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WebM Video Format

CNSQ — Thu, 20 May 2010 18:35:36 +0000

With Google's introduction of the WebM video format for online video and streaming videos is good news for most web developers as this would give us more options on how we port the videos on our web projects.

According to Google, the WebM video format is efficient enough to be played on a range of devices like netbooks and smartphones. WebM is completely open source and licensed royalty free under a BSD style license.

More about the WebM video format is discussed in details at the Project WebM Project website

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MySQLi Tutorial Screencast

CNSQ — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 00:36:46 +0000

The MySQLi Extension (MySQL Improved) is a relational database driver used in the PHP programming language to provide an interface with MySQL databases. MySQLi is an improved version of the older PHP MySQL driver, offering various benefits. The developers of the PHP programming language recommend using MySQLi when dealing with MySQL server versions 4.1.3 or later.

I found this neat Video screencast of how to use MySQLi with PHP.

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9 Extremely Useful and Free PHP Libraries

CNSQ — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 02:52:12 +0000

A lot of functionality is shared among applications – like sending emails or preventing spam. In the spirit of reusing the wheel instead of reinventing it, here are nine free web libraries that you can use in your next program which will dramatically increase your efficiency

Here are the 9 Extremely Useful and Free PHP Libraries that Web Developers can use for rapid development.

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50 Very Useful PHP Tools

CNSQ — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 08:06:41 +0000

PHP is the most dominant server-side scripting language. With over 20 million indexed domains using PHP, including major websites like Facebook, Digg and WordPress, there are good reasons why many Web developers prefer it to other server-side scripting languages, such as Python and Ruby.

With than in mind Smashing Magazine shared this nice article on 50 useful PHP tools that can significantly improve your programming workflow. Among other things, you’ll find a plethora of libraries and classes that aid in debugging, testing, profiling and code-authoring in PHP.

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20 Best PHP Frameworks for Web Developers

CNSQ — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 04:49:59 +0000

A good PHP framework can help you develope a PHP application quickly, with more simplicity and with a vision "best-practices-oriented"

As a web developer, using PHP frameworks can greatly decrease your development time. I would like to share to you the20 best PHP based frameworks ever developed.

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10 Most Notable Web Development Milestones

CNSQ — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 12:59:42 +0000

I was browsing my Google Reader when this interesting trivia blog post caught my attention. Glen Stansberry wrote an article about a chronological list of the 10 most notable and groundbreaking web development milestones in the Internet’s history.

Here’s a summary of the list:

1. Linus Torvalds Creates the Linux Kernel
2. The Mosaic Browser Launches
3. The W3C Released the CSS level 1 Recommendation
4. The Open Source Movement Officially Starts
5. PHP is Released by Rasmus Lerdorf
6. PayPal is Founded
7. Firefox is Released
8. Ruby on Rails Goes Mainstream
9. 37 Signals Release the Getting Real Ebook
10. Amazon Launches Cloud Storage and Serving.

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A Collection of Useful Resources for Designers and Developers

CNSQ — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 09:24:20 +0000

I am always looking to come up with the post that is attractive and useful for everyone. Most of the time I focus on the designer’s stuff, developer’s resources and where anything is going to launch free of cost. There are countless designer’s and developer’s free resources available which everyone should review at least once.

So I would like to share this nice blog post from Smashing Apps written by AN Jay called 21 Most Useful Free Resources For Designers And Web Developers

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My Web Development Setup, Ubuntu Version

CNSQ — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 06:38:42 +0000

Last time I shared my Web Development setup on Windows OS, now I’m gonna share to you my Web Development setup using the Ubuntu operating system. Honestly speaking, web development using the LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL and PHP) is the most recommended setup for a open PHP developer because its robust environment and there’s no worries about crashing and of course, malwares and viruses.

Local Server: Apache (through XAMPP)
As stated on my previous post, I am more comfortable doing my web development work when I am using XAMPP because it all 3 components (Apache, MySQL and PHP) on one. For those who want to install XAMPP on Ubuntu check out my previous post.

Editor: Komodo Edit and Scite Editor

I’m using Komodo Edit for extensive coding and Scite Editor for quick and short coding. Both softwares are multi-platform and open source so you can also install them on Ubuntu.

Graphic Design Editor: GIMP and Inkscape:
Since Paint.NET is not yet robust on Linux environment, my choice of graphic design editor will be GIMP 2.8 and Inkscape. These two softwares are already pre-install on Ubuntu so you don’t have to install them, unless you previously removed them.

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Most Wanted Wordpress Tricks and Hacks

CNSQ — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 05:29:59 +0000

Most of the Wordpress blogs look more or less similar these days, to stand uniquely out from the rest, you have got to tweak it. And by tweaking, we mean really getting your hands dirty down on the blog theme and PHP codes.

If you are wondering how some bloggers add those cool functions, mods or displays on their Wordpress blog, you might want to check out the list of Tricks and Hacks which you can see on the following blog posts

40 Wordpress tricks and hacks
30+ More Wordpress tricks and hacks

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Chrome: Google’s very own Web Browser

CNSQ — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 00:56:30 +0000

The newest kid to join the browser wars is now here. And it is made by the very company that dominated the internet today which is Goggle.

Google Chrome is a browser that combines a minimal design with sophisticated technology to make the web faster, safer, and easier.

One box for everything
Type in the address bar and get suggestions for both search and web pages.

Thumbnails of your top sites
Access your favorite pages instantly with lightning speed from any new tab.

Shortcuts for your apps
Get desktop shortcuts to launch your favorite web applications.

Personal Review: As advertised, Google Chrome is really fast in rendering webpages even Facebook and Myspace profiles which are heavy on Ajax and Effects loads faster. The interface is clearn and cool to the eyes and maximizes the the whole space with only the tabs present. One drawback (for now) is there are no extension features (plugins or add-ons) and we hope Google will address that since this browser is still on its beta state.

Learn More About Google Chrome Here

Download yours Google Chrome Now

UPDATE:

For those having internet connection problems or having no internet connection, you can download this offline installer

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