PHP Programming

BURLINGTON, Vt. - When Sebastien Boucher stopped at the U.S.-Canadian border, agents who inspected his laptop said they found files containing child pornography.

But when they tried to examine the images after his arrest, authorities were stymied by a password-protected encryption program.

Now Boucher is caught in a cyber-age quandary: The government wants him to give up the password, but doing so could violate his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination by revealing the contents of the files.

Experts say the case could have broad computer privacy implications for people who cross borders with computers, PDAs and other devices that are subject to inspection. (more…)

1. Turn off your Mac. Perhaps hold the power button down until it turns off.
2. Hold the SHIFT key down and startup. Be patient as it may take awhile.
3. DO NOT LOGIN yet. Click the back arrow (Restart).
4. Your computer should start installing the hazardous upgrades.
5. Allow your computer plenty of time to install and auto-restart.
6. You should be able to login and access all of the files you through were destroyed. (more…)

So, you decided to upgrade to Mac Tiger Workstation and your PHP service stopped working. No fear, as PHP will still work fine once you make a simple change to your Apache 2 configuration file. Previous versions of Mac OS 10.4 and below were using Apache 1 series, not Apache 2 series. You need only un-comment a single line in the Apache httpd.conf file. Knowing where it is and how to modify it is not something most developers bother with. Assuming you have the permissions to make the needed change, your PHP service will be up in mere moments. (more…)

SEATTLE TIMES — The state attorney general said yesterday Redmond-based Internet Advancement must pay penalties for failing to get its customers top placement on major search engines. Internet Advancement, which also goes by 4GreatBuys.com, must refund customers, pay $24,432 to the state for costs incurred and a civil penalty of $25,000.

The company had promised to get its customers ranked in the top 10 to 20 results on the search engines for $980 to $1,500 in set-up fees and monthly fees of $79.80 to $89.95. (more…)

Please be advised that “Domain Notification Central” is sending spam emails to registrants of domain names, which should be ignored and thrown away. The scam attempts to sell you a variant of your current domain(s) under the guise of preventing some elusive legal action against your domain name. This company is currently being sued by legitimate registrars, but they continue to solicit payments through deceptive emails. Below is a sample email for review. (more…)

A company calling itself “SEO Marketing” is sending mocked-up invoice layouts to trick companies into purchasing non-existent SEO services. The scan involves sending a letter or fax to a company’s billing department in the hopes it will be perceived as a bill to be paid, and overlooked as complete scam garbage.

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The formative years of a startup company are like an aspiring sports rookie about to go pro. All of their potential is still ahead of them, and they have the chance to be the greatest of all time.

Yet in a short period of time, they are either going to be known as “One of the Greats” or just another 3rd string bench warmer that never made a name for themselves.

So how do you keep your startup on an all-star track without veering into mediocrity? (more…)