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Opera Browser 9.50 Alpha Released!

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Opera Software released Opera Browser 9.50 Alpha (code name Kestrel). I use two primary browsers in my daily basis activities. Opera and Mozilla Firefox. I think I use Opera more than Firefox. I like what Opera offered (including what Kestrel introduced). Of course Opera does not have all features Firefox has, and the vice versa.
If you have plan using this release, you’d probably want to give your attention to some of these things:

  • Get to know Kestrel first (what introduced in this release, the changelog too). Opera Beta Testing page is a good place to start.
  • Backup your Opera settings, bookmark and other preferences first. If you’re not satisfied with this alpha release, you can revert your settings. I just override my installation, and I lost all bookmark, settings, installed widgets, etc. Ouch!
  • Or, you can install it in different location.
  • Read some feedbacks from blog posts, discussion forums, or other blog posts (including Digg)

I have downloaded and installed it. And so far, I LIKE it!

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GoBoardz, free forums for everyone

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Do you want to run a community forum without installing any software/application in your webhost? You can try GoBoardz Free Forums. What is GoBoardz?

GoBoardz is for people that need a quick discussion board, but don’t want all the hassle of setting one up. Taking the minimalist approach, GoBoardz are sleek, functional, and ready to use almost immediately without all of the unnecessary features and interface clutter which can be found on other forum systems. And best of all, it’s free!

GoBoardz offer many great features that most forum applications offer. Here are some highlights:

  • Email Notifications – You can get a notification when a new entry is posted in the forum you subscribed to.
  • Embed Videos – You can embed a video from Revver. Revver is a video-sharing service.
  • Embed images from Photobucket
  • Forum RSS Feed for an easier forum tracker

If you want to try it, just sign up there. It’s easy, and it’s free.
This is a paid post, and sponsored by GoBoardz Free Forums

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When your blog hosted at wordpress.com get suspended

I just read what Harry Sufehmi wrote on his blog. It is about Luthfi Assadad’s blog which was suspended. His blog is hosted by WordPress.com. It’s back now.
In his email, Lutfi found that he got his blog suspended. Then, he tried to login, but failed. After resetting the password (which worked fine), he could log in to his control panel. But, he did not see his blog again. In short, it has been suspended (and terminated).
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This is bad. Really bad situation. Lutfi had no idea about the reason(s) why he got this blog suspended. It is said that his blog broke the WordPress.com Terms of Service. But, which terms? I do not know Lutfi personally. So, I am not sure about what Lutfi wrote in his blog. And, if Lufti did break the WordPress.com TOS, then it is not WordPress.com’s fault. WordPress is famous for its features, easiness, and community supports. I am sure that they do this (suspending an account) for a reason. And, it must be a good reason.
I jumped into #wordpress IRC chat room. And I passed the situation there. Then I got a to WordPress.com FAQ: My blog has been suspended. It is said that:

Blogs are suspended if they are found to be in breach of the TOS.
We do not contact you first to ask that content be modified or removed.
You cannot have that blog name back.
You cannot have the blog content back.
We take the TOS very seriously and act on every feedback we get to check out possible breaches.
We want wordpress.com to be a pleasant and safe environment for all our users.

In short, if your blog hosted at WordPress is gone… it means gone.
Added later: There is a discussion thread over WordPress Support forum about this. You can try to search using “suspended” as the keyword for more threads.
Update: His blog is back. You can read his entry.

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KolomKita

KolomKita.com adalah kumpulan dari tulisan-tulisan pembaca Kompas Cyber Media di rubrik “KoKi” asuhan Zeverina. Belum tahu banyak tentang “KoKi”? Baca saja informasinya. (Menggunakan Butterfly/Laila Theme versi 1.0. Oh ya, ada forum juga disana.)

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PunBB 1.2.14

My favorite forum script (PunBB) released its latest version last week (PunBB 1.2.14). Yes, I use it for my Orangescale Forum,
When I upgraded to the latest version (not only to the latest version), I always checked the latest changes files. Why? Because I made many modifications on the core files. So, as long as the latest files in the distribution do not affect my modifications, I just simply upload the changed files only. And of course, I can just apply the patch.
Upgrading to the latest release was extremely easy.

  • Download the files you need.
  • You can choose whether you want to download the full package, patch or changed files only. I chose the latest option.
  • Backup the database. You can use DB Management plugin for PunBB. Nice plugin!
  • If you made changes in you PunBB core files, make a backup. If you are not sure which files you modified, it is time to make that kind of notes. :)
  • Extract the compressed file you downloaded. Upload all files under upload directory to your PunBB installation folder.
  • Upload the xx_to_xxxx_update.php in extras folder. This file should reside in your main PunBB folder.
  • Run the upgrade script. Open your browser, point to xx_to_xxxx_update.php. Even you have uploaded the latest files, you need to do this step too.
  • Remove the upgrade script from you webhosting server.
  • Voila!

For me, PunBB is a great forum software. Now, if you use PunBB, have you upgraded to the latest version? Note: All plugins work without problems after the upgrade.

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Laila Skin for Nucleus CMS

Today, I received an email from Bert Garcia (Nucleus CMS developer) saying that one of my template called Laila has been added to Nucleus skin site.
Rodrigo Moraes ported this template to Nucleus CMS. Well, I am happy to have an opportunity to give contribution.

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LiveJournal.com: Invite codes are GONE!

Well, good news? For those who want to have a LiveJournal account for free? I think so. Now, you can sign up for FREE.
Me? Well, I just registered. Just want to know LiveJournal interface. Yeah… why not? I want to see it. But, until now… I like to have a weblog hosted on my own hosting. Have it installed, and do some modifications.

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Well, I want to stressed on this sentence. It’s all about two spaces. Arghh… bang my head.

I have post a thread at pMachine Forum. And Brent C. Wilson (Thanks Brent!) answered that thread. I did exactly what was instructed there… but. It doesn’t work.


And, Brent sent me an email, asked me to show him my weblog.fns.php. He gave me an instruction, I tried it. Not working. Send email again, telling that I did it backward. Woops… sorry. He gave me the right way to do it (again! Thank you Brent! Thank you so much for your patience). And.. still not.

Finally, he told me the magic sentence,“You have two spaces between the number of comments and the word “comments.” So try replacing “1 comments” and “0 comments” with “1 comments” and “0 comments” (here, I had two spaces after the comment total number). Or change your templates to eliminate the extra space.”

Nice catch! After fixing that, VIOLA! It works! Yes, it works! Once again, big thanks to Brent!

Now, when there is no comment, the comment link text will be “No comments posted”, when there is only a comment, it will display “One comment”. Fiewh… a problem solved. Remember Thomas, just because of another extra space. One space, not two…
Woops.. it’s almost 1 AM here, time to sleep now… fiewh!

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Jogjakarta Art Festival

I think today, I’m going to go to Jogjakarta Art Festival. Lala, Rapa ONE YEAR! Hehehe yeah, I met them about a year ago. Uhm I don’t know what special on this-year Jogjakarta Art Festival (known as FKY/Festival Kesenian Yogyakarta). But one of the events is about International Kite Festival. It will be held on the next July. Yeah, international, not only national. Erggh I’m still dreaming of my stuntkite. Anyone want to buy me a Stuntkite? If you don’t know what stunt kite is, take a look at this picture.
So, if people talk about wishlist, this stunt kite is one of my wishlist. Hehehe someday, I’ll buy one. *but don’t know when* And I want it with some accessories like windshocks, kite bag, handles like a kite-flyer. *pstt I’m still dreaming :)* Eerrghh.. wake up Thomas!
Well, now about template. I wrote a bit about Steal This Template, right? Now, I have made one of my templates for public. You can see and download it, and some people have joined Warnadunia Forum, have a nice discussion friends. So, the forum focuses on Weblog, and some other development. So, if you want music, entertainment, sports, don’t go there.
It’s almost 7 AM now, I think I need sleep. Have a nice weekend all!