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Announce Your Software/Service/Product / Re: Low Cost Hosting (Web, Semi-Dedi, VPS, Dedicated Servers) + Low Price TLD's

« Last post by KynloStephen66515 on November 17, 2010, 05:28 PM »

Hey, sorry for my delayed responce SKA.

Stephen

>Unlike theirs, our hosting software was created, developed and designed in-house by us<

What software(s) does this cover ? Its developed to run on Debian Linux ?
Reason I ask is I am concerned over security of hosting under Linux.
 
SKA

-SKA (November 16, 2010, 09:23 PM)

Most companies use cPanel, DirectAdmin, etc for control panel, and billing systems like WHMCS, AWBS and so on. We have developed our hosting platform, control panel and billing software ourselves. We do not use any software from another company, these have been designed to run on Debian Linux.

If you have any further questions please do not hesitate to post them here or send me a private message, to which I will be happy to provide you (where possible) with an answer 

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Living Room / Re: VectorMagic: Convert Bitmaps into Vector Art (Free)

« Last post by KynloStephen66515 on November 17, 2010, 05:12 PM »

Previously you had to download and install some pretty complicated software to accomplish this, but with YoHDR you can now do this easily online - just upload your photos and get your result right away.

I guess i've become one of those grumpy old people who hears BS like this and translates it to:

"In the past you used to be able to install a powerful, fast desktop application full of cool options -- now you can look forward to a world where every application is online, dumbed-down, slow, completely out of your control, and requires you to upload your files over the internet before you can work on them."

No thanks, i'll take the desktop application.

-mouser (November 17, 2010, 05:05 PM)

I still prefer installing things do do any conversions I need as I am not fully trusting of how secure these sites are...like if i have a design i want to vector, and that design is a logo im doing for the tattoo studio, or an actual tattoo design that somebody wants as a desktop background as well as inked on them, id like to be sure this isnt going to be intercepted and distributed.

Old School ways work just fine for me

*Spits on dreamweaver and opens notepad*


**edit**

wtf? InkScape does conversions of BMP...HOW did I not know this?!?!  Ive spent countless hours drawing over bmp files on InkScape...this could have been saved...NOT happy 

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Living Room / Re: Nokia CEO admits that the cell phone industry is a gimmick.

« Last post by KynloStephen66515 on November 17, 2010, 05:07 PM »

Actually in Europe, where Nokia are based of course, cellphones aren't tied to network. Though it usually cost more because no one is subsiding the cost of the phone. Also most networks carry all the popular phones so you have choice when looking for a subsidized one too.

-Eóin (September 21, 2010, 09:37 AM)

This is what I always hear about as the "unlocked" phones, right?  i wonder why they are more flexible about it in Europe?  Also, the listed price of unlocked phones are ridiculous.  That's also a gimmick.  They make that price artificially so high just to force you to buy it through your carrier.  None of these phones are worth more than $200-300.  No more than the price of a netbook.

-superboyac (September 21, 2010, 10:47 AM)

Generally, even if you buy a contract, the phones are open to any network (Generally excluding, but not always, the "Network 3" as they really don't care if you use that phone they gave you, or you sold it.

If you do happen to find a phone locked onto a network, its generally for a reason (iPhones are o2 only) so if you unlock them, other carriers wont be able to offer you the services available on the phones software.

Other than that, 99% of phones are unlocked to the major networks, and ones that have been locked, and sold to a pre-owned phone shop, will be unlocked by the store staff and sold as "unlocked".

This is possibly because of how many times users change networks to get a better deal, or because thier friends are on another network and its cheaper to change and call them from the same one.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Please recommend a good "shopping cart" website widget

« Last post by KynloStephen66515 on November 16, 2010, 08:36 PM »

Review #1 is online: https://www.donation....msg224025#msg224025

I shall write a much more in-depth review of the script tomorrow when my puppy isnt begging for my attention and jumping on me 

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Mini-Reviews by Members / [eCommerce Script] TomatoCart - A First Look Review

« Last post by KynloStephen66515 on November 16, 2010, 08:33 PM »

OK, this is a first look review of this website script.  Please bear with me as I am currently being harrased by my puppy whilst typing! 

Basic Info

App Name	TomatoCart
App URL	http://www.tomatocart.com/
App Version Reviewed	1.0.1 - Free Open Source
Test System Specs	Linux Web Hosting
Supported OSes	Any Website Hosting with SQL
Support Methods	Guides, E-Mail, Phone, Twitter
Upgrade Policy	Via Free Download of an Upgrade Package
Trial Version Available?	No, Its FREE Open Source
Pricing Scheme	Free Open Source
Author Donation Link	Support TomatoCart by Voting For Them!
Reviewer Donation Link	Donate to Stephen66515, the Review Author
Screencast Video URL	Screenshots - Live Store Demo
Relationship btwn. Reviewer and Product	REVIEWER: There is no Relationship between the Reviewer and The Script Developer(s).

Intro:

TomatoCart is a great alternative to the likes of ZenCart, and osCommerce for anybody looking for a totally free, open source, and highly powerfull E-Commerce tool.

With a feature filled, AJAX driven Admin Suite, which works as a virtual desktop (See Admin Panel Screenshot Below), you will never need to hunt for an option again.

Unlike other scripts, this websites works directly 'out-of-the-box' and looks marvelous even on its default theme. (Change a few images, add your products and payment info, and your good to go).


Shop Front


Admin Virtual Desktop


Who is this script designed for:

Anybody who is looking for an amazing script to run thier online store.


The Good


Beautiful Default Theme
Hugely Powerful AJAX Driven Admin Virtual Desktop
Reviews and Ratings Feature
User Wish List Feature
User "Never Expires" Cart - Items stay until a user removes, or orders.


The needs improvement section

From the moment of installation, until now, I have not had a single error with the script.


This product could only really be improved by user involvement.  With it being free, open source, this is a user driven development, and with it being new on the market, we can only wait for more extentions to be added to the list, or create them ourselves.


Why I think you should use this product


If you are looking for a powerful, beautiful, sleek, strong e-commerce solution, you should certainly give this a look.


How does it compare to similar apps

Nicer Looking Themes
Hugely Organised Admin Panel

Conclusions

My conclusion is simple and is as follows:

If you don't use it now because its new, keep checking back every few days, see all the new things that have been added, and modified, and if in 2 weeks time you prefer another script, then so be it.  However, if you are serious about setting up an online shop, either a new one, or an upgrade of a current one, this is the script for you.


Links to other reviews of this application

No other reviews found.

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Developer's Corner / Re: Wikipedia Posts Report on Effects of Banner Appearance on Donors

« Last post by KynloStephen66515 on November 16, 2010, 08:03 PM »

Fundraisers with themes, and random gifts (electronic or physical, either way) are always great fun, even without the gifts and such, they are always brilliant if they are themed.

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Developer's Corner / Re: Wikipedia Posts Report on Effects of Banner Appearance on Donors

« Last post by KynloStephen66515 on November 16, 2010, 06:44 PM »

Wow, its amazing how simple yet effective those methods are.

There might be a few things you can learn from that mouser.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Please recommend a good "shopping cart" website widget

« Last post by KynloStephen66515 on November 16, 2010, 06:37 PM »

Thats the thing about it, even as a default theme, you can sit there and thing, "ill just change the products, logo and slideshow and leave things as they are" instead of some, like Zen, or osCommerce where you think "right, EVERYTHING needs to go...now HOW do I do it?" lol

I know when I first installed it I thought "Wow, I hardly have to touch it"


**edit**

I may review this...hmm...yeah...I think I will, keep a look-out on the reviews section, it will be there within 24 hours 

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Announce Your Software/Service/Product / Re: Low Cost Hosting (Web, Semi-Dedi, VPS, Dedicated Servers) + Low Price TLD's

« Last post by KynloStephen66515 on November 16, 2010, 06:33 PM »

ah damnit, cheers for pointing that out lol

**edit**

Fixed it on my post...didnt change the quote tho lol, oh well, at least it doesnt make all this look like a strange convo about nothing lol

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General Software Discussion / Re: Please recommend a good "shopping cart" website widget

« Last post by KynloStephen66515 on November 16, 2010, 04:29 PM »

Awesome, would certainly love to see the outcome.

If you need any help, gimme a shout, im not exactly a pro with it, but spent a fair few hours figuring out the admin side of things now

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Announce Your Software/Service/Product / Re: Low Cost Hosting (Web, Semi-Dedi, VPS, Dedicated Servers) + Low Price TLD's

« Last post by KynloStephen66515 on November 16, 2010, 04:24 PM »

haha, it doesnt really hide anything anyway.  

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General Software Discussion / Re: Please recommend a good "shopping cart" website widget

« Last post by KynloStephen66515 on November 16, 2010, 04:18 PM »

If you would rather use a fully featured, open source, free, ecommerce script, i would HIGHLY recommend www.tomatocart.com

The admin back-end of that is without competition and the slick design is so simple to modify even a person with very little knowledge of web-design could manage it in a click.

-Stephen66515 (November 16, 2010, 03:31 PM)

Stephen!  Thanks!  That looks so awesome.  i was dreading the deadline I've set because i wasn't sure if I could set up a good looking store in time.  And i didn't want to pay an hourly programmer's salary, nor did I want any of those monthly fee managed solutions.  This tomatocart looks really great.

-superboyac (November 16, 2010, 04:11 PM)

I am currently helping a friend open his online based clothing store using that, we switched from Zen last night, after finding that and seeing the demos in action, its beyond amazing, and it seems to be able to use osCommerce scripts and addons (dont quote me, but some files in the admin tool show "osCommerce" as the author, so im figuring that it does).

Be sure to check in the admin tool for ALL options from the start menu, as some are hidden, but very very handy, and you can add all the links to your Virtual Desktop Panel.

**edit**

Would love to see what you did with this when your finished if you end up going with it

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General Software Discussion / Re: Please recommend a good "shopping cart" website widget

« Last post by KynloStephen66515 on November 16, 2010, 03:31 PM »

If you would rather use a fully featured, open source, free, ecommerce script, i would HIGHLY recommend www.tomatocart.com

The admin back-end of that is without competition and the slick design is so simple to modify even a person with very little knowledge of web-design could manage it in a click.

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Announce Your Software/Service/Product / 10% OFF Every Package! (Web, Semi-Dedi, VPS, Dedicated Servers)

« Last post by KynloStephen66515 on November 16, 2010, 03:02 PM »

That Hosting Site are proud to offer 10% OFF all products* until 30.11.2010 (30th November 2010)**

Please Note:  This Sale is ONLY being advertised on www.DonationCoder.com - So you guys are the first to be able to take advantage of this offer.  We will not be advertising the sale ANYWHERE else.

*Sale does not include prices on domain names and/or upgrades and is available on the following products:  Website Hosting, Semi-Dedicated Website Hosting, Virtual Private Servers and Dedicated Servers.

**That Hosting Site management reserves the right to end, cancel or continue the sale, without prior notice, for any reason.  This will not affect any packages already purchased during the sale period.

Why Us - Technology Partners - Data Centers - Servers Hardware - Contact Us

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Post New Requests Here / Re: Idea: Productivity Suite and Monitor.

« Last post by KynloStephen66515 on November 16, 2010, 10:11 AM »

I reckon if you required the coders to use a Version Control System (source manager), you could monitor their check-in and check-out activity. There are basic "activity level" graphs for most such systems, and I'm sure there are more advanced activity analysis modules/plugins for e.g. SVN, Mercurial, Git, etc. Use of a VCS is advisable for any coding project anyway, and most professional coding teams/groups should already be using one. They might not like you requiring them to use yours, but again you can just make it part of the terms of your contract.

- Oshyan

-JavaJones (November 16, 2010, 02:47 AM)

I didnt know about those peices of software, and I will certainly look into them, thanks for the links.

Hi Stephen

I'm not sure how workable this is anyway, calculating how many words a person types a minute, is not a good gauge as to how hard someone is working.  To me, getting the right result at the end is better.

When I do development work for people, I ensure a fixed cost for the work I do, with a target date. Then, it doesn't matter when I work or how often. So long as I 'deliver the goods' at the agreed time, to a agreed standard then I get paid.  If I run late, that's my fault. If I finish early, that's my advantage.

Logging how many times I twiddle the mouse or type code does not tell you how hard I am looking, I could be researching on line for two hours to write 10 mins worth of code.

Does that make sense?

-awopbamboo (November 16, 2010, 03:59 AM)

Looking at it that way, I realise that this probs aint the best way forward, I will be looking into other methods for sure.


Cheers for the info guys 

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Living Room / Re: What books are you reading?

« Last post by KynloStephen66515 on November 15, 2010, 08:37 PM »

Very Very Ammusing.



Started Reading this, then stopped cause it turned stupid and boring.

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Living Room / Re: Is "Quick Format" safe?

« Last post by KynloStephen66515 on November 15, 2010, 03:48 PM »

While you can use secure deletion software that is often touted as "military secure", US security policies for data deletion require incinerating the drive.

-Renegade (November 15, 2010, 02:15 PM)

So, if I turn off all of the fans in my machine…

-cranioscopical (November 15, 2010, 02:23 PM)

and place it next to an external heater, turned on full on a 35c day?

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Living Room / Re: The Secret Life of Machines

« Last post by KynloStephen66515 on November 15, 2010, 09:46 AM »

I think thats a typo on his behalf, simply removing said (s) resolves the problem.

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Announce Your Software/Service/Product / Low Cost Hosting (Web, Semi-Dedi, VPS, Dedicated Servers) + Low Price TLD's

« Last post by KynloStephen66515 on November 14, 2010, 06:34 PM »

Hey guys,

Let me introduce you to my hosting company, "That Hosting Site".


Before I get to all the detailed information, let me mention the fact that I have set all my prices to be highly competitive and we offer Live Support for all our clients.

Please let me know if you find the prices too high, or notice anything wrong with any section of the website.

Thanks
-Stephen

That Hosting Site offers the following services:

Shared Website Hosting

We offer full-featured web hosting and domain name services and FREE marketing and web content tools designed for both individuals and businesses. Through a user-friendly interface you have total control over your website without needing to possess any technical skills. Depending on your particular online demands, you can choose between a variety of carefully set-up hosting packages supporting three versions of PHP (PHP 4/5/6) and the latest stable releases of MySQL and PostgreSQL.

Semi-Dedicated Website Hosting

• Semi-dedicated plans for ‘grown-up’ shared users
Your online demands have grown so much that the regular shared hosting service is not already a perfect fit? Your websites are so traffic-consuming and stuffed with running applications and programs that the most generously packed web hosting plan could hardly accommodate them? Your diagnosis then is – ‘in need of a semi-dedicated hosting solution’. Our Semi-dedicated Servers have been set up to meet your increased demands of basic server resources, giving you a robust basis to keep expanding your web presence and reinforcing your competitiveness.

Our semi-dedicated servers have been set-up in accordance with the latest trends on the advanced hosting market, giving you generous amounts of server resources.

Virtual Private Servers

• VPS hosting solution for advanced users
Our Virtual Private Servers are intended for advanced users who need to manage their own private server but are not yet ready to resort to a dedicated hosting solution due to the high maintenance costs. VPS servers are based on an innovative virtualization technology, allowing for each VPS user to be completely independent from the others on the same machine in terms of software and server resources usage.

This unique technology empowers us to allocate generous amounts of RAM memory, CPU and network resources to your VPS account and stand behind the guarantee that you will be receiving them at any given moment.

Dedicated Servers

• Dedicated servers for total online independence
Our dedicated servers are configured to match your ever-growing web presence needs. Each server setup offers you a totally independent hosting environment where you can take advantage of all the available server resources for your online and offline content management operations.You will have under your full control a whole server machine, boasting a robust hardware configuration, powerful operational parameters and stable network characteristics. Your server comes with a 99.9% network uptime guarantee will be set up for you free of charge.

Each dedicated server is equipped with an OS installation of your choice. You will have root access to the server and will be able to install and configure any software you need.

Domain Registeration/Tranfers

Choosing a domain name is very important for your online uniqueness. To get a good name for your web site you should set up an Internet address, otherwise known as registering a domain name. With our web hosting plans, you can choose among a wide range of domain extensions. Pick one that is well descriptive of your website's main subject. A well-formulated word combination - easy to memorize and spell, will maximize the value of your online presence and help you maintain a good ranking in all search engines.

Our Mission:

It may sound unbelievable but the majority of the big companies in the web hosting business usually do not invest much in the development of new technologies. Instead they rely on 3rd party solutions and software. Unlike theirs, our hosting software was created, developed and designed in-house by us. Moreover, our business approach is human-oriented in that our client support is a center factor in the quality hosting service that we offer.

Why Us - Technology Partners - Data Centers - Servers Hardware - Contact Us

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Living Room / Re: Show us the View Outside Your Window

« Last post by KynloStephen66515 on November 14, 2010, 02:06 PM »

OK, not exactly outside of my window, but instead, just outside my old house.

Decided to test out my new Camera Phone (8MP Samsung Pixon) - Straight from the lens shot

-1 Exposure is the only change I made to the camera settings (On a side note, the -phone has more options inside the camera feature than my actual 10mp Digital Camera which cost £145GBP does...).





Other than the windmill, all these where taken on the same night.

http://www.flickr.co...s/72157624749554981/

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Living Room / Post the most useless youtube video you can find!

« Last post by KynloStephen66515 on November 13, 2010, 09:01 PM »

Just randomly found this.

Not only is it poinltess, its about as annoying as that stupid frog.

Anyone found anything more annoying/pointless?

PLEASE NO CRAZY FROG/SWEETIE THE CHICK OR GUMMY BEAR SONG lol (unless they are homemade)

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Living Room / Re: The conflict of interest that is Google

« Last post by KynloStephen66515 on November 13, 2010, 04:19 PM »

* not trying to boost my post count, I swear!

-tomos (November 13, 2010, 10:14 AM)

I am! 

-CodeTRUCKER (November 13, 2010, 12:14 PM)

o noes!

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Living Room / Re: When you make your 100'th Post

« Last post by KynloStephen66515 on November 12, 2010, 09:26 PM »

Well done Tomos on your 4000th Post!  

Figured id post it before u miss it haha



(If this aint your 4000th one like im pretty sure it is, lemme know and ill modify this image!)

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Living Room / Re: The conflict of interest that is Google

« Last post by KynloStephen66515 on November 12, 2010, 09:18 PM »

@complearning123

Please refrain from double/tripple posting in the future 

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Post New Requests Here / Re: IDEA: Double Clipboard Hotkey

« Last post by KynloStephen66515 on November 12, 2010, 07:06 PM »

Actually, this is an idea I have been toying with and could see being very very usefull, especially when dealing with large PSD files where im chopping from other files to make the content.

Certainly seems like it could be an epic idea, and with the possibility to hotkey any amount of paste buttons, it would be nice to be able to do the following:

Clipboard Amount = 9

Copy Key = Ctrl + (left) Shift + 1 (through 9) so
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

I now have 9 items on the clipboard

to paste, i would simply want to do:

CRTL + (right) shift 1 (through 9)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

this should work for both the numpad AND the numbers above "qwertyuiop"

WIN + Shift + 1 (or w/e number u want) will delete that pic from clipboard.

Perhaps, as an added bonus for those of us with multiple screens we could have a window open when we copy to show us what is on the clipboard for each key.

For those without, this could be a toolbar at the bottom of the screen (Movable to be like the taskbar {Snaps to bottom right, left or top})


Very rough and untidy mockup below:
(Aspect Size when full = 1024x768 - File Size 19.7kb)


Bottom section only shows a limited number of boxes, but can scroll left and right, top is obvious, it just shows u in a larger format what each is, and show (like the toolbar) the shortcut for each.