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Hallelujah! Finally tackled JavaScript object instances.
I learned JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) a few months ago and it has increased the portability of my JavaScript code. But something I’ve never done with Javascript is the use of the “new” keyword like we do with Java, C++, or PHP with Object oriented programming.
Finally decided to get to [...]

You might know that one can obtain XML information about a YouTube video by its ID, using the YouTube API (basically downloading an XML document at a URL). The URL to do this is: http://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/api/videos/VIDEO_ID replacing VIDEO_ID with the YouTube ID String. Example: http://gdata.youtube.com/feeds/api/videos/iZ_wNWSV-aQ (Click it to see the XML data on a real video).
Here [...]

I tried upgrading phpMyAdmin to a new directory on a server, not using the built-in cPanel environment. It installed fine, but I couldn’t run certain SQL queries like DROP TABLE tablename; It would generate an Internal Server Error 500.
After some testing I realized that if I simply tried to access any url with the string [...]

Picked up a new Laser mouse by Logitech for $19.99 from Newegg.com to use at work, and so far I love it. Highly recommended for general use. It works great on the two surfaces with which I tested, on which my previous optical mouse was screwing up.

We know that using CSS and DIV elements is the most versatile way to layout a web page. But when you drop tables you lose the browser’s native ability to resize elements properly when the user changes the window size, views on a mobile device, or changes the font size.  Eli details some of the [...]

I’m trying out Google Speadsheets (GS) to track my monthly utility usage (I’ve also started using Mint.com to track my monthly expenditures after my brother’s recommendation). GS allows you to post your charts as an img anywhere on the web. I’m not sure yet if the image reflects the latest version of the data or [...]

One of the most widely used (and oldest) javascript popup calendars on the web is Matt Kruse’s CalendarPopup, posted at http://www.mattkruse.com/javascript/calendarpopup/. Matt provides plenty of examples and different ways to use this handy script, which provides the user with a visual way to input a date into a form control.
However, the script hasn’t been updated [...]

By MICHAEL BUTLER

Tips & Tricks for making your computer go faster

It seems that whenever I listen to complaints from family and friends relating to their computers, they describe it as being “as slow as molasses” or “slower than a
glacier melting”. Yet, when the computer was new, it seemed to perform more quickly. How come the [...]

Cool gadgets for the 2008 holiday season
The economy troubles may be slowing consumer spending, but that won’t stop electronics lovers from wishing for the latest gadgets this holiday season. Here is a list of some high tech electronics in demand this season.

For a while I didn’t understand why some printers would print over remote desktop and others wouldn’t. After some troubleshooting with an HP LaserJet 1022 (a host-based USB printer) I discovered these helpful tips:

If the printer supports Postscript or PCL, it should work over remote desktop without any additionally configuration, as long as it can [...]