For those of you who like keeping your hands on the keyboard as much as possible, there’s an awesome utility called Launchy that lets you launch any website link that’s in your bookmarks, or any other file on your system by just typing it’s name into a popup window (using the hotkey that you define).
And […]
I recently worked with another developer to convert a lot of MSSQL stored procedures into PHP/MySQL functions. Along the way I learned a bunch of new things which I figured would be helpful to you.
The MSSQL “ISNULL(expr1,expr2)” equivalent in MySQL is “IFNULL()”.
The MSSQL “TOP” keyword (to limit returns returned) equivalent in MySQL is “LIMIT”.
SQL query […]
One of the greatest headaches for a web developer is making sure things work the same regardless of platform or browser. One of the biggest problems for a Windows-only guy like me, is making sure that things work on a Mac — specifically Safari. But, those days are over…
Apparently Safari is now being developed for Windows. […]
Ever have problems playing a video or audio file that a friend sent you? Here’s a fix to all those media woes.
K-Lite Media Codec Pack
This is one of the best codec packs out there. It installs every piece of software that your computer will need to play almost any movie or music file. For those […]
For those of you who still use Internet Explorer, here’s a handy tech tip…
Increasing the Simultaneous Downloads in Internet Explorer
“Have you ever tried to download more than 2 files from the same website, and noticed the third download doesn’t start until one of the prior two are done? The reason for this is that the […]
Being a freelancer is awesome for so many reasons. However, it comes with a whole lotta responsibility. I don’t really mind the responsibility, especially since I deal with stress pretty well. But sometimes it can really eat into your personal live, and it’s hard finding time to have fun. Such has been my life over […]
The Library of Congress has published over 3,000 photographs from two of its most popular collections on Flickr in “The Commons,” a project aimed at creating a rich database of photos from public collections and civic institutions.
Source: Beta News
Running your own business, whether it’s just simple contract work or having teams of people working under you, requires efficient project and time management. I recently found an open-source web app called NetOffice which has amazing capabilities for managing projects. Some of the features include: managing clients, projects, tasks, phases & milestones, meetings, discussions, reporting, and a […]
Two great sites I use all the time to download software:
BetaNews
SoftPedia
Everytime you want to create a UniqueID, don’t bother with hashing or using a random number generator… Instead, use the System.Guid.NewGuid() function to generate a 128-bit integer.
Read more about using the GUID creation function, with examples.