In case you didnt know: If you would like to scan for ALL RECENT activity on every public message base,bookmark and keep this link handy:
http://mauisun.org/smf?action=recentThis is different than the links you see above for
"Show unread posts since last visit. "
and
"Show new replies to your posts."
This shows ALL RECENT ACTIVITY wheather it is NEW since your last visit or not...