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PHP and Microsoft Excel

Jan 20th, 2012 | By | Category: mainpage, PHP

PHP and Microsoft Excel I recently had a customer that required a report that could have been generated to HTML or PDF. However, what they really needed was information exported in a specific manner and format from their postgreSQL database for further analysis. HTML and PDF would not have given the flexibility to properly review [...]



Speghetti Code or Proper Refactoring. Where’s the line?

Nov 14th, 2011 | By | Category: Classes

I posted this question to one of my groups in Linked In. The response was so incredible and most of the answers were right on so I thought I’d share. This particular subject is quite a hot button with programmers. So use it either as a guideline for your own coding or remember when you’re [...]



JQuery Horizontal Menu Example and Template

Nov 4th, 2010 | By | Category: HTML, Java Script

Thought I’d post this simple jQuery menu sample code for those of you just starting out in jQuery.

It’s a very simplistic file and consists of 3 files and a reference to the actual jQuery javascript library.



The textarea tag and innerHTML and Firefox

Nov 2nd, 2010 | By | Category: HTML, mainpage

innerHTML is a common way to return the value of an html tag. I was recently working with an AJAX / JQuery application and all was going well. However, the <u>innerHTML method wasn’t returning anything with a textarea tag</u>. All of the other values were coming through just fine with the identical code.



WordPress announces end of support for PHP4 and MySQL4

Jul 28th, 2010 | By | Category: Wordpress

This announcement was released last Friday on the WordPress.org site by Mark Jaquith. PHP 4 and mySQL 4 will no longer be supported after the 3.1 release of WordPress coming in September 2010. PHP 4 and MySQL 4 End of Life Announcement Digg this postRecommend on FacebookShare on LinkedinTweet about itSubscribe to the comments on [...]



Windows Presentation Format

Jul 17th, 2010 | By | Category: .NET Platform, Featured Story

Getting ahead with WPF

For those of you who haven’t taken the time to explore WPF, you should definately put this at the top of your “to do” list as it becomes more widely held as a programming standard.

Windows Presentation Foundation (or WPF) is a graphical subsystem for rendering user interfaces in Windows-based applications. WPF, previously known as “Avalon”, was initially released as part of .NET Framework 3.0. Since that time it has become a widely held as a programming standard. Silverlight utilizes WPF to provide embedded web controls similar to Adobe Flash,



Is a Degree in Computer Science Important?

Jul 12th, 2010 | By | Category: Random Thoughts

As a former educator, you would think that the answer to this question is a resounding yes. However, that isn’t the case.

With computer programming, the degree is not nearly as crucial as the quality of the education received. This can not be emphasized enough.

I recently heard someone in the website marketing department of a college say “I don’t care what they learn once they are here. It’s my job to see that they enroll.”. Wow, can you say “used car salesman?”



Handy and free software download

Jul 11th, 2010 | By | Category: Featured Story

Free Featured Software: PointandSee 1.1.0 Trent found this free download while looking for new free software downloads he felt were worth mentioning on the free software blog. I think it’s probably the handiest little tool I’ve had in a long time. It’s a color finder. Basically, you open the application (very, very small) and then [...]



Handling Invalid Characters in URL

Jul 8th, 2010 | By | Category: Java Script, Tutorials

The woes of invalid characters in URL parameter strings There is a very good possibility that you will run across this challenge if you support any type of user interface that allows users to upload documents that they have named. It doesn’t occur to most developers to check for invalid URL characters in a file [...]



TryParse() and Parse() Methods

Jul 8th, 2010 | By | Category: formatting

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