TotalDream.org - RSS Feeds http://www.totaldream.org/ Latest 30 postings consisting of news, articles, downloads, and more. en-us hot off the press http://www.totaldream.org/article/185-hot_off_the_press.html http://www.totaldream.org/article/185-hot_off_the_press.html [CDATA[ Evening everyone,

As it has been quite some time since my last update, I just wanted to let you know I am still here and very busy at work (unfortunately on other things) but I have a goal, and that goal is to have the NEW tD out before the end of Feb.

Also on a more serious note, I will be closing the blog as it's is spam prone and just a big mess. Any objections, please let me know and I'll consider keeping it open.

More on this issue later. ]] Twitter, Youtube, iScheduleTV, Facebook Apps, CONTESTS! http://www.totaldream.org/article/184-Twitter,_Youtube,_iScheduleTV,_Facebook_Apps,_CONTESTS!.html http://www.totaldream.org/article/184-Twitter,_Youtube,_iScheduleTV,_Facebook_Apps,_CONTESTS!.html [CDATA[ Lately there has been a mass of unique hits coming to this site. I am quite amazed. I think it might be due to that screen cast from http://www.iwearyourshirt.com.

So I have been doing a server clean up for the past 2 hours cleaning out junk and un-needed stuff. Hopefully the server should be much quicker.

I am proud to announce that iScheduleTV has been released in Alpha, but it is open to the public to sign up and use. Check it out http://www.ischeduletv.com. At iScheduleTV you can add your favorite TV shows and Sports Teams to a calendar and this is a live calendar which tells you when your shows/sports will be on, with amass of features and options. You can also link your Twitter and Facebook to it so whenever you add a new show/sport it will post it to your Twitter and Facebook letting other people know what you have added, as well people can view your calendar, rate it, review shows, rate shows, and much much more!

The new design is coming along good, for both totalDream and totalSearchr. I should have it up within days. The poker ads will be gone on the 14th of November. Expect a brilliant drag-and-drop store to purchase from, with some neat products! Again add us on twitter http://www.twitter.com/totalDream!

UPDATE: I have now released a Facebook app for our recipes section. To add it, fav it, check it out -- go to http://apps.facebook.com/totalrecipes/

*About the donate to win contest: the rules are, you donate a minimum of $1 (one dollar) and with that email you donated with, you automatically get entered in a random draw to win an over $100 prize pack which includes ebooks, graphics, php scripts, templates, programs.

Now if this goes well, you can expect this contest to repeat every couple months with more and more stuff within the prize packs. You cannot exchange the prize pack for $100, that is not how the contest works.

By the end of this month, once the winner is chosen, I will send them an email and if there is no reply within 4 business days, a new winner will be chosen. ]] Soon to be released.. http://www.totaldream.org/article/183-Soon_to_be_released...html http://www.totaldream.org/article/183-Soon_to_be_released...html [CDATA[ Yes it has been ALOT of time since the last major update, well I'm hard at work with the new website, new system, and a possible forum system.

Much has been going on here, working on quite a few freelance projects, one to be released soon and will integrate into totalDream, I will tell you more onto this later on this week but for now I can say it'll help you manage your new TV shows each week ;)

A new design is soon coming with the new system as it's over due. I will have the new user system integrated into Twitter and most likely Facebook.

Oh just so you know, or for those that have it follow totalDream on twitter and on YouTube:

http://www.twitter.com/totalDream
http://www.youtube.com/user/totalDream

More on the new movement later this week.. ]] VBlog or Video Blog what do you think sounds better http://www.totaldream.org/article/182-VBlog_or_Video_Blog_what_do_you_think_sounds_better.html http://www.totaldream.org/article/182-VBlog_or_Video_Blog_what_do_you_think_sounds_better.html [CDATA[ Youtube is a good example of a massive video blog or vblog. My father along with a few other people have come up with an excellent idea of throwing up a weekly if not even sooner vblog.

As they are working on a few videos such as "How to get rich: mining the goods with Bill Monk" and more (the first one is a introduction to many on finding gold around your area depending on where you live and cashing in with Bill Monk who is a retired Prospector who at one time was onto of the mining industry.) I am working on totalDream & totalSearchr's new layouts (tSr will have a new faster spider that will be able to find you anything you want.) Progress is slower then I would like but it is getting there and tSr is almost finished and ready to be released.

In the meantime I have been writing various articles and answering questions from different people which I will post in our newly coded & designed totalCMD heh. More is to come.

P.S. If you want to keep on top of the new video blogs head over to -- http://ca.youtube.com/user/Totaldream ]] Getting GTAIV working online lan! http://www.totaldream.org/article/181-Getting_GTAIV_working_online_lan!.html http://www.totaldream.org/article/181-Getting_GTAIV_working_online_lan!.html [CDATA[ Firstly you are going to want this program. Hamachi. Hamachi is a software emulating a LAN over the Internet.

Now you can download Hamachi at http://files.hamachi.cc/HamachiSetup-1.0.3.0-en.exe Once downloaded, follow the steps until all is installed. Once installed you will need to make a few modifications to the game itself. Nothing that will screw with the game or anything.

Games for Windows Live is Microsoft's try to port 'Xbox Live' to the PC. It requires the game developers to implement it directly in the game to work.

Because of this all games that are based on it have the same problem: even if Hamachi is set to first priority in the adapter's list the game still sets your active internet connection as default.

The workaround is rather simple, yet it involves very simple registry editing.

1. go to start > run... > type regedit and press enter;
2. now, using the left pane, go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER > Software > Classes > Software > Microsoft > and click on XLive;
3. now right click in the right pane > New > String Value > and name it ConnectionOverride;
4. right click on the new value > Modify... > and type Hamachi and press ok.

Now enter a Windows Live based game, press the 'Home' key > Personal settings > Network Information and the adapter should now be Hamachi.

Well, if it did say "Hamachi" or "Hamachi registry overrided" or something like that, congrats!

Or otherwise, check everything, exit regedit, and restart your computer and then check again.


When you want to play online, get in-game, use the cell and choose multiplayer. Choose the one at the top, and choose "LAN".

That's it. Any questions, comments, or problems. Please feel free to shoot me an email using the contact page. Hope to see you all playing soon.

By the way, I've started a GTAIV Hamachi server. The details are below.

Server Name: GTAIV-Ont
Password: stamford ]] merry christmas to all! http://www.totaldream.org/article/180-merry_christmas_to_all!.html http://www.totaldream.org/article/180-merry_christmas_to_all!.html [CDATA[ It is that time again, the time where you spend lots, and gain more stress then you want.

I have not forgotten about TD nor tSr. I have been very busy with school, work, clients, along with family. It's been a pretty rough year with so many things going on.

I am still working on bits a pieces here and there but nothing big.

Everyone have a VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY HOLIDAYS. ]] domain successfully moved http://www.totaldream.org/article/179-domain_successfully_moved.html http://www.totaldream.org/article/179-domain_successfully_moved.html [CDATA[ As you might or might not have noticed, earlier today for the best of today, the www.totaldream.org domain read "It worked!". This is because I recently moved the domain from Namecheap to my new host Dreamhost. The reason being is that I wanted all of my domains the be on the same host. It saves the confusion for me atkeast.

totalDream within the past few months has been slow and not much has changed. Well not for long, soon you will feast your eyes on a new layout which will be much simpler to browse through and much more organized. I also will be putting up a new web store with some pretty hot products. My business partner and I are discussing about drop shipping and we have picked out some pretty unique niches.

That is all for now as I can not think of anything more to say but keep an eye out for the new layout along with some new content!


P.S. Watch totalSearchr.com for an update ;) ]] september is upon us http://www.totaldream.org/article/177-september_is_upon_us.html http://www.totaldream.org/article/177-september_is_upon_us.html [CDATA[ Once again hello all. It is now September and I have now added one single article or tutorial to the database. Well that is because I've been focusing on my career. Taking all the classes I can, getting all of the training I can get, and all that other fun stuff.

Now I've made a significant dent in transferring over the new layout to fit the CMS. There is still a few things that need to be fixed, such as the downloads area, recipes, and quotes database. Those will still be up but in the old layout for the time being. I've decided to make the move sometime this week. Hopefully you will all agree with my that the new layout is absolutely stunning. I will post when that moment comes. Until then, Live Long and Prosper. Tehehe. ]] august update! http://www.totaldream.org/article/176-august_update!.html http://www.totaldream.org/article/176-august_update!.html [CDATA[ YES It is that time again, when the summer comes to an end. Well not totalDream. We are just beginning. With new knowledge and tools on hand, you are soon to be a witness to a miracle! I wont reveal to much but I've been hard at work on a new--er version of totalSearchr which automatically spiders links and checks weather they are valid download links or not, if they are it (the tSr download spider) adds them to the database for later searching. The spider is run by a Cron job every hour.

Also I am working on finishing an option where when and if you search say a movie and it is not listed yet, you can add that movie or word to a queue for the spider, so what I'm trying to say is that, after you add it to the line, the next hour the spider will search the internet for links that has to do with your term as well as others and add them to the database.

Now as for totalDream, I have decided to take things down a notch and make life more simpler. I am going make the layout more dynamic and web 2.0ish. Also I am going to cleanup some of the older articles and put them into an archive, thus making clear way for more new articles. There is also going to be a new totalDream layout coming, once I finish coding it tehehe :) ]] Some downtime, not much tho http://www.totaldream.org/article/175-Some_downtime,_not_much_tho.html http://www.totaldream.org/article/175-Some_downtime,_not_much_tho.html [CDATA[ Downtime happened today for about an hour to an hour and a half. The reason for this was because of the 'statistics' table in out mysql. My cron script that was supposto clean up that table stopped working due to server changes. Basically what ended up happening was that my table was causing the server load to go up to 100%, when the table was removed it came down to 2%. Big change eh?

Anyway the kind folks at Dreamhost have backed up this table for me and removed it. They only did what they had to do. So for now, if you look at the bottom of the page, you may notice around Users Online it says Error! I am working on fixing this problem and if you encounter any other problems while on TD please let me know using the contact page. Thank you for your patients. ]] Updated! http://www.totaldream.org/article/174-Updated!.html http://www.totaldream.org/article/174-Updated!.html [CDATA[ Hello one and all.

I am very sorry about the problem with the proxy. I accidentally deleted the subdomain while working on adding another proxy for totalDream because I've noticed that my schoolboard has finally blocked totalProxy.

Well if this has happened to your school there is a new proxy, and its located at http://www.totalsearchr.com/proxy

Same layout. Same script.


Anyway, I am currently working on removing this old layout. I don't know about you but it is starting to bug me. I need something fresh, something new, and I have a load of new stuff to add. If anybody wants to make a layout for totalDream feel free, The best layout will be used and the creator will win something rofl. Premium access to our upcoming member section, along with VIP status. Remember the layout must be coded Tableless, & Valid XHTML 1.0 Strict. ]] Some more downloads http://www.totaldream.org/article/173-Some_more_downloads.html http://www.totaldream.org/article/173-Some_more_downloads.html [CDATA[ It has been quite the weather outside lately. Sunny and hot, then cold and rainy. Up and down. Anyway, I've added a few more category's with downloads that have been missing from the PHP Scripts area. The newest category's that I have added are Ad Management, Blog, E-Commerce, Education, Error Handling, Link Checking, URL Submitters, and Usenet Gateway.

Right now Im quietly working on a bunch of smaller project scripts that will hopefully soon be available to the public. Some neat Ajax one's :P ]] It is about that time.. http://www.totaldream.org/article/172-It_is_about_that_time...html http://www.totaldream.org/article/172-It_is_about_that_time...html [CDATA[ I'll keep this short and simple.

1. New layout coming -- it will be clean and sleek.
2. Cool tutorials coming -- how to make your own vector scene in photoshop from scratch!
3. Updates to the TCMS, as well as the layout.
4. Download section updated -- load of wallpapers added
5. TD e-Store still set at 99c for everything, all must go.
6. If this is the only thing you do, please report any error pages you get, please let me know where you came from and what link you clicked. Thank you.

Best Regards to all,
Braunson ]] Super blow out sale! Everything MUST GO! http://www.totaldream.org/article/171-Super_blow_out_sale!_Everything_MUST_GO!.html http://www.totaldream.org/article/171-Super_blow_out_sale!_Everything_MUST_GO!.html [CDATA[


The TD e-Store is having SUPER BLOW OUT SALE! EVERYTHING IS ON FOR 0.99 CENTS!

All you have to do is register, with your name, email, and a password. Once you have registered & paid for your product(s) you are given a download link that is good for up to 7-days!

GET YOUR GOODIES NOW -- EVERYTHING MUST GO!! ]] totalFileDB - Totaldream newest addition to the family! http://www.totaldream.org/article/170-totalFileDB_-_Totaldream_newest_addition_to_the_family!.html http://www.totaldream.org/article/170-totalFileDB_-_Totaldream_newest_addition_to_the_family!.html [CDATA[ I am proud to announce there is a new addition to the TD family!

Please have a look around totalFileDB -- There is absolutely no warez of any kind there. All is freeware, some very usefull, others, well you have a look for yourself.

If you find a file that is a paid whatever or is your own file and you do not want it on here, please let me know asap. If you have a file your would like to contribute, please let me know using the contact page. I will set you up with FTP access.

*Note it must be freeware of some sort, absolutely no warez or pornography is allowed.

I will be uploading files every so often, so check back every once in awhile.

*Notice: I have limited the download speeds to MAX 300kb/s for now. If the traffic picks up on TDfileDB, I will make the limit to unlimited.

Also I have removed the old download section so any bookmarks for that section, please update to the new fileDB address.

I hope all will enjoy the downloads. I hope to see everybody contributing! ]] The Importance of a Sitemap http://www.totaldream.org/article/169-The_Importance_of_a_Sitemap.html http://www.totaldream.org/article/169-The_Importance_of_a_Sitemap.html [CDATA[
A sitemap is often considered redundant in the process of building a website, and that is indeed the fact if you made a sitemap for the sake of having one. By highlighting the importance of having a well constructed sitemap, you will be able to tailor your own sitemap to suit your own needs.

1) Navigation purposes
A sitemap literally acts as a map of your site. If your visitors browses your site and gets lost between the thousands of pages on your site, they can always refer to your sitemap to see where they are, and navigate through your pages with the utmost ease.

2) Conveying your site's theme
When your visitors load up your sitemap, they will get the gist of your site within a very short amount of time. There is no need to get the "big picture" of your site by reading through each page, and by doing that you will be saving your visitors' time.

3) Site optimization purposes
When you create a sitemap, you are actually creating a single page which contains links to every single page on your site. Imagine what happens when search engine robots hit this page -- they will follow the links on the sitemap and naturally every single page of your site gets indexed by search engines! It is also for this purpose that a link to the sitemap has to be placed prominently on the front page of your website.

4) Organization and relevance
A sitemap enables you to have a complete bird's eye view of your site structure, and whenever you need to add new content or new sections, you will be able to take the existing hierarchy into consideration just by glancing at the sitemap. As a result, you will have a perfectly organized site with everything sorted according to their relevance.

From the above reasons, it is most important to implement a sitemap for website projects with a considerable size. Through this way, you will be able to keep your website easily accesible and neatly organized for everyone. ]] Creating your own search plugin for Firefox or Flock http://www.totaldream.org/article/168-Creating_your_own_search_plugin_for_Firefox_or_Flock.html http://www.totaldream.org/article/168-Creating_your_own_search_plugin_for_Firefox_or_Flock.html [CDATA[ Creating your own firefox-flock search plugin

In this tutorial you will learn how to create your own search plugin for the browsers Firefox or Flock.

Flock:
http://flock.com

Firefox:
http://firefox.com

Now lets get started.

First you are going to want to add the code below to a new line in your .htaccess

CODE
AddType application/x-httpd-php .src


The reason for this is to tell the system that .src file (which is going to be plugin.src later on) that AddType allows you to tweak mime types without actually editing it. Google it for more information Mine Types and AddType.

Next you are going to create a new .js file. You may call it whatever you want. For now we are going to use plugin.js Next add this code into that file.

CODE
function add_plugin () {
    if (typeof window.sidebar.addSearchEngine == 'function') {
        window.sidebar.addSearchEngine(root + '/plugin.src', root + '/img/favicon.png', 'Website Plugin Name', 'Plugin Description');
    } else {
        alert('This is a Mozilla FireFox Only Feature!');
    }
}



All the function does above is check to see if the browser is mozilla so Firefox or Flock and then if so sends the plugin information to your browser, and then you will get a popup notification saying 'Would you like to add this plugin..' you get the point. If not it says 'This is a Mozilla Firefox Only Feature!'. Do not forget to add the link to your favicon. Also do not forget to change [Website Plugin Name] and [Plugin Description] to your correct information.

Next you will want to add the following inside your head tags. This code includes the javascript file that we just have created into the page. The code below the JS include gets the root or in simple terms the website url. Just change http://totaldream.com/ to your website, there is an more 'correct' way to do it but it does not matter right now.

CODE
<script language="javascript" type="text/javascript" src="location/to/plugin.js"></script>
<script language="javascript" type="text/javascript">
    root = 'http://totaldream.org/';
</script>



*Make sure to change the 'location/to/main.js' to the location of your file.


And last but not least, we have to fill our plugin.src code.

CODE
<search
    name="totalSearchr"
    description="Search the web for files!"
    method="post"
    action="http://totalsearchr.com/search.php"
>
    <input type="hidden" name="action" value="do_search" />
    <input type="text" name="query" user />
</search>



The above code is all you have to put into the plugin.src First change the name to your website, second change the description to your description.

Now for the action, this is key, you need to have a search script to be able to use the plugin. Basically what you are doing is POSTing the search query from your browser to the search.php.

*If you do not a search engine, do a quick google search for 'how to create a php search engine' or visit Pixel2Life.com and have a look around there.

Hope you learned a bit. Next tutorial will be something amazing so keep watch. ]] totalSeachr.com - searching files around the world http://www.totaldream.org/article/167-totalSeachr.com_-_searching_files_around_the_world.html http://www.totaldream.org/article/167-totalSeachr.com_-_searching_files_around_the_world.html [CDATA[ Wow, it has been quite some time since our last major update. I am proud to open TD's newest addition to the family. totalSearchr .com.

totalSearchr.com - searching for files around the world.

That is the slogan. Yep, it is not the most catchy slogan but it will do the job. Have a look at the website. Maybe bookmark it, or add the new totalSearchr Firefox/Flock plugin!

I will be adding a few tutorials withing the next few hours. Also we now have a blog up which you can view by clicking the tab at the top of this page.

Be prepared for some more changes around here.. ]] Widgets, get yours now http://www.totaldream.org/article/166-Widgets,_get_yours_now.html http://www.totaldream.org/article/166-Widgets,_get_yours_now.html [CDATA[ Wow, a lot of things have changed within the past few days, the search in quotes actually searches the quotes, and the same with the recipes. Also I have re-constructed the output for when you search something, now it is more organized.

I am proud to pronounce that you can now have TD Recipes on your website. Check out our new WIDGETS section for more information and have a look at the recipes section for a demo! Widgets tab is above the content. More widgets are coming, so don't worry.

Now you can submit your own quotes to the quotes area, soon you will be able to submit your own recipes to the recipes section!

The next thing to be created will be a new download section. It is going to be HUGE. I promise. This is going to be something that you are going to bookmark for sure.

That is all for now, until tomorrow.. ]] Few problems fixed.. http://www.totaldream.org/article/165-Few_problems_fixed...html http://www.totaldream.org/article/165-Few_problems_fixed...html [CDATA[ UPDATES:

I have some excellent news for all. Now when you view the quotes area, the search works for just the quotes. Soon I will have the search in recipes working too. Give me 20 minutes.

Also now you can submit your own quotes & recipes. Just look in the navigation of each section and you will find Submit Quote or Submit Recipe. Once you submit either it will be put into a database where it will be either Approved or Declined.

More updates soon..


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Wow, I have seen much more repeat traffic through the last few weeks. Almost 10x the unique traffic. ex. 80 Unique hits, 780 hits.

We had a minor problem with the recipe and quote system two days ago, they have been fixed. They were only down for 5 minutes! I have fixed some minor problems with the website and IE. The transparency problem with the menu listing has been fixed.

I have a new section that will be open to the public within a few weeks. Right now we are doing some prep work if you want to call it that. I can't go into any detail, but I can say that it will be something to bookmark.

Dont forget to check out TD e-Store's e-Specials! Click here to view our specials.


Will keep everybody updated! ]]