Yeah, I've found the "threads since last visit" marker. GREAT. I feel formerly ignorant. As usual. :-) I'm going through Joe's FAQ a wee bit...didn't notice that in the olden days. The Permathread idea is great, too.
Re: just searching the database.
I've returned to using a dial-up connection. It takes a while to load all those thread titles. I don't know of any way to bring up a quick-loading, small page that ONLY searches the data base, similar to the page that comes up to search only the forum. ...but I'm getting the feeling it must be hidden somewhere :-)
Thanks Spaw!
Try this for searching, Steve: Click!
-Joe Offer-