Dhtml Calculator Source Code
Oct 23A DHTML calculator with error checking. Definitely more stylish than the traditional JavaScript calculator, if nothing else! Very easy to customize and would fit well into a website providing a variable rate service and suchlike. It would be better to use css for all the styling and layout information, but it’s easier to copy and paste the source code below as one file. <table...
Simple Tricks For More Usable Forms
Oct 23Web developers loathe the task of building forms almost as much as users loathe having to fill them in. These are both unfortunate facts of the Web, but some smart JavaScript and intelligent CSS can go a long way to remedying the situation. In this article, I’ll introduce a number of simple tricks for improving the usability of forms, and hopefully inspire you to improve on them and create...
5 Web Design Tips You Can’t Live Without
Oct 23The web design world is filled with excitement and experience, creativity and skill. Often, experienced web designers utilize a set of solid, proven techniques that others may not notice. Let’s take a look at a few of these techniques and how you can implement them into your own site quickly and easily. 1. Metatags make your site search engine friendly Metatags are what search engines use...
PHP Easter Egg
Oct 23It’s nice to see the developers of PHP had some fun while they worked. If you add the code… ?=PHPE9568F36-D428-11d2-A769-00AA001ACF42 to the end of any URL that is a PHP page, you will see a funny picture on most servers. Also on April 1st (April Fool’s Day), the picture will replace the PHP logo on any phpinfo() page. If the PHP directive expose_php is set to be...
SEO and Valid Code
Oct 13Let’s not beat around the bush. One missing tag can cause several validation errors. A few small tweaks to your existing code can produce great benefits from search engines. You don’t need to make every page meet HTML 4.1 Strict conditions, but I think XHTML 1.0 Transitional is suitable. Some times you will have to forfeit valid code for functionality or appearance. This tutorial...
SockStress – TCP/IP Vulnerability
Oct 09A serious TCP/IP Vulnerability known as “SockStress” has been found, exploited, and information released by a Security group called Outpost24. This latest vulnerability not only has severe implications for many web masters, designers and programmers, but also affects routing servers and any system with TCP stack processes exposed to the outside world. After the latest DNS poisoning...
Guild Wars Review
Oct 06I have always been a fan of RPGs. Being a total Geek at heart, I played Dungeons and Dragons growing up. So found the Baldurs’ Gate series a very good conversion to the PC format. However, there seems to be a curse on 3D RPGs. Some bad ones of note include Neverwinter Nights, Might and Magic, World of Warcraft etc. All have fallen well short of the mark set by earlier games. I know their...
Securing Your Most Personnel Files
Oct 03We are all aware of the threats faced while online or connected to the internet. But think about the security problems that could arise if your laptop, flash drive or cds were stolen! Physical theft is often overlooked when thinking about the security of your personnel details. As security online increases and encourages secure passwords, they also get harder to remember. As a result of this,...