CarFiles.net | Car Files and Online Media Storage for the Automotive Enthusiast

A new project of mine is CarFiles.net, which is an online media storage website where visitors can register for a free account and upload their favorite automotive related media files. They can create albums, and upload videos, images, and audio files to related categories. Once uploaded to the site they are provided with a “file link” (the url to the …

Tips for Installing Daemon Tools on Centos 5

If you run into this error: cp: cannot stat `compile/svscan’: No such file or directory Look in the src/ directory of the Daemontools folder. Open the file called error.h. In that file, look for the line… extern int errno; Change it to say… #include <errno.h> Now go back to the Daemontools folder and run package/install to install. If it’s successful …

No attachments or Registration Captcha image in SMF after upgrade to 2.0 RC1

After recently upgrading my 1.1.6 version of SMF to 1.1.9 and having issues with that upgrade, I decided to just go ahead and upgrade to 2.0 RC1 since I’ve been running it on several forums with great success. After a successful upgrade, I tried testing the registration process and the captcha images were not showing. A few minutes later I tried a test post with an attachment and the result was a blank page. I posted another test post without an image and tried modifying it afterward and loading an attachment. That resulted in another blank page. After searching around, I found this code snippet that cured both issues.

Geeksquad fail report

FOX12 in Oregon decided to do a little investigative reporting on computer repair shops. Unfortunately for the Geeksquad, someone exposed their habit of “over-diagnosing” and over-charging their customers. Check out the video below for the full report. The Geeksquad missed the mark pretty badly.. http://www.kptv.com/video/19513766/

San Diego Business Network

In today’s economy, marketing is on the top of everyone’s to-do lists. Fresh leads, repeat business, click-thru rates, and conversion rates, are more important than ever. However, marketing in a cost-effective and strategic manner goes above and beyond charts and analytics. Making your business personable has shown to be one of any company’s greatest allies in today’s struggling economy. Luckily, …

Obama’s newly appointed White House “Drug Czar” Calls for end to “War on Drugs”

The Obama administration’s new drug czar says he wants to banish the idea that the U.S. is fighting “a war on drugs,” a move that would underscore a shift favoring treatment over incarceration in trying to reduce illicit drug use. In his first interview since being confirmed to head the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, Gil Kerlikowske …