I recently came across a useful website for converting filetypes.
I work using both Macs and PCs, but even so, I can’t have copies of every package out there, and working on a newspaper invariably means that people submit information in all manner of formats.
One of the trickiest to deal with, I’ve found, is .wps files [...]
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24Nov
Tags: Conversion, Docx, Images, Mac Osx, Macintosh, Macs, Microsoft, Microsoft Format, Video Files, Wps, Wps Files
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15Oct
A useful PHP function for generating random strings with a bit of control…
Tags: Capitals, Code String, Confusion, Lower Case, Lt, Member View, Own Website, Password Code, Php Function, Random Character, Random Characters, Random Code, Repetition
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14Oct
A useful function for PHP pages where you need to find the filetype of a file.
Tags: Address, Dot, Filetype Finder, Filetypes, Function, PHP
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06Oct
The Awards UK website was re-launched this evening, following extensive re-design to make best use of the latest CSS techniques. Awards UK Ltd is a subsidiary of Edexcel and Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA).
Each page consists of only four graphics ‚ not counting icons representing link types (see previous post), all other effects are achieved [...]Tags: Arrows, Awards UK, Boxes, Compliance Tests, Css Techniques, Edexcel, Elements, Four Graphics, Rss News Reader, Scottish Qualifications Authority, Subsidiary, Uk Ltd
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05Oct
On most of the websites I’ve been building recently, I’ve been using the following snippets of code to make user-friendly icons appear immediately after icons — automatically.
It’s all done with CSS — though it may be something you’ve not seen before — and it’s an excellent timesaver once you’ve got it set-up.
EDIT:
You can see this [...]Tags: Background Gif, Background Image, Css, Downloads, E Mail, E-mail Links, Href Mailto, Icon, Icon Gif, Icons Zip, Mail Center, Mail Gif, Mail Link, New Window Icon, Newwin, Padding, Pdf Documents, Pdf Gif, Practical Applications, Snippets, Target, Target Blank, Timesaver, Transparent Gif, Transparent Icon, Transparent Icons, Uk Ltd, Url
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27Sep
This website is basically a quick online application that lets you build animated GIFs which indicate activity on your website, eg ‘Loading’.
You can define your foreground/background colours, or set the background to transparent.
Once you’ve got the bar you want, simply download it and slot it into place.Tags: Animated Gifs, Background Colours, Background Set, Foreground Background, Loading, Transparent
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26Sep
I was having a problem with my Internet Explorer 7 browser, where sometimes, when I started it up, it would get as far as loading my homepage, and then just hang.
Force quitting the browser, and starting it again would sometimes resolve the problem, but more often than not, it required a full restart of the [...]Tags: Add Ons, Best Bet, Better Solution, Crash, Dialogue, Explorer Browser, Hanging, Hangs, Internet Browser, Internet Explorer 7, Internet Options, Launch, Start Menu, System Tools, Yahoo
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05Sep
Do you run a website that allows users to reference images?
For example, a forum where users set a web address to show their avatar, or allows them to link to an image of a video clip, graphic etc. This post looks at how easy it is to capture information about people viewing these user referenced [...]Tags: All Sorts, Avatar, Database Check, Demo, Demonstration, E Mail, Executable Content, Hack, Hacker, Image, Image Hack, Images, Invision, Jpg Gif, Password, Perpetrator, Png, Shelf Solution, That Allows Users, Variables, Video Clip
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04Sep
You can create your own keyboard shortcuts for activating various options on your website.
Generally, it’s good practice to follow the guidelines for which access key letters/numbers you should use as outlined on the UK Government Access Keys system, and these are listed below, but you can assign any key to perform a function.
UK Government Recommended [...]Tags: Access Key, Access Numbers, Alt Key, Bottom Navigation, Character Note, Complaints Procedure, Footer, Hold Down Ctrl, Internet Explorer, Keyboard Shortcuts, Linear Flow, Mozilla, Navigation Options, Opera, Safari, Screen Space, Site Map, Stylesheet, Uk Government, Web Page
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04Sep
Quite often, when creating an interactive form using PHP and MySQL, you’ll want to allow users to enter some details, save the form (first time) then reload the page with these settings intact. However, in order to perform an update on the next save, you need to have a unique value to reference the [...]
Tags: Auto Id, Auto Increment, Auto Value, Current, Grabs, Increment Value, Insert Into Table, Mysql Insert, Mysql Query, Mysql Set, New Details, Php And Mysql, Php Mysql, Postcode, Record Id, Redirect, Reference, Success Message
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