CIC http://www.countriesincolors.com Web development Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:30:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 phpBB 3.0.6 is here http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cicolors/~3/OOYCCqjytBM/ http://www.countriesincolors.com/2009/11/22/phpbb-3-0-6-is-here/#comments Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:30:16 +0000 Mgoi http://www.countriesincolors.com/?p=453
  • Nosebleed, Conundrum and AdInfinitum for phpBB3
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  • phpBB updated to version 3.0.3
    • ]]>     phpbb 3 A new phpBB update is upon us.  Its name is 3.0.6 and it is available here.  There are quite a few improvements and updates, the most notable being a better spam filtering captcha system, the inclusion of a quick reply pane as a default option, a better caching system to improve overall speed performance and a better automatic upgrade script.

    Now the (very) painful upgrade process can begin, hopefully for the last time before benefitting from the enhanced upgrade script.

    I will also soon release revised versions of the forum templates.

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  • MooTools 1.2: Official Release
  • Site of the week: IconDock – The Art of Stock Icons
  • Tools for developing small websites
    • ]]>     David Walsh Blog :: PHP, MySQL, CSS, Javascript, jQuery, MooTools, and Everything Else.

    David Walsh

    The title says it all:  David Walsh and his guest bloggers tirelessly provide elegant solutions that are useful to the apprentice web site designers as well as to the more accomplished ones.  The site focuses on the little things that help you make the transition to web 2.0, such as ajax, javascript, the Jquery and Mootools libraries, etc.

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  • Automatic image resizing for phpbb3
  • Simple way to put categories in your navigation bar in wordpress
  • Upgrading Mihalism Multi Host
    • ]]>     mihalismA quick update to report that there have been many useful enhancements to the Mihalism image hosting system recently.  The backend continues to improve with many new options.  This solution is moving fast and may soon provide a good alternative to imagevenue, tinypic and the other traditional providers.  Soon everyone will be able to run a hosting solution :-)

    Here’s the changelog:

    1. More bug fixes to help improve stability and reliability.
    2. Fixed Webpage URL Upload not posting to “Upload To” album.
    3. Cleaned up code base to make it easier to edit & understand for mod developers.
    4. Added wildcard IP address bans. Example: 123.456.*.* or 123.456.321.*.
    5. Fixed random string generator not outputting correct value.
    6. Improved stability of new URL upload options.
    7. Fixed Imagick issue with thumbnails.
    8. Fixed iFrame uploader not working.
    9. Fix Internet Explorer 6 warning slideout returning false positives created by Internet Explorer 8.
    10. Added “Advanced Debugging Tools” to Site Settings page. Basically linking hidden debugging pages.
    11. Added page to Admin Control Panel to show recent PHP error logs to help debugging.
    12. Added page to Admin Control Panel to show System Information such as hard drive space remaining, RAM use, and more.
    13. Converted MySQL Driver to use MYSQL_*_TABLE constants for easier table renaming when using multiple sites.
    14. The design of Advanced Thumbnails has changed for people with the most recent version of Imagick Image Library.
    15. And a few more minor updates, tweaks, and changes.

    Get it here.

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  • Cool site: David Walsh Blog :: PHP, MySQL, CSS, Javascript, jQuery, MooTools, and Everything Else
  • Cool site: WooThemes | Premium WordPress Themes
  • Cool site: DryIcons.com – Free Icons and Vector Graphics
    • ]]>     Best Web Gallery – Flash + CSS Gallery.

    This site is worth visiting daily.  It showcases the nicest website designs out there and it is updated regularly.

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  • Adding a forum to your website
  • New version of Mihalism image hosting system adds useful features
  • Yet another way to simply put your latest Flickr pictures on your website
    • ]]>     mihalismI have been running a small hosting solution for my projects for a while using the Mihalism Multi Host software. I really like this little piece of software and I was surprised to hear that development had been halted after version 4. Luckily the developers are back in action and have just released version 5, which is available here.

    The trouble is, for people like me who need to upgrade from version 3, there is no upgrade script from v 3.1 to 5.0. One needs to first upgrade to version 4. This is what I just did and I thought I would share how to do it as the developers are providing support for version 4 users but not currently to version 3 users.

    First step

    As a first step I did a backup of the whole folder where the Mihalism and the images reside.  In my case it was the /hosting folder:

    tar -czvf images_backup.tar.gz hosting/

    Then I did a backup of my whole sql database, using MyPhpAdmin.

    Second step

    I downloaded the v 3 to v 4 upgrade script, which is available here. I am also hosting a copy here:  multihost_3_1_0.

    I unzipped the file, which gave me a folder called “upgrade”.

    I downloaded version 4.0.2 of Mihalism Multi Host from their official website.  I unzipped it and uploaded the resulting folder on my server.  I called this new folder “hosting2″.

    I then uploaded the upgrade folder into hosting2.

    Third step

    I copied the following from my old Mihalism version 3 (folder hosting) in my new Mihalism version 4 (folder hosting2):

    - the files folder and its contents;

    - the config.php file.

    I then ran the upgrader by accessing /hosting2/upgrade/ from my web browser.  The upgrade went smoothly except for the upgrader’s inability to overwrite my config.php file:

    mihalism upgrader process

    Now that was not much of a problem, as the upgrader gave me instructions on how to update the file.  Or so I thought.  Actually, the file it was attempting to write was not hosting2/config.php (the one I had moved over from my previous version) but hosting2/source/includes/config.php.

    I edited that file as per the instructions, I changed the name of my new version from hosting2 to hosting so that links to my legacy  files would not be lost.  I then deleted the upgrade folder and the install.php file and I was done!

    I just did it and it seems to be working all right!

    M

    Update: I have now updated from v3 to v5. Everything works perfectly!

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  • Amateur webmaster tip: importing Wordpress posts in another Wordpress blog
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    • ]]>     WooThemes | Premium WordPress Themes .

    Woo themes sells very cool Wordpress themes

    Woo themes provides easy-to-install Wordpress themes.

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  • Site of the week: IconDock – The Art of Stock Icons
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    • ]]>     Dry Icons

    DryIcons.com – Free Icons and Vector Graphics.  Dry Icons has plenty of free icons.

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  • Iphone website templates and iphone theme phone skins: an update
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  • iPhone compatible website templates and phone skins
    • ]]>     I have been tracking various iphone skins and themes available for a number of phones for over a year, and the enthusiasm of iphone wannabes does not seem to abate! Here is an updated and revised list of links for iphone skins and styles for non-Apple phones.

    Nokia Phones

    Nokia N80 iPhone theme for Nokia N80 [source - download]

    iphone theme for Nokia N6300 and Nokia 40 SeriesiPhone theme for Nokia N6300 and Nokia 40 Series [source - download]

    iphone theme for Nokia 5800 and S60v3iPhone theme for Nokia 5800 and S60v3 [source - download]

    Motorola Phones

    iphone theme forMotorola RAZR V3iPhone theme for Motorola RAZR V3 [source - download]

    iphone theme for Motorola V3c/KRZRiPhone theme for Motorola V3c/KRZR [source - download]

    iphone theme for Motorola KRZRiPhone theme for Motorola KRZR [source - download]

    iphone theme for Motorola RIZR/KRZRiPhone theme for Motorola RIZR/KRZR [source - download]

    iphone theme for Motorola V3xiPhone theme for Motorola V3x [source - download]

    iphone theme for Motorola MAXX V6iPhone theme for Motorola MAXX V6 [source - download]

    iphone DRM for Motorola RAZR V3iPhone DRM for Motorola RAZR V3 [source - download]

    iphone DRM for Motorola V3iiPhone DRM for Motorola V3i [source - download]

    iphone DRM for Motorola KRZRiPhone DRM for Motorola KRZR [source - download]

    iphone DRM for Motorola L7iPhone DRM for Motorola L7 [source - download]

    iphone DRM for Motorola V3riPhone DRM for Motorola V3r [source - download]

    iphone DRM for Motorola e398iPhone DRM for Motorola e398 [source - download]

    iphone DRM for Motorola RIZRiPhone DRM for Motorola RIZR [source - download]

    Sony Ericsson Phones

    iPhone theme for Sony Ericsson w810i iPhone theme for Sony Ericsson w810i [source - download]

    iPhone theme for Sony Ericsson w900iiPhone theme for Sony Ericsson w900i [source - download]

    iPhone theme for Sony Ericsson k750, w700, w800, w810iPhone theme for Sony Ericsson k750, w700, w800, w810[source - download]

    iPhone theme for Sony Ericsson k610iiPhone theme for Sony Ericsson k610i[source - download]

    iPhone Black theme for Sony Ericsson k750, d750, k600, w800, w700[source - download]

    iPhone theme for Sony Ericsson K800, K790[source - download]

    iPhone theme for Sony Ericsson w850[source - download]

    iPhone theme for Sony Ericsson k800, w850[source - download]

    iPhone theme for Sony Ericsson k750, w800[source - download]

    k800 iphone theme for Sony Ericsson k800[source - download]

    iPhone theme for Sony Ericsson k800[source - download]

    iPhone theme for Sony Ericsson w900[source - download]

    Google Android Phones

    iPhone theme for ahome Android app iPhone theme for ahome Android app [source - download]

    How to turn your Android phone into an iPhoneHow to turn your Android phone into an iPhone[source]

    PocketPC phones

    iPhone skin for PocketPCiPhone skin for PocketPC[source - download]

    iFonz skin for PocketPCiFonz skin for PocketPC[source - download]

    iphone theme for PocketPCiphone theme for PocketPC[source - download]

    iphone emulator for PocketPCiphone emulator for PocketPC[source - download]

    Blackberry Phones

    iPhone themes for BlackBerriesiphone themes for BlackBerries[source - download]

    bPhone, another iPhone theme for BlackBerriesbPhone theme for BlackBerries[source - download]

    iPhone theme for Blackberry Pearl 81xxiPhone theme for Blackberry Pearl 81xx[source - download]

    iPhone theme for Blackberry Curve 83xxiPhone theme for Blackberry Curve 83xx[source - download]

    iPhone theme for Blackberry 87xxiPhone theme for Blackberry 87xx[source - download]

    iPhone theme for Blackberry 88xxiPhone theme for Blackberry 88xx[source - download]

    iPhone skins and styles for other popular phones

    Leo S60 iPhone theme for Symbian OS S60. Works with Nokia N70, N72, 6630, 6620, 6680, 6681, 6682, 6670, 7610, 6260, 3230, 6600 Samsung SGH-D720, SGH-D730 Panasonic X700, X800[source - download]

    iBored theme for Sidekick[source - download]

    iPhone style for BenqSiemens E71[source - download]

    Java iPhone theme for most java-compatible phones[source - download]

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  • Cool site: DryIcons.com – Free Icons and Vector Graphics
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    • ]]>     IconDock – The Art of Stock Icons.

    Cool site with plenty of nice icons. Also a source of inspiration for Wordpress and Jquery users.

    icondock

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  • Site of the week: IconDock – The Art of Stock Icons
    • ]]>     Web Designer Wall – Design Trends and Tutorials.

    A cool website with plenty of tutorials: css, photoshop, etc.

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