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If you are developing a web-based system whereby a user, or users, are logging in and staying logged in (sessions, cookies), the following ideas are written with you in mind.

Many people were surprised by the simplicity of the math underlying the google PageRank algorithm, and the ease with which it seemed to be efficiently implementable.

Use These 4 Quick Steps To Put Videos into your iPod: 1. Do compatibility testing. You can find out if your video is automatically compatible with your iPod. The easiest wa...

Are you ready to take a step beyond writing code in a text editor like UltraEdit, BBEdit, or TextMate? Would you like to see those PHP and JavaScript syntax errors in the edito...

Karaoke is a growing past time and if you haven't tried it you really should. You'll quickly understand what the rage is! Why not begin by learning how to make your own karaoke...

Ubuntu makes printing reasonably easy and straightforward. This brief article is for those who need a specific and encouraging step-by-step guide. This article will not only en...

REST tutorial in dialogue form.

Introduction Just as Windows XP allowed you to send a fax through your computer, you can send a fax with Microsoft Vista. This popular feature has been held over from the ear...

Advancing web developers have probably heard about XHTML, the eXtensible HyperText Markup Language developed in 1999 to supercede HTML. Most people use XHTML simply because the...

There is an ongoing debate about whether offsite links should automatically open up in new browser windows. I believe that they should. An offsite or external link is one th...

Ninety percent of all usability testing performed on Web sites is useless. This is not to say that it doesn’t have a significant role to play in user experience design. When do...

This tutorial explains the installation of Apache web server, bundled with PHP and MySQL server on a Linux machine. The tutorial is primarily for SuSE 9.2, 9.3, 10.0 & 10.1 ope...

The easy way to run operating systems without messing up your system GNU/Linux can be scary to a new user. After all, what if you mess up? What if you end up corrupting your h...

Back in the frontier days of the web, ”Webmaster” was a vaunted, almost mythical, title. The Webmaster was a techno-shaman versed the black arts needed to make words and images...

Be inspired. Some tips that can be useful for website developers.

Based on 2 years' experience with PRADO v.3.x at Note: Tips are marked with stars ( * ), where 5 stars are the most important tweaks. I. Basic settings ...

System.IO.Path How often do you see code like this to create a file path? public string GetFullPath( string fileName) { string folder = ConfigurationManager.A...

You should try to keep your hands on keyboard. The less you touch the mouse, the more code you can write. I am trying to keep the mouse laying still and control the IDE complet...

Learn and implement vital tips on increasing your website s performance. Find out how to make general improvements, how to optimize images, tweak HTML source code, get better r...

If some websites get blocked in your company or school, how to access those websites at work or school? Today more and more employers and schools are becoming aware of the amou...

All for beginners about Mandriva, formerly known as Mandrake Linux an easy-to-use and innovative operating system. It is one of the most popular Linux editions in the world. Th...

This article introduces the very basics of writing stored procedures with PostgreSQL (aka Postgres), an open-source database system. It is intended for both Postgres newbies ...

You’ve spent hours setting up your blog on your favorite blog platform just right. Good for you! So how do you maintain your blog so that it remains at the top of its game?

When the database seems to be "slow" first consider all of the following points as e.g. making a certain query absolutely unnecessary by simply using a more sophisticated algor...

You've got a five-hour flight from Los Angeles to New York City, and one battery in your laptop. You've got work to do, DVDs to watch, and games to play. How are you going to g...

One surefire way to sound really really smart is to invoke a law or principle named after some long dead guy (an alive guy is acceptable too, but lacks slightly in smart points).

In today?s world, even a significant other you have seen for quite a while can be the sort of person who might take advantage of you with hidden camera sex. Most people recogni...

Stick with the familiar Microsoft Windows, or try the stable, secure, but unfamiliar GNU/Linux-based operating systems that have recently started taking off. There are two big ...

If you run your own Linux server here are some tips on server hardening, liberally stolen from the CFS security GUI script for cPanel/WHM.

What should be the qualities of the best leader for the software team: strong decisive knowledgeable or quiet supportive cooperative?