Microsoft offers a free tool, the Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Management Studio Express, as a convenient means of managing and editing entries in SQL databases through a GUI. The SQL Server 2008 license comes with the full version of the Management Studio, but the Express version is still very functional for the day-to-day operations. However, finding the stand-alone version of … [Read more...]
phpBB: “Table is marked as crashed and should be repaired”
I visited my forum this morning and was getting a peculiar error: General Error SQL Error [ mysql4 ] Table 'phpbb_sessions' is marked as crashed and should be repaired [1194] It then goes on to describe the SQL query that it tried to run and shows some of the function calls that led up to the error. Fortunately, this is a fairly easy error to resolve. What do you do when … [Read more...]
What They Play – A Site Explaining Video Games to Parents
What They Play is a site with the intent to make parents a little less clueless about the video games their kids are playing or are begging to play. Utilizing but going well beyond the ESRB ratings that you may already be familiar with, What They Play is a great resource for parents that explains without demeaning them. "Them" meaning I am not a parent; on the contrary, I was … [Read more...]
An MP3 Player for Inline MP3 Attachments in phpBB3
phpBB has some really neat features for file attachments that you might use automatically with a post. For example, if you upload an image and hit the button "Place Inline", some BBcode will be added to the text box and when you preview or submit your post the image will be rendered inside of the post instead of just a link to download the image. Similarly, if you upload a .wma … [Read more...]
Five Websites to End the Boredom
If you're looking to kill some time or you're bored out of your mind, check out these sites. They're guaranteed to keep you entertained and informed about the latest and greatest things going on across the web. The Awesomer - There's no need to worry about a truth-in-advertising lawsuit here, this site is awesome. Updated several times throughout the day, The Awesomer … [Read more...]