Latest Topics Keep tabs on the latest posts over at GeekSmack forums. http://www.geeksmack.net/forums/index.php Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:26:58 +0000 5 A review for Duke Nukem Forever! http://www.geeksmack.net/forums/topic/5139-a-review-for-duke-nukem-forever/ http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/zero-punctuation/1968-Viewers-Choice-Duke-Nukem-Forever

Normally Yahtzee disassembles real games, but this week he speaks about a game that doesn' actually exist.
Really entertaining in my opinion.]]> Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:26:58 +0000 http://www.geeksmack.net/forums/topic/5139-a-review-for-duke-nukem-forever/ explorer frame http://www.geeksmack.net/forums/topic/5127-explorer-frame/






Sorry for my poor english.

]]> Tue, 31 Aug 2010 17:17:37 +0000 http://www.geeksmack.net/forums/topic/5127-explorer-frame/ Should I go crossfire? http://www.geeksmack.net/forums/topic/5119-should-i-go-crossfire/

I have a 5850 right now and I want to upgrade, I'm thinking I will get another one and that would probably do me until the dx12 gen. I'm an nvidia fan at heart though, have been looking at 480s, maybe sell this one and get a nice 480 after it's sold? So two things performance of 2x5850s>480? Is crossfire enough of an upgrade to justify the $300?

The card: http://www.newegg.ca...Tpk=5850%20ZNFC

And my specs just cause...

CPU: i7 930, 2.8ghz
RAM: 3x2gb 133mhz ddr3
MOBO: Gigabyte X58A-UD3R
PSU: Xion 1000w
GPU: XFX 5850 ZNFC
Case: Antec 1200]]> Mon, 30 Aug 2010 03:26:04 +0000 http://www.geeksmack.net/forums/topic/5119-should-i-go-crossfire/ Coding a mini-post like script? http://www.geeksmack.net/forums/topic/5117-coding-a-mini-post-like-script/
1. post
2. admin approves
3. displayed

so FORM POST -> MySQL -> Output

and allow me to have an admin panel as well.

I'm coding out a rough script, but need some help with the basic securities of the script with the database and all.

So some tips I'm asking for:
1. How do i prevent MySQL injections, etc.
3. Permissions, server-side.


Alrighty:

so, is this submit.php a safe way to work with inserting entries into MySQL DB?

<?php
require_once('dbconnect.php');
$story = $_REQUEST['story'];
$date = date("F j, Y, g:i a");

$query = sprintf("INSERT into post (id, story, date, approved)VALUES ('NULL','%s','".$date."','0')",mysql_real_escape_string($story));

mysql_query($query) or die ('Error Updating Posts');

echo "Submitted Post Successfully!";
?>


Is Index.php ok? Should the sql queries be placed at the top of the file?
<?php
require_once('dbconnect.php');
$approved = 1;
?>
<html>
<head>
<title></title>
<style>
</style>
</head>
<body>
<h1>Title</h1>
<p>
<?php
$query = sprintf("SELECT story, date, approved FROM post WHERE approved='%s'",mysql_real_escape_string($approved));
$result = mysql_query($query);
while($row = mysql_fetch_array($result)) {
echo "Story: ".$row['story']."<br /> Date:".$row['date']."<br />";
}
?>
</p>
</body>
</html>
]]> Sat, 28 Aug 2010 20:41:45 +0000 http://www.geeksmack.net/forums/topic/5117-coding-a-mini-post-like-script/ Crazy Tech News Countdown: turn your iPad into a netbook, speakers for the unborn and more http://www.geeksmack.net/forums/topic/5115-crazy-tech-news-countdown-turn-your-ipad-into-a-netbook-speakers-for-the-unborn-and-more/
5- Buy your friends a drink, even if they’re miles away – Now with social networks and games, it’s really not that hard to give your friends stuff, even if it’s virtual stuff you can’t take advantage of in real life. But interestingly enough, a company named Webtab changed all that by launching Bartab, a mobile and web app that lets you buy your remote friends an actual drink. You pay $1 to give your friend a virtual coupon they can then use to buy a drink themselves. Sadly not many bars accept these coupons right now, this service is only available in San Francisco, New York and Los Angeles and your friend needs to pay $1 as well due to state regulations, but it’s a great concept I hope gets developed further.

4- If you’re in Cleveland, recycle please (or pay a $100-fine) – The city of Cleveland, OH is coming up with a system, already pioneered in Europe, to make people recycle. All recycling bins will be equipped with an RFID sensor to detect how often people actually recycle. If you don’t feel like doing it often enough and over 10% of your waste is recyclable, you’ll be fined $100. This might sound a little drastic, but after all it should be everyone’s civil duty to care for this planet, and if you simply can’t be bothered you should pay the price.

3- Turn your iPad into a netbook – You might love the iPod software but just not get along with its form factor or its virtual keyboard. A Chinese company wants to change all that with a case that resembles a netbook, keyboard and all. In no time you’ll have your dream touch screen netbook running iOS:

http://cache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/4/2010/08/500x_ipadkeyboardfcc.jpg

2- Talk to your baby, while he’s still in the womb? – When a baby is born, that’s usually the time when he or she makes the first contact with their parents and loved ones. But a company is claiming that strapping their provided speaker around the womb and hooking up an MP3 player to it will actually make the baby listen to and recognize sounds, before they’re even born. Of course this raises many safety questions, but the company claims the sound waves are totally safe, even for a fetus. Would I do this if I was a mother? Probably not, sounds a little creepy and weird.

1- Developing a game in 48 hours (timelapse) – Developer of the game Metagun has released a timelapse video of the whole 48-hour development process. I find this impressive:



So that’s it for Crazy Tech News Countdown. Stay tuned for next week’s edition and be sure to let me know what you think my commenting on this post. Also feel free to suggest future stories. See you next week and until then, peace out!]]> Sat, 28 Aug 2010 16:09:32 +0000 http://www.geeksmack.net/forums/topic/5115-crazy-tech-news-countdown-turn-your-ipad-into-a-netbook-speakers-for-the-unborn-and-more/ What Applications are pinned to your taskbar? http://www.geeksmack.net/forums/topic/5111-what-applications-are-pinned-to-your-taskbar/
I have a total of 6.

  • Firefox 4.0 Beta 4 (Or whatever browser I'm using)
  • Postbox Express (Or another email client)
  • Windows Explorer
  • XChat
  • Windows Live Messenger
  • Adobe Photoshop CS4

http://localhostr.com/files/c395d1/capture.png]]> Fri, 27 Aug 2010 14:34:33 +0000 http://www.geeksmack.net/forums/topic/5111-what-applications-are-pinned-to-your-taskbar/ New USB Flash Drive http://www.geeksmack.net/forums/topic/5110-new-usb-flash-drive/
I've found a nice Sony one for $20 (Canadian, of course): http://www.bestbuy.ca/en-CA/product/sony-sony-microvault-click-4gb-usb-flash-drive-usm4gl/10132631.aspx?path=fe38185d784664b216f99da0416b00a2en02

Of course, I think 4GB isn't going to be enough, so I looked for the 8GB version: http://www.bestbuy.ca/en-CA/product/sony-sony-microvault-click-8gb-usb-flash-drive-usm8gl-usm8gl/10132624.aspx?path=824206823963f9e772146f9bf63535bfen02
...which is $30, but at least it seems good.

My last option is an 8GB drive from SanDisk, which sits in the middle of the cost chain at $25.. http://www.bestbuy.ca/en-CA/product/sandisk-cruzer-micro-skin-8gb-usb-flash-drive/10111726.aspx?path=db1f8f5a532f65412d686b24391a17cden02

Any advice? I basically just need a new USB that has 4GB+ of space, transfer speeds that don't rival a snail's speed limit, and a decent price.]]> Fri, 27 Aug 2010 02:09:23 +0000 http://www.geeksmack.net/forums/topic/5110-new-usb-flash-drive/ Can you use UxStyle with Windows 7 Starter? http://www.geeksmack.net/forums/topic/5101-can-you-use-uxstyle-with-windows-7-starter/
Let me know please thanks.]]> Mon, 23 Aug 2010 22:47:32 +0000 http://www.geeksmack.net/forums/topic/5101-can-you-use-uxstyle-with-windows-7-starter/ Good Android now, or WP7 later http://www.geeksmack.net/forums/topic/5099-good-android-now-or-wp7-later/
What does everyone else think? I really dig the screen of the Galaxy S, too.

http://ncellphone.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/ATT-Samsung-Captivate.jpg

http://www.wireless.att.com/cell-phone-service/cell-phone-details/?device=Samsung+Captivate+%28TM%29+-+Black&q_sku=sku4760319

  • 5MP camera
  • Super AMOLED display
  • 1GHz CPU
  • Android 2.1, 2.2 in september
  • 16GB memory.
]]> Mon, 23 Aug 2010 19:16:12 +0000 http://www.geeksmack.net/forums/topic/5099-good-android-now-or-wp7-later/ Hello. http://www.geeksmack.net/forums/topic/5098-hello/
I'm dageek, Somewhat of a noob. I actually heard of this site through the linkr bar site. (http://dev.bennny.com/projects/linkr/) and the site looked pretty cool, so here I am!]]> Sun, 22 Aug 2010 21:51:31 +0000 http://www.geeksmack.net/forums/topic/5098-hello/ Crazy Tech News Countdown: ChatRoulette Panks, Linux terminal made, easy voting machines that run Pac-Man and more! http://www.geeksmack.net/forums/topic/5093-crazy-tech-news-countdown-chatroulette-panks-linux-terminal-made-easy-voting-machines-that-run-pac-man-and-more/
5- Can you pull a table cloth fast enough? – Table cloth pulling is a great social stunt when you’re not comfortable talking to someone and want to try to break the ice. And it’s even more embarrassing when you completely fail to pull off the trick and you ruin a hundred-dollar dinner. Thankfully, this arcade game at a Japanese Taito station gives you the chance to try to yank out a real cloth fast enough to win the game. That’s it. Definitely provides some entertainment and thankfully people are already over the swine flu hype, or else…

4- Don’t you wish the Linux terminal had manuals? – If you like to play with Linux from time to time, you’ve probably learned a few commands over the years, but these days it seems a GUI does just what people want more efficiently. That said, sometimes you just want to brush up your Linux skills or do something quickly when the GUI isn’t letting you: sometimes using the terminal is the best option. If you agree, be sure to give CLIcomapnion a try. It acts just like any other terminal except it gives you a searchable list of commands and a description of what they do so you can get typing like a pro in no time. Definitely a must-have for aspiring Linux power users!

3- Is this what the Mac Mini should have been? – What if you combined the MacBook Air’s internal components, an Apple keyboard and a brand-new shiny Magic Trackpad? Aside from dumping huge $$$ into your free time modding projects, you’d also be making the best machine ever: a single box with all the needed ports and a state of the art keyboard and trackpad on top, running Mac OS X. You hook it up to a monitor and there you have it: the most compact mac ever with a keyboard and mouse built-in.

2- You take the most boring voting machine ever and make it run Pac-Man – With a lot of states phasing out certain voting machines, a lot of people have wondered what to do with them other than dumping them into a landfill and letting them rot. It turns out these machines have pretty much the same specs as a 15-year-old computer, which are also good enough to run Pac-Man. After wiping out its proprietary OS and installing DOS along with the game, two university researchers have turned this pursuit into reality. I bet bankrupt states could make quite a bit of money by selling these machines off to geeks for far more than they’re worth and still boost their geek ego.

1- Yet another ChatRoulette prank. Don’t go away yet, this one is good



And I’ll just leave it at that.

Thanks for reading this week’s Crazy Tech News Countdown. Be sure to comment and let me know what you think as well as suggest stories you’d like to see covered next week. Until then, geek out!]]> Sat, 21 Aug 2010 17:25:59 +0000 http://www.geeksmack.net/forums/topic/5093-crazy-tech-news-countdown-chatroulette-panks-linux-terminal-made-easy-voting-machines-that-run-pac-man-and-more/ Hey everyone, look at me. I did something crazy. http://www.geeksmack.net/forums/topic/5086-hey-everyone-look-at-me-i-did-something-crazy/ http://www.cubeupload.com/files/2bb39ass20100819023547.png


Watch video: http://thepanda-x.deviantart.com/#/d2wqxco]]> Thu, 19 Aug 2010 06:46:22 +0000 http://www.geeksmack.net/forums/topic/5086-hey-everyone-look-at-me-i-did-something-crazy/ Any New Version Coming? http://www.geeksmack.net/forums/topic/5078-any-new-version-coming/
Beta and being a Serivce and dealing with graphical issues can break things, as rare as that might be I've seen the damage before.

Since there hasn't been any updates since 2009 makes me feel like the development isn't very active.

Can we expect a update that is going FINAL soon?

THANKS]]> Wed, 18 Aug 2010 03:51:19 +0000 http://www.geeksmack.net/forums/topic/5078-any-new-version-coming/ Win 8 Feature Poll http://www.geeksmack.net/forums/topic/5070-win-8-feature-poll/ http://www.withinwindows.com/2010/08/16/poll-what-changes-do-you-want-to-see-in-windows-8/

it is done on multiple blogs, so maybe you already saw it]]> Mon, 16 Aug 2010 23:55:49 +0000 http://www.geeksmack.net/forums/topic/5070-win-8-feature-poll/ Postbox Express 1.0.1 http://www.geeksmack.net/forums/topic/5069-postbox-express-101/ Quote

Introducing Postbox Express 1.0
http://static.postbox-inc.com/img/blog/postbox_express_logo_blog.png

We’re excited to announce Postbox Express 1.0 - a simple, yet powerful, new email application for Windows and Mac. Postbox Express is based on the same platform as our premium version ofPostbox, but contains a lighter-weight feature set that’s perfect for home use.

Best of all, Postbox Express is completely FREE!

Check out all the unique features in Postbox Express, compare thePostbox Editions, review the FAQ, or get up and running with ourQuickstart Guide.

So what are you waiting for? Download Postbox Express today, and be sure to share the news with your family and friends!

- The Postbox Team


Postbox Express FAQ

How does Postbox Express compare to Postbox?
Postbox Express is perfect for people with light-duty email needs, such as students, retirees, or ski bums. It’s a great alternative to other free offerings such as Thunderbird, Apple Mail, Windows Live Mail, or Eudora.

Postbox is a fully featured email solution that provides powerful search, organization, and productivity tools for busy professionals. It contains a much larger feature set, has support for add-ons, and is available in more languages. Postbox users also benefit from more frequent releases and a faster pace of innovation, which makes Postbox feel more “alive” and relevant than other desktop email clients.

To learn more about the features in each edition, please see our handy comparison chart.


Is it easy to upgrade from Postbox Express to Postbox?
Absolutely! Because both products share the same configuration files, an upgrade to Postbox is completely seamless and hassle free.


Can I move from the Postbox Trial to Postbox Express?
Yes, both products share the same configuration files, so you can easily move between the two.


What platforms does Postbox Express support?
Windows and Macintosh. Please also see our System Requirements.


How does Postbox Express compare to Thunderbird?
Postbox Express and Thunderbird are both based on Mozilla® technology, but Postbox Express offers simplified account and folder views, powerful search features, more complete conversation views, and a gorgeous user interface. Learn more about why you should switch!


Is it easy to switch from Thunderbird to Postbox Express?
You bet! Postbox Express will import your Thunderbird account settings, email messages, contacts, filters, labels, and junk settings - everything you need to get up and running in minutes.


How do I get help?
Users of Postbox Express are free to browse through our Postbox Express Quickstart Guide, Community Support Forums andKnowledge Base for answers to common questions.


After testing the beta of the full version of Postbox and finding out that it would become paid software it made me sad, scroll forward a while and there's a free version available for download! I am now happy once again!

Download


]]> Mon, 16 Aug 2010 21:28:46 +0000 http://www.geeksmack.net/forums/topic/5069-postbox-express-101/ IE9 UI http://www.geeksmack.net/forums/topic/5068-ie9-ui/
MS has said it'll have a minimalistic look.




Post em!]]> Mon, 16 Aug 2010 18:44:37 +0000 http://www.geeksmack.net/forums/topic/5068-ie9-ui/ Apple manager indicted on kickback charges http://www.geeksmack.net/forums/topic/5065-apple-manager-indicted-on-kickback-charges/
A manager at Apple Inc. has been indicted by a federal grand jury in an alleged kickback scheme involving suppliers of iPhone and iPod accessories.

Authorities say 37-year-old Paul Shin Devine was arrested on Friday on charges of wire fraud, money laundering and kickbacks.

The Sunnyvale resident is accused of accepting more than $1 million in exchange for providing confidential information to Apple suppliers in Asia. The suppliers allegedly used the information to negotiate favorable contracts with Apple.


Source: MSNBC]]> Sun, 15 Aug 2010 13:44:49 +0000 http://www.geeksmack.net/forums/topic/5065-apple-manager-indicted-on-kickback-charges/ Is my fan dying? http://www.geeksmack.net/forums/topic/5064-is-my-fan-dying/
I think one of my laptops fans is on the way out, when it spins it makes a rattling type of noise, or like one of the blades is touching something inside.
I've attached a sound clip for your listening pleasure, if it is on the way out, do I have to buy a replacement one? or can I get something with a bit more 'kick'?

Thanks a lot
Mo']]> Sat, 14 Aug 2010 13:18:01 +0000 http://www.geeksmack.net/forums/topic/5064-is-my-fan-dying/ Installed, but with no effect http://www.geeksmack.net/forums/topic/5058-installed-but-with-no-effect/
  • I've confirmed that the themes are created for Windows 7, and have the necessary files and in the correct file structure
  • Uninstalled & reinstalled UxStyle- about four times. I've also tried reinstalling the package without uninstalling it.
  • Rebooting
  • I've checked and confirmed that the service "Unlisted Themes" is running and started. I've also tried stopping & starting and restarting.
  • Removing & readding the theme files.
I'd really like to get this working because for some odd reason, when I patch my machine, it crashes. I've tried to patch my system twice (using UniversalThemePackage) and both times it reboots and then crashes before I'm even able to log in. I've done a system restore both times but not a clean install of the OS or repair.

I'm using Windows 7 Pro & I'm on a domain - please ask if any other details would assist. Thanks for the help!]]> Thu, 12 Aug 2010 23:02:20 +0000 http://www.geeksmack.net/forums/topic/5058-installed-but-with-no-effect/ Not finding anything, Please Help http://www.geeksmack.net/forums/topic/5056-not-finding-anything-please-help/ I have Rainmeter installed, just in case that messes anything up (I'm new to all this stuff, I don't know what does or doesn't cause issues)

I installed UxStyle, and I didn't see anything. There's no files related to it that I can find in the WINDOWS or Program Files folders, so I don't know what's even there, but it's running "UnsignedThemesSvc.exe", which I gather to be the main thing here. I'm not seeing a program though, and there's nothing popping up. There's no tutorial in the ZIP, so I don't know if I did anything wrong or what.

Edit: ..... Nevermind, I am an idiot. I was under the impression that UxStyle actually was an appearance editing program, I didn't realize that it was just making me able to use different appearances.]]> Thu, 12 Aug 2010 05:46:01 +0000 http://www.geeksmack.net/forums/topic/5056-not-finding-anything-please-help/