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Capture the right user requirements with these best practices for writing software specifications

July 17, 2006, 12:00am PDT

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Make better Web pages by understanding the CSS box model

August 15, 2006, 12:00am PDT

Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) have gradually become the de facto standard for HTML layout and positioning. They're easy to use, don't require any special software, and work uniformly on most major...

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Five common errors in requirements analysis (and how to avoid them)

January 2, 2007, 12:00am PST

In the traditional waterfall model of software development, the first phase of requirements analysis is also the most important one. This is the phase which involves gathering information about...

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Dynamic XML document construction with the PHP DOM

December 6, 2006, 12:00am PST

When working with XML-based applications, developers often find themselves facing the requirement to generate XML-encoded data structures on the fly. Although this task might seem intimidating,...

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Protect sensitive Web site data by encrypting information with MySQL

October 9, 2006, 12:00am PDT

Securing Web site data stored in MySQL from hackers or snoopers is a critical concern, both to avoid unauthorized use or damage to your application and to retain your competitive advantage. MySQL...

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Three easy ways to optimize your MySQL queries

November 20, 2006, 12:00am PST

Any database programmer will tell you that in high-traffic database-driven applications, a single badly-designed SQL query can significantly impact the overall performance of your application. Not...

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Transform plain text files into Web pages automatically with this PHP script

June 6, 2006, 12:00am PDT

Manually converting plain text documents into HTML documents suitable for publishing on the Web could take a considerable amount of time depending on how long the documents were. This download...

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12 Questions a developer must answer in a contract winning RFP response

July 19, 2006, 12:00am PDT

With rising competition, vendor selection is becoming increasingly complex and more and more clients are using the RFP response as a basis for comparison between different vendors to evaluate the...

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Simplify your PHP coding with 10 network programming PEAR classes

November 10, 2006, 12:00am PST

The PHP Extension and Application Repository (PEAR) has a number of packages that can significantly simplify your network programming projects. This document lists 10 PEAR packages of specific...

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Build a better Web site by understanding floated elements in CSS

January 3, 2007, 12:00am PST

Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) are rapidly becoming the de facto standard for Web page layout and positioning. Using them correctly, however, requires a sound analysis of the functional purpose of a...

Provided by Melonfire

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Create cross-platform database-driven applications with JDBC

January 29, 2007, 12:00am PST

The Java Database Connectivity (JDBC) API offers a unified interface to different databases, providing a series of generic functions that are internally translated into native function calls. This...

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10 Perl modules all Java developers should know

February 22, 2007, 12:00am PST

There are numerous CPAN modules which are designed to import Java classes into Perl scripts or access Java APIs like Swing, JDBC and JNI. This document lists the ten most important and useful...

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Create better Web sites with CSS and the Font Control property

February 26, 2007, 12:00am PST

Putting font information into a CSS file has a number of important advantages: it's easy to do, doesn't require any special software, and works uniformly on most major browsers. More importantly,...

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Read and write MP3 tags with Perl and manage your music files

March 20, 2007, 12:00am PDT

CPAN comes with an MP3::Tag module, which provides ready-made tools to read and extract metadata from MP3 files, making it a simple matter to identify the title, artist and genre of a particular...

Provided by Melonfire

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Customize Linux with these 10 boot prompt options

April 5, 2007, 12:00am PDT

One of the reasons Linux-based systems are so popular is their configurability -- almost every aspect of the operating system's behavior can be customized. Ten of the most useful Linux prompt...

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Precisely control page and element backgrounds with CSS

April 19, 2007, 12:00am PDT

Cascading style sheets (CSS) make it possible to precisely control page and element backgrounds via its family of background-* directives. In addition to greatly improved functionality, using CSS...

Provided by Melonfire

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10 MySQL variables that you should monitor

May 2, 2007, 12:00am PDT

The developers of MySQL have provided a fairly comprehensive list of performance variables that you can monitor in real time to check the health and performance of your MySQL server. We've listed...

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Create ZIP archives dynamically and on the fly with Perl

May 8, 2007, 12:00am PDT

Perl has the ability to dynamically create and read compressed ZIP archives without relying on external tools and utilities, via its Archive::Zip module. This tutorial runs you through the basics,...

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How do I... Create secure tunnels for client-server communication with OpenSSH?

May 21, 2007, 12:00am PDT

OpenSSH offers a suite of tools for secure client-server communication, including the ability to create secure "tunnels" for any kind of client-server communication, including checking/sending...

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How do I... Control text properties with CSS?

May 30, 2007, 12:00am PDT

CSS lets you exert tremendous control over the visual aspects of your Web pages, adjusting page height and width, background colors and images, borders, and typeface. CSS also introduces some...

Provided by Melonfire

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10 JSP tag libraries no programmer should be without

June 25, 2007, 12:00am PDT

One of JSP's most overlooked features is its ability to work with reusable code blocks, aka "tag libraries", to add new functionality to a JSP application. These tag libraries, declared using...

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How do I... Customize Apache Server log files to track my Web site

June 25, 2007, 12:00am PDT

For a Web site owner or administrator trying to gauge the popularity and usability of his/her Web site, log file analysis is possibly the most powerful tool available. Server log files, which...

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10 of the more useful PHP network information functions explained

October 16, 2006, 12:00am PDT

Since network programming is one of the areas most developers find potentially troublesome, it is worthwhile spending some time browsing PHP's built-in network functions to understand the kind of...

Provided by Melonfire

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How do I... Customize Apache Server log files to track my Web site

June 25, 2007, 12:00am PDT

For a Web site owner or administrator trying to gauge the popularity and usability of his/her Web site, log file analysis is possibly the most powerful tool available. Server log files, which...

Provided by Melonfire

Downloads

10 JSP tag libraries no programmer should be without

June 25, 2007, 12:00am PDT

One of JSP's most overlooked features is its ability to work with reusable code blocks, aka "tag libraries", to add new functionality to a JSP application. These tag libraries, declared using...

Provided by Melonfire

Downloads

How do I... Control text properties with CSS?

May 30, 2007, 12:00am PDT

CSS lets you exert tremendous control over the visual aspects of your Web pages, adjusting page height and width, background colors and images, borders, and typeface. CSS also introduces some...

Provided by Melonfire

Downloads

How do I... Create secure tunnels for client-server communication with OpenSSH?

May 21, 2007, 12:00am PDT

OpenSSH offers a suite of tools for secure client-server communication, including the ability to create secure "tunnels" for any kind of client-server communication, including checking/sending...

Provided by Melonfire

Downloads

Create ZIP archives dynamically and on the fly with Perl

May 8, 2007, 12:00am PDT

Perl has the ability to dynamically create and read compressed ZIP archives without relying on external tools and utilities, via its Archive::Zip module. This tutorial runs you through the basics,...

Provided by Melonfire

Downloads

10 MySQL variables that you should monitor

May 2, 2007, 12:00am PDT

The developers of MySQL have provided a fairly comprehensive list of performance variables that you can monitor in real time to check the health and performance of your MySQL server. We've listed...

Provided by Melonfire

Downloads

Precisely control page and element backgrounds with CSS

April 19, 2007, 12:00am PDT

Cascading style sheets (CSS) make it possible to precisely control page and element backgrounds via its family of background-* directives. In addition to greatly improved functionality, using CSS...

Provided by Melonfire

Downloads

Customize Linux with these 10 boot prompt options

April 5, 2007, 12:00am PDT

One of the reasons Linux-based systems are so popular is their configurability -- almost every aspect of the operating system's behavior can be customized. Ten of the most useful Linux prompt...

Provided by Melonfire

Downloads

Read and write MP3 tags with Perl and manage your music files

March 20, 2007, 12:00am PDT

CPAN comes with an MP3::Tag module, which provides ready-made tools to read and extract metadata from MP3 files, making it a simple matter to identify the title, artist and genre of a particular...

Provided by Melonfire

Downloads

Create better Web sites with CSS and the Font Control property

February 26, 2007, 12:00am PST

Putting font information into a CSS file has a number of important advantages: it's easy to do, doesn't require any special software, and works uniformly on most major browsers. More importantly,...

Provided by Melonfire

Downloads

10 Perl modules all Java developers should know

February 22, 2007, 12:00am PST

There are numerous CPAN modules which are designed to import Java classes into Perl scripts or access Java APIs like Swing, JDBC and JNI. This document lists the ten most important and useful...

Provided by Melonfire

Downloads

Create cross-platform database-driven applications with JDBC

January 29, 2007, 12:00am PST

The Java Database Connectivity (JDBC) API offers a unified interface to different databases, providing a series of generic functions that are internally translated into native function calls. This...

Provided by Melonfire

Downloads

Build a better Web site by understanding floated elements in CSS

January 3, 2007, 12:00am PST

Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) are rapidly becoming the de facto standard for Web page layout and positioning. Using them correctly, however, requires a sound analysis of the functional purpose of a...

Provided by Melonfire

Downloads

Five common errors in requirements analysis (and how to avoid them)

January 2, 2007, 12:00am PST

In the traditional waterfall model of software development, the first phase of requirements analysis is also the most important one. This is the phase which involves gathering information about...

Provided by Melonfire

Downloads

Dynamic XML document construction with the PHP DOM

December 6, 2006, 12:00am PST

When working with XML-based applications, developers often find themselves facing the requirement to generate XML-encoded data structures on the fly. Although this task might seem intimidating,...

Provided by Melonfire

Downloads

Three easy ways to optimize your MySQL queries

November 20, 2006, 12:00am PST

Any database programmer will tell you that in high-traffic database-driven applications, a single badly-designed SQL query can significantly impact the overall performance of your application. Not...

Provided by Melonfire

Downloads

Simplify your PHP coding with 10 network programming PEAR classes

November 10, 2006, 12:00am PST

The PHP Extension and Application Repository (PEAR) has a number of packages that can significantly simplify your network programming projects. This document lists 10 PEAR packages of specific...

Provided by Melonfire

Downloads

10 of the more useful PHP network information functions explained

October 16, 2006, 12:00am PDT

Since network programming is one of the areas most developers find potentially troublesome, it is worthwhile spending some time browsing PHP's built-in network functions to understand the kind of...

Provided by Melonfire

Downloads

Protect sensitive Web site data by encrypting information with MySQL

October 9, 2006, 12:00am PDT

Securing Web site data stored in MySQL from hackers or snoopers is a critical concern, both to avoid unauthorized use or damage to your application and to retain your competitive advantage. MySQL...

Provided by Melonfire

Downloads

Make better Web pages by understanding the CSS box model

August 15, 2006, 12:00am PDT

Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) have gradually become the de facto standard for HTML layout and positioning. They're easy to use, don't require any special software, and work uniformly on most major...

Provided by Melonfire

Downloads

12 Questions a developer must answer in a contract winning RFP response

July 19, 2006, 12:00am PDT

With rising competition, vendor selection is becoming increasingly complex and more and more clients are using the RFP response as a basis for comparison between different vendors to evaluate the...

Provided by Melonfire

Downloads

Capture the right user requirements with these best practices for writing software specifications

July 17, 2006, 12:00am PDT

Provided by Melonfire

Downloads

Transform plain text files into Web pages automatically with this PHP script

June 6, 2006, 12:00am PDT

Manually converting plain text documents into HTML documents suitable for publishing on the Web could take a considerable amount of time depending on how long the documents were. This download...

Provided by Melonfire