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Buffering and Blocks
A discussion of what buffers and blocks are and how they can make a difference as to how efficiently a mainframe computer can...
A discussion of what buffers and blocks are and how they can make a difference as to how efficiently a mainframe computer can...
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Find on this Page
Just about all browsers have a find on page option in the menu and so adding an equivalent option using JavaScript may not...
Just about all browsers have a find on page option in the menu and so adding an equivalent option using JavaScript may not...
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Passing Values Between Pages
The best ways of passing values from one page to another require server side scripting. That way they work for everyone and not...
The best ways of passing values from one page to another require server side scripting. That way they work for everyone and not...
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Cross Platform Programming
Object Oriented Programming languages make developing programs to run on multiple operating systems much easier. All you need...
Object Oriented Programming languages make developing programs to run on multiple operating systems much easier. All you need...
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Text in Images
When is text not text? When it is a part of an image. As far as most computer programs are concerned text and images are two...
When is text not text? When it is a part of an image. As far as most computer programs are concerned text and images are two...
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Reading Your Mail Offline
For anyone still using a dialup connection to connect to the internet, it may not always be convenient to read all your emails...
For anyone still using a dialup connection to connect to the internet, it may not always be convenient to read all your emails...
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Sharing an Internet Connection
In this article on dial up internet connections we look at how we can use internet connection sharing to provide access to the...
In this article on dial up internet connections we look at how we can use internet connection sharing to provide access to the...
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Your Favourites
This example of my cookie toolbox in action allows you to set up a web page on my site that links to your fifty favourite web...
This example of my cookie toolbox in action allows you to set up a web page on my site that links to your fifty favourite web...
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A Cookie ToolBox
Cookies are the main way of retaining information between one web page and the next and the only way to retain information...
Cookies are the main way of retaining information between one web page and the next and the only way to retain information...
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Limiting Textarea Text
Unlike normal input text fields where you can specify a maxlength attribute, there is no HTML equivalent for textareas. Instead...
Unlike normal input text fields where you can specify a maxlength attribute, there is no HTML equivalent for textareas. Instead...
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Link Counter
After looking at the scripts I sell over the past few days it is now time to look at one that I just give away. The Link...
After looking at the scripts I sell over the past few days it is now time to look at one that I just give away. The Link...
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Dynamic Watermarking
Let’s finish a week of looking at my PHP scripts by looking at my latest freebie. This PHP script allows you to upload...
Let’s finish a week of looking at my PHP scripts by looking at my latest freebie. This PHP script allows you to upload...
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Some HTTP Codes
here are lots of different error codes defined to cover the various possible problems hat can occur with displaying web pages...
here are lots of different error codes defined to cover the various possible problems hat can occur with displaying web pages...
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Your Software Toolbox
If your job may involve helping others to get their computer working properly again or if you just want to make sure that you...
If your job may involve helping others to get their computer working properly again or if you just want to make sure that you...
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Replacing Text in a Graphic
When you have an image that contains text, the text may or may not be all that readable - especially if you have resized the...
When you have an image that contains text, the text may or may not be all that readable - especially if you have resized the...
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Using Wildcards with Find and Replace in Word
Sometimes what you are trying to find in your Word document may not be always exactly the same thing. Sometimes the content you...
Sometimes what you are trying to find in your Word document may not be always exactly the same thing. Sometimes the content you...
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Virus Information
What are the latest viruses to cause people problems on the web? What were the biggest virus problems last month? Which are the...
What are the latest viruses to cause people problems on the web? What were the biggest virus problems last month? Which are the...
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Which File Contains my Data?
The more recent versions of Windows now have a Search option rather than a Find option but what it can do is still basically...
The more recent versions of Windows now have a Search option rather than a Find option but what it can do is still basically...
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Overlay Messages
The extended tooltip script places content in a “layer” above the main content of the web page. We can use that...
The extended tooltip script places content in a “layer” above the main content of the web page. We can use that...
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Extended Tooltips
A tooltip is the yellow box that most browsers display text in when you hover over an element in the web page that has a title...
A tooltip is the yellow box that most browsers display text in when you hover over an element in the web page that has a title...
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Testing your Network Connection
When you can’t connect to another computer on your local network or the internet then there are a number of possible...
When you can’t connect to another computer on your local network or the internet then there are a number of possible...
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Textured Text
You can make the heading text of your web page look more interesting if you texture it. By combining some text in an...
You can make the heading text of your web page look more interesting if you texture it. By combining some text in an...
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Changing the System Administrator Logonid
Regardless of which operating system you are using these days you should have at least two logins set up on i - one with...
Regardless of which operating system you are using these days you should have at least two logins set up on i - one with...
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Changing Your Registration Details
Two pieces of information that need to be entered when Windows is first installed are the ,b.Registered Owner and Registered...
Two pieces of information that need to be entered when Windows is first installed are the ,b.Registered Owner and Registered...
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Text Only Browsing (Turning off Images)
Not everyone uses a fast connection to the internet, there are still some people using dialup connections. Unfortunately some...
Not everyone uses a fast connection to the internet, there are still some people using dialup connections. Unfortunately some...
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Not Enough Ports for a Dongle
Some software is supplied with a dongle which must be plugged into the computer (usually a parallel port) in order for the...
Some software is supplied with a dongle which must be plugged into the computer (usually a parallel port) in order for the...
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Dropcaps and Minicaps
Another of my early CSS articles and one that is extremely easy to apply to any web page are these styles for producing...
Another of my early CSS articles and one that is extremely easy to apply to any web page are these styles for producing...
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Colour Modes
Graphics programs use many different formats for actually storing the images that you are working with but there are only about...
Graphics programs use many different formats for actually storing the images that you are working with but there are only about...
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Managing Image Folders
If you have a copy of Paint Shop Pro then keeping all of the image folders on your computer properly organised will be a lot...
If you have a copy of Paint Shop Pro then keeping all of the image folders on your computer properly organised will be a lot...
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Testing Server Side Processing Before you Upload
You don’t want to display all your errors for the world to see so when you create web page you will want to check that...
You don’t want to display all your errors for the world to see so when you create web page you will want to check that...
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Thunderbirds are go, fool!
Note: There is a rating embedded within this post, please visit this post to rate it.As the generations that grew up in the...
Note: There is a rating embedded within this post, please visit this post to rate it.As the generations that grew up in the...
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Creating and Destroying Objects
In most object oriented programs the objects that the program have a limited life span. They get created at the time when they...
In most object oriented programs the objects that the program have a limited life span. They get created at the time when they...
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Working Offline
For those people still using a dial up internet connection, the amount of time that you can actually spend connected to the...
For those people still using a dial up internet connection, the amount of time that you can actually spend connected to the...
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Network Configuration Report
When you need to find out anything about how your networking is configured and you are using a Linux operating system then the...
When you need to find out anything about how your networking is configured and you are using a Linux operating system then the...
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Copying from a Drop Down List
Using JavaScript with drop down lists is not the most obvious of interactions to code. In this article we look at the...
Using JavaScript with drop down lists is not the most obvious of interactions to code. In this article we look at the...
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The Difference Between Binary and Text Files
When coding your C or C++ program (or any related language for that matter) you will need to specify that the files that you...
When coding your C or C++ program (or any related language for that matter) you will need to specify that the files that you...
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Converting to NTFS
The old DOS operating system used a file system called FAT (file allocation table) which came in fat12, fat16 and fat32...
The old DOS operating system used a file system called FAT (file allocation table) which came in fat12, fat16 and fat32...
