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12/26/201201/08/2013Nash.Operating.System

YSPC 2013-1 Released!

Dear Nashers,

We are pleased to announce the release of YSPC v.2013-1.

The version is available for free upon your ticket submission in NDC Help Desk.

Please ensure you backup both your files and databases before embarking on the upgrade:
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### v2013-1 Changelog
### – added visitor alert subscription system (allows non-members receive admin-newsletters)
### – added ability for admin to control how many friends a user can invite at once (in admin > invite friends)
### – added ability for admin to link the feedback congrats image to anything else which maybe other than your homepage
### – added ability for admin to pick and choose what skins are included with skin changer (in admin > skin changer)
### [ CUSTOM SKIN REQUIREMENTS ]
### – a ‘not-made-by-nash’ custom skin should be updated to let the new features work properly
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11/25/201211/25/2012Nash.Operating.System

YSPC 2012-12 Released!

Dear Nashers,

We are pleased to announce the release of YSPC v.2012-12.

The version is available for free upon your ticket submission in NDC Help Desk.

Please ensure you backup both your files and databases before embarking on the upgrade:
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### v2012-12 Changelog
### – added QR Code Generator (shows QR Code in auctions, classifieds, and want-it-now ads)
### – added Google Translate API to help you with ‘edit site language’ view (in admin)
### – replaced defunct hover-over item picture thumbnails with the latest ones based on jquery (that’s msie-firefox-chrome compatible)
### – amended admin login page to fit it onto apple ipads and windows surfaces
### – added ability for users to assign different colors for each section title (in members area > all selling/buying views)
### [ CUSTOM SKIN REQUIREMENTS ]
### – a ‘not-made-by-nash’ custom skin should be updated to let the new features work properly
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10/24/2012Nash.Operating.System

YSPC 2012-11 Released!

Dear Nashers,

We are pleased to announce the release of YSPC v.2012-11.

The version is available for free upon your ticket submission in NDC Help Desk.

Please ensure you backup both your files and databases before embarking on the upgrade:
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### v2012-11 Changelog
### [ FEATURES ]
### – amended watermark feature to suit latest ImageMagick requirements
### – added CashU Payment Gateway Processor
### – added the detection of Windows8 OS (in admin > User Details)
### – added the detection of MSIE10 (in admin > User Details)
### [ CUSTOM SKIN REQUIREMENTS ]
### – a ‘not-made-by-nash’ custom skin should be updated to let the new features work properly
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10/02/2012Nash.Operating.System

YSPC 2012-10 Released!

Dear Nashers,

We are pleased to announce the release of YSPC v.2012-10.

The version is available for free upon your ticket submission in NDC Help Desk.

Please ensure you backup both your files and databases before embarking on the upgrade:
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### v2012-10 Changelog
### [ FEATURES ]
### – amended main calls to database (speeds up overall perfomance roughly 200%)
### [ CUSTOM SKIN REQUIREMENTS ]
### – a ‘not-made-by-nash’ custom skin should be updated to let the new features work properly
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08/30/2012Nash.Operating.System

YSPC 2012-9 Released!

Dear Nashers,

We are pleased to announce the release of YSPC v.2012-9.

The version is available for free upon your ticket submission in NDC Help Desk.

Please ensure you backup both your files and databases before embarking on the upgrade:
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### v2012-9 Changelog
### [ SERVER REQUIREMENTS ]
### – Imagick 3.0.1 or better
### [ FEATURES ]
### – amended site skin changer to make sure a user stays on the same page where he changes a skin
### – amended admin panel UI interface to look/feel similar (practically the same) in all browsers
### – amended cron routines to boost the yspc speed greatly
### [ CUSTOM SKIN REQUIREMENTS ]
### – a ‘not-made-by-nash’ custom skin should be updated to let the new features work properly
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08/01/2012Nash.Operating.System

YSPC 2012-8 Released!

Dear Nashers,

We are pleased to announce the release of YSPC v.2012-8.

The version is available for free upon your ticket submission in NDC Help Desk.

Please ensure you backup both your files and databases before embarking on the upgrade:
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### v2012-8 Changelog
### [ FEATURES ]
### – added ability to show security badges you might have from various security websites (in admin > security badge)
### – added Homepage Video Box below all boxes in the center column (toggable from admin > HP Video Box)
### – added Charity Summary (buyers can have tax-deductible statement of donating to charity auctions)
### – added ability to track shipments directly from sold/won item views in members area as long as a seller adds a tracking number when marks an item as shipped (for USPS, UPS, FEDEX and DHL only)
### – TinyMCE html editor is updated to version 3.5.6 (lots of bug fixes and speed improvements)
### [ CUSTOM SKIN REQUIREMENTS ]
### – a ‘not-made-by-nash’ custom skin should be updated to let the new features work properly
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06/25/201206/27/2012Nash.Operating.System

YSPC 2012-7 Released!

Dear Nashers,

We are pleased to announce the release of YSPC v.2012-7.

The version is available for free upon your ticket submission in NDC Help Desk.

Please ensure you backup both your files and databases before embarking on the upgrade:
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### v2012-7 Changelog
### [ FEATURES ]
### – full support up to PHP 5.3.13
### – full support up to MySQL 5.5.24
### – added Anti-Virus System (in admin > anti-virus)
### – added Homepage Video Box above all boxes in the left column (toggable from admin > HP Video Box)
### – added ability to email via SMTP protocol (helps those sites who have php-mail-function turned off by host for any reason)
### – added ability for admin to toggle from dynamic countdown to just a static timestamp (admin > countdown)
### – added Disclaimer to access games for adults or mature audience (admin > arcade room)
### – added Password Tool to help generating secure password when you need one (admin > password tool)
### [ CUSTOM SKIN REQUIREMENTS ]
### – a ‘not-made-by-nash’ custom skin should be updated to let the new features work properly
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06/04/201206/19/2012Various

Choose Best Auction Script Software

What Does Your Site Require?

Touching on the point above, the first thing that needs to be determined is your individual needs and what you are looking to accomplish. For instance, do you want a personal website that you can sell your own items or offer other folks to auction out as well? Does it require a social plaform such as a blog, a forum, a chat or all together as well as other additional features? These answers play a major part in determining the auction script best suited for your needs.

Cost Factor

The second factor that needs to be considered is cost. You need to establish a workable budget as the price ranges widely from free to very expensive. Free or cheap auction scripts have the obvious benefit of not having to pay (or paying little) for your site but there are several limitations. In this environment you generally have little to no support as well as a lack of features and security. Furthermore, a free or cheap scripts may litter your site with third-party hacks that normally can conflict with one another. If you plan to start a business online, we strongly recommend staying away from free or cheap scripts in general as well as from those which do not include maximum possible features in core stock. The more a script relies on 3rd-party addons the higher chance to blemish your site credibility thru possible cross-conflict among those addons or mods or hacks or plugins. The work around is to either buy from one source that develops all the mods you will ever need or buy a script that has all the features in stock already by default – yes, you might have more features all-in-one-script than you need but you can always flip their switch on or off from your admin panel as you go.

Server Requirements

As every script has some sort of requirements for a server to be used for the script, it is also possible to use such requirements as a good indicator of whether the script you are about to choose is a tool to make money or a toy to waste your time. The more complete script the more server requirements it needs. It’s valid in 99% of all software. Latest OS requires more CPU cores to accomodate processing demands, or latest web browsers require bigger screens to accomodate film watching or game playing, and etc. The quality of life exponentially grows and demands more from the foundation that it is built for. So if you see some basic requirements for a script that asks you more money than the script with much more server requirements then you will absolutely overpay for that script, because the feature-rich scripts cannot have all its magic without serious server requirements in place. Also 3rd-party mods can introduce server requirements conflicts with the stock software, for example, file or directory permissions set in mods can cause lost of security in stock software.

Reliability and Support

Last but not least, you should look for signs of reliability in a script or mod vendor. If the vendor or moder can’t be relied on at any time literally then all of those attractive features and incredibly low prices will not mean a thing. A reliable programmer will ensure that your site is always 24/7 (including weekends and holidays; day or night) supported by skype and phone first and help desk or emails second. Not the way around! If a software vendor can charge you instantly but has no instant communication offered, this should be a clear sign of a major trouble that can hit the fan pretty much right away. Quality customer live support ties in closely with reliability and is something that should never-ever be overlooked. Look to do business with a company that offers support in various means whether it’s a combination of phone and email or phone and live chat or much better off when all together. As anything could go wrong at any time, you need the reassurance that someone is available 24/7 to address your concerns. If a vendor or modder tells anyone to get a life then next thing you should do is to drop him like it’s hot.

05/29/2012Nash.Operating.System

YSPC 2012-6 Released!

Dear Nashers,

We are pleased to announce the release of YSPC v.2012-6.

The version is available for free upon your ticket submission in NDC Help Desk.

Please ensure you backup both your files and databases before embarking on the upgrade:
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### v2012-6 Changelog
### [ THINGS YOU NEED TO DO AFTER THE UPDATE ]
### – re-upload your sitelogo using PNG format
### – delete all your site-related browser cookies (can be done from internet options of your browser)
### [ FEATURES ]
### – changed sitelogo from GIF to PNG format (which allows sharper transparency in your site logo)
### – added Nashelp-Desk to admin panel (you can now post your tickets to Nashelp-Desk directly from your admin panel)
### – added ability for admin to add title, description and keywords to classified categories for SEO purpose (in admin > classifieds (stand-alone) > classified categories > options)
### – added ‘scroll to top’ ability on long pages
### – added ability to display no duplicate title items in categories (in admin > display no duplicates)
### – added ability to limit login attempts making brute-force attack difficult or impossible (in admin > limit login attempts)
### – added Number of Files checker to Server-End Diagnostics box (in admin)
### – added Number of Directories checker to Server-End Diagnostics box (in admin)
### – added Number of Categories checker to Server-End Diagnostics box (in admin)
### – added Lines of PHP Code checker to Server-End Diagnostics box (in admin)
### – added Lines of JS, HTML & CSS Code checker to Server-End Diagnostics box (in admin)
### – added Amount of Data checker to Server-End Diagnostics box (in admin)
### – added Number of DB Tables checker to Server-End Diagnostics box (in admin)
### – added Number of DB Rows checker to Server-End Diagnostics box (in admin)
### [ CUSTOM SKIN REQUIREMENTS ]
### – a ‘not-made-by-nash’ custom skin should be updated to let the new features work properly
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05/01/2012Nash.Operating.System

YSPC 2012-5 Released!

Dear Nashers,

We are pleased to announce the release of YSPC v.2012-5.

The version is available for free upon your ticket submission in NDC Help Desk.

Please ensure you backup both your files and databases before embarking on the upgrade:
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### v2012-5 Changelog
### [ FEATURES ]
### – the NBulker is updated to version 3.0.9 (removes old depricated WinOS libraries and speeds up overall WinOS routines)
### [ CUSTOM SKIN REQUIREMENTS ]
### – a ‘not-made-by-nash’ custom skin should be updated to let the new features work properly
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04/01/201205/01/2012Nash.Operating.System

YSPC 2012-4 Released!

Dear Nashers,

We are pleased to announce the release of YSPC v.2012-4.

The version is available for free upon your ticket submission in NDC Help Desk.

Please ensure you backup both your files and databases before embarking on the upgrade:
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### v2012-4 Changelog
### [ FEATURES ]
### – added 2 more banner ad zones to Buy page and Categories page and controllable from admin (in admin > banner ad control panel)
### – added Google Web Fonts Integration (in admin)
### – the tiny-mce html editor is updated to version 3.5b2 (lots of bug fixes and speed improvements)
### – replaced color dropdowns with color pickers (in admin > title, skin, store, listing designer template makers)
### [ CUSTOM SKIN REQUIREMENTS ]
### – a ‘not-made-by-nash’ custom skin should be updated to let the new features work properly
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03/06/2012Nash.Operating.System

YSPC 2012-3 Released!

Dear Nashers,

We are pleased to announce the release of YSPC v.2012-3.

The version is available for free upon your ticket submission in NDC Help Desk.

Please ensure you backup both your files and databases before embarking on the upgrade:
##########################################
### v2012-3 Changelog
### [ THINGS YOU NEED TO DO AFTER THE UPDATE ]
### – delete all your site-related browser cookies (can be done from internet options of your browser)
### [ FEATURES ]
### – the NBulker is updated to version 3.0.8 (accompdates changes from latest version of ebay turbo lister for csv fields)
### – added a script versioning to the site data backup as a good indicator of whether you’re okay to restore a certain backup or not (in admin > backup/restore)
### – added MySQL Query Log (in admin > tools > mysql query log)
### – added MySQL Cache detector (in admin > welcome page)
### – added Memory Usage vs. Memory Limit detector (in admin > welcome page)
### – added a detailed view for cron jobs with complete instructions (in admin > manual cron jobs > read me!)
### – removed defunct google’s sidewiki (due to google discontinued such service)
### – removed defunct innova html editor (Haza for TinyMCE HTML Editor!)
### – replaced defunct Twitter Integration with the new one based on Twitter’s OAuth 2.0 (in admin – twitter settings)
### – replaced defunct moneybookers logo with skrill logo (the future of moneybookers is skrill! wink-wink!)
### – replaced defunct tabs, countdowns, and infobar with the latest ones based on jquery (that’s msie-firefox-chrome compatible)
### – added ability for admin to add more than one homepage welcome announcement/message/billboard
### – added ability for admin to change location for any homepage welcome announcement/message/billboard
### – added ability for admin to assign an individual store template to any store (in admin > store template maker)
### – added ability for admin to apply a site fee to any store template individually (in admin > admin fees > store design fees)
### – added ability for sellers to add a virtual respect-sticker to their item’s page with country-name auto-adjusted (Q: what’s virtual respect-stickers? A: things like ‘MADE IN USA!’ and/or ‘THIS ITEM 100% NATURAL!’)
### [ CUSTOM SKIN REQUIREMENTS ]
### – a ‘not-made-by-nash’ custom skin should be updated to let the new features work properly
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02/02/201202/02/2012Nash.Operating.System

YSPC 2012-2 Released!

Dear Nashers,

We are pleased to announce the release of YSPC v.2012-2.

The version is available for free upon your ticket submission in NDC Help Desk.

Please ensure you backup both your files and databases before embarking on the upgrade:
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### v2012-2 Changelog
### – added ability to preserve search terms during browsing by search in admin panel
### – added ability for admin to have the site’s data either backed up or restored (in admin > backup/restore)
### [ CUSTOM SKIN REQUIREMENTS ]
### – a ‘not-made-by-nash’ custom skin should be updated to let the new features work properly
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