Posts Tagged ‘database’
Avast thinks Hulu is a Malicious Site
I went to Hulu this afternoon to catch up on my HEROES. I didn’t get to see it on Monday, so I knew that I could go up there and watch the show without issue. Or COULD I?
Turns out Avast won’t have it. It is blocking the SWF from playing and saying “Malicious Code”. Tried a few times in Firefox and IE. Every show or movie I try to play comes up with the same thing.
Here’s the kicker – neither Avast nor the Event viewer is showing any more info. In fact, it’s not even logging the event!
Could this be a malicious code? Could it be that Avasts’ database is off? Maybe Hulu changed some stuff to thwart Boxee from going through the RSS backdoor?
Well, there is a way around that. I went to NBC.com and watched the episode. I hope it’s not a real issue on Hulu…
**Update – Avast has posted an update to allow the Hulu SWF through. There was still no Event log on what it blocked**
Today I was working on the site and the delete button jumped up and bit me! OW!
We had a small issue, and I had to restore the backup database. There were a couple tables that were restored from the weekly backup. There should be no data loss, but if you signed up for the site this week, you may have to do it again.
Speaking of signups – Some have been asking about the iPod – Zune Contest info. According to the rules I set up (found on the Giveaway Rules Page) I will be choosing a winner today. I will email that user and they will have 7 days to respond. Once a winner is acknowledged, I will post the results.
NEWay, thanks for being a part of the site and participating in the contest. I have taken your information to heart and will be using it down the road.
updated 7:45 CST
Today WordPress had released the final version of 2.5. I have successfully installed it into my Sandbox and am playing with it aggressively. I will be adding information as I go, but here is what I had so far:
First of all, for those who don’t know what a “Sandbox” is, this is an area I designated as a test area. In this case, I have a computer at my home in which I installed XAMPP (an acronym for Apache, MySQL, PHP and PERL – the X stands for the “Four”). The Sandbox is a great way to test new plugins, CSS code or anything. One thing to keep in mind in mantaining a Sandbox, though – make sure your Sandbox matches your websites credentials (example – if your Sandbox is running PHP 5 and your website runs on PHP 4, then the test area is pointless).
So Far I have done the following:
Last week we did a clean install of 2.5 and all went smooth. Today we’ll run 2.5 on an existing database.
The First thing I did was backed up the existing Database. Once that was accomplished, I proceeded to install 2.5 in a clean directory.
Next week we’ll talk about installing plugins and widgets to get 2.5 back to where it was before.
*Updated 03-13 -08. See Below
Snafu. Freedictionary.com defines it as “A chaotic or confused situation”. The word SNAFU is an acronym, in which most of it I cannot decode here, so I’ll fudge it a bit. Situation Normal All Fouled Up.
If you were to go through a snafu a few years ago with a company, you would most likely grumble to your friends and family and then move on – Little impact on that. However, in this day and age, a Snafu can really come back to hurt. With Social Networking rising 47 percent year to year (according to Nielsen Netratings), this can really give companies a tough time if problems arise. But still, can social networking cause a company hardship because of a single or series of transactions?
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Fake Online Friend leads to Girls’ Suicide – CNN
1/2 Million Databases have no Firewall – Network World
Firefox 3.0 leaves in over 700 bugs – AppScout
First Look at Firefox Beta 1 – ars Technica
Vodaphone Gets Restraining Order on TMobile iPhone – CNNMoney
On Geek.com
- PayPal Secure Card
- AT&T Offers First Napster Phone
- Patent Lawsuit for SMS messaging
- 2007 Holiday Gift Guide
Ron Paul Collects $4Million Over Internet – LinuxInsider
The Whole Internet on this Page – Wordtothewise
AMD Spider – Cnet
Commodore XX – Lockergnome
Sony Slashes PS3 Dev Kit Price – Engadget
Don’t want to buy a PS3 for Guitar Hero? Get Frets on Fire – Sourceforge
You Can Have Your Pac-Man and Eat, too. – Engadget
Wal-Mart Giving BluRay Movies with PS3 – Cnet
Dissapearing Gmail? – Network World
Gmail Crashing Browsers – Network World
Google Removes Pay Per Post – Blorge
Amazon Kindle. aka the e-book – Engadget
Digital Orchestra Debuts – Guardian Unlimited
Black Friday Specials:
ThinkGeek.com for your Online Geek
There are a ton of Sales – Check your Local Newspaper for all the ads. However, www.blackfriday.info and blackfriday.gottadeal.com are two places you can go for all the ad info.
10 Year Watch:
Is Google 9 or 10? – Search Engine Land
Of Note:
Spiderweb Bike – ZDNet
Have Burt Reynolds get you a Dell through Spam – MediaPost
4000 dpi mouse? – Extreme Tech
Worlds Tiniest Projector – Engadget
Fireproof and Waterproof Hard Drive – Democrat and Chronicle
MySky – abcnews
Leopard Tweaks – Usingmac.com
See Your Website Through Different Browsers – Browsershots.org
Procrastination Flow Chart – Projectsidewalk
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