51

(29 replies, posted in PunBB 1.2 discussion)

Well, I guess I will throw in my two cents here.

I have tested numerous image galleries.  Most of them are pure refuse!  I agree with Rod that you should not have to visit a new page for every single pic and then have to go back to find the stupid thumbnails.

I use one Image Gallery because it offers the best presentation I have found. Its not perfect but its very good. If you hate Flash, you won't like this gallery script.  One of the best features of the gallery is that it uses XML to pull in images and descriptions. Navigation of thumbnails is elegant.

http://www.airtightinteractive.com/photos/

I missed it!  The site is down... sad

53

(15 replies, posted in News)

Thanks for focusing on security. I plan on using Pun on a future site where security will be very important. I'm glad to know that it is a priority. Keep up the excellent work!

I'm not a big fan of Microsoft.  Nor am I one that wants spyware, adware, and other junk clogging up my processor.  In one of the latest Microsoft updates there is a tool provided called the 'Malicious Software Removal Tool'.  From my present understanding, this tool will invisibly communicate results of 'malicious software' on our computers back to Microsoft without our knowledge of each instance.  We are made aware when installing the tool with a license agreement that probably most people will never read.  However, I prefer to not let my computer randomly talk to the boys in Redmond whenever it wants to, but at the same time I don't mind having this tool on my computer to take care of malicious software.  So I found the directions from M$ to disable the reporting function from within the registry.

You can find the directions to disable on this page.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/891716

This is what needs to be added to the registry copied from the link above.

An administrator can choose to disable the infection reporting component of the tool by adding the following registry key value to computers. If this registry key value is set, the tool will not report infection information back to Microsoft.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\MRT\DontReportInfectionInformation with the value of "1". Note that this value should be of type REG_DWORD.

Just thought a note on this might be of interest to some of my friends here at PunBB.

55

(142 replies, posted in News)

Thanks again to everyone in this community.  In many ways I feel like were on the cutting edge of the forums available on the web.  This software is simply beautiful.  The code is clean, the css is clean, its rocket fast, and..... oh.... no.... tears are coming to my eyes....

56

(142 replies, posted in News)

Hey wait.... you can't go to sleep!  You need to start working on 1.3!  smile

Just kidding.  Get some rest mate, you deserve it.  Drink an ice cold Guinness while your at it!

57

(137 replies, posted in News)

Hey.... its released!  I just downloaded it from the download section yet no news on the front page?  ITS RELEASED!!!  Sorry, cant curb my enthusiasm!

1.2 is released!!

58

(137 replies, posted in News)

The website is beautiful!  Man, I just love this community more and more every day!  1.2 hits soon!  Whoah!  Gotta love it!

Wow, this is insane.  Death toll is now at 44,000 and climbing fast!

Death toll is now over 25,000 and they say it is likely to soar much higher! Another statistic that is shocking is that this has left millions homeless! What really gets you is that many of those people were poor already with very low incomes and humble dwellings.  Now what little they did have is all but gone.  It's hard to imagine how tough it is over there right now.

61

(99 replies, posted in Programming)

It's not free but its very good.

PHPEdit

Only for Windows

62

(21 replies, posted in General discussion)

I like PunBB because it is simple, clean, and fast.  There are plenty of heavyweight forums out there for one to choose from if they like big and bloated software.

I like Invision in the heavyweight forum category.

However, my preference is to stick with Pun for my own stuff.  It's like a breath of fresh air!

63

(82 replies, posted in General discussion)

Gotta love Firefox!

64

(101 replies, posted in General discussion)

Have any of you upgraded to Firefox 1.0?   Its awesome!

65

(82 replies, posted in General discussion)

I just upgraded.  I'm in browser heaven!  smile

66

(101 replies, posted in General discussion)

The upgrade is painless... remembers all your settings.  Just install and go. Super easy!

67

(300 replies, posted in PunBB 1.2 discussion)

hcgtv wrote:
Todd wrote:

Man, I can't wait!

Oh... duh.... I guess I have to! big_smile

Not really, why not download and start playing with it?
http://punbb.org/download/in_development/

Well, I generally like to wait so I can see it in all its final release glory but.... maybe I can make an exception.... this time just for Pun.

68

(12 replies, posted in General discussion)

hcgtv wrote:

They control the universe of the clueless.

On my sites, IE browser share has been dropping for the last few months.

September:
MS Internet Explorer 67.9 %
FireFox    17.5 %

Once IE is below 50%, I'm not going to care about testing my sites in IE.

My favorite line from Star Wars comes to mind...

"The more you tighten your grip, Tarkin, the more star systems will slip through your fingers"

69

(300 replies, posted in PunBB 1.2 discussion)

Rickard wrote:

Whenever I change anything worth noting, I update the changelog, so please take time to review it now and then.

Here's the TODO list for PunBB 1.2:

- [DONE] Completely new, XHTML 1.0 Strict and semantically correct markup and CSS by Paul Sullivan.
- [DONE] Vertical admin navigation.
- [DONE] SQLite support.
- [DONE] Simple file-based caching of static data.
- [DONE] Make use of unbuffered database queries whenever possible.
- [DONE] More advanced BBCode pre-parsing.
- [DONE] Revised profile options (see this topic).
- [DONE] New upload code that works with open_basedir restrictions in effect.
- [DONE] Search for users in userlist.
- [DONE] Save IP address used during registration (see this topic).
- [DONE] Work with PHP error level E_ALL (i.e. initialize all variables before use).
- [DONE] Redirect forums (see this topic).
- [DONE] Ability to delete all of a specific users posts.
- [DONE] User language selection (in register.php and in profile.php).
- [DONE] More time zones (i.e. -3.5 for Newfoundland).
- [DONE] Post preview.
- Improved documentation by Bert Garcia.
- New markup for the admin interface by Paul Sullivan.
- Admin module system.
- User groups.
- Post moderation queue (see this topic).
- Some form of news system thingy (see this topic and this topic).
- BBCard support (XML? vCard?).
- Test, test, test.


This ToDo list is looking sexier by the minute!  Just look at all those big bold [DONE]'s!

Man, I can't wait!

Oh... duh.... I guess I have to! big_smile

70

(12 replies, posted in General discussion)

Well, I love Firefox.  However, I also hate almost everything that comes from M$.  So if Google can bring more competition to the table for M$ to worry about... the more power to them.

I'm sick of M$ controlling the computer universe... its time to see some other major players have a say..... and then a real environment of innovation will exist.

I will be a Firefox user for a long time no matter who makes what.... its hard to improve upon perfection (yeah... maybe a bit too melodramatic.... but you just gotta love Firefox!)

71

(82 replies, posted in General discussion)

hcgtv wrote:

I haven't used Sage, but I'll give it a try.

I did try the RSS capabilties built into Firefox 1.0PR. It uses the bookmarks interface to store favorite feeds. I placed a feed folder on my bookmarks toolbar and with a click, I can see my feeds.


Yes, I tried that too... but did not use it much.  When I tried out Sage I realized that this was a great way to do RSS.  Very simple interface and intuitive.

72

(82 replies, posted in General discussion)

snapsolutions wrote:

firefox users, you should really try this extension here. I guarantee you that you gonna love it! I am using it for the last 2+ months and I really love it.


Well, I have to agree with you snapsolutions... Sage is an awesome extension for Firefox. I just installed it today after reading your recommendation and I must say I think it is my favorite plug-in for Firefox so far.

I have not much cared for RSS till now... but the way SAGE incorporates itself into the browser... I was really impressed.  It is very usable too.  I went into my tool bar customizations and added my Sage shortcut to the rest of my tools.... now with a quick click I can subscribe to RSS feeds!  Thanks for the suggestion!

73

(41 replies, posted in General discussion)

So nobody likes WordPress?  sad

http://wordpress.org/

74

(82 replies, posted in General discussion)

Paul wrote:

Works perfectly on XP regardless of the colours. Everything just adjusts for appropriate colours given the background and text colour.

The only exception is if you use the WinXP "Classic" theme which is the Win2000 clone but I don't think anybody uses that.

I use the Win2K Classic theme on all my computers and I know several others that do too.  I hate the fluffiness of XP....

I don't have any problems with Firefox using the old Win2K themes and the default Firefox theme.

75

(200 replies, posted in General discussion)

Sander D. wrote:

Damn.

(I hate that blue bar with 'You have 6 Gamil invitations.'!)

You can send your GMail invitations to one of the Firefox promotions called 'The GMail Project' at this link.

http://www.spreadfirefox.com/?q=blog/8

A worthy cause if you ask me.