Archive for the ‘Web's Best’ Category

failed to open stream: no suitable wrapper could be found in - Solution

Sunday, November 19th, 2006

Okay, I got this message when I upgraded PHP to version 5.2. The cause was a few includes that linked to remote files. I couldn't easily find the answer, so I solved it after doing a bit of research. The solution is quite simple. Find your php.ini file ...

Calling all commenters - I need a favor

Friday, August 18th, 2006

Anyone out there. I don't care who you are, and if you've never commented before, but do me a favor and make a comment. I can't take another day of looking at "Scott's" negative diatribe about Web 2.0 on the "Get Recent Comments" section of the Sidebar. ...

Our blog network learns how to cook

Thursday, July 20th, 2006

This week, the Blog Republic learns to cook, by adding our newest blog to the network. We're also proud to add Erik Christensen to our staff. If you're in need of learning how to cook, make sure to check out our new blog at Absolutely Scrump-tio.us. Blog Republic also ...

Mozilla Thunderbird is better email than Outlook Express

Wednesday, July 19th, 2006

I've been using Firefox for a long while, but I stubbornly kept hanging in there with Outlook Express out of habit. Finally, I had enough. Outlook Express would routinely crash. I decided to check out the free Mozilla Thunderbird. Whoa, baby, where have you been all ...

O’Reilly and the Irish Web 2.0 Conference Controversy

Saturday, May 27th, 2006

The controversy heated up a bit, with different camps choosing their arguments. The anti-O'Reilly people are hot, and demanding a lynching. Pro-Reilly supporters like John Battelle urge everyone to be calm, until O'Reilly returns from his vacation. Apparently, pissing people off is tiring work ;) BoingBoing says no ...

Web’s Best Directory is now PDA friendly

Thursday, May 11th, 2006

We're happy to announce that Web's Best Directory is now PDA friendly. The best part is, you don't have do to anything on your part to access the service. We're using auto-detection to determine if you're using a mobile browser, if so, we automatically serve you the shrunken ...

New blog for internet marketing, SEO, and Web 2.0 punditry

Wednesday, May 10th, 2006

I'd like to take the time to announce our new blog here at Web's Best Directory.  This blog will be somewhat general in focus, but will keep the idea of making money online as the main theme. Technology is changing fast, and online marketing is morphing right along with it.  I ...