This is where I am going to post links to all kinds of Tech Reference materials that I like. If you know of some, let me know and I may blog them. -Mike Scalora
For many people, the main reson for learning a scripting language like PHP is because of the interaction with databases it can offer. In this tutorial I will show you how to use PHP and the MySQL database to store information on the web and include it into your website.
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Here is a great tip of how to save your windows xp activation files and reuse them after you reinstall windows xp, so you don't need to activate your new installation.
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20 CSS techniques, tips, and tricks that you may find handy. Topics range from rounded corners, Netflix style rating sytems, styling lists, different layout techniques, styling RSS feeds with CSS and more. A great catalog of links to help you easily get the effects you want for a site.
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I have email reminders sent to me for everything. If you know the correct email address, you can also send these messages to your cellular phone. Here are the email addresses for the 6 most popular cellular phone carriers:
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This article describes all of the current protocols used on the internet and even explains the 7 layers of the internet. Very informative and interesting if you ever cared about how the internet 'actually' works.
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Windows Alt Key Codes: "Windows - Alt Key Numeric Codes"
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HTML Entities like:
| non-breaking space | |   | |
| ® | registered trademark | © | © |
| ¼ | fraction 1/4 | ¼ | ¼ |
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Hex-Dec-Oct-ASCII Lookup Table with traditional char descriptions like 'bell', 'horizontal tab', etc.
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This is a cool graphical diagram of the "XML Family"
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Awesome reference for how to find exactly what you want with Google and the proper syntax to do it.
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A review of how PostgreSQL, DB2, MS SQL, MySQL and Oracle implement the SQL 2003 standard.
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If you need to do some port forwarding to get some application or feature working, here is a huge list of the TCP and UDP port numbers by application. The site also has instructions for many routers and firewalls on how to setup the forwarding. Thanks Leo!
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I starting walking early in 2008 as part of a new, healthier lifestyle.
