NextGEN Gallery : Tables could not created, please check your database settings

Posted on 10. Mar, 2010 by Rauch.

ShareHave you seen the following error when trying to install NextGEN Gallery, FLAGallery or a similar gallery?
NextGEN Gallery : Tables could not created, please check your database settings
For my particular situation, it works like this…

I only have issues with sites that were created prior to a MySQL version update
Those particular databases are encoded – (‘DB_CHARSET’, [...]

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FCC Announces 100-Squared Initiative

Posted on 21. Feb, 2010 by Rauch.

ShareFCC chairman Julius Genachowski has made it clear in the past that he see’s a need for universal broadband. In his remarks at the NARUC conference (PDF) yesterday, Genachowski offered even more specific thoughts on the subject, the mention of a ‘100-Squared’ initiative probably being the most interesting. The plan would be to bring 100 [...]

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Please help Matt Rauch get his Facebook account back!

Posted on 20. Feb, 2010 by Rauch.

SharePLEASE help me get my Facebook account back!!! It was disabled for no apparent reason and I am unable to get any response from them. All you have to do is click the link below (the link simply auto-populates an email to Facebook) and “Send”
mailto:disabled@facebook.com;appeals@facebook.com?cc=matt@mattrauch.com&subject=Please%20Re-Enabled%20Account%20-%20facebook.com/rauch.matthew&body=Please%20Re-Enable%20the%20account%20for%20my%20friend.%20It%20was%20disabled%20by%20mistake:%20Name:%20Matthew%20Rauch,%20DOB:%202/1/1973,%20Email:%20matt@mattrauch.com
THANK YOU!
NOTE: If you get a security popup it [...]

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Tiger Woods Breaks Silence [Video]

Posted on 19. Feb, 2010 by Rauch.

ShareTiger Woods made his first public statement this morning after becoming the center of his very first sex scandal, which started after he crashed his car into a tree the morning after Thanksgiving. Tiger’s mother Kultida looked on from a group of around 40 friends and family, as he said he was “deeply sorry for [...]

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Joe Stack Plane Crash in Austin, Texas [Video & Alleged Suicide Note]

Posted on 18. Feb, 2010 by Rauch.

ShareOn Thursday February 18th, Joseph Stack intentionally flew a small private plane into Echelon building #1 in Austin, Texas. The 4-story building holds about 200 IRS employees. The crash reportedly injured 13 people, two of which were in critical condition. Stack was pronounced dead at the scene.
I personally officed in building #3 years ago, [...]

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Microsoft-Yahoo Search Deal Finally Approved

Posted on 18. Feb, 2010 by Rauch.

ShareThe U.S. Department of Justice and the European Commission have finally approved the Microsoft-Yahoo deal, which talks first started for back in late 2006. It is expected that at some point we will see Microsoft’s Bing search technology power Yahoo’s search results.
In a joint statement released by both companies, the integration “is expected to begin [...]

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BlackBerry Stops Bullet to Save Owner

Posted on 12. Feb, 2010 by Rauch.

ShareAt around 11pm on Saturday, Feb. 6th, a man’s gun accidentally discharged inside a Fricker’s restaurant in Butler, Ohio. It was reported that while putting on his coat, the man’s gun accidentally discharged from a .32 caliber handgun in his coat pocket. The bullet ripped through his coat and hit his girlfriend in the left [...]

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ALERT: WordPress Attack Spreading Fast – Upgrade NOW!

Posted on 05. Sep, 2009 by Rauch.

WordPress developers are reporting (announced by “Lorelle on WordPress”) there is an ongoing ‘attack’ on older versions (prior to release 2.8.4) of the WordPress blog software. The number of sites hit by this is multiplying by the hour, so protect your WordPress blog immediately and UPDATE NOW!!!

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Upgrade to Internet Explorer 8 (from IE6) & Feed the Hungry!

Posted on 02. Sep, 2009 by Rauch.

Need a reason to upgrade your browser? How about doing it to fight world hunger? For each instance of someone upgrading their Internet Explorer from version 6 to version 8 via www.browserforthebetter.com (a free upgrade), Microsoft will donate funds to provide 8 meals through Feeding America. And during September, Microsoft will double their donation to provide 16 meals.