a collection of funny, interesting and often technology related news and links.
If you are a programmer or someone who is distributing or selling a product that comes on CD/DVD, then nothing helps solidify your image than a software box. It gives off the impression that you are an established business and is an asthetically pleasing way of presenting your software or application.
The console itself looks like a scaled-down version of an old Atari 2600, with faux wood paneling and other dated details. There are no cartridges to plug in, as technology advances have made it easy to stuff all of the games onto a small chip inside. And the controllers are exactly like the Atari 2600 joysticks of yore.
This is from the Mike Tech Show. Download the zip file and unzip it to your USB drive and have a "ready-to-go" USB utility drive. Includes Portable Firefox, a ton of anti-virus and anti-spyware apps, PDF reader, PuTTY, media players, and a CD or DVD burning software. I always wanted to put one of these together.
Very useful PHP tutorials for beginners, right now there are three tutorials total, and all involve user accounts in PHP. These videos will walk you through the steps of making your own member logins for your site, by showing you the code, and explaining what it does. There are new tutorials every Monday so stay tuned.
Inspiration struck, however, when he was looking at a cardboard sign commonly held by bums hoping for a hand-out beside the city's freeway exits.
Just send anemail to the address in the following format:
For many people, the main reson for learning a scripting language like PHP is because of the interaction with databases it can offer. In this tutorial I will show you how to use PHP and the MySQL database to store information on the web and include it into your website.
This site is a great resource for company logos - they have 4999 logos free for download.
The official digg blog (blog.digg.com) has now been launched. Check back tomorrow for a list of new digg job openings!
I could access the page, then it went away...Google Secure Access is a downloadable client application that allows users to establish a more secure WiFi connection. By using Google Secure Access, your internet traffic will be encrypted, preventing others from viewing the information you transmit.
Opera Software has removed the banners and licensing fee of their Opera Web Browser, and it is now freeware.
Go check out http://www.netvibes.com/ - it is an AJAX powered site which allows you to display weather, rss feeds, gmail, google searches...
These are the top 10 tips given by photographic professionals on how make your digital happy snaps better. It won't make you a professional overnight but it will help you along your way! (See comments if you can't see story for login)
Create a colorful retro photo. Take a picture of any person and follow this tutorial. You get retro dots and colors.
Great free truetype fonts:
The Content Management System Formerly Known As Mambo, Joomla, was finally released today as version 1.0.
If your home has a normal phone line, chances are you have been annoyed by telemarketers. One man invented a very effective and entertaining solution to the problem, the Telecrapper 2000. The TC2K intercepts telemarketer calls on the first ring by reading the caller ID and then carries out a virtual conversation with a series of pre-recorded sound files by listening for the telemarketer's response.
"Don't make judgements on the new UI until you've watched about 20 minutes of the video. That's about how long it took me to go from "this sucks" to "holy hell this is awesome". It's a whole new way at looking at user interaction, and it's a Good Thing, in my opinion."
A functional AJAX IM client that works with the major IM services. Still early, but the goal is to combine the features of Trillian with the availability of AIM express. A great example of a real application built using AJAX. Should be useful for people at work and traveling.
All it takes is a minor error in the Windows Registry or a virus infection, and your operating system can become unbootable. But with a properly configured USB flash drive on hand, you'll always have a compatible replacement no further away than your pocket or keychain. In addition, the flash drive can also provide...
Microsoft Codename Max allows you to import photos, arrange them in a photo album, and share them with your friends. It's very cool, check it out!
Tivo latest software can block transfers, auto-delete a recording, and add other copy-protections.
A great tutorial by Lunacore.com on "Beautify a Face".. very detailed with downloadable image so you can follow along... lots of other nice tuts over at www.lunacore.com.
Macromedia Studio 8 has just been released. Studio 8 is the essential software suite used to design, develop and maintain interactive online experiences.
Here is a list of all the country Code Top Level Domains according to Wikipedia. Many of you may already know this, but it is a good reference for me.
So you've seen pictures of the iPod Nano insides, but what about video? This video compares the Nano to older iPods, and of course shows you how easy it is to crack one open.
Strategies and how to get directly connected to someone with a pulse instead of listening to a damn recording at most major companies. Very interesting and helpful.
alleged positive and negative on- & off-Page SEO Google Ranking Factors in an overview
another technique for presenting nice web forms, based on javascript, xhtml, and CSS.
Have you ever wanted to make a resizable box with rounded (or any shape) corners, custom borders, and a transparent shadow? Did you also want to do that without cluttering your markup with a bunch of non-semantic div elements? Now you can.
Quite an old article but quite cool. Shows you how to get also try this link:
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