tips for color correcting photos

by HB » Jan 29, 2017, 7:15 pm

Most photos are ruined because they're under unnatural light. There are plenty of online tools for correcting images, but in this example, I used the Preview app that comes with MacOS. Below is a before/after photo borrowed from the...

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Jan 29, 2017, 7:15 pm View the latest post
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[new members] PMs stuck in Outbox

by HB » Dec 05, 2012, 7:09 am

This board provides a simple personal messaging (PM) system for contacting other members. When you're logged in, an "" link is show in the navigation bar where you can check for PMs. Some members have been confused because...

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Dec 05, 2012, 7:09 am View the latest post
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[new members] Forum search tips

by HB » Dec 23, 2009, 9:28 pm

As noted in the site's , long-time members are more likely to offer thoughtful responses to newcomers if some initial research is done beforehand. The tips below can help your searches be more fruitful:

FAQs and Favorites - Open the...

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Dec 23, 2009, 9:28 pm View the latest post
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[new members] Posting images on HB

by HB » Dec 04, 2009, 3:52 pm

Step-by-step instructions:

Look for the Images tab in the edit window near the bottom (see screenshot below)
Click the Add files button (see below)
Select one or more images from your computer to copy it to HB's server
Or you can...

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Dec 04, 2009, 3:52 pm View the latest post
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[new members] Posting videos on HB

by HB » Jul 04, 2006, 3:31 pm

The board supports videos from YouTube. To embed your video, surrounding the URL with tags as shown below:

[youtube]
This will be displayed as:

PS: It does not matter whether you specify http or https above, it will be mapped...

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Sep 27, 2009, 11:36 am View the latest post
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Unread Posts Problems

by yakster » Mar 19, 2019, 8:34 pm

I noticed today on Chrome in incognito mode that after browsing the site while being logged in, when I tried to go to unread posts, it asks me to log in and then takes me to the forum list, not the list of unread posts. I was able to clear...

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Home Barista MVP - Questions or comments?

by HB » Feb 15, 2019, 9:54 pm

The official voting for the sponsored by has started! This thread is for any questions, comments, bug reports, etc.

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Mar 18, 2019, 5:28 pm View the latest post
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Error when logged into Buy/Sell forum

by alexno » Mar 11, 2019, 8:38 pm

Since last week, I'm having trouble opening the Buy/Sell forum at when I'm logged in. If I log out, it loads fine. But If I log in, I get http error 500. I tried different browsers, different machines, phone, and private/incognito mode....

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Mar 14, 2019, 5:32 pm View the latest post
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Undo "Mark All Read"

by Jake_G » Feb 18, 2019, 1:05 am

I spend 90% at least of my HB time on a mobile device.

Let's say that I hypothetically tap that "mark all read" button instead of the "First" button that's right next to it and then can't use the unread posts page to...

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Feb 18, 2019, 10:03 pm View the latest post
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Jake joins Team HB

by HB » Feb 03, 2019, 10:14 pm

Jake joined in November 2017 and has contributed some of the most interesting observations in recent memory. He's also level-headed. Interesting and level-headed? Definitely must-have qualities for moderators! Please welcome to Team HB....

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Feb 05, 2019, 1:23 am View the latest post
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