michaelper22

gaea: I don't really know anything about graphics, but before I changed the template, it looked fine for me. As I mentioned, I can't changed the wwidth of anything very easily with a broad (full-width) template and the components I installed.Artem: You have a nice template, but I like the way I did my site. Ok, I'll add the module title display to the Login Form module if it makes everyone happy) and clarifies things a bit.Also, I'll be trying new templAtes over the next few days. this is because of that dark link color problem which I can't seem to fix.

To answer most of your questions and comments:I can't easily change the font color of the "welcome to The Bus Stop" link, because A) the class doesn't even exist in the stylesheet, and it would probably screw up all the other links on the site. I will work on finding a new template that doesn't have that problem.Both of the Links nav bar links work fine, exept they each show a different message above the one category (don't know what's causing that).I can't change any of the UI layouts. This is because I use several 3rd party components for Mambo, and if I wanted to do that, I would have to learn everything about PHP.The banner is the nice one I made. I like it, and there is no possiblity of removing it! The banner is inserted using the the Banners component. I am under 18, that's why I don't have Google ads on my site.The site is not a professional site, I decided one day that I want to make a nice Mambo site, so here I am today. I don't really want anythig from it; I just want the challenge and satisfaction of maintaining a Mambo site, and the a nice community (that's why I installed the Simpleboard forum and Community Builder components).Thanks to everyone for their compliments.

I edited the entry page (which is located at the document root, http://nyceducated.info/, with no directory specified). It has only a bulleted list with my three sites (or projects I should say), and no dynamic code is run. As far as the dark link colors go, I'll poke around in my template's style sheet and see what I can do.

I made the site with the Mambo open source CMS (Content Management System), and the banner is the one that I made (see http://forums.xisto.com/topic/33949-mikes-first-banner-cheaply-made-but-gets-the-point-through/) myself. Those nav bars, as well as the login form, are called modules. I can't change the location of the login form to the middle of the page, so I can't change that, although it could go on the right side of the page. Notice how certain modules appear on some pages but not others.

I can tell that he is using phpBB2, not vBulletin as S_M said. I've heard stuff about phpBB not taking email adresses from AOL and hotmail users (and maybe Yahoo as well). It's weird but also useful, because those are common spamming services.

I've been working with Mambo for ages now,, and finally got a good setup. I have the Simpleboard forum and Community Builder components installed. The address to my Mambo site is http://forums.xisto.com/no_longer_exists/, and you can register by clicking the Rgister link below the login area. And I know that I need some content on the site.

You have to buy an SSL certifcate from a trusted authority (like VeriSign). however, Xisto hosting does not support SSL certificates.

The CMS used to make the site was Joomla!. I like the site to. That template is really nice, but I like full width one templates more. You should also write some content for the site (I looked at it and I only see the Joomla sample items. Overall rating: 5/10

I like this addon. The nice little button turned gray when I visited my site however. When I went to the Site Owner Comments form, it found all of my domains email addresses. How's that for privacy?

If you want to add content to a fresh Mambo installation, make a few sections and categories uder them, then write some content items under those sections/categories. It will allow you to build a very nice looking site, but doing it the way you want will take time and patience. You can make a blog by using Blog Section menu links instead of Content Section links. To install templates, open the Admin console, go to Site -> Templates -> the first Install link under Site Templates. I could surely help you with your Mambo site. Send me a PM or email me at michaelper22[at]gmail[dot]com (replace the 'at' with @ and the 'dot' with '.') and we can arrange a deal, or hit me at AIM; my screename is mikeperl22. The default Mambo template is considered horrible by most people's standards, let alone for making a blog. And for rearranging module postions, you can easily do that in the Site Module Manager.

I looked at the DNS record using SamSpade.org's Do Stuff feature, and found out that your domain registrar is 1&1 (is that correct?). As far as I know (I have two 1&1 US domains), they let you change the DNS settings. To do this, log into your 1&1 Control Panel and d the following: In the Packages page, click on the pakage which has your domain. Click Manage Domains in the Go Directly To list. In the Manage Domains page, check your domain, click the arrow next to the DNS menu, and click Edit DNS Settings. In the DNS Settings page, change the settings to include Xisto's nameservers (ns1.trap17.com and ns2.trap17.com). I am assuming you have a 1&1 domain for this 'tutorial'.

I too haven't seen a public apology on Xisto. It's was nice of you to do so, although not strictly necessary. I'm sure you'll be able to meet the rather minimal guidelines of the Trap.

The only time you crash is if you go too fast and don't slow down in time. I crashed into a net fence (fortunately not a chainlink metal fence). Falling is something else; I've seen a snowboarder fall a few times straight, but he got up really quickly from it. I find that if you fall while skiing, it's not so easy to get up. I find it easier to just release the bindings (if you didn't break off) and get up while not attatched to the skis. Oh so sorry Albus, I only took a couple of pictures after we were done, of some random stuff. I'll get around to uploading them eventually.

I use Gmail on a day to day basis, but Google Talk (the desktop client with VoIP capabilities) is 20 times cooler. It's also much sleeker than most other IM clients (and even installs on a non-admin user).

I would consider using CL2, but, for the time being, it is only a limited beta (Gmail is also bata, but much more easier to join, so it doesn't really count anymore). Based on the images in the linked article, it does look quite a bit like Gmail, the color scheme is the same, it has nice little things here and there, etc.

Any decent zip program will do the job for you. All you are looking for is a zip program that has password protection capabilities.

I agree with Mayank. Xisto is the most well moderated forum I have ever seen (of the few forums I've come across; Bustalk.net doesn't have much moderation, but the rules are followed pretty well). I have a forum, but no members to moderate posts of. I sort of wish that I could have the challenge of moodding a forum (as in my own, not a huge one like this). In Simpleboard for Mambo, there is even a rules page which you can edit to show your rules. I will try to make resonable rules (maybe even adapt the Xisto rules (let me PM OpaQue for permission first. As far as moderators go, I'll follow your suggestions on finding an experienced user or a friend.

You can use a light version of the service on non-Flash enabled computers. Simply select the Lite option when signing in.

Well, now in 2006, we are at Beta2, which has lots of nice features, half of which aren't required for doing any basic task like web browsing or word processing. I do like the Aero theme, it looks nicer than even the Royale theme leaked from XP Media Center Edition, and Vista's security features look nice too.

For a minute those huge cables looked like water cooling tubing - but then I saw the heatsink/fan. It's a very impressive case. Here's my not too shabby 2005 HP Pavilion a1010y: As you can see, it's not the coolest looking thing ever, but it's pretty darn quiet.

I agree with you on Google, the most popular search engine (although my little brother doesn't like it for some reason). I never look at BBC directly; only once did I follow a link to an article there. It's not that I don't like the site, I just never consider visiting it. Neopets: New to me. AOL: Never would even consider going there. Giggig: Probably the topic starter's web site. Never heard of it. Hotmail: Only every now and then, to keep my account.

I agree that members should perk up a bit (I probably shouldn't say this because I've been warned already for putting down members). I hear all these people complain that it's hard to get credits, and really have some sympathy for them because they must be either so out of this world with very limited minds, or have other things going on in their lives (school, work, etc.). I have little difficulty making posts and earning credits; I have not been suspended even once. I think Opaque's credit system is very fair. Even after I got my hosting, I did not experience any more difficulty earning credits than before getting hosted. The only thing I would like from it would be to provide a credit counter on every page of the site. I've found that by making a post about 4 lines long, I can earn enough credits. If you ever need something to talk about, just click the "View New Posts" link on the top of every page. The person who wrote the credit system module was OpaQue, the admin of this forum, and the owner of Xisto Corporation. Sure it's complex, using a top-secret rating algorithm to determine the amount of credits per post. I'm not totaly sure of OpaQue's technical knowledge, but I could imagine it took a while (few weeks or months) to write the code for it.

My teacher, as our earned class trip, took us skiing again. As with the first, school-organized trip, we went to Camelback Mountain (http://www.skicamelback.com/) in the Pocono Mountains in Pennsylvania. We got there around noon, and got twilight tickets (12:30 to 10:00 PM). For me the total cost (ticket, rentals, helmet) was $60. I got organized more quickly than the last time, since I was more familiar with the layout of the base area. On this trip, my accomplishment was making it past the bunny hills and the one beginner slope of last time. My experince with the lift that went up to those trails was a little scary the first time; the chair speeds up for a few seconds after you load (it's not a fixed chair lift; one of their two high speed quad-chair lifts), but I got over it. I took the following trails (in order of being on them): Little Ceaser, Julius Ceaser, and Honeymoon Lane. I found the first two to be somewhat easy, and the third a little hard. My most hated trail was The Meadows, which is a single green circle (the first two above trails are a green double-circle), is pretty steep, and I can't really zig-zag or 'S' down the mountain that well yet, and I ended up crashing into a net fence (and it took me about three or so minutes to get up and get my pole untangled) all the way at the bottom, past the end. We stopped skiing at about 5:00 PM, and began a barbeque at about 6:00. We had burgers and hot dogsfor dinner, and headed home at about 7:30. All in all, I had a great time, and if I were forced to get away from the computer and do any outdoor activity of my choice, I would choose skiing for sure. But for now, I will limit how tough trails I will choose.

You get credits by posting, the amount of credits per post is determined by the legnth and the quality of the post. See the Xisto Readme pages for more info

I don't drive that bus, it is just a picture I got off the web. I once had an ICQ account, but either forgot the number, or just ditched it. I have Netscape 7.2, so I don't have to keep AIM in the tray all the time.