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APB Game Choppy Gameplay? Crackling Sound? Low FPS? Here's your fix.

Posted Fri, 07/02/2010 - 09:50 by jake

Are you experiencing laggy gameplay, choppy frames and sound, crackling popcorn like speaker noises, and cant figure out what the problem with APB is?!

After a week of studying what could possibly be wrong, from reading every post on Realtek issues to updating directx and all the drivers on my computer... this game really made a mess for a lot of people... I found the solution to these problems. (Worked for me at least)

Here are the steps that got me from 10FPS and crackling sound to 75FPS + on Maximum Graphics settings.

*Solution* Response: 500 Invalid PORT Command. Error: Failed to retrieve directory listing

Posted Thu, 06/24/2010 - 19:01 by jake

Are you trying to connect to an FTP server, likely using filezilla and coming across:
Response: 500 Invalid PORT Command.
Error: Failed to retrieve directory listing

*SOLUTION*
1. Check to make sure Active or Passive mode are enabled depending on which your server uses. If you're on Windows server you likely use Active mode.
2. Check your firewall / router to ensure port 21 is forwarded to your computer or is open in general to receive connection.

a new website with an interesting eavesdropping concept

Posted Mon, 05/10/2010 - 09:10 by jake

check out http://www.heardit.net
People can log in via facebook account and post things that they have heard people say... this is definitely going to end up filled with hilarious info. You pretty much just post things you overhead people talking about in public, like the lawyer comment that I put up there. Seriously, who would say the things he did in a courthouse with people obviously tapping into the conversation.

Laggy, Choppy, Wireless Internet Connections

Posted Fri, 04/30/2010 - 23:35 by jake

If your wireless internet connection not working, acting slow when browsing the web, or becoming choppy with voice chat or other programs - try going into your router settings and changing the wireless channel. It's likely something is interfering with the connection.

Drupal Errors: 'user warning: INSERT INTO' when installing storage api

Posted Wed, 04/21/2010 - 12:12 by jake

I was able to recreate this error after installing Acquia Drupal from the Microsoft Web Platform installer and then directly installing the storage api module. The reason for this error comes from the platform installer setting the MySQL database to strict mode automatically which causes the 'user warning: storage api INSERT INTO etc etc.' This seems to occur only during Web Platform Installation on Windows Servers when MySQL is automatically installed.

How to Fix:
1. Go to Start > Programs > MySQL > Instance Installer Wizard
2. Reconfigure Instance
3. Detailed Configuration

How to Fix: "The instruction at 0x10001 c6b referenced memory at 0x00000018. The memory could not be read"

Posted Wed, 04/21/2010 - 11:02 by jake

Are you trying to run a game or application like Everquest that gives you the following error: The instruction at 0x10001 c6b referenced memory at 0x00000018. The memory could not be read.

Here's how you fix it:

Right click the shortcut Icon > Properties > Compatibility > check the boxes that say:
Disable visual themes
Disable desktop composition
Disable display scaling on high DPI settings

Enjoy!

Drupal Errors: An easier way to install Drupal on Windows Server

Posted Wed, 04/14/2010 - 08:35 by jake

While installing Drupal on Windows Server 2008 I ran into many issues. Primarily a lot of functions that normally work on a hosted Drupal install do not work on your own server unless they are enabled. In order to enable these features like Mod Rewrite and URL Rewrite I found the fastest and easiest way is to use Microsofts Web Platform Installer

Drupal Errors: sites/default is not protected from modifications and poses a security risk

Posted Wed, 04/07/2010 - 22:42 by jake

*SOLUTION FOUND*

Are you on a Windows 2008 Server with IIS7 and just cant figure out why Drupal keeps giving the: 'sites/default is not protected from modifications and poses a security risk' error?

Its not your fault, in fact its Drupals for not labeling it correctly. The true issue is that not enough permissions are issued to begin with to the sites/default folder. This can cause issues if importing a site or uploading preconfigured databases when images and other on-the-fly features need to be loaded.

To solve this issue go to your sites/default folder.

GlassUI Alpha v0.33 for Everquest

Posted Sat, 04/03/2010 - 10:48 by jake

Just added a section to the site to keep people updated with new developments on GlassUI.

Check it out!

Drupal Errors: Thumbnails not being generated

Posted Wed, 03/10/2010 - 23:36 by jake

Setup: Windows Server 2008 + IIS 7 + MySQL 5.1 + PHP 5.2

*SOLUTION FOUND*

To make the ffmpeg thumbnailer function correctly you need to do a few things and make sure they are done properly;
1. ffmpeg.exe needs to be located at C:\ffmpeg\ffmpeg.exe <- copy this directory and paste it in the Video Converter Path setting
2. ffmpeg.exe is a command script, if you are on Windows like I am then go to your server C:\Windows\cmd.exe <- open Security and set permissions for Internet Guest Account (usually: computername_IUSR or just use the whole group with IUSRS) to READ AND EXECUTE