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Validate your site with

TPCR — Sun, 14 Apr 2013 21:19:25 GMT

First the

Markup Validator

http://validator.w3.org/

And then the

CSS Validator

http://jigsaw.w3.org/css-validator/

i need help as a begginer

majhol23 — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 16:32:46 GMT

hi guys i recently bought debit 6.0 vps in here

but i really really dont know how to use it my purpose from it hostnig an rsps but idk how to control the computer and adding the sources and like

all i want is how to access my vps and control directly like im controlling my computer right now

thanks

[Tut] Hosting a Minecraft Server!

Tenchio — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 05:32:50 GMT

"I've been reading many post on how to install Minecraft server (most of them are locked) and none explain connection issues or opening ports. Anyways, all those guide explained only how to get the files on your vps and how to run the minecraft_server jar. I had issue with connection to the server after creating it and turns out it was the ports, so I'm making a full guide on installing minecraft server on your vps and fixing issue you may have with Minecraft."

This guide will allows you to fully connect and create a Minecraft on your VPS for CentOS or linux.

Requirements
- Owning a Vps or Linux/CentOS operational system.
- Having YUM
- Internet connection ;P
- SSH Client

Linux/CentOS

Installing Java 7 SDK.

Code:

yum install java-1.7.0-openjdk
Checking if Java was installed correctly.

Code:

which java
Installing Screen to keep your server running while SSH is closed.

Code:

yum install screen
Opening port 25565.

Code:

iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport 25565 -j ACCEPT
Creating a user

Code:

useradd (username)
Setting up password for user

Code:

passwd (username)
At this point please login to your user account!
Creating a folder for your Minecraft server.

Code:

mkdir (Name of minecraft folder)
Entering your Minecraft server folder.

Code:

cd (Name of folder)
Downloading minecraft_server.jar

Code:

wget https://s3.amazonaws.com/MinecraftDownload/launcher/minecraft_server.jar
Giving premissions to minecraft_server.jar

Code:

chmod +x minecraft_server.jar
Running Screen.

Code:

screen
Starting minecraft server. (1024 is replaced by the amount of ram you want/limited to)

Code:

java -Xmx1024M -Xms1024M -jar minecraft_server.jar nogui
Stopping your server (while running server)

Code:

stop
Exiting screen by (holding ctrl + a + b)
Editing your server properties

Code:

vi server.properties
Press i to enter Insert Mode.
Press Esc to exit Insert Mode.
Press or paste :x to save and exit.
Re-entering Screen Mode

Code:

screen -r
Restarting server

Code:

java -Xmx1024M -Xms1024M -jar minecraft_server.jar nogui

Now when ever you need to edit,start, or stop the server just login to your new account for minecraft!

FAQ

Can't connect to server.

Code:

Redo step 8 and 9
How do I add more ram?

Code:

Either upgrade your vps or read over step 11
How do I use tekkit or craftbukkit?

Code:

Use WinSCP and navigate to your minecraft folder and replace the minecraft_server.jar with tekkit/craftbukkit jar and renaming it to minecraft_server.jar
must have mode 777 error

Code:

Enter chmod g+s /usr/bin/screen in SSH client

If you have any issue with this guide please leave a message below and I'll fix it once I see it.

Replace a Key on an HP Pavilion Keyboard

smithJames — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 07:42:37 GMT

Laptop keys can stop working if they have sticky liquids spilled on them or if they are repeatedly pressed too hard. If a keyboard key on your HP Pavilion laptop has become stuck or is no longer functioning, you don't need to replace the HP Pavilion Keyboard or buy an entirely new laptop. Instead you can pop off the old key and easily replace it with a new one that is working properly after cleaning out whatever substance was causing the key to stick.

Shut off your HP Pavilion laptop's operating system. Push closed the top LCD screen lid, and then flip the laptop upside down.

Push the battery release bar to the right, and then pull the battery out of the HP Pavilion laptop. Flip the laptop back over and open up the LCD screen lid.

Locate the key you want to replace. Slide a thin and flat object, such as a butter knife or the edge of a flat-head screwdriver, underneath the side of the key. Pop the key upward and off the HP Pavilion Laptop Keyboard.

Use a pair of tweezers to remove the small plastic hinge piece if it didn't come off with the key. Dip a cotton swab into a bottle of cleaning alcohol. Wipe off the area where the key was located.

Set the new plastic hinge that came with the replacement key onto the open hole on the HP Pavilion Keyboard. Set the replacement key onto the keyboard and push down until it snaps into place.

Place the battery back into the HP Pavilion laptop and power the computer on.

[Edited by Sharky: Removed links, so now it's informative and not spammy marketing]

How to control sounds on your site

ellescuba27 — Sun, 04 Nov 2012 00:39:49 GMT

NOTE: Before I start with anything I am going to give you a good warning. I am going to give an example of how to create autostarting sounds but highly recommend AGAINST doing so. That is, sounds that play when the page loads. Users listen to music while browsing sites and autostarting sounds or music is really annoying because they clash. Don't, please. And do not use copyrighted sounds, you probably have a good idea why.
Ok, now that that's out of the way, let's look at some practical uses for sounds on a website. You could be a music studio looking to put 30 second previews on your site, or have a small click noise when you press a link, or maybe you are creating a videogame like a replica of Mario Bros. and want to have a classic chiptune playing the the background. Whatever the case, you have a few choices.
1. Embed plugins
2. Flash
3. Bgsounds
Let's look at the first one, embed plugins. If you know HTML, you probably know of the tag. This can be used to play sounds. First, though, the browser needs to know what player to use to play these sounds. This can be done with mimetypes. That is done with the type attribute. Let's add that to the tag:

^
What are we going to put in that blank space?
Mimetypes tell the browser what type of file you are playing. For example, with mp3s, you could use audio/mpeg . You need to look up the proper mimetype for your format.

If you use a mimetype for a certain format, such as audio/mpeg , it is up to the user to decide what we can open the file with. VLC Player, Quicktime, Windows Media Player, and Realplayer are all examples. If we want to force a specific player, sometimes they even have a mimetype specific to themselves.
VLC Player: application/x-vlc-player
Windows Media Player: application/x-mplayer2
Quicktime: video/quicktime
Realplayer: audio/x-pn-realaudio-plugin
The next step is telling the browser what file to play. Let's use song.mp3 . We can use the src attribute for this (src stands for source).

Great! Now, the width and height. Specified in either percent or pixels like with an tag.

If the width or height is set to 0, some browsers, like Firefox, do not play the sound. Set it to 1 instead.
Now the autostart attribute. Once again I bring up you should not use this unless it is an absolute emergency, I cannot think of a good example.
autostart="false" <- set it to true or false
And the loop attribute says whether or not the sound should play twice.
loop="true" <- again, true or false
And, similar to the autostart and loop attributes, the hidden attribute makes your sound invisible. I recommend leaving it visible so users can choose to turn it off. This attribute once again does not work in some browsers (Firefox is one).
The volume attribute, from 0 to 100 - pretty self explanatory
volume="50" sets it to half volume

Hiding the controls is tough because it varies from player to player. For Quicktime, it is:
controller="false"
Windows Media Player:
showcontrols="0"
Realplayer does it a bit differently. It comes without controls by default. To add them, you must add another embed tag linked to the first one. So in the actual video tag, add:
controls="imagewindow" console="c[add thirteen random numbers]"
And later, add

This will link them together and add controls.
If you want to go even further and really make users angry because they can't click the video to pause it without controls, add this:
href="javascript:"
Another note: I know javascript: should be avoided but for this purpose that is the only way to pull this off.
So a player with absolutely no way of controlling looks something like
:" autostart="false" loop="true" hidden="false" type="audio/mpeg">
Note that in Quicktime the controls take up 16 pixels of space.
This post has already taken up some space so the next one will be about Flash and Bgsounds.