Our Microsoft Windows sub-category encompasses Q&A based support forums geared towards the Microsoft Windows family of operating systems. Note that there is a separate Windows Servers and IIS forum within the Networking sub-forum.
Subforum: Windows Vista and Windows 7

Our Mac sub-category encompasses everything related to Apple's line of computers and operating systems.

Our Hardware sub-category encompasses everything related to PC hardware, such as PCI cards, storage, motherboards, processors, RAM, peripherals, and so much more. For a community marketplace where you can buy, sell, or trade hardware, you can participate in our Hardware Swap forum within our Business Exchange category.

Our Linux and Unix sub-category encompasses both Q&A based support as well as discussion forums geared towards tweaking, managing, and configuring open source linux, unix, and bsd distributions.

Our Networking sub-category encompasses topics related to setting up a LAN or WAN, broadband connections, servers, routers, switches and hubs.

Our PHP forum is the place for Q&A-style discussions related to this popular development language. LAMP programmers will appreciate our separate Apache forum, within the Networking sub-category of the Hardware and Software category, and MySQL forum, also within the Web Development category.

Our ASP.NET forum is the place for Q&A-style discussions related to the Microsoft Visual Studio.NET development framework. Note we have a separate ASP forum. We also have dedicated C# and VB.NET forums within the Software Development category. There is an MS SQL forum within the Databases sub-category to use in tandem to .NET. Additionally, there is a Windows Servers and IIS forum within the Networking sub-forum of the Hardware and Software category.

Our ColdFusion forum is the place for Q&A-style discussions related to this Adobe / Macromedia language.

Our ASP forum is the place for Q&A-style discussions related to this legacy version of Microsoft's development framework. Note we have a separate ASP.NET forum that might be more appropriate. There is an MS SQL forum within the Databases sub-category to use in tandem to ASP.

Our JSP forum is the place for Q&A-style discussions related to Java-based web development. Note we have a separate Java forum within the Software Development category. Additionally, we have an Oracle forum within the Databases sub-category to use in tandem to a JSP backend.

Our Ruby forum is the place for Q&A-style discussions related to Ruby development.

Our RSS, Web Services and SOAP forum is the place for Q&A-style discussions related to ensuring data portability via web services and syndication formats such as RSS. Note we have a separate XML, XSLT and XPATH forum in the Software Development category.

Our JS / DHTML / AJAX forum is the place for Q&A-style discussions related to clientside scripting languages (that are executed by a web browser instead of on the server's end). Note we have a separate HTML and CSS forum, within our Web Design sub-category, for markup languages.

Our Existing Scripts forum is the place for Q&A-style discussions related to premade scripts (open source and not) that are currently available around the web. Discuss implementation problems and techniques when integrating third party scripts into your website.

Our Databases sub-category encompasses everything related to data storage, both for the web and other uses.

Our Web Design sub-category encompasses everything related to graphics, 3D modeling, web design, and Adobe and Macromedia products. You can ask for constructive criticism on your new designs within the Website Reviews forum of our Business Exchange category.

Our Promotion and Marketing Plans forum is the place for discussions related to various Internet marketing techniques and tips of the trade to promote and enrich your website. Please note that it is against our rules to promote your website here.

Our Growing an Online Community forum is the place for discussions related to social networking, community building and issues facing forum and chat administrators and moderators.

Our Advertising Sales Strategies forum is the place for online publishers to engage in discussions related to selling ad space and using affiliate programs, site representation firms, ad networks, and working with advertising agencies. Please note that it is against our rules to advertise your website here, or solicit that you have ad space available or are looking for ad space.

Our eCommerce forum is the place for discussions related to selling products and services online. Discuss sales strategies, payment processors, and other topics related to online commerce. Note that it is against our rules to actually solicit products and services in this forum. For non-technical business questions, please post in the IT Professionals' Lounge of the Community Center category.

Our PPC Advertising forum is the place for discussions related to both buying and selling within PPC ad networks such as Google AdWords and Google AdSense. Google AdWords discussions may have a crossover with our Promotion and Marketing Plans forum while Google AdSense discussions may have a crossover with our Advertising Sales Strategies forum.

Our Search Engine Optimization forum is the place for discussions related to organic search engine strategies, which includes both off-page and on-page SEO. Link building strategies promoted by viral marketing may have a crossover with our Promotion and Marketing Plans forum.

Our C++ forum is the place for Q&A-style discussions related to this popular language. Note we have a separate C forum for non-OOP straight C. Please direct C++ questions directly related to game development to our Game Development forum.

Our C forum is the place for Q&A-style discussions related to the C language as per the ANSI C standard. Otherwise use our C++ forum.

Our Java forum is the place for Q&A-style discussions related to this popular OOP-based language. Note there is also a JSP forum within our Web Development category.

Our C# forum is the place for Q&A-style discussions related to the programming language known as Microsoft's response to java. Note that we also have an ASP.NET forum within the Web Development category.

Our VB.NET forum is the place for Q&A-style discussions related to this language. Note that we also have a VB 6 forum within the Software Development category in addition to an ASP.NET forum within the Web Development category.

Our Python forum is the place for Q&A-style discussions related to this interpreted OOP language.

Our Perl forum is the place for Q&A-style discussions related to this scripting language. Note that we also have a separate Shell Scripting forum within the Software Development category.

Our Shell Scripting forum is the place for Q&A-style discussions related to *nix shell scripting languages such as bash. Note that we also have a separate Perl forum within the Software Development category.

Our Assembly forum is the place for Q&A-style discussions related to machine language. Discuss all flavors including x86 assembly, MIPS assembly, RISC assembly, etc. Note that we also have a Computer Science forum within the Software Development category.

Our Pascal and Delphi forum is the place for Q&A-style discussions related to this legacy language and its GUI equivalent. Note that we also have a separate Legacy Languages forum within the Software Development category.

Our VB forum is the place for Q&A-style discussions related to legacy versions of VB as well as PowerBuilder. Note that we also have a separate Legacy Languages forum within the Software Development category, a VB.NET forum within the Software Development category, and an ASP.NET forum within the Web Development category.

Our XML, XSLT and XPATH forum is the place for Q&A-style discussions related to XML. Note we have a separate RSS, Web Services and SOAP forum in the Web Development category.

Our Legacy Languages forum is the place for Q&A-style discussions related to programming languages that are either depreciated or not popular enough to warrant their own forum. Please only post here if you're positive that we don't already have a more appropriate forum.

Our Computer Science forum is the place for Q&A-style discussions related to software design and schema, mathematical theory, and algorithms. You can use [tex] bbcode to create LaTeX graphics.

Our Game Development forum is the place for Q&A-style discussions related to algorithm design, physics and math theory that are directly related to game development, in addition to techniques implementing sound and graphics libraries. Please use one of the language-specific forums if your question is not exclusive to game development. You can use [tex] bbcode to create LaTeX graphics.