A much dreaded MySQL error message during queries is "MySQL server has gone away". An alternative message is "Lost connection to server during query". This is a strange problem which afflicts a wide variety of PHP software including but not limited to WordPress. There are several causes for it. Let's look at the common and some rare causes and what you can do to fix it.

iActivator is a nice Mac OS X application which allows activating your iPhone without a contract. It provides a nice graphical user interface and is very well suited for the non-technical people.

I came across a very interesting ad from Toto introducing Washlets to the US market. It employs nudity, specifically smiling asses to drive home its point - Washlet makes your ass happy. The ad was intriguing, the website cleanishappy uses Flash to create a very interactive presentation and drives home its point well. While it can be termed as a cheap trick, nevertheless one cannot deny the appropriateness of the advertising in the context of the business. There are several techniques to learn from their presentation.

Security researchers Charlie Miller, Jake Honoroff & Joshua Mason claimed and then demonstrated a prrof-of-concept vulnerability in iPhone which can be used by any website to inject codes in iPhone which will allow full remote control of your iPhone over the internet. The hackers can do everything you can do with your iPhone remotely. They can take pictures and send them, make phone calls, more importantly send all your personal data including SMS text messages, contact information, call history, voice mail information to any remote server. Read on to find more on iPhone's architectural issues and on this vulnerability and how it can affect you as an iPhone user.

Wii continues to dominate the US market. Nintendo shifted 381,800 Wii consoles and 561,900 DS handhelds in June compared to 98,500 PlayStation 3 units and 198,400 Xbox 360 consoles. But the biggest trouble for XBox 360 could be the product itself.