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#41
SMF 2.1 / Re: Any good buddy or friend m...
Last post by [chrisB] - Mar 10, 2025, 08:02 PM
It doesn't matter, but thank you for your response.  :rgton
#42
Internet Discussion / 2 Way To Test Your Browser's P...
Last post by Skhilled - Mar 10, 2025, 07:36 PM
1.  BrowserLeaks -BrowserLeaks is a suite of tools that offers a range of tests to evaluate the security and privacy of your web browser. These tests focus on identifying ways in which websites may leak your real IP address, collect information about your device, and perform a browser fingerprinting.
By understanding these risks, you can take appropriate steps to protect your online privacy and minimize your exposure to potential threats.

https://browserleaks.com/

2.  Cover Your Tracks -  Test your browser to see how well you are protected from tracking and fingerprinting.

https://coveryourtracks.eff.org/
#43
SMF 2.1 / Re: Any good buddy or friend m...
Last post by Skhilled - Mar 10, 2025, 06:08 PM
I haven't seen any lately, sorry...
#44
SMF 2.1 / Any good buddy or friend mods?
Last post by [chrisB] - Mar 08, 2025, 01:27 PM
I have seen some of the mod packages for SMF, but none of them mention being designed to work with 2.1.4. I am a little hesitant to install mods which are built on betas.

That said, I'm not against testing to see how they perform, but I was hoping for recommendations.

Does anyone use anything like what I seek?
#45
Internet Discussion / Virus Total
Last post by Skhilled - Mar 07, 2025, 09:30 PM
Analyze suspicious files, domains, IPs and URLs to detect malware and other breaches, automatically share them with the security community.

https://www.virustotal.com/gui/home/upload
#46
Coding & Mods / Re: Code-Blind: Potential help...
Last post by Skhilled - Feb 28, 2025, 08:04 PM
When I was a little boy I loved music of all kinds. I lived with my grandparents and they always played music. My grandfather tried to get me to learn the organ but I wasn't feeling it. When I was about 9 or so my grandfather bought himself a bass and me a guitar. We used to take music classes together. Eventually, my guitar was stolen and my grandfather gave me his bass. I play that until my early mid 20's.

When I was in college in my late teens I saw another doom mate DJing and it interested me. So, he started showing me how to do it. Eventually, I helped a friend who was a DJ in my 20's with a set and it branched out from there. But eventually, I ended up getting into computers early on because I loved playing games, around the mid-late 80's. It eventually grew until I started beta testing all kinds of software like AOL games, a lot of the old school games, Windows, Office, linux, Twitter before it was released, and much more. It's still a passion of mine but don't have a lot of time for it anymore. :(

My daughter and I used to pick a hiking trail every weekend and get up very early and walk it searching for animals or unique things to photograph. She eventually went to college for it and has a side business doing it. I've given it up because it because too expensive for me and I started spending a lot more time with cooking and baking. My grandmother started me baking when I was 5 years old and I loved it because I knew I would always have something good to eat. LOL I eventually taught myself real French and Italian cooking such as making fresh sausages and fresh pasta which I still do in my 60's and probably will never stop doing. LMAO

My grandson is 5 years old and I'm teaching him like my grandmother taught me. :)

#47
Coding & Mods / Re: Code-Blind: Potential help...
Last post by [chrisB] - Feb 28, 2025, 07:45 PM
Quote from: Skhilled on Feb 28, 2025, 07:10 PMThe code that you've posted appears to fine, although, I'm not get best coder. LOL
Persistence is the key, but I'm not good either, TBH. Sometimes I just can't keep up with the simple stuff!  ;D

Quote from: Skhilled on Feb 28, 2025, 07:10 PMAnd it appears that you have nice community. :) I'm a former musician and DJ who also dabbled with photography for a few years with my daughter.

That's great! I like photography too, and my eldest daughter wants to do it for college. So, that's awesome that your own daughter shared the same interest. DJing is a great talent, something I am not skilled at, but I have made music. Did you mix or use records?

Thank you, I really appreciate your kind words.

I joined a songwriting forum back when I was 15, though I mostly wrote poetry. The forum wasn't very big on the creative arts, so I started Poetry & Art! Online. The first domain I owned was earned for free, by posting on a then-popular admin forum where you could earn points and exchange them for a domain name. Eventually, it led to poetryartonline.com (another then-IPB client, who suggested it to me and who owned the site muslimsonline.com).

MySpace played a huge part in people joining; I would find people who had interests related to the site and just start messaging them. This would never work now, but I did provide genuine feedback and conversation. Some also joined me from the songwriting community and have been very good friends. Unfortunately, I was very clueless as a teenager, and the site experienced several uphill battles. From poor shared hosting, to not vetting people who plagiarised. Those who raised concerns were thankful for the action, but some members started to feel like it wasn't a safe place to share their work. I had experienced three people who basically took my site's layout, name, etc, and tried convincing people to join their site (all at different times), but by then the damage had been done. The revival came many years down the line, focusing on social media and content, but with Invision's cost, I wasn't able to afford the license. It became inactive, and quite possibly was the final nail in its coffin, but I live in hope.
#48
Coding & Mods / Re: Code-Blind: Potential help...
Last post by Skhilled - Feb 28, 2025, 07:10 PM
The code that you've posted appears to fine, although, I'm not get best coder. LOL

And it appears that you have nice community. :) I'm a former musician and DJ who also dabbled with photography for a few years with my daughter.
#49
SMF 2.1 / Re: Why SMF?
Last post by Skhilled - Feb 28, 2025, 06:53 PM
Great post! As I've said before, I love myBB's usability. The problem with it was that you had to manually add mods and themes. At one time, they had a mod that would do it for you but the coder shut it down.

I've always liked Invision but it was out of my price range so I never really got to use it much.

I used to play with phpBB but thought it was harder to use than other software. I used to be a beta tester for the arcade and thought the arcade was the best, bar none and used to be the admin for SMF Arcade!

Diego is very talented. We used to be on the same team when LogoOff themes was around. Boris, the creator, and I are still good friends and keep in touch. :) I still have some of his old themes on my hard drive. LOL

I've never used YaBB but heard about it. I didn't start using SMF until version 1.0.3 or 4, I think.

I miss dual-booting Win and Linux. LOL But now that I have a new PC I may do it again. ;)
#50
Coding & Mods / Re: Code-Blind: Potential help...
Last post by [chrisB] - Feb 28, 2025, 06:31 PM
 ;D Managed to sort it!