ChrisTX's random stuff

Just the random thoughts of ChrisTX, nothing else.

  • The power of ETW

    Tags: ETW, windows, software development

    It's been a while since my last post, I'm aware of that.

    Be that as it may, for those who do not know, recently a new version of the Emulator tailored specifically for Windows has … more

  • If nothing is left, the choice is

    Tags: linux, open source

    I'm somewhat tired of hearing it, that Linux is apparently 'better' because there is choice. That's one of the the most common and at the same time annoying points one has to … more

  • My flaw, your flaw

    Tags: security, c, software development

    If a security flaw (or actually any kind of flaw) is discovered in a product, the developer is usually blamed for it (although there are exceptions). After all, it was him who introduced the … more

  • A hell named phpBB

    Tags: phpBB, software development

    Considering our current restructuring of the site, this is somewhat a current issue to me:

    phpBB is coded by monkeys!

    There, I said it. Why you ask? Well, let me explain then:

    When I … more

  • Introduction

    Tags: introduction

    Hey folks!

    So I figured everyone has a blog these days, why not me? Therefore, there is no fixed topic here, I'll just write down my thoughts when I feel an urge to do so.

    So who … more

  • Forums moved to XenForo

    Tags: forums, registration, xenforo

    Today, we migrated to XenForo, dropping phpBB.

    The current phpBB forum was riddled with spam bot accounts and contained not much aside from repetitive questions, so we decided to save ourselves the … more

  • Concerning SteamUp

    Tags: steamup

    Since this question has been asked multiple times now, I'll answer it here:

    SteamUp is not supported anymore by REVOLUTiON. This is for different reasons, the primary one being that we do not … more

  • Registration issues

    Tags: forums, registration, issues

    Due to past issues with the e-mailing system, as well as a current technical migration with such, a rather lot of users was unable to register.

    For such, I purged all inactive accounts and disabled … more