Help - Faqs

Can I contribute to IT World Canada Blogs?

2009-10-27T06:05:00Z

Absolutely. We welcome contributions from our readers. If you would like to contribute to an existing blog, just email our Editor in Chief, Shane Schick at ;sschick@itworldcanada.com.

Why should I register on ITWorldCanada.com?

2009-10-25T11:09:00Z

Since its launch, IT World Canada has become the online information resource of choice for Canadian IT professionals. For over 25 years we have been building relationships with Canada's IT professionals by delivering timely, incisive information that helps them succeed in their jobs.

By becoming a registered member of ITWorldCanada.com you will:

Be able to subscribe to newsletters from our content rich portals.
Participate in targeted events bringing together the best and brightest IT players in Canada
Gain full access to our world-renowned IT publications, which deliver a view of IT from a Canadian perspective.
Access our vast and growing white paper library.
Be able to comment on articles and blogs.
Participate in forum discussions.
Contribute to Wikis.

IT World Canada is the Canadian affiliate of International Data Group (IDG), the world's largest IT information provider.

To Register to join the IT World Canada community, please click here.

Creating a new IT World Canada Account

2009-10-21T22:46:00Z

To create a new itworldcanada.com account, and to subscribe to our newsletters:

1) Click on "Subscription Log IN"

2) Click on "Register Now"

3) Fill in your information, and submit.

4) You will receive an email in the email address you specified in the previous step. Click on the verification URL in this email.

5) Once you have clicked the confirmation link your account is created.

Why Should I Register?

Changing Your Password

2009-10-05T08:25:00Z

Use the following procedure to change your login password.

Procedure

1. Open your profile from your Dashboard page by clicking Edit Profile.

The Edit Your Profile page displays.

2. To change your password, click on “Subscription Services”

3. The Subscription Services page appears.

4. Click “Change your password”.

5. Enter and confirm your new password.

6. Click Submit.

7. Your password is now changed, and you can either return to the “Subscription Services” page to manage your subscriptions, or return to ITworldcanada.com.

Editing Your Public Profile

2009-10-05T06:41:00Z

A profile contains a user's personal data and contact information which you make available to users in the Community. To make changes to your profile, follow the procedure below:

Procedure

1. Open your profile from your Dashboard page by clicking Edit Profile.

The Edit Your Profile page displays.

2. Edit your public profile properties.

Profile Options

• Click Change avatar to change your personal avatar.

• Specify the biographical information you want users to see.

Scroll down to see more settings on the Profile Options page.

• Birthday and Gender - Allow you to decide whether or not to make your birthday and gender part of your viewable data.

• Language - If you have language packs, you can select a language for your personal data.

• Share Favorites - Specifies whether or not to display the Shared Favorites list to users.

• RSS Feeds - Allows you to display the Shared Feeds list to users.

Site Options

• Sort Posts - Specify whether to sort posts in ascending (beginning with most recent) or descending (beginning with earliest) order.

• Content Editor - Specify which content editor to use. The Community supports plain text, standard, and enhanced editors.

• Enable Display Name - Specifies whether to display your system user name or a name different from your user name. If your system administrator has created a display name for you that is different from your user name, this setting determines which name displays in the community.

• Display in members list - Specifies whether or not you want your name to display on the community member list so it is accessible by all users. This list is accessible from the Friends tab on the user's Dashboard page.

• Enable Collapsing Panels - Collapsing panels are not supported in The Community at this time, so the setting has no effect on The Community functionality.

• Enable Post Mouse-Over Popup - This feature is not supported in The Community at this time, so the setting has no effect on The Community functionality.

• Enable Conversation Notifications - Conversations are not supported in The Community at this time, so this setting has no effect on The Community functionality.

• Enable Comment Notifications - Specifies whether you want to be notified via email when users comment on any posts you have published.

• Items per-Page in Control Panel grids - Specifies the number of items that display in the Control Panel when managing posts, forums, comments and so on. This setting takes effect only for users who have administrative privileges.

• Activity Message Configuration - Enables or disables activity messaging. You can specify which of your activities you want other users notified of.

• My API Keys - Allows you to retrieve keys to enable applications for API.

Click Save to retain changes.

Change Your Avatar

2009-10-05T03:38:00Z

The Community is designed to make the user experience as personal as possible. Your avatar helps you personalize your profile and your community presence. You can create your own avatar or select an avatar from the avatar database that is packaged with ITWorld Canada - Community site.

1. To change your avatar, click on "Edit Profile"

2. Click on "Change Avatar"

3. You can either Upload your own avatar, or select from the default avatars available in the community. To upload your own Avatar, click on "Choose File/Browse" and select your avatar from your own computer. Once uploaded click on "use uploaded image".

4. To use a default avatar, click on "Select an Avatar", select the Avatar you would like, and click on "Use Selected Image".