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ComputersRe: Help Needed On Ms Small Business Server by Cactus(m): 2:21pm On Aug 07, 2009
ComputersRe: Help Needed On Ms Small Business Server by Cactus(m): 2:14pm On Aug 07, 2009
PERMISSIONS


Your permissions are improperly configured. I am not familiar with the biz server. But, once you get that error it means your permissions are wrong.

So think of some way to configure permissions properly
WebmastersRe: Email Not Attaching Documents by Cactus(m): 1:38pm On Aug 07, 2009
you need to give more information about your problem

1. Which email service are you using?
2. Which browser are you using and version of the browser?
3. Which operating system are you using? (could be useful)
4. What is the size of the file you are attaching?
5. Which type of connection are you using?

The more information you give, the more chance you have with people assisting you
WebmastersRe: 404 ERROR by Cactus(m): 12:57pm On Aug 07, 2009
Just giving a helping hand to the needy. Glad it is fixed. Good luck

Can ask questions if you wish to.

Make sure you change your password
WebmastersRe: 404 ERROR by Cactus(m): 11:58am On Aug 06, 2009
Check your mail and see if we can chat online
WebmastersRe: 404 ERROR by Cactus(m): 10:54am On Aug 06, 2009
Download (please search google for these two. too lazy to search)

Mysql Query Browser (use this for reinstalling your database, sql statement executions, and deleting databse)
Mysql Administrator     (for backup and other administrative tasks on mysql, you dont need access to the admin of smf)

If your host allows for remote log in great

put in your database name
database password
and usename


Use the Mysql Administrator to backup


If you need help

I can fix it for you if you are willing to trust.
Art, Graphics & VideoRe: My Pictures. by Cactus(op): 10:42am On Aug 06, 2009
Univeristy of Maryland USA. Not sure if they are the original girls but they do choreography. They are deaf. Go figure

Art, Graphics & VideoRe: My Pictures. by Cactus(op): 10:40am On Aug 06, 2009
Century Park, Shanghai
Marksman catching them show. (Photographer: Girl in the picture above)

Art, Graphics & VideoRe: My Pictures. by Cactus(op): 10:21am On Aug 06, 2009
Century Park, Shanghai

This is a very good friend of mine and she is very pretty

WebmastersRe: Hey Urgent Assistance! by Cactus(m): 2:26am On Aug 06, 2009
Epic Win!

I should have done this fast cos i registered a domain yesterday arghhh am too slow at least i can get it free
WebmastersRe: 404 ERROR by Cactus(m): 2:17am On Aug 06, 2009
Solved

The url to your forum board = http://naijareign.com/board/

The hyperlinks of your forum categories point to = http://naijareign.com/index.php?board=23.0

You see the difference?

correct = http://naijareign.com/board/
wrong = http://naijareign.com/index.php?board=23.0
correct = http://naijareign.com/board/index.php?board=23.0
wrong = http://naijareign.com/index.php?topic=50.0
correct = http://naijareign.com/board/index.php?topic=50.0

They are not the same. the second hyperlink is wrong. You are missing the /board/  subdirectory in your url somewhere.

You need to go into the control panel and look for something under the url to your forum and set it up to

http://naijareign.com/board/

I cant remember all the specific control panel options in smf or where to look in smf. This is the best i can give you. That is the problem and the solution is to add  /board/ in the url link somewhere
Art, Graphics & VideoRe: My Pictures. by Cactus(op): 2:00am On Aug 06, 2009
St. Patrick's Day parade D.C. 2009
Cant remember but in D.C.
St. Patrick's Day parade D.C. 2009

Art, Graphics & VideoRe: My Pictures. by Cactus(op): 1:57am On Aug 06, 2009
Ivorian embassy D.C. Chinese celebration
Memorial day 2008
Memorial day 2008

Art, Graphics & VideoRe: My Pictures. by Cactus(op): 1:54am On Aug 06, 2009
@tpia

yes there are some grassed out areas though but generally just concrete. Looks boring though lol
WebmastersRe: Just Confused This Webby Thing ! by Cactus(m): 1:03pm On Aug 05, 2009
@smartsoft

True about the testing on tools during interviews. I have had interviews for programming position that required i wrote process flow for a program. It wasnt even about writing a program, just show us your logic behind your program and explain why this is that.

While other companies require you to write programs using computers or on whiteboards. If you know you are a developer, and you know what you can do, you have nothing to worry about. Have a field day using a template but once given a project to do something from scratch, he or she should be able to do it.

Oh well life goes on
WebmastersRe: Do You Get Frustrated? by Cactus(op): 12:57pm On Aug 05, 2009
Winging it as I go. Fake it till you make it.

I have thought about going to photography school. It is something that I am planning for.

Sometimes you get great pictures, like the kids looking out from the car. and sometimes you get horrible pictures. I might have taken over 20 000 pictures but maybe only 2000 ok. lol

It is a nice hobby though expensive hobby.

I use a Sony Alpha A350 + 70 - 300mm zoom lens + 18 - 70 lens + flash

Nothing much to my collection of gear yet hopefully go pro someday. Expensive.

Thanks for the comment
WebmastersRe: Do You Get Frustrated? by Cactus(op): 9:56am On Aug 05, 2009
well I got my domain. Had to choose from this list

picobin.com
imgobin.com
imgwired.com
wiredimg.com
clubimg.com
imglust.com
lustimg.com
imgloft.com my decision
phozine.com
imgcafe.com

Dealing with pictures that is why
WebmastersRe: Do You Get Frustrated? by Cactus(op): 3:49am On Aug 05, 2009
Stealing names when people are searching unfortunately happens.

I tried to target max 6 characters in the domain name. But now seems like to find something decent one has to add more characters up to 10.

Keep searching hope to find something.

I am now thinking about names in other languages. i tried nigeria in chinese. niriliya.com already take aarghhhhhhhhhhhhhh FML.

@yawatide You can look at this post not pro but hopefully soon
https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-304358.0.html
WebmastersRe: Just Confused This Webby Thing ! by Cactus(m): 2:58am On Aug 05, 2009
You have jquery for example, it has functions, you use the functions in your web app. You can modify, adding and removing functions or use as is. Or you download already made modules for gallery, lightbox etc

You have a website you are building, there is a library of templates, you pick one and you use it. You can modify, by adding new things, removing or just use as is

What am I missing?

It all boils down to how much time you have to work or individual prefernce.
It is just that some people that use downloaded templates for clients may not be telling the clients.
Art, Graphics & VideoRe: My Pictures. by Cactus(op): 2:42am On Aug 05, 2009
Battery Park, New York
Flat Iron, New York
Somewhere in D.C. cant remember the name

Art, Graphics & VideoRe: My Pictures. by Cactus(op): 2:36am On Aug 05, 2009
Street hockey
Street hockey
Girl in D.C.

Art, Graphics & VideoRe: My Pictures. by Cactus(op): 2:26am On Aug 05, 2009
Girl jumping D.C.
Ivorian Embassy D.C.
Ivorian Embassy D.C.

Art, Graphics & VideoRe: My Pictures. by Cactus(op): 2:20am On Aug 05, 2009
Mexican protest in front of White House
Social Networking
White House

Art, Graphics & VideoRe: My Pictures. by Cactus(op): 2:18am On Aug 05, 2009
St. Patrick's Day Celebration

Art, Graphics & VideoRe: My Pictures. by Cactus(op): 2:14am On Aug 05, 2009
@oyinda

Will post when I will be in naija. There are many good cameras for under 100USD. May have to check will give you something.

@deyg

i am not sure which picture you are referring to but I have a zoom lense, the second picture. Very powerful and goes a long distance. I can become a spy eheh. Sometimes I move up close to people, they have not told me not to take their pictures so far or ask for their permission.

attached is what I use + a zoom lense

WebmastersRe: Why So Many "naija" Websites? by Cactus(m): 2:01am On Aug 05, 2009
I am not sure about this but to me it could feel like when nigerians are talking I am not sure many would say "You know in Nigeria, " they would probably say "You know in naija, "

It is more accepted I think so it is also shorter than nigeria

it is just the trend I guess
WebmastersRe: Just Confused This Webby Thing ! by Cactus(m): 12:47am On Aug 05, 2009
The people that designed the templates are people just like us. Some people are more creative than others.

It is not every time you will have great concept to design. Probably you may have to look at other websites for inspiration. Just like some writers get writer's block. Similar.

You may be familiar with CSS Galleries. Collections of nice website design. If you go through one of the sites like. look at http://www.csselite.com/

If you can tell me you can come up with all those design ideas by yourself without looking at sample works. Good for you. This is just my opinion.

This is not a matter of being good or bad. The truth is, regardless of what we do, there will always be people better than each of us. There will be always be people more creative than each of us. That is life.
WebmastersRe: Just Confused This Webby Thing ! by Cactus(m): 1:44pm On Aug 04, 2009
Using templates downloaded is perfectly fine. Nothing wrong in my opinion.

However, what quite a large number of people do is remove the information about the person that created the template. Be it as commented information in the header.ext, footer.ext or other file like that, as page footer notes that everyone can see. It is proper to give credit to the maker of the template.

There are bazillions  of templates free online. If the template that was used is not a popular template, how can the owner of the site go about searching online if the developer downloaded the template or created the template. I guess this is why some people that download and use template dont say anything that it was a downloaded template and they can charge as much as they want for little work done.

Assuming I use templates I download for web dev works, and you feel I am not a developer.
Would it be correct if I say, people that use javascript framework jquery, php framework etc for their works are not programmers? They can also write from scratch all the functions they need before they can be called programmers.

But in regards to the lady in your original post, personally speaking based on the little information you provided, she is absolutely not a web developer. In my opinion, I would say, if you ask a real web developer this type of question, and they say it is ok to use downloaded templates and he/she is a developer. This would be because the developer you asked knows his/her ability and is not worried about what you think of him/her.

It is an easy way out of putting pages together.
Downloading templates can potentially present a more appealing look for a website than what would be created from scratch.
Reduces time need to get more work done = more cash in hand.

It is ok.

Like now my boss asked me to find a company to build our website, i was like no need I will do it myself. He was like sure, easy thing no sweat. And he said ok.

I was thinking of creating the CMS from scratch. eh ehe h I like my work. But based on his requirements, he needs it fast which is the most important. Me doing from scratch would take time. So now I am opting for wordpress + a template I find online + livezilla (CS CMS)

It all depends on requirements and tools available. Each person knows what he or she can do that is what is most important
WebmastersDo You Get Frustrated? by Cactus(op): 1:24pm On Aug 04, 2009
For the past two hours, I have been searching for domain names that I can buy. Most likely looking for two domain names. Relating to media.

I have searched, different name combination, numbers, web2.0ish style names like flickr, things like that but nothing to be found. I cant remember where I saw this line but it goes something like this

Domain names are like girls, the good ones are already taken.

Unfortunately, there is no option but to continue searching until I find a decent one. I have looked at sedo.com snapnames.com just soooooooooooooo friggin expensive. OH MY

The reality is, domain names will become expensive if they are being resold like sedo

I bought my name once, and didnt have money to renew let it go, someone snapped it, I emailed the person and the person was talking give me 1000$ I give you back your name. oh my

This is highway robbery not at gunpoint but bazookapoint

Does anyone get frustrated searching for domain names?
WebmastersRe: Downloading Limit by Cactus(m): 11:55am On Aug 04, 2009
Not much options left as already described above. Hits to the hyperlink of the download

if you use hits, that doesnt translate into download. It can be stuck in traffic, some people may stop, or something weird just happens.

It is easier to just count the hits and forget about misses or incomplete downloads.

I think too much. But your visitors wont know whether is true or not so hits may work.

This in my opinion is actually not a recommended implementation.

If you do this, first come first serve. You may probably just want to take into account IP address as yawatide mentioned. Count how many times they accessed and no need to penalize others.

IP address is not even perfect but works for most people that are not aware of proxies.

It works for most people.

I dont want to be looked upon as a downer just giving you all sides you need to think about and whether or not it is worth doing.

lets say you have 100 users and you are upper limit for download is 30.

It may probably work with 95 of your users. and the the remaining 5, Merry Christmas
WebmastersRe: Hey Urgent Assistance! by Cactus(m): 11:30am On Aug 04, 2009
what is the target for this project? Is it for job bank?

it might be easier to look for job bank cms or whatever they are called and mod it from there to add features missing

1.
I get what I want and I get them how I want

.swf can be decompiled as earlier mentioned. it is a waste of time. If you are talking about text in your .swf or on your website. The best solution is not to put what you dont want people to see on your site. If they can see the text, what is stopping them from typing it? Though it may take some time to type, but they got your text. It might even be faster typing the text from the flash file than decompiling the flash file.

If you mask/embed the .swf file, that is you put a layer or a container or a fake flash that contains the flash file. So that when people download they download the container not the flash file. Well, with tools like firebug, flashgot, they can be downloaded. So my advice is dont put what you dont want people to see and dont waste time protecting text you dont want copying. If you are talking about encrypting your page codes, you can look into obfuscation:

ref wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obfuscated_code

hope that helps in regards to content protection.


flashgot + firebug + greasemonkey + firefox = heaven


Images can still be copied except you place a gigantic watermark on it, but then it will be useless. eh eh sorry

audio, same with .swf

whatever, finish. Dont waste much time with protecting the content which you cant protect.

Also remember, different web browsers render information different, so you have to be aware of how to deal with different web browsers under different operating systems on the client side. arghhhhhhhh headache

There are some powerful web scraping softwares that will bypass many methods you may be thinking about.
I should be come active ah ah ah. Will try to

@yawatide

there is something that almighty google does.

Sometimes checking code = just one line of text in the code view. and I think it is part of the obfuscation. It is possible to protect code. which may then be referencing some other pages in some jibberish combination of hex

If i find an example shall share

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