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While Loops For Beginners
Loops can be difficult to grasp at first for those who have never programmed. This is a short slide show that I created recently for a friend learning Ruby.
Posted by Chad Jablonski on Dec 16, 2009
Semantic Image Hover With CSS
There are all sorts of ways to do image hover effects. The goal with this method was to create a hover with minimal and semantic markup while also avoiding Javascript. The motivation was to create social networking links using the effect.
To the right is an example:
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Posted by Chad Jablonski on Nov 29, 2009
InfraRecorder: Free Burning Software Never Worked So Good!
Over the years, I have used several different products to burn music, software, or data onto a disk. I’ve used pay products like Nero and Roxio, as well as a few others and have become quite disappointed in recent years. Most of the aforementioned software started out great but became unusable after development updates. Either the software is too complicated to use, is limited in functionality, or it tries to take over my computer with “extras” built into the software. Then, about 6 months ago, I was shown by a friend a new software called InfraRecorder and I was stunned. I finally got the old style of burning software I enjoyed without the annoying extras I found distasteful.
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Posted by David Surbey on Oct 03, 2009
XMPP: An Open Messaging Protocol
Now you’re probably thinking “Oh great… ANOTHER instant messenger.” If you’re like most IM fans you probably have a long list of IM accounts on many different networks. Of course everyone has their favorite (be it AIM, MSN, ICQ, the list goes on…) but rarely do you and all of your friends agree on a favorite. These networks are all closed in nature meaning that a person with an MSN account cannot converse with a person on the AIM network. There ARE IM clients out there that allow you to connect to many different networks simultaneously but still you’re stuck remembering account information for half a dozen networks.
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Posted by Chad Jablonski on Oct 03, 2009
Malwarebytes: Free Anti-spyware for Personal Use
One of the largest threats to computers, at home or in the office, is spyware. The effects of spyware can range from plain annoying to performance crippling. In some cases, spyware can even lead to financial hardships or identity theft. But with so many anti-spyware programs on the market (and many of those actually being spyware themselves!) what should people use? Introducing the award winning Malwarebytes Anti-malware:
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Posted by David Surbey on Jul 07, 2009