Archive for July, 2006
July 31, 2006
these guys wrote up a good article on some tricks or hacks for the iPod.
Intrepid technophiles have found ways to hack iPods, giving them the ability to do much more than play music. In this article, we’ll explore why iPods can be hacked, which hacks are our favorites and where to go to learn more.
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July 26, 2006
This website contains a large collection of quick reference materials ranging from HTML and CSS to Python and Perl. All of the links are up to date and all of the cheatsheets are free to download.
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July 26, 2006
RadRails is a free and open source integrated development environment for the Ruby on Rails framework. The 0.7 release brings along new continuous testing features, rake integration, RHTML code templates and lots of general bug fixes.
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July 21, 2006
PDFCreator is a free tool to create PDF files from nearly any Windows application.
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July 20, 2006
“Ever wanted to match the look of your HTML forms with the rest of your website? This article demonstrates how to apply customized backgrounds to HTML forms, while preserving stucturally clean markup and accesibility.”
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July 20, 2006
When the mouse pointer hovers over a link pointing to somewhere outside of your site, the script displays a small image of the destination page. It’s a nice visual cue that serves a very real purpose: providing a clearer picture of what’s ahead.
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July 20, 2006
The difference between a good web designer and a great one is the ability to know how to take short cuts and save time without compromising the quality of work. Pixelsurgeon
�s Jason Arber has put together 20 top tips and tricks you should be using to give your work that all-important professional edge
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July 20, 2006
This article explains five widely used design patterns in PHP with sample code to demonstrate each pattern. Intermediate level.
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July 20, 2006
Normalisation is part of successful database design.Without normalisation, database systems can be inaccurate, slow, and inefficient and they might not produce the data you expect.
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