CForms 10.4.1 and Tracking
Hey Justin -
I haven’t traced it out completely, but I know for a fact that there’s a bug in the 10.4.1 patch that kills the tracking page. It appears to be a PHP error generated from the lib_database_getdata.php page within the CForms plugin. I downgraded to 10.4 for now until further investigation can be done.
hunter greene Brainspiral Technologies, Inc. hunter@brainspiral.com http://brainspiral.com w: 413-458-5755 c: 413-281-4918
Memory Clinic
The Memory Clinic has been a client of ours for many years. Their website design was a bit bland and needed to have an updated design.
View site here: http://memorydoc.org/
Anti-virus
HI Mary -
I tried to update the Server, but someone was using it so I’ll do that later.
AVG is free. It’s available here:
http://free.avg.com
Downloading & installing this free version will update your existing version automatically.
Hope that helps.
Best.
hunter greene Brainspiral Technologies, Inc.
New Website Launch
After years (yes, it’s been a long time since Williams graduate and former Brainspiral partner Samantha Orme designed and developed the original website), Brainspiral Technologies, Inc. is pleased to announce that we have a new look. Samantha was an outstanding designer & we still miss her. We’re slowly growing, learning and developing, and we want to use our website as a tool to communicate. We’ll continue to post all sorts of information – recommendations for new purchases, DIY troublshooting & repair, solutions to common and uncommon problems. This is just the first step, too – there will be more to come.
– The Brainspiral Staff
Wordpress 2.7.1, WP E-Commerce WPSC WP Shopping Cart 3.6.10
I finally figured out why the categories weren’t showing up on product
pages.
Those deficient programmers from New Zealand actually store a field in the
wp_options table in the database called:
wpsc_product_page_order
Which, as you might guess, contains the order of the product fields &
which is used when custom-ordering the boxes.
Slick, right?
Except that if one of the boxes is removed from the serialized array,
the box will never ever show up anywhere. Ever. I am amazed at how
poorly this plugin is designed. I guess that’s what you should expect
when you have to pay for something. The free stuff is always better
developed, better managed & it seems like its developers actually care.
One small WPSC thing sorted out – about a million left to go.
hunter greene
Brainspiral Technologies, Inc.
hunter@brainspiral.com
http://brainspiral.com
w: 413-458-5755
c: 413-281-4918
On Mar 22, 2009, at 2:49 PM, justin adkins wrote:
> Ok, so… I put their authorize.net info in.
>
> Category is still not an option on the product input screen
>
> Do I need to create a field for credit card somewhere?
>
> -justin
>
> ———————————————
> Please think of the environmental repercussions of printing emails
> before you print this one.
question about “placing” files to InDesign
Adobe says you need to install the latest update in order for it to
work.
I think you’re running Indesign CS2 (From within Indesign, go to
Indesign->About to verify it).
In which case you need this update:
http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/detail.jsp?ftpID=3598
Can you download & install it?
hunter greene
Brainspiral Technologies, Inc.
hunter@brainspiral.com
http://brainspiral.com
w: 413-458-5755
c: 413-281-4918
On Mar 23, 2009, at 1:16 PM, Jenna Cece wrote:
> Yikes…how soon can that happen?
>
> On Mon, Mar 23, 2009 at 1:11 PM, Hunter Greene
> wrote:
>
> We’ll have to reinstall InDesign. That sucks.
>
> hunter greene
> Brainspiral Technologies, Inc.
> hunter@brainspiral.com
> http://brainspiral.com
> w: 413-458-5755
> c: 413-281-4918
>
>
>
> On Mar 23, 2009, at 11:45 AM, Jenna Cece wrote:
>
>> I am trying to begin putting together our April newsletter in
>> InDesign…and each time I try to place a Word file into my
>> InDesign layout, it tells me “Cannot place this file. No filter
>> found for requested operation.” What do I do? This is the first
>> time I’ve seen a message like this; seems to be a result of
>> programs being updated on my computer.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Jenna
>>
>> –
>> Jenna Cece
>> Northern Berkshire Community Coalition
>> 61 Main St., Suite 218
>> North Adams, MA 01247
>> jcece@nbccoalition.org
>> 413-663-7588
>
>
>
>
> –
> Jenna Cece
> Northern Berkshire Community Coalition
> 61 Main St., Suite 218
> North Adams, MA 01247
> jcece@nbccoalition.org
> 413-663-7588
short question
Hi -
You can download the free version here:
http://free.avg.com/
Best,
Brainspiral Technologies, Inc.
On Mar 22, 2009, at 2:23 PM, Brainspiral Client wrote:
> Hunter…I am getting notices from AVG that my internet security is
> expiring and to renew it. I remember, or misremember that you said
> it is unnecessary. True? Thanks. nad
PDF files
Download the two .exe files from here:
http://downloads.brainspiral.com/windows/pdf/
And install.
Then go to File->Print in Word & select the CutePDF option.
You will be prompted to choose the location & name of the PDF file.
That’s it.
hunter greene
Brainspiral Technologies, Inc.
hunter@brainspiral.com
http://brainspiral.com
w: 413-458-5755
c: 413-281-4918
On Mar 18, 2009, at 1:06 PM, Ellen Richardson wrote:
> to make one from a word document.
>
> —–Original Message—–
> From: Hunter Greene [mailto:hunter@brainspiral.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, March 18, 2009 12:46 PM
> To: Ellen Richardson
> Subject: Re: PDF files
>
>
> To make a PDF from a Word Document, eg, or read a PDF file?
>
>
> On Wed, Mar 18, 2009 at 10:35 AM, Ellen Richardson
> wrote:
>> Hi Hunter, I am trying to download PDF capabilities for free but
>> can’t
> seem
>> to find a site. Can you help? Thanks. Ellen
>>
>>
>
FUNNY NOISE FROM COMPUTER
Machine gunning isn’t normally a sound a computer generates.
There are really only three things inside a computer that could make
sound:
1) The hard drive
2) The cooling fan(s)
3) The speakers
It’s not likely to be #2 because fans never make any noise like that.
They might make a whirrring noise or even more likely no noise at all
(as when the bearings die & they don’t spin any more).
It’s not likely #3 because while speakers can go defective & generate
all sorts of crazy noises, they tend not to affect system functionality.
Which leaves #1. The most complicated & tiresome of all. If it is in
fact a hard drive issue, plan for the worst. Cross your fingers that
your backup program has been working. Rarely can hard drives be
‘repaired’ – they need to be replaced. This requires disassembling
the machine, removing the existing hard drive and installing a new
one. Sometimes the data can be copied directly from the old one to
the new. Other times only fragments of data can be copied & the data
must be restored from backup. It’s hard to say. At any rate, it can
be a time consuming process.
On very rare occasion hard drive issues can be caused by bad sectors
(portions of the hard drive which are damaged & cannot be used), and
there are hard drive repair utilities that can fix these sectors – or
at least mark them as unusable so the hard drive doesn’t attempt to
use them any more. This can sometimes be a short-term fix, but almost
always drive noises indicate a failing drive.
Given the age of your machine, I would be somewhat reluctant to
encourage you to repair the machine. You’d be better off grabbing a
20″ Core 2 Duo iMac Refurb for $600 & upgrading. The Intel machines
are so much more powerful than the G5s.
Consult with Jim, too – he might have some insight.
Best,
hunter greene
Brainspiral Technologies, Inc.
hunter@brainspiral.com
http://brainspiral.com
w: 413-458-5755
c: 413-281-4918
On Mar 16, 2009, at 6:25 PM, Sam wrote:
> Hunter, I’m getting a funny, repetitive noise from the computer. It
> sounds like a machine gun and temporarily disables the computer. It
> goes away as soon as I quit the function such as “Foxfire.” I can
> then go back to the foxfire and things are OK.
>
> Any suggestions/comments.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Sam
Re:
1080p is the highest resolution they make. It has the same resolution
as the 24″ lcd on my desk at the office. This means that the larger
the screen, the bigger the pixels are magnified. The closer you are
to the screen, the more noticeable the pixel size, regardless of the
resolution of the screen. The bigger the screen, the bigger the
pixel. This is why such a thing as ‘too big’ does exist for
televisions.
There is only one 1080p-capable source: Blu-Ray DVD. Every other
source in the world is 1080i or less. A regular DVD player is only
480p. HD-TV is 1080i at best. Achieving the highest resolution
output also depends on using an interface that actually supports that
resolution. You can connect a Blu-Ray player to an LCD using
composite video cables & the resolution to the tv will only be as high
as 240i – that’s 1/4 the resolution. You have to connect it via HDMI
to get 1080p. Component video only supports 1080i. If the satellite
or cable box only has composite or s-video out, you’ll only get a max
of 240i or 420i out of it. You can still tune to an HD channel, it
just won’t be displayed in HD.
The i and the p refer to how the lcd refreshes. ‘I’ is interlace; ‘p’
is progressive.
This is for downstairs? In the TV room? 40 or 42″ might be too big
That’s a tiny room. Even at 1080 (1080 pixels on horizontal, same as
a computer lcd), you’ll be so close to the screen that it will
actually look fuzzy even when watching a high-def source.
The 720p 32 & 37″ LCDs are much cheaper than the 1080p equivalents.
If the TV isn’t going to be used for watching movies, there probably
isn’t any reason to buy a more expensive better quality LCD. You
might as well wait a few years & buy another one then. They’ll be
half the price they are now.
Every LCD on the market is superior to any CRT out there. I like the
Samsungs and Sonys for home-use. Panasonic & Plasma make outstanding
plasmas for small home-theatre set-ups, but for the average consumer
they’re totally overkill.
Except to pay about $450-$600 for a good 32″ 720p LCD, $900-$1050 for
a good 40″ 1080p LCD. I just bought a refurbished 37″ 1080p Samsung
on TigerDirect.com for ~ $775. The prices on Amazon.com are all very
good.
hunter greene
Brainspiral Technologies, Inc.
hunter@brainspiral.com
http://brainspiral.com
w: 413-458-5755
c: 413-281-4918
On Mar 16, 2009, at 8:29 PM, Matthew Voisin wrote:
> okay… 32 to 42 inch what do you recommend… any thoughts on what
> kind of prices they would be. LCD. Basically he is looking for
> the best value and probably a second one for upstairs.
>
> What other factors do you need to consider? Bracket, etc.
>
> –
> Matthew Voisin
> FasterSkier.com
> http://www.fasterskier.com
> matthew@fasterskier.com
> (413) 884-4871
>
>
>
> On Mar 16, 2009, at 8:21 PM, Hunter Greene wrote:
>
>>
>> I am boycotting BestBuy for life.
>>
>> Try Amazon.com instead.
>>
>> hunter greene
>> Brainspiral Technologies, Inc.
>> hunter@brainspiral.com
>> http://brainspiral.com
>> w: 413-458-5755
>> c: 413-281-4918
>>
>>
>>
>> On Mar 16, 2009, at 8:05 PM, Matthew Voisin wrote:
>>
>>> My dad just called while walking into Best Buy to get two new
>>> tvs… I of course got upset because he did not talk to you and
>>> has not done any research. Can you call me?
>>
>