My "Profile" says I'm not subscribed to any "Forums". That implies there is a meaning to a Forum subscription, but I don't see any description of that, nor any obvious way to subscribe to a Forum. I'm registered and subscribed to a couple threads.

Is that a way to get rid of the "Newbie" designation?

Hi Mike, thanks for the feedback, I currently have forum subscriptions turned off, due to a bug in the software. I am still planing on finishing the software update ASAP, at that time, we will have a few more options.