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Oct

Photography Competition #43: Alone - VOTING

"At long last i have managed to get around to uploading the poll to the "Alone" competition. Voting lasts for 5 days. Good Luck!"

Read More... — Started by SB in Competitions

Oct

Wikipedia Moves to Ubuntu

"In a few months, Wikipedia will finish a major transformation by moving from a combination of versions of Red Hat products to Ubuntu Linux Version 8.04 on all 400 of its servers that support the Web site. The move to all-Ubuntu was primarily done with the goal of 'making our own administration and maintenance simpler,' [Brion Vibber] said. 'We decided that we want to standardize on something.'"

Read More... — Started by joebert in Unix / Linux Forum

Oct

The Best Answer for "Why should we move to Linux"?

"One of my friends saw my free Ubuntu cd, which I got from the Ubuntu site. Then my friend asked me, "Why should we move to linux?" He is using pirated stuff & even though I always mention Linux is free, he always says that his Windows XP is also "free" and the stuff inside that also "free"."

Read More... — Started by gamekiller in Unix / Linux Forum

Oct

Opera 9.6 Available

"Version 9.6 for Opera is available. Other than some misc under the hood improvements, it doesn't look like there's much to get excited about with this release."

Read More... — Started by joebert in General Discussion

Oct

Berkeley Breathed to retire

"Bye Bye Opus Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist Berkeley Breathed is retiring, leaving a hole in Sunday comics pages after nearly 30 years because he wants to save his strip’s main character, Opus, from being dragged down in the current political climate."

Read More... — Started by ATNO/TW in General Discussion

Oct

Flash Competition #3 - Slide Show - VOTING

"Voting has begun and will last for 5 days."

Read More... — Started by ATNO/TW in Competitions

Oct

Google Toolbar 5 Available For Download

"Google officially announced that Firefox 5.0 Google Toolbar is now available for download in 29 languages. Google Toolbar Fan’s were waiting for this release after they made a release for IE7. This release includes all the features including but not limited to Search, Bookmarks and Translate. You can also try out some of the newest features."

Read More... — Started by sortins_technologies in Google Forum

Oct

Discussion About PHP Future

"What are your opinions about PHP language future? Does this language have any chance or it will be replaced by a new technology later? What do you think about this?"

Read More... — Started by 3DProf4online in Programming / Scripting / Coding Forum

Oct

Do I need a new OS when I purchase a new Mobo?

"I'm having a Friend build my system for me and I was just curious if the hard drive I have now with windows XP will just plug into the new Mobo and work like that or if I will need to get a new HD and install a new OS on it. (I was kind of looking for a reason to get Vista 64 anyways) I was also going to use my CD/DVD Drives from my old system as well instead of purchasing new ones. Will those just plug and play with my new Mobo or will I need to find the CDs that they came with from years ago?"

Read More... — Started by Nohealzforu in Microsoft Windows Forum

Oct

Ethernet and Coax over powerline

"Ok, I have a problem. The third floor of the house I'm living in does not have coax or ethernet. Theres actually no phone line, and only a coax (where the modem connects in from now) in one spot on the first floor in the house. I've seen devices for transmitting ethernet over powerlines... also ones for transmitting ethernet over coax.... What I wan't to know is there something for transmitting ethernet (for internet) and coax (for the tv) over the powerlines..."

Read More... — Started by Sumen in General Discussion

Oct

Photo Equipment and How to Achieve Good Photographs with Proper Lighting

"Hi everyone, I'm a newbie into the photography world and would like some recommendations on lens and lighting to purchase. I'm starting off with a beginners camera: Canon Rebel XTI. Along with the kit lens, I purchase a 50mm F-1.8 II lens. What, I'm trying to do is these amazing shots I've seen other photographers do."

Read More... — Started by fcsnapshot in Photography Forum

Oct

How to show buffer progress on scrubline of FLVPLayback?

"OK we've all seen the scrubline on YouTube, Google and other sites where you can see on the scrubline the progress of the buffer as well as the playhead position. Anyone have any clues how to do this? Obviously this is not a feature apparently available with the FLVPlayback component itself."

Read More... — Started by ATNO/TW in Flash and ActionScript Forum

Oct

New Ozzu Server

"If you are seeing this message, you are now loading ozzu on the new server."

Read More... — Started by Bigwebmaster in Announcements & Rules

Oct

Best Way to Promote a New Site

"What is a realistic goal to start and promote a website? If I use Google Adwords, if what sort of return could I get on say, a $500 investment?"

Read More... — Started by northjersey78 in Paid Advertising

Sep

Make a Flash Contact Form Function Correctly

"Hey guys, I'm really new to this flash world! I have purchased a template and I need to modify my contact box so that the messages come to my business address. Also I know its possible, but how hard would it be to have an automatic response to people who leave a message in my contact box such as: "Thank you We have recieved your email and we will get back to you shortly."

Read More... — Started by geno369329 in Flash and ActionScript Forum

Sep

Google Toolbar Pagerank Update

"A new pagerank update seems to have started on September 27, 2008."

Read More... — Started by corl in Google Forum

Sep

Jetman Flies Across the English Channel

"After two weather-related delays, Swiss pilot Yves Rossy, aka the Jet Man, is slated to attempt to rocket into the history books Friday by becoming the first person to fly across the English Channel using a single, jet-propelled wing attached to his back. On live television, Rossy will jump from a plane about 10,000 feet (3,048 meters) above Calais, France, unfold his wing, fire up the jets, and attempt to cross the 20 miles (32 kilometers) over water to Dover, England The machine should propel him at about 118 miles (190 kilometers) an hour, making it a 12- to 15-minute trip."

Read More... — Started by ATNO/TW in General Discussion

Sep

Running out of IP addresses?

"The world is about to run out of the internet addresses that allow computers to identify each other and communicate, the man who invented the system has told The Times. Correct me if I'm wrong, but haven't we heard this before?"

Read More... — Started by digitalMedia in General Discussion

Sep

Googles' 10 to the 100th Project

"Google is looking for ideas to help change the world, and is putting up ten million dollars to get some of them going."

Read More... — Started by joebert in Google Forum

Sep

Degradable Code and Unobtrusive Javascript

"I've been building a template and I'm using a lot of AJAX and other sexy JS stuff. While working through degradable aspects of the code I wondered if it is really worth the effort. I know this argument isn't new, and I'm all-for degradable code and unobtrusive JS, but should it be a commercial decision else are websites that do not conform just 'badly coded' ?"

Read More... — Started by Prime in General Discussion

Sep

Why not just take away the decision ?

"The Psychology Department of North Carolina State University put together a test that discovered something we all should have known already, college kids are in college for a reason."

Read More... — Started by joebert in General Discussion

Sep

IE 6, IE 7, or IE 8 Web Test Agents

"Looking for suggestions about what to do when Internet Explorer 8 becomes a browser to test for when developing websites. I have two Windows XP systems to test with, one that currently runs Internet Explorer 6 and the other Internet Explorer 7."

Read More... — Started by websquad66 in Website Design Forum

Sep

Video Stream

"Anyone know if its possible to use Flash to capture and display a video stream? I'm looking to capture a webcam/security cam stream and display it remotely. It seems like it should be possible, especially now that the Flash9/10 players can display an h.264 quicktime that hasn't been converted to an flv. Ideas? Resources? Anyone done this?"

Read More... — Started by graphixboy in Flash and ActionScript Forum

Sep

Google's Mobile OS: Android

"Just when you thought Apple was cool, here comes Google. Once again, it aims to be cooler than the coolest. A new smartphone is debuting on Sept. 23, and, no, it's not just another iPhone clone. The HTC Dream from T-Mobile will be the first handset to run Google's new mobile operating system, Android."

Read More... — Started by digitalMedia in Google Forum

Sep

Webkits SquirrelFish Goes Extreme

"[Webkits new Javascript engine,] SquirrelFish Extreme uses four different technologies to deliver much better performance than the original SquirrelFish: bytecode optimizations, polymorphic inline caching, a lightweight “context threaded” JIT compiler, and a new regular expression engine that uses SquirrelFishes' JIT infrastructure."

Read More... — Started by joebert in Programming / Scripting / Coding Forum

Featured Tutorial: Multi-Column Layout Using CSS Float

For this tutorial, we're targeting a layout that has three columns of content with spaces at the top and bottom for a header and footer. The page will be a fixed width and will also be centered in the browser's display area (the figure to your left).

We'll begin with an XHTML page structure in its most simple form. In the <head> of our document, we'll point to an external CSS file.

Once upon a time, web developers used the HTML element <table> to layout content columns. This practice is now recognized as cumbersome and not very semantic.

These days, instead of using <table>, we use the <div> element as a container for content. Once you get the hang of it, using <div> becomes very liberating and greatly reduces the amount of markup needed to layout a page.

This is an intermediate level tutorial that discusses one method of multi-column page layout. It assumes the reader has a good knowledge and understanding of HTML and CSS.