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phpbb3 conversion timeout and things of note, mods, etc

So here I am ready to convert my phpbb2 board to the nice new phpbb3. Well I try to run the conversion and I am using 1&1 hosting and it just times out. Do not have a big board either like 44,000 posts. I try again and the same thing. So I start doing some research and find this

http://www.phpbb.com/kb/article/offline-conversions/

Ok that sounds like it may be my only option but it sounds like a lot of work. I continue to search and luckily I then found the following.

http://www.phpbb.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=65&t=985935

I changed the values as stated in the install_convert.php and it seemed to work. It took a pretty long time as what happens is it does a few then gives you something like

Filling tables
Filling table phpbb3_posts:
skip_rows = 31341:

Each time you do it the number will go up and once you get to the number of posts you had in your forum you are all good.

After you go to phpbb3 though remember to resync everything in the control panel, I thought I was done for after all my posts said they were from 1969 but a resync and I was good to go.

Also remember if you make any changes to the design you have to purge the cache in the admin panel first to see them. Also as of right now there are not a ton of mods that are fully developed so you might want to look before you convert.

Good luck!

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RIDGID 12V Right-angle Impact Driver Model R82233 Review

This is a brief review of the Ridgid Right Angle Impact Driver.

I got this device for father’s day and I must say it is one of my favorite tools already.

The Good: Variable speed is easy to control, battery charges quickly, the unit is powerful. Fits in places a regular drill or screwdriver could not.

The So So: None so far, other then the unit is a bit heavy, but it is a mans tool so it should be. Ok it is a unisex tool, but it is built sturdy. I would have loved a second battery in there as well.

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Amcor Portable Air Conditioner KF9000E NanoMax Review

So I have central air, but I have an office on the top level of a split house and it just gets too hot regardless of the central air (my house has 5 levels). So in my quest for a portable air conditioner, since I have replacement windows that do not open up enough to have a regular window air conditioner, I bought the under 300 dollar Amcor and here is the brief review.

The good: It is cold, as my one son said, “Daddy it’s like winter” when he stood in front of it. Easy to setup, quick to move, cool down the room quickly. Price is cheap. Looks easy to drain.

The so so: Single exhaust. There is a tube that disperses out the water, but I still have water slogging in the unit after 4 days of it working, I thought the water would evaporate or be pushed out the tub better. Loud. Exhaust hose gets real hot, but I guess that is too be expected.

Overall for the price a good unit, I do not know how it would fair as an overall house unit, but as an additional unit for replacement windows in a house with central air it works great.

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Need Extra USB Motherboard Header, multiple internal USB headers, Motherboard with 2 USB headers

So I am building a new computer and I buy a case that has USB ports on the front of the case and then I buy a floppy drive with flash card reader that also needs an internal USB header to function as well. Since the motherboard only has one internal usb header how can I get them both working? Well it has been suggested to buy a cheap USB pci Card that has an internal USB connection on it and put it in your case.

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Snoreclipse Snoring Solution by Pureline Oralcare Review My Wife Snores

At first my wife snored so loud that I thought I would end up sleeping on the couch my whole life, but then I thought I would go with ear plugs, the problem is they pushed wax down my ear and if they fell out in the middle of the night I would be woken up by her snoring. Then it was ear plugs and sleeping head to foot to just get that little further away. Anyway when I saw the Snoreclipse solution and I had an amazon gift certificate I figured why not.

The first step was making sure my wife would wear it, she is sensative about things around her nose. She decided she would give it a try though.

So that brings me to my review of how Snoreclipse Snoring Solution by Pureline Oralcare has helped my wife and my sleeping. This is one real person’s view, no punches pulled. It has not made her snoring go away fully every night. Some nights it does and other nights it just lessens the noise. I think that is pretty good though as solutions go. Some nights it does fall out of her nose and then it is a tough little bugger to find in the sheets for her.

Even though it is not a 100 percent solution for stopping snoring, it is a very nice not expensive solution to stop snoring some night and other nights lessen the noise of her snoring to a dull roar rather then eight chainsaws sawing down 200 year old oak trees.

Snoreclipse Snoring Solution by Pureline Oralcare gets a solid B in my book.

Update: You know this thing was a real pain to find since it fell off each night.  We lost it for a few weeks and then when we found it she did not use it again.  Seems the problem is that it just comes off to easy in the middle of the night and it is so small that it can be a real bugger to find.  I went back to ear plugs for myself and let my wife snore away.

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Adding exe to services.msc

(path)\sc.exe create “Name of Service” binPath= “C:\Program.exe”

(path)\sc.exe delete “Name of Service”

(path)\sc.exe start “Name of Service”

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Ink, Marker, Ball Point Pen on Microfiber Sofa Furniture and the Dirt Devil Spot Scrubber Review

Well one of my children got black ball point pen all over my brown microfiber ottoman. I could not find a lot of information on the web, but I started with the Bissel Oxy Kic. Then after I did not see all of it gone, I went with rubbing alcohol, which seemed to work a bit. After I used a fan to dry it all though I could see the spots that I went over with the cleaner. So what I did then was do the whole top of the ottoman with a Dirt Devil Spot Scrubber (the new one) with a little bit of OxiClean in the water. It came out better then I thought, I was ready to buy a new ottoman but I did not have to. Also as a side note the Dirt Devil Spot Scrubber is a GREAT piece of equipment, I suggest everyone go out and buy one to have on hand. I also have a larger bissel cleaner, but the spot scrubber is good for a quick small things.

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Leafhoppers killing my lawn

So my back lawn has been great this year (minus the dog pee) but my front lawn has always been dried out and bare no matter what I do. I noticed these little bugs and now after some research it seems I have Leafhoppers. I guess Ill try Scotts Step 3 or something like that next year.

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Buffalo WLI-TX4-G54HP Wireless Ethernet Converter

Ok it is really a network bridge that allows you to hook equipment that has only an ethernet jack to your wireless network (Xbox 360, PS3, Printer, DVR). I am using it to hook up to a Xerox Multifunction device 4 floors away in my house. This thing is not easy to configure. I ended up going the way of changing my computer IP address to 1.1.1.2 and Gateway to 1.1.1.1 and then using the built in web browser to configure it. Took me about 20 minutes and then when I went to move it to its new location I was not even sure it was going to work. To my glee though, it did and even got a decent speed where my laptop did not. I think it is a great piece of equipment and if you are patient it does its job with great range.

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Best Free GIF animator, Need Free GIF animator

Well, I needed a gif animator to make an ad for someone on our other website as they gave me two images. I tried a few of them but finally settled on Beneton Movie GIF. Just watch for what else it is installing, but I found the program to be easy to use and actually had some simple transitions that were also easy to place. You can find the software at http://software.benetonfilms.com