AJAX Contact Form with CAPTCHA

May 21, 2010 · 22 Views · Filed Under Scripts, Web Development · Comment 

With the redesign of BFX Media, I’ve been trying to find the perfect contact form that works with the new layout. As of yesterday, my search has ended. I found the perfect contact form that uses AJAX and has CAPTCHA security. I spent a few hours yesterday and today tweaking the layout, but it’s all done.

AJAX Contact Form with CAPTCHA, Realtime Validator and PHP Backend

Features:
* Real-time Form Validation that makes the form completion process interactive (can be enabled/disabled)
* Both JavaScript & PHP Validation
* Powerful CAPTCHA (Image Verification) with refresh feature (enable/disable it)
* Ability to easy add/edit/delete fields
* The form gracefully degrades into a simple PHP Contact Form if JavaScript is disabled
* Auto Responder (customizable)
* Ability to integrate the values from the form (beside the actual message) into the mail body
* Tableless Form (does not use tables)
* The e-mail templates (message, subject) are customizable
* The errors and the notifications can be easily changed
* Option to redirect the user to a custom ‘Thank you’ page
* The script works in conjunction with other libraries beside jQuery such as MooTools or Prototype
* Set a custom subject for the mail that you receive if the subject field is removed
* Free Support (in case you are having trouble installing the script)
* A help page (documentation) that will guide you through the script setup

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See it live @ BFX Media (click on Contact)

My new computer is up and runninng!

April 12, 2010 · 13 Views · Filed Under My New PC · Comment 

My plan was to post updates as I was building and explain the steps as I went through them. With everything going on, and all the excitement, I failed to do it that way. So instead, I’ll go back through and briefly explain how I did everything.

Once I finally received all the parts, I wanted to temporarily install the main parts to see how I was going to run all the water hoses. The first thing to go in was the motherboard w/ CPU water block. After that, it was the video card w/ GPU water block. Then I installed the radiator, reservoir and the pump. Keep in mind that at this point, I was just trying to see how I was going to run all the water hoses.

Once I had all the main parts in place and I had a general idea on where the hoses were going to be run, I cut all the hoses to length. After that, I removed the motherboard and video card for the first leak test.

This was the first leak test on the new system.

Once I was confident that none of the parts leaked, I took it all apart again and installed the motherboard, CPU and video card. When I ran all the hoses again, I decided to use zip ties instead of the metal hose clamps that I used in the first test. The metal ones were a pain in the ass! Then I ran another leak test.

This was the second leak test on my new system.

That was the test that made me nervous, but it was all good. From there on out, it was smooth sailing. I put the power supply in and started running all the wiring and installing all the fans and other accessories.

the new computer is all ready to go

the new computer is all ready to go

a close up shot of the reservoir

After it was all together, I switched it out with my old machine. I installed Windows 7 (64 bit) and then I removed the backup drive from my old machine and put it in one of the drive bays in the front of the new one. That made restoring my files so easy. Now, I’m just reinstalling all my software and getting things set up.

I ordered a blue LED light strip today for inside the case. When I get that installed, I’ll post some pictures of the finished product.

So far, I’m extremely happy with this new computer!

ServInt announces most aggressive promo ever!

March 19, 2010 · 14 Views · Filed Under General · Comment 

50% off your first THREE months on any VPS or SuperVPS with promo code “50×3″!

If you’re looking for a great hosting company that offers virtual private servers, then ServInt is your only option. I have a VPS with ServInt and I love it!

Take advantage of this deal right now!

Easily open multiple tabs when Firefox starts

March 4, 2010 · 9 Views · Filed Under General, Tips & Tricks · Comment 

Firefox lets you specify more than one site as your home page; each page will open in its own tab when you start Firefox. To specify multiple pages, you separate each address with a pipe character (|) when you set the home page.

Example: http://www.google.com|http://www.0092ff.com

Note: This feature may lead to unexpected results when you try to set your home page to a site that contains a pipe character in the address. To fix this problem, you will have to replace the pipes with their escape code (%7C).

Source: Multiple tabs open when starting Firefox

The main water cooling parts have been ordered

March 1, 2010 · 36 Views · Filed Under General, Hardware, My New PC · 2 Comments 

I’ve received all the parts I listed in the first post, except for my case and it’s supposed to be here today. I’m really excited to get the case so I can start planning everything.

Yesterday, I order all the main water cooling parts and I’ve listed them below.

This is my first time setting up a water cooled system, so I’m sure there are some minor things that I’ll need to purchase as well. Once all the main water cooling parts come in, I can start putting everything together and I can figure out where everything should go.

Once things start coming together, I’ll start posting pictures on here.

Make sure you watch for updates!