Archive for July, 2008

Ruby expressions would be shocking for the uninitiated or those who are shifting form other programming languages. If you have experience with Perl or Python, then you’re in luck for they won’t send you packing up and running in fear. The term “regular expression” is used to have a program check if it looks like […]

Ruby on Rails has focused on creating templates and designs that tackle the unglamorous problems. It is not also to create a sophisticated development framework that the engineers at Google or Amazon will flock to; it is like making a database modification that the great majority of Web developers face every day.
True to the ideals […]

A portable CD/DVD disposal unit that plugs into the USB port. That’s what CD Destroyer from Vubest of Taiwan is. At the touch of a button, the device scratches circular patterns on CD’s readable surface rendering its contents useless in six seconds. It’s not very clear how the company’s claims that this is the eco-friendly […]

As far as video editing presentations are concerned, you may want to consider using this expertise as a company alternative. Imagine placing your company profile in a video edition on a CD. That will surely impress your clients and potent partners.
Such is something that puts what a company has to offer in one video. No […]

After you burn your DVD and after a few hours of waiting for it, you are left with a copy or mirror of the project on your hard disk. This can amount to a lot of wasted files if you do not need them and deleting them would result in a seemingly miraculous amount of […]

Looking through the Windows Start menu could give you a headache if you have dozens of applications installed on your computer and you go from one arrow to the next looking for that elusive program. Vista Start Menu makes it easier to find what you need. Users have been impressed with the interface, which is […]

When the XP prompt gives you the options to Standby, Turn Off or Restart, holding down the Shift key gives you another option instead of Standby: Hibernate. Should you Standby or Hibernate? It depends on how long you will be away from your computer. Standby is good if you won’t be gone for hours. It […]

Most teens consider MP3 as the “in-thing” to have. It is the equivalent of the walkman from way back. It stores digital music compressed to a much smaller size than a compact disc but the music is of the same quality. There is no need for storage devices to be slotted in to the unit […]

One of the languages developed on top of the Java Virtual Machine is the Jython, and this project began in 1997. the development of the language has been passed on to several lead developers until Sun Microsystems took over and worked full time on it. Jython 2.2 which is the latest release matches up to […]

The ultimate goal of the OSI License Review Process is to guarantee that licenses and software labeled as “open source” adapts to existing community norms and expectations. For that reason, all licenses must go through a public review process described below. The OSI Board is glad to consult with entities in advance to help them […]

To most people it may not make sense but once your computer starts crashing or provides you with error messages that you haven’t seen before. You just have to backtrack a bit and see what you did. Other than perhaps installations, you should recall the last hardware component such as memory modules or even video […]

Did your personal computer or laptop just don’t “act” the way it was before? Did something go wrong, though you are not really sure what, but you hope that it will run correctly like it did yesterday? Sounds almost impossible unless you go to a service center and demand the repairman to bring it back […]

Modern boards use plastic stand-offs to which the board simply snaps into place or is fastened to by ties. Older PC casings use brass ones that need paper or cardboard washers for the task. There may also be an issue with the alignment of the board itself (there was an issue with Gigabyte boards sometime […]

Over time you will see that photo depreciate due to dilapidation of the photo paper or perhaps poor storage. Now for most, that may seem a sign of antique or aging photos but with the right software and photo editor, you can restore old photos and make them look like new ones.
It may take some […]

To check if installation is okay, there are 2 execution interfaces, CLI Command Line Interface and CGI Common Gateway Interface. However, if you installed PHP in the \php directory, you can 1st try to check there.
Run “\php\php -v” command to check the Command Line Interface (CLI).
Run “\php\php-cgi -v” command to check the Common Gateway Interface […]