A prototype Iphone was lost in a bar in in Redwood City and amazingly made its way to Gizmodo:

After reading the Gizmodo article it is entirely evident that this phone prototype was leaked to Gizmodo by Apple themselves.  This viral marketing attempt is actually quite humorous as Gizmodo have infused what is obviously a list of Apple prerequisites to be included in the blog entry:

It feels completely natural up to your face, and the fact that both the front and the back are glossy makes no difference on how well you can hold it without the phone slipping. And because it's thinner, it feels even nicer in your pants.

I mean really, It feels natural to your face and pants, not the sort of typical tech perspective there Giz, enjoy your free hits while it lasts.

Undoubtedly Now the best value voice servers in Australia.  Hypernia provide the gaming world with Game services including, single game servers, dedicated gaming servers, voice servers, console game servers and clan hosting solutions.

Finding a Game Server provider in Australia has always been a lop sided affair, you either deal with the big players and pay ridiculous amounts or you try a budget server from some unknown company and hope to hell it isn't going to lag due to overselling.

In July 2009, Hypernia partnered up with iiNet to finally bring Affordable Online Gaming to Australia offering not just Gameservers but also 3 different types of voice servers.

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If you have ever visited the Coupon site RetailMeNot on any occasion, you would be aware of the potential earning capacity such a site like this can achieve.  A script like that can cost you thousands of dollars of development and time but thankfully not any more.  I recently scoured the net in search of something that would offer a webmaster the ability to create a Coupon site just like the big players and finally I have found the perfect coupon script.

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OzSource Coupon and Promo Site

The beauty of this script is that it allows you to setup not just an affiliate network, but also a coupon solution for you very own online shop, Coupons have always been big business and offering your customers discount coupons of any kind will drive sales and help with the all important Word of mouth.

If RetailMeNot can earn  in upwards of 10 million dollars a month why Can't you Earn just $10,000? Especially when you can have the same tools at your disposal?

A member of BACS Coupon Script recently stated that his earnings were $200 per day right after 20 days of the purchase of this coupon script.  SEO (search engine Optimisation) features predominately and this script is as google friendly as WordPress is, Search Engines love it.

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Online game shopping in Australia has never been simpler, or cheaper.  Fishpond again have an excellent deal on the Xbox 360 Elite package.  It is just $420.97 including delivery.

The Xbox 360 Elite is the premier Xbox 360 console package that includes a massive 120GB hard drive, a high-definition multimedia interface (HDMI) port, a high-definition cable, and a premium black finish. Xbox 360 Elite also includes a black wireless controller and black Xbox Live headset. Xbox 360 Elite has enough space for a whole library of Xbox Live Arcade games as well as downloadable high-definition TV shows, movies, music, and more available from Xbox Live Marketplace.

Xbox 360 Console Elite (Black)

Another WordPress upgrade issue.  This time the exact error message is as follows:

Downloading update from http://wordpress.org/wordpress-2.8.3.zip.

Fatal error: Allowed memory size of 33554432 bytes exhausted (tried to allocate 2357261 bytes) in /home/xxx/public_html/wp-includes/http.php on line 1324

There are a couple ways to fix this issue, with the easiest is to edit wp-settings.php at line 13 and increase the value from 32M to 64M:

define('WP_MEMORY_LIMIT', '64M');

As per this WordPress support topic you can also increase your host php limit which will help fix the issue in the future.

The Hypernia and iinet partnership is fantastic for Aussie gamers who have been accustomed to substandard service in our country when it comes to simple gaming services:

July 8, 2009---Miami, FL--- Hypernia Hosting Corp®, the global leader in online game hosting, announced today its partnership with iiNet, Australia’s third largest ISP, providing Australian gamers with local access to some of the world’s top online games.

This exclusive Australian partnership brings with it major titles including the free-to-play Quake Live (a new browser-based First Person Shooter game from id Software), as well as titles from LucasArts including the popular PSP game Star Wars Battlefront: Renegade Squadron and Novalogic’s Delta Force: Xtreme 2, with the promise of more to come.

James Vallord-Costa, Hypernia’s CEO states, “Hypernia is the global market leader in the game hosting arena and together, with iiNet’s impressive network technology and local resources, we are extending our reach into Australia’s previously untapped market by bringing affordable hosting solutions to the game publishers around the world who are interested in the Australian market. By partnering, we’ve been able to significantly lower the cost of bandwidth and managed services down to a level that supports the gaming usage model, on par with our prices offered in North America and Europe.”

By providing brand new gaming networks in both Perth and Sydney, with access to over 70 of the world’s top online games, Hypernia and iiNet are able to give Australian gamers the choice of hosting location, ensuring a higher quality service with improved latency and game-play.
Also, as a bonus, all iiNet subscribers will receive complete unmetered service to all games hosted by Hypernia as well as improvements in latency, lowering ping times from 140-200 ms down to 20 ms which is near LAN quality.

“Our gaming network with Hypernia is growing exponentially in size and popularity as it provides gamers with unmetered fast access to top gaming content in Australia from top publishers like EA and Activision,” says Greg Bader, iiNet’s Chief Technology Officer.

“Hypernia’s existing relationships with major game publishers and developers bring with them future opportunities for big MMO (Massively Multiplayer Online) games via our networks. Until Hypernia and iiNet partnered, the closest game companies could host to Australia was in Singapore due to high costs. With localized content, it is now as affordable as it is in North America, opening the door to more games and better online experiences for Australians.” says Mr. Bader.

Finally got round to finishing my HTPC room with a nice bargain entertainment unit from Dare Gallery.  Had a few issues with trying to get the HDMI cable into the HTPC - was a bit too short though finally managed to squeeze the damn thing in.

Here are some pics of the destruction in action:

Now to cut into the wall.... Again!

Cables everywhere.

Looks like fun dad

Making a mess

Thanks for our new cubby house dad!

Almost done - testing HTPC with a JJJ x264 rip of Lily Allen.

DVD Test - Yes its Bob the builder.

All Done!  The PC HDMI cable was a pain - Too short.

SQLDumpSplitter is a fantastic time saver - especially if you have shared hosting that imposes upload file size limits.

SQLDumpSplitter will allow you to automatically split your sql database at any size you choose that can then be imported with a tool like phpMyAdmin.  If your database was too big to import into phpmyadmin, it won't be anymore.

You can also choose to skip Comment-Lines if required.

Grab the tool here.

Example after a SQL split:

These files are created with SQLDumpSplitter 2.
If you want to restore the dump, you have to execute the file xxxx_DataStructure.sql first because it contains the structure like Tables.
After that, you can execute the other .sql-files as they contain the data of the now existing tables.
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The common camcorder mod format is simply a MPEG-2 container and a JVC .mod is no exception.

In order to use these files in any popular video editor simply rename the .mod extension to .mpg

You may need to enable show or unhide extensions on both Mac and Windows platforms in order for this method to work.

.mod files will also work fine with no alteration in imovie.

An interesting post has been made on the WordPress blog which doesn't ask the question whether themes are GPL but instead reiterates the fact that: Themes are GPL, too This is also the complete opposite to Joomla's stance on the very same issue.

There have been some questions in the community about whether the GPL applies to themes like we’ve always assumed. To help clarify this point, I reached out to the Software Freedom Law Center, the world’s preeminent experts on the GPL, which spent time with WordPress’s code, community, and provided us with an official legal opinion.

The response from  James Vasile of the Software Freedom Law Center:

In conclusion, the WordPress themes supplied contain elements that are derivative of WordPress’s copyrighted code. These themes, being collections of distinct works (images, CSS files, PHP files), need not be GPL-licensed as a whole. Rather, the PHP files are subject to the requirements of the GPL while the images and CSS are not. Third-party developers of such themes may apply restrictive copyrights to these elements if they wish.

Finally, we note that it might be possible to design a valid WordPress theme that avoids the factors that subject it to WordPress’s copyright, but such a theme would have to forgo almost all the WordPress functionality that makes the software useful.

Sincerely,
James Vasile
Software Freedom Law Center

Personally, I think if you buy a theme for a GPL CMS, you are paying for someones artistic ability - and that should definately not be GPL'ed.  A theme requires GPL code in order to work with an Open Source CMS - thats just the way it is.  The official WordPress response seems to display the fact they do not want anyone making money from their product in the way they would like.  I am open to anyone who can explain why I should not think in this regard.

Brian Gardener, the creator of some spiffy wordpress themes with his studiopress collection has  intruiging perspectives on the topic:

PHP in WordPress themes must be GPL, artwork and CSS may be but are not required.

It seems that even before the posting of the response that Matt was given from the Software Freedom Law Center, other developers such as iThemes and WooThemes had already decided it was wise to move their licenses over to the GPL.

There you have it.

And as Matt puts it, WordPress has chosen to celebrate those who are developing GPL themes with a brand new Commercially Supported WordPress Theme page. Which, of course is a follow through to a promise that Matt made nearly a year ago.

This also clearly illustrates Matt’s view that people can (and will be endorsed if they do it with the GPL License) make money using WordPress.

Fair enough I suppose, though this does seem like a contradiction of the GPL licence as a whole - Remember the whole raging Joomla gpl extension debate?

Also check the Woothemes response.