I finally taught myself enough Java to make something useful (to me anyways).   Have not done any real programming in ages - this really took alot more effort than it should have, but here they are:

• EXIF JPEG Photo Renamer
• File Renamer to Last Modified

  I use these two programs primarily to rename photos and videos I take on camera.   The EXIF Renamer renames your photo based on the date it was taken.   The File Renamer uses the Last Modified Date (for videos and other files which lack EXIF data).   These programs have helped me rename over 15000 files; I hope others find some use of it as well.

At the request of a friend, I’m working on some code that should cause a gallery to “hide” the photo files  it shows you.     You can view photos but not copy or download them (not from the site anyways).   For testing, I’ve applied it to my own gallery.   Over the next few days, I will tweak and hopefully improve the code further.

Please let me know if you find any breaches and are able to copy/download photos. Of course, it’s not going to prevent indirect copying (recording the screen and cropping) but you won’t get the full original files that way.

        I’ve made some rather significant changes to the database software I have listed on this site.   The changes are actually accumulated from a year’s work; the software has been used for various clubs and sites that have requested my help.   I just never got around to putting all the changes into one package before - now it’s done.

    Easy Page Creator 1.3

• Manage multiple databases in one script.
• Link multiple databases together.
• Sort by chart, list, or both
• Automatically installs additional databases
• User management that allows for multiple admins and helper users.
• Control which users have access to which databases.
• Many more features - while keeping same simplicity.

Small update… there has been a request for a game removed on the ladder.   Both teams agreed to it and it has been done.   Some may notice rank or point changes.   This is a result of the game removal.

As a reminder, please resolve the problems amongst yourselves whenever possible.   Treat is as ESO stats in a way, in that you wouldn’t email ES to remove a game if badly played.

Several fake versions of Castle Blood have been going around.   River_God goes into detail to explain the situation:

River_God:

There is a fake Castle Blood 1.1 going around . It is bad because it looks the same, but does not count for ladder. If you have TWO castle Blood 1.1 and want the real one, follow these instructions:1.get out of the game.
2.go to Start Menu>”My Documents”>”My Games”>”Age of Empires 3″>RM2
3.delete caslte blood with the _ at the end of the name, there will be 4 with castle blood in the name, but each custom map has 2 files each, so only delete the 2 with the underscore ( _ )   at the very end.  ;)The files shown above may vary with systems, but that is how I did it. If you can’t find it then that is why there is a reply option and many computer geniouses who read them.

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