Chris Schiffner's Corner of the Web: "Always thinking one step ahead… Like a carpenter, trying to build stairs. "

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Panda Image Gallery 2.2.1 Released!

Panda Image Gallery 2.2.1 has been released. This new version includes several security fixes. Installations which have new user registration enabled should upgrade to version 2.2.1 immediately. Version 2.2.0 introduced a bug which displayed special characters in gallery titles and descriptions as html character codes. This has been corrected in 2.2.1. The page link engine has been refined so that a maximum of 17 pages are displayed, regardless of the total number of pages. [...]

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Panda Image Gallery 2.2.0 Released!

Panda Image Gallery 2.2.0 has been released. This release refines several aspects of the software in addition to adding several features, some of which had been neglected far too long. Theme support has been expanded to allow theme designers to control the number of rows and columns in the gallery directory. Users can change their account password. Gallery owners can edit gallery details for existing galleries. Sorting has been added to the management panel. [...]

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Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus beats their animals

This summer Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus setup shop in Coney Island. Since we usually head over to Coney during this weekend and the Circus is fitting with the overall attitude of the area Cathy and I decided to go see the show. We have been somewhat apprehensive about going to a circus due to allegations of animal abuse. Personally I have never doubted that abuse was common place years ago but I [...]

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Tour de Queens 2009

Last weekend was the Tour de Queens. Around 1800 Cyclists made their way from Flushing Meadows Park through a 19 mile loop which included passing through Fresh Meadows, Cambria Heights, St Albans, Cedar manor, Jamaica, Forest Hills, and Rego Park before returning to Flushing Meadows Park. Streets were closed as the ride progressed through each neighborhood and the police and tour volunteers controlled traffic as necessary. There was a very well stocked rest area just [...]

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Five Borough Bike Tour, Here we come!

Tomorrow morning myself and my buddy mike are going to partake in the NYC TD Bank Five Borough Bike Tour for the first time. We will be among the 30,000 other participants in the anual event. We spent most of today getting ready for the tour including a last minute wheel swap on Mike's bike because of a bent axle (why wouldn't we address this sooner? Well the truth is he never noticed it [...]

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PANDA Image Gallery 2.1.0 released!

PANDA Image Gallery 2.1.0 has been released! For more information visit the project page at: http://www.schiffner.com/index.php/coding-projects/panda-image-gallery/ NEW in version 2.1.0: -Themes have been integrated into the management pages. -Added notification when all files have finished uploading. -Added confirmation when selecting default gallery thumbnail image. -Several IE compatibility fixes. -Numerous security fixes. -Admin files have been restructured. (please see upgrade notes) -Added several engine generated links to help with theme integration. -The configuration file 'config.php' has been moved from './admin/config.php' to './config.php'. Sample config file [...]

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GMail Autopilot now available!

Today Google released Autopilot for GMail. Autopilot is an advanced automatic responder for your email which has the ability to analyze a received messages content and then produce an appropriate response. In order to fine tune responses to each individuals personality, Autopilot lets you set your level of capitalization, typos, brevity, and emotional use. The end result is a natural response that will help alleviate the challenges of being popular by automatically answering the messages [...]

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Donation’s gladly accepted

I have added donation links to the individual project pages. You may be asking; why would I donate money to Chris Schiffner? It takes a tremendous amount of time to develop and maintain the software I offer here. In addition to great software like "PANDA Image Gallery", "POLAR Statistics", "PANDA Mailer", "PANDA Captcha", "Viagra IRCd", and the upcoming "POLAR Site Acquisition Manager", I also provide entertainment via blog posts! Your [...]

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US GOV vs. Bailout Recipients: Everyone loses

On Thursday March 19, 2009 the United States House of Representatives approved a 90% tax on bonuses paid to employees of corporations which received bailout money in excess of 5 billion dollars. Pundits agree something had to been done to prevent these massive government funded bonus' from being paid out however a massive tax, a tax which lacks support of the Senate, is not the answer. Orin Kramer, a prominent fundraiser for President Obama pointed [...]

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’1001+’ uses for Duct tape

Of the 1001+ uses for duct tape this has to be one of the more ridiculous ones. This one comes to us from Long Island City, NY. Apparently the recession is hitting everyone hard these days... If you cant afford a proper repair, remember there is always duct tape to the rescue! Lets just hope the wall doesn't completely split if this tape is removed :-p

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