Archive for November, 2007

06
Nov

PHP.net Search Bars

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Back when I worked on Pick systems, it was common for Pick developers to gripe about the way Java programmers always had a browser window open, pointing to Google or Sun’s Java site. While today’s programming environments offer a lot of flexibility, the days of knowing an entire programming language and its standard libraries [...]

06
Nov

Another one from the toolbox

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I’ve always kept a coffee can next to my bed for collecting my spare change at the end of the day. But now, even the banks want a few bucks to count through a full can of coins. Now, I use the Coinstar machine at the local Jewel.
Coinstar doesn’t charge any fees if [...]

02
Nov

Webinar — PHP4 to PHP5

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Zend posted video “webinar” on their website explaining why you should be planning your migration to PHP5 now, rather than later.  You will need a zend.com account, but they’re free.  If you’re worried about privacy, you might even find one that works at BugMeNot.
Then again, if you’re looking for any excuse you can find to [...]

02
Nov

Dave’s November “Presentation”

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Dave’s Toolkit
Browsercam.com
I can’t say enough nice things about Browsercam. You can have them take “snapshots” of your site in different browsers on different operating systems, or even get “remote access” to a machine with your choice of OS.
But, it tends to be pricey, starting at $19.95/day, $59.95/month, and $399.95/year. Ouch!
If you go [...]