Yesterday, an SMF modification by, “M-DVD” was accepted by the simplemachines moderators. It currently works with; rapidshare.com, megaupload, megarotic, megaporn, sexuploader and filefactory.

With this modification installed links in messages will be checked automatically at a admin set interval and users can see if links are valid at a glance with some handy CMS colors, Green = all good || Red = error.

Features

• If a member opens a topic, the modification will search all filehost links in the messages page’s.
• Links founds are checked and recorded in a log in the SMF database to expedite revisions in the future (eg, the next time a member returns to this topic).
• You can set the time for expired this log, according to the last check links to the message. eg, each 2 days.
• Messages without links fileshost’s, will be marked and will not be rechecked again.
• If links dead are found, the modification will be send a PM to post author (and the Moderator Local).
• Compatible with Anonymize Links and with links masked (eg: hp://, h p://, hxxp://, h..p://, h__p://, h??p://, h**p://, h++p://, h–p://)
• Compatible with QuickModify

Screenshot

Link Checker With Default SMF Theme

It’s the first modification of its kind for SMF and works extremely well, we’re using it on Warez-DnB.

You can download here.

I’m a Ruby on Rails ‘man’, but recently thanks to Warez-DnB I’ve increasingly been exposed to PHP. To make the built in Apache server on Leopard 10.5 PHP Ready follow these simple steps

1. Edit the httpd.conf file, at /private/etc/apache2/httpd.conf
2. Edit the file (you can use Pico “sudo pico httpd.conf”) and search for LoadModule php5_module
3. Uncomment the line that says #LoadModule php5_module (Delete the #)
4. Save
5. Stop and start the web server in the control panel

When turning on web sharing on 10.5 I had an error message

Forbidden: 403 Error
You dont have permissions to access localhost/~juo

Strange I thought, the fix is pretty simple though.

1. Edit the httpd.conf file, at /private/etc/apache2/httpd.conf
2. Edit the file (you can use Pico “sudo pico httpd.conf”) and search for <Directory />
3. Change the line that says Deny from all to Allow from all
4. Save
5. Stop and start the web server in the control panel

I got bored so I decided to see how Google interpreted the alphabet with the “Im feeling lucky” button.

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There are an estimated 400 million mobile phones in Europe, with 185 million bought each year. Until now manufacturers have all been using their own proprietary charging units, within my family alone all four of us have to utilize a different plug to charge our phones, luckily this madness is set to end.

The answer? Standardize with Micro-USB.

Along with Apple; Motorola, LG, NEC, Qualcomm, Research in Motion, Samsung and Texas Instruments have also signed the agreement. Together they are accountable for around 90% of the phones sold/used in Europe.

I think instead of changing the dock style connector Apple has been using since the dawn of the iPod they will simply offer an adaptor to go from the dock connector to Micro-USB for charging purposes, which is fine by me.

Or next to the dock connecter Apple could include a Micro-USB connection in the next generation iPhones. It wouldn’t negatively affect the overall design of the phone one bit and I’m not in a habit of looking at the base of my phones anyway.

I’m really excited about it and think its only a good thing for all involved, manufacturers and end users. Finally you’ll be able to charge your mobile at a family or friend’s house without hassle.

Full story: Reuters reports