Hamrick software released an update to their award winning VueScan software with version 8.1.12. Read more »
Tired of the boring gray buttons on web forms? With a little CSS you can make your buttons look just how you like. Read more »
Lycos Europe has apparently scrapped the MakeLoveNotSpam screen saver that turns the users computer in to a DDoS attacker against spamming web sites. Read more »
Warwick University researchers have developed a mobile phone case that is biodegradable. Even better, it grows a flower when planted. Read more »
On my other blog I wrote about Lycos Europe releasing a screen saver that hits web servers that are “spam friendly”. Lycos denies that this constitutes a DDoS attack, but if it walks like a duck… Well, the spammers aren’t taking it sitting down. Read more »
Say the term “virus” to most computer users and you’ll cause a shudder. But, what do you really know about computer viruses? How do they work? Why are they written? What can you do to protect yourself? Read more »
HTTP return codes are 3 digit (usually) numbers that are returned to your browser when they request a page. Typically your browser will take care of these, but if you are developing your own site you should put these in your bag of knowledge. Read more »
How often do your online databases get updated? How often do you back up? Are you dependent on your host for backups? Try this quick PHP script to backup your MySQL databases from the server. Read more »
Check the next page that comes out of your color laser printer. It just may have a small pattern of yellow dots that can be used to trace the document back to you. Read more »
Often times while developing web pages you find yourself needing to know how the server is set up. If you have been developing in PHP for any length of time, certainly you know the command phpinfo(). For those of you that have not tried this, you’re in for a surprise at how much it tells you. Read more »
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