http://www.thegeekblogs.com We tell it like it is, or was, or I mean is, yea. Tue, 29 Jul 2008 05:44:27 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en So, today was the first day the media has been in an uproar about a new search engine developed by an ex-Google employee...and I have to say...what a bunch of hype for NOTHING! The search is PATHETIC compared to Google (which they are trying to compare the two), interface is ... http://www.thegeekblogs.com/archive/31/cuilcom-not-so-cool/ During the beginning of this year I started noticing many people, including web developers and designers, causing an uproar about Smarty being so-called "dead." At the time I thought nothing of it. "Oh, just some newbies blowing smoke." But, recently it's been getting heard more and more. I got curious ... http://www.thegeekblogs.com/archive/30/why-do-people-hate-smarty/ When we left off last we had just finished detailing what you need to begin with this tutorial. If you have not checked please read them over here then come back here to begin. So, we're building a basic user authentication system utilizing PHP and MySQL. First thing's first, which tracking ... http://www.thegeekblogs.com/archive/28/user-authentication-with-phpmysql-part-2/ It's a sad day indeed. Albert Hofmann, the pioneering Swiss chemist and advocate of psychedelics who discovered the hallucinogenic properties of LSD, died Tuesday. He was 102. Hofmann reportedly died of a heart attack at his home in Basel, Switzerland. May you rest in peace Albert. Source: LSD Inventor Albert Hofmann Dead at Age ... http://www.thegeekblogs.com/archive/26/albert-hofmann-dead-at-age-102/ The Greatest Game Ever Made? A whole lot of gamers across the world surely do think so. As the release date closely approaches we all have to wonder, what this world would be like without the GTA series. A SAD WORLD INDEED!!! The entire gaming community across the entire WORLD is ... http://www.thegeekblogs.com/archive/25/gta-iv-release-eminent/ I just noticed recently that a new subversion of the Smarty Template Engine has been released, which fixes a few bugs and one major security risk. This release addresses a couple of bug fixes, and a bug with the regex_replace modifier that can allow php functions to be called in templates. ... http://www.thegeekblogs.com/archive/24/update-your-smarty-installation/ Let's start with some background information. User authentication systems have been used since the dawn of the Internet, and even before then. From MySpace, Yahoo! Mail, GMail, to logging in to your Windows (or other) desktop; user authentication systems serve several purposes, with the main being to protect or limit access ... http://www.thegeekblogs.com/archive/23/how-to-develop-a-basic-user-authentication-system-with-php/ Okay, I own the domain Swingor.com and have recently been propositioned for it with a low four-figure USD offer, and I'm having doubts about letting it go. See, for the past few years I've been heavily into coding custom content management systems for other companies and had a HUGE plan ... http://www.thegeekblogs.com/archive/21/what-should-i-do-with-this-domain/ Could there ever be such a video game series with such a loyal following of uber-geeks? I think not! STAR WARS: The Force Unleashed looks to be, simply, one awesome game! Star Wars: The Force Unleashed is an upcoming multimedia project developed and published by LucasArts along with Dark Horse ... http://www.thegeekblogs.com/archive/20/star-wars-the-force-unleashed-wii/ Google has out done themselves again. This time, they have taken maps to the next level. Has anyone you know tried to give you directions? Does this sound familiar, "you gotta pass that gas station, turn left at the green building and you'll see my house?" ... http://www.thegeekblogs.com/archive/19/google-goes-door-to-door/