I've got the New Posts link as my browser homepage so as soon as I open it, it just loads up any new posts.
Then I basically just wait for the email notices.

Definitely not recommended though. I find I miss a lot of threads.
There's bugs in the forum software that cause problems with the New Posts button and the email notification so that you only see about 50% of everything that's posted. (email notification turns off if you don't revisit the forum after a reply and the new posts cache empties itself as soon as you close your browser so even though there's a ton of new posts, it reads as if there's nothing there)

There definitely needs to be an admin version of this forum so you can receive every new post in your email whether you visit the site or not.