Code corrupted. Insert fresh copy.
Today while approving the baby photos for the monthly contests on one of my sites, i saw this error message “Code corrupted. Insert fresh copy.” in the footer section of the page. I was under the impression that the CPG gallery files are corrupted and i need to replace the existing files. But after checking out the template file for a while, i came across the statcounter code which was missing the first 4-5 lines in the code. I got the code again from the statcounter site and replaced and everything started working fine.
So do remember, if you get such error as “Code corrupted. Insert fresh copy.”, just replace your statcounter code. BTW i love the statcounter people. The stats they provide is free and they give you so many stats right from the visitor activity,pageload activity, keyowrds, download activity to the exit link option. It gives you a complete statistics of your site users and visitors and if you study it closely, you can improve the traffic. So if you own a website, and you are looking for a good web statistics site, then visit stacounter.com and grab the code.

Understanding Cloud Computing
These days I am busy understanding the various aspects of Cloud Computing. As per Wikipedia
Cloud computing is a style of computing in which dynamically scalable and often virtualized resources are provided as a service over the Internet.Users need not have knowledge of, expertise in, or control over the technology infrastructure in the “cloud” that supports them.
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Mikogo – Alternative to GoToMeeting
This morning we had an important client conference and everyone was informed about the same. Our client had already sent us the Goto Meeting link and other required details.The team was ready for the meeting at the given time. It was planned that we will use GoTo Meeting for screen sharing and use skype for voice.
However at the said time, we got a message from the client that there was some problem with their VPN connectivity and the Goto Meeting link is not working. He asked if we had any other alternative. Someone from the team suggested to try this new tool Mikogo.
Mikogo is a free tool which provides an easy-to-use online meeting tool, equipped with valuable features to ensure the perfect desktop sharing experience.
CpmFetch – the right tool for CPG
Just two days back, I came across this tool called CpmFetch, while checking out the CPG Support Forums and after going through it’s list of features, I realized that, this was the tool I have been looking for since so many months. With more users and more photos added every day on my KidsandBibs Photo Gallery, it was getting difficult for me to manage the contests, display the photos from the gallery on the websites.
If you want to take photos out of your Coppermine Photo Gallery and display it on your web site, in your forums, in RSS feeds, or many other ways – CpmFetch is the right tool. CpmFetch has been endorsed by (at least some of) the Coppermine Photo Gallery developers and has been recommended over other ways of accessing CPG.
After installing CpmFetch, things have become so easy and manageable. As soon as I approve the photos in the gallery, it gets refelcted on my contest pages. Earlier I had to manually copy the screen shots and then post on the sites. Now, with just a few lines of PHP code, the photos are updated automatically from the photo albums in the gallery. I am yet to try out all the other features of this great tool. I am planning to use it in my Forums as well. We can easily integrate CpmFetch with the vBulletin forum, by adding the code in the required templates.
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Frustrated with Net4India
For the first time, I tried hosting a website on net4india and I am so frustrated with their support system. There is an online chat system, which is offline for 24 hours. Maybe the image of online help looks cute on their website, so they have put up the Online Chat system.
I have requested them to give write permission to one of my folders and the request was sent on 25th September, today is 28th; so many support requests I have put, so many calls made; but nothing has been done so far. However they are quick to close your ticket and reply in a standard format “This is in reference to your query, we would like to confirm you that the appropriate measures have been undertaken. For any further assistance do contact us, on 39891414 (from Landline), from Mobile phone dial city code as prefix. ” It will be so good if they really knew what was the appropriate measure. I am not sure if their Support managers do look into the Support Ticket history and the call logs made by customer.
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